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MMA HELSINKI 84 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AnSchanz. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Musashi Miyamoto enters the cage!
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195 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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29
188 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musashi Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto swinging wildly here.
Miyamoto misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia has Miyamoto pushed against the cage.
Miyamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Garcia has Miyamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Miyamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyamoto tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia gets control of Miyamoto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garcia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miyamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miyamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miyamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miyamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto forces his way into half guard.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia trying to control but Miyamoto postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyamoto pulls his head out easily.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyamoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garcia tries to roll over but Miyamoto keeps him under control.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyamoto pulls his head out easily.
Miyamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Miyamoto is going to stand back up.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyamoto pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miyamoto looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Garcia stalling against the cage.
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Miyamoto controls the action.
Miyamoto is trying to break free.
Miyamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
Garcia has Miyamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Miyamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyamoto manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A head kick from Garcia lands but Miyamoto takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto misses with a body shot.
Musashi Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Miyamoto in a clinch.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyamoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia jumps into guard, dragging Miyamoto to the mat.
Miyamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Miyamoto has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Miyamoto manages to pass to side control!
Miyamoto stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miyamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Miyamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Miyamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miyamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Miyamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Miyamoto manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyamoto throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Miyamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Miyamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miyamoto tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
Miyamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia gets a clinch.
Miyamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miyamoto is trying to break free.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Miyamoto defends easily.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miyamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Miyamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Miyamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Miyamoto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Miyamoto trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Musashi Miyamoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miyamoto has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia keeps control of Miyamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Miyamoto can't break the clinch.
Miyamoto wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Miyamoto tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miyamoto smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
Miyamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miyamoto with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a solid body kick.
Miyamoto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia rushes Miyamoto and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Musashi Miyamoto.
I think Miyamoto 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashi Miyamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville has chosen Big Ballz as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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130 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 15 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville lands a leg kick that knocks Aspenia off balance momentarily.
Aspenia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knoxville is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Aspenia misses the target.
Knoxville turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
Knoxville tries to clinch there but Aspenia circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knoxville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knoxville looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knoxville rushes Aspenia and presses him up against the cage.
Knoxville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Knoxville has the dominant position.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aspenia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knoxville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knoxville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aspenia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knoxville looks to clinch
and Aspenia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aspenia.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knoxville has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aspenia after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Knoxville.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Knoxville tries for a takedown but Aspenia manages to get underhooks.
Knoxville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aspenia as Knoxville tries to tie him up.
Aspenia prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Aspenia.
Knoxville keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Knoxville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knoxville is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aspenia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knoxville, pushing him back against the cage.
Aspenia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knoxville has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aspenia uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is working an open guard so Aspenia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aspenia tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knoxville tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aspenia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knoxville somewhat.
Knoxville wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knoxville is looking to clinch.
Knoxville dives in and grabs Aspenia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aspenia pushes down on Knoxville's head and hops out.
Knoxville has his takedown stuffed
and Aspenia counters with a straight right hand.
Aspenia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knoxville manages to avoid it.
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Aspenia moves into range and clinches up with Knoxville.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville moves out of range of the leg kick from Aspenia.
Knoxville scores with a takedown into Aspenia's guard.
Knoxville trying to control but Aspenia is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonny Knoxville has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Knoxville tries to clinch up.
Knoxville avoids the head kick by Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knoxville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knoxville is looking to clinch.
Aspenia tries to clinch there but Knoxville circles away.
Nice defenses there by Knoxville.
Knoxville tries to clinch there but Aspenia circles away.
Aspenia has managed to clinch.
Knoxville keeps control of Aspenia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aspenia tries to break free but Knoxville pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoxville has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aspenia after a bit of a struggle.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspenia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aspenia takes the fight into the clinch.
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 Kato Aspenia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aspenia scores with a shot to the body.
Aspenia misses with a body shot
and Knoxville counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knoxville.
Knoxville trying to control the position from guard on top but Aspenia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knoxville sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Knoxville hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Knoxville tries to clinch but Aspenia moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that Knoxville avoids nicely.
Knoxville takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato Aspenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aspenia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia closes the distance and pushes Knoxville back into the cage.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Aspenia lands a nice shot to the body.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knoxville is looking to clinch but Aspenia is avoiding it.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Knoxville avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knoxville moves away.
Aspenia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aspenia misses with a double jab
and Knoxville counters by clinching up.
Knoxville tries to pull guard but Aspenia won't allow it.
Aspenia wants to break free but Knoxville has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Knoxville keeps him there for the moment.
Knoxville tries to pull guard but Aspenia won't allow it.
Knoxville is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aspenia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Knoxville.
Knoxville is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aspenia is defending 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!
Knoxville goes for a takedown attempt but Aspenia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knoxville walks into a left hand.
Aspenia misses with a looping left.
Aspenia throws a right hand that Knoxville ducks under and follows up with a left that Knoxville also avoids with ease.
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Knoxville tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aspenia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knoxville somewhat.
Aspenia tries to bum rush Knoxville with a series of wild strikes but Knoxville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville wants to clinch but Aspenia slips to the side
and Aspenia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aspenia wants to clinch.
Aspenia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knoxville doesn't seem bothered though.
Knoxville throws a head kick but Aspenia moves out of range.
Aspenia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knoxville misses with a series of wild punches.
Kato Aspenia is winning the standup battle so far.
Aspenia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knoxville lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knoxville is looking to clinch but Aspenia is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Aspenia as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knoxville fails with the takedown.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knoxville counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aspenia!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knoxville controlling the pace for now.
Knoxville can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aspenia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonny Knoxville will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knoxville.
Knoxville wants to clinch up but Aspenia keeps it at a distance.
Knoxville clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Knoxville.
Aspenia tries to break free but Knoxville pushes him back against the cage.
Knoxville tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knoxville is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aspenia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knoxville is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aspenia is defending well.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Knoxville.
Knoxville goes for a takedown attempt but Aspenia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspenia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aspenia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aspenia misses with the combination.
Knoxville shoots in looking for a takedown but Aspenia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knoxville's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knoxville fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Aspenia misses.
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knoxville.
Knoxville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aspenia throws a low kick but Knoxville moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aspenia.
Knoxville is rocked!
Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knoxville is still on wobbly legs! Can Aspenia finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knoxville shoots in for a double leg but Aspenia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aspenia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aspenia counters with a low kick, right behind Knoxville 's knee.
Aspenia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knoxville moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia tries to bum rush Knoxville with a series of wild strikes but Knoxville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville tries to clinch but Aspenia is having none of it.
Aspenia misses with the combination.
Knoxville is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aspenia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knoxville.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Knoxville throws a body punch but Aspenia moves out of range.
Knoxville avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knoxville fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia avoids it really well and circles away.
Aspenia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aspenia throws an overhand right that lands on Knoxville's shoulder, as Knoxville tries to avoid the shot.
Knoxville finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knoxville avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Aspenia.
Aspenia looks to throw the jab but Knoxville is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knoxville.
Aspenia is trying to buck Knoxville off.
Jonny Knoxville has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knoxville wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aspenia keeps working.
Knoxville advances to full mount.
Knoxville sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aspenia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville is stalling here but it's allowed Aspenia to get half guard.
Knoxville is trying to control the action in half guard but Aspenia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knoxville is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jonny Knoxville has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knoxville tries to clinch up but Aspenia circles away and keeps his distance.
Knoxville needs to keep his hands up - Aspenia had a free shot at his head there.
Aspenia scores with a nice strike.
Knoxville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knoxville takes one on the button.
Aspenia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knoxville.
Aspenia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knoxville avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aspenia sprawls well. Aspenia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knoxville gets slowly back to his feet.
Aspenia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knoxville, pushing him back against the cage.
Knoxville fails to pull guard.
Aspenia breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knoxville avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knoxville darts in trying to clinch
and Aspenia counters with a stiff right hand.
Aspenia darts in and clinches Knoxville up against the cage.
Aspenia stalling in the clinch.
Aspenia blocks a body shot from Knoxville.
Knoxville drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aspenia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia closes the distance and clinches.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knoxville has him pressed against the cage.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knoxville looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knoxville dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Knoxville shoots in looking for a takedown. Aspenia tries to sprawl out of it but Knoxville keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aspenia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aspenia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knoxville dives in and grabs Aspenia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aspenia pushes down on Knoxville's head and hops out.
Aspenia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knoxville shoots in but Aspenia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knoxville slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Knoxville slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia shows good takedown defense.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Knoxville avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aspenia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knoxville.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knoxville circles away quickly and effectively.
Knoxville dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Knoxville fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville ducks under a wild hook from Aspenia.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Knoxville avoids it well.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aspenia as he jumps to the side.
Aspenia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aspenia drives through and clinches with Knoxville against the cage.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Knoxville has him pressed against the cage.
Knoxville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knoxville slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Aspenia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Aspenia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aspenia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Aspenia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - TNT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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29
183 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy D!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lola misses with a straight left.
D slips a jab from Lola.
Lola throws a hook to the side of D's head but D sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lola.
Lola scores with a jab to the body.
D manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lola on his heels. He'll look to pass Lola's guard now, I'm sure.
D is looking to work some ground and pound but Lola has wrist control.
D tries to free his leg and advance position but Lola is retaining full guard.
D throwing strikes but missing.
Lola is trying to control the position but D postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lola is on top in guard.
Lola wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
Lola wants to pass the guard but D is keeping the position.
D working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D wants to sweep here but Lola controlling him for the moment.
D has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lola won't allow D to get back to his feet.
Lola slips nicely into half guard.
Lola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but D sees it coming and defends easily.
Lola is trying to control. D wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lola trying to mount his opponent but D defends it.
Lola moves nicely into side control.
D tries to bench press Lola off him but Lola keeps the position.
Lola works to advance to full mount. D defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
D gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D tries to kick Lola off but Lola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lola trying to mount his opponent but D defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D is defending against the submission attempts here by Lola.
D flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lola trying to control from half guard but D is working away.
Lola prevents D from improving his position.
D is defending against the submission attempts here by Lola.
Lola seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D tries to roll over but Lola keeps him under control.
D is trying to stand up here but Lola is controlling him well.
D is pressing down on Lola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
D is looking to stand up but Lola isn't so interested in that idea.
Lola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lola trying to control the position from guard on top but D is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. D swivels though and keeps the full guard.
D wants to get back to his feet but Lola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lola advances position into side control!
Lola trying to control the position but D is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lola tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
D gets back to half guard.
D is trying to stand.
Lola wants to pass the guard but D is defending well.
Lola is looking to take a break and control but D is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
D is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lola is trying to control the action in half guard but D is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We're going to have a standup here because Don Lola wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
D shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than D was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 Don Lola will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
D dives in and scores a takedown into Lola's guard.
Lola is trying to keep D in close.
D trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D scoring with punches to the head and body.
D trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
D trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D trying to control the position from guard on top but Lola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
D with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
D postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and D defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola is trying to keep D in close.
D lands a couple of elbows.
D 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.
Lola looking for a guillotine here but D defends easily.
Lola looking to control.
D is stalling in the full guard.
D postures up in Lola's guard and throws a big left but Lola blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lola manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lola wants to finish this one by submission but D is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lola.
D working to try and regain half guard.
Lola looking to control but D is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lola prevents D from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lola goes for an armbar but he's not got it… D turns into him and now he's in Lola's guard.
D landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lola has momentary wrist control but D slips an elbow through the middle.
Lola working a defensive guard here.
Lola keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
Lola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but D can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
D trying to control but Lola is working from the bottom.
Lola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lola working for a triangle but D defends it easily.
D with a nice head shot there.
D landing with the ground and pound.
D forces his way into half guard.
Lola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but D can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells D's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy D showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D scores a takedown into full mount!
Lola wants to control but D is having none of it.
D is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lola can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lola is working to get back to half guard.
D with a couple of short strikes.
Lola regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D works his way into side control.
Lola is trying to control D's posture but D avoids it.
Billy D has got the better of the ground game so far.
D trying to control the action but Lola is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola regains half guard.
D throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lola to regain full guard.
D missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
D pushing down on Lola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
D stalling.
Lola is trying to control but can't.
Lola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of D's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take D's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lola has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
D is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lola gets his way!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D breaks Lola's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D is working Lola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
D tries to free his leg and advance position but Lola is retaining full guard.
D stands up over Lola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
D throwing strikes from guard but Lola blocks nicely.
D trying to control but Lola is working from the bottom.
Lola is trying to control the position but D postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D won't allow Lola to sweep him here.
D throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D throwing strikes but missing.
D scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lola working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because D has passed into half guard!
Lola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. D is working away from the top position though.
D lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if D 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.
D wants to control but Lola is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
D lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lola wants to improve his position but D is controlling 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!
D is looking to take a break and control but Lola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from D there.
Lola tries to get to full guard but D has control of the leg.
D takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
D scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy D comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well D has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy D!
Billy D managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
153 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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23
152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Lau misses with a few strikes there.
Lau misses with a body shot.
Lau misses with a hook
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau swats away the attempt to clinch by Surma.
Lau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lau lands the left hand.
Surma moves into the clinch successfully.
Lau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Surma.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Surma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Nice elbow from Surma.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside that Lau shrugs off.
Good body shot from Lau.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands an elbow inside.
Lau avoiding damage as Surma throws knees to the body.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lau stalling in the clinch but Surma improves position.
Surma working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Lau misses with the head strike.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Lau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
Surma trying to land knees to the body.
Lau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lau blocks an uppercut.
Surma misses with a punch to the body.
Lau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Surma lands a nice elbow.
Surma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surma lands a shot to the body.
Surma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lau looking to slow down the pace here.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lau tries to work over Surma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surma can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Lau is trying to maintain a safe position but Surma gets an underhook and turns Lau into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lau blocks a body shot from Surma.
Lau throws a head punch that misses.
Lau working aggressively here.
Surma works on Lau's body with a couple of short punches.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Surma controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Surma.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Surma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Surma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lau.
Surma slips under a jab from Lau.
Nice defenses there by Surma.
Lau misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lau. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau misses with a body punch
and Surma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tin Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surma tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
Lau 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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surma tries to clinch there but Lau circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surma wants to clinch up but Lau keeps it at a distance.
Surma cracks Lau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surma tries to clinch but Lau is having none of it.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lau catches Surma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Surma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musta Surma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Surma 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.
Lau throws an overhand right that lands on Surma's shoulder, as Surma tries to avoid the shot.
Surma tries to clinch
and Lau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Surma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lau throws a shot from downtown. Surma moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surma slips a jab from Lau.
Surma tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
Lau misses with a straight left.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
Surma instigates a clinch.
Surma pushes Lau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lau tries a body shot but Surma blocks it.
Musta Surma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
A nice left hand lands by Lau.
Surma throws an elbow but it misses.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Surma tries to throw a body punch but Lau avoids it by throwing Surma back against the cage.
Surma tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Lau swings wildly with an uppercut but Surma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lau dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Surma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lau working aggressively here.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Surma avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Surma lands an elbow just above Lau 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Surma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Surma.
Surma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma lands a damaging elbow.
Lau is trying to stall.
Surma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Surma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Surma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Surma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Surma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lau. Surma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Surma pushes him off.
Surma wants to clinch but Lau slips to the side
and Lau counters with a stiff right hand.
Lau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lau throws a sloppy body shot
and Surma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma lands a head shot.
Lau throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Lau misses.
Surma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surma is looking to clinch.
Surma slips under a jab.
Surma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surma moves into the clinch.
Surma tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Surma.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Surma controls the action.
Lau takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two 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!
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Surma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surma missing with knees to the body.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Surma misses with an elbow strike.
Lau blocks an elbow strike.
Surma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surma throws an elbow that misses.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Surma.
Surma tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
Surma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lau avoids a wild elbow strike from Surma.
Surma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Surma.
Surma lands an uppercut.
Surma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Surma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau misses with a punch on the inside.
Lau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma misses with an elbow over the top.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from Surma, against the cage.
Lau looking to stall.
Surma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Surma.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lau working aggressively here.
Surma pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lau blocks the elbow strike.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau stalling against the cage.
Musta Surma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surma backwards.
Surma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lau trying to control the position but instead, Surma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lau into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Surma controls his hands.
Surma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Surma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Surma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Surma!
After the fight, Musta Surma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Bjorklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Suligoj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Bjorklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Suligoj!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Suligoj does no damage.
A head kick by Suligoj misses
and Bjorklund makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suligoj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suligoj.
Bjorklund is looking to clinch.
Suligoj needs to keep his hands up - Bjorklund had a free shot at his head there.
Bjorklund shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bjorklund lands a nice hook to Suligoj's body. Suligoj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suligoj misses with a low kick.
Suligoj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suligoj has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bjorklund.
Bjorklund throws the kick towards the body but Suligoj avoids it.
Bjorklund tries a low kick but Suligoj avoids it.
Suligoj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suligoj moves into the clinch successfully.
Suligoj scores a nice knee to the body.
Bjorklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjorklund trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj tries to throw a body punch but Bjorklund avoids it by throwing Suligoj back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorklund with a knee to the head.
Suligoj lands with a light punch inside.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund crunches a lovely knee into Suligoj's ribcage.
Bjorklund tries to land knees in the clinch but Suligoj avoids the damage to the body.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Bjorklund is blocking nicely.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjorklund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjorklund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suligoj looks gassed!
Bjorklund scores a nice knee to the body.
Bjorklund crunches a lovely knee into Suligoj's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjorklund tries to stall but Suligoj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Bjorklund is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund working Suligoj over with knees to the body.
Bjorklund holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bjorklund putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suligoj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but Suligoj blocks it.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Bjorklund tries to land knees in the clinch but Suligoj avoids the damage to the body.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suligoj is defending well for now.
Suligoj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suligoj is defending well for now.
Suligoj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjorklund avoids it.
Bjorklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suligoj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj misses with a knee strike.
Suligoj managing to block the knees to the body from Bjorklund.
Bjorklund scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjorklund.
Bjorklund with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bjorklund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjorklund obliges.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Bjorklund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suligoj tries to work over Bjorklund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjorklund trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suligoj lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bjorklund misses with a punch to the body.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suligoj avoids it.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjorklund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Suligoj.
Bjorklund connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suligoj lands an uppercut.
Bjorklund looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suligoj avoids it.
Bjorklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suligoj is defending well for now.
Suligoj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjorklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suligoj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jan Bjorklund has been cut.
Bjorklund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Bjorklund with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Bjorklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Suligoj won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suligoj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjorklund in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bjorklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suligoj avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Bjorklund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Bjorklund's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suligoj clinches up with Bjorklund and pushes him back against the cage.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suligoj's face.
Bjorklund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suligoj blocks it with crossed arms.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjorklund avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suligoj.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjorklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suligoj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bjorklund blocks it with crossed arms.
Suligoj is breathing heavily.
Suligoj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjorklund lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjorklund connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suligoj's face.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bjorklund blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorklund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the head but Suligoj blocks with his arms.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjorklund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Bjorklund crunches a lovely knee into Suligoj's ribcage.
Bjorklund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suligoj lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bjorklund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jan Bjorklund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjorklund obliges.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Suligoj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjorklund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjorklund avoids the damage to the body.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund landing knees to the head.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suligoj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bjorklund blocks it with crossed arms.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjorklund trying to land knees to the body.
Suligoj misses with some punches.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund scores a nice knee to the body.
Bjorklund connects with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Suligoj lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjorklund won't want to take too many of those.
Bjorklund dodges an elbow strike from Suligoj.
Suligoj working Bjorklund over with knees to the body.
Suligoj takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Suligoj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suligoj working aggressively here.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjorklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suligoj is defending well for now.
Bjorklund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjorklund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suligoj blocks it with crossed arms.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Bjorklund connects with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suligoj avoids it.
Bjorklund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suligoj blocks it with crossed arms.
Suligoj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bjorklund.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
A hook to the body from Suligoj.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Bjorklund is blocking nicely.
Suligoj managing to block the knees to the body from Bjorklund.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Suligoj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suligoj lands a body shot.
Suligoj misses with a body punch.
Bjorklund connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suligoj's face.
Bjorklund landing knees to the head.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjorklund tries to land a knee to the head but Suligoj blocks with his arms.
A short right from Suligoj on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Bjorklund dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Bjorklund's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Suligoj has managed to clinch.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bjorklund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bjorklund.
Suligoj lands an elbow that stopped Bjorklund in his tracks for a moment.
Bjorklund on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjorklund controls his hands.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Suligoj avoiding damage as Bjorklund throws knees to the body.
Bjorklund landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjorklund lands a good knee to the midsection. Suligoj won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjorklund.
Bjorklund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorklund missing with knees to the body.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suligoj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund tries to land knees in the clinch but Suligoj avoids the damage to the body.
Bjorklund looking to throw knees to the head but Suligoj is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suligoj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suligoj misses with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjorklund avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Suligoj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suligoj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suligoj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Bjorklund stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj looking to throw knees to the head but Bjorklund is blocking nicely.
Bjorklund landing knees to the head.
Suligoj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjorklund.
Suligoj trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjorklund obliges.
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!
Bjorklund working Suligoj over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bjorklund.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund scores with a knee to the head.
Bjorklund unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suligoj lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suligoj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund misses with a knee to the head.
Suligoj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjorklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bjorklund missing with knees to the body.
Bjorklund trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suligoj lands a right hand.
Bjorklund avoiding damage as Suligoj throws knees to the body.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suligoj tries a knee to the head but Bjorklund blocks it.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjorklund avoids it.
Bjorklund putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suligoj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suligoj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bjorklund avoids it.
Knees to the body from Bjorklund.
Suligoj misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjorklund lands a knee to the body.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Bjorklund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjorklund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bjorklund obliges.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Suligoj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bjorklund in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorklund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suligoj is defending well for now.
Suligoj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjorklund lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Suligoj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjorklund managing to block the knees to the body from Suligoj.
Bjorklund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suligoj.
Jan Bjorklund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Suligoj.
Suligoj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjorklund missing with knees to the body.
Suligoj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjorklund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suligoj can do to turn this around?
Suligoj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suligoj presses Bjorklund against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bjorklund takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjorklund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filip Suligoj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suligoj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suligoj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjorklund's face.
Suligoj missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Bjorklund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjorklund 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Bjorklund!
Jan Bjorklund managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star misses with a few strikes there.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses
and Star counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Star scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Star takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Star's legs.
Star misses with a body shot.
Star throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Star misses with a body shot.
Star looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Star chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Star moves away.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Star. Those never looked like landing.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star lands with a nice combination. Pulkkinen backs away looking to recover.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Star saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Star misses with a combination
and Pulkkinen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Star lands a jab to the nose.
Pulkkinen cracks Star with a right hand to the side of the head.
Star throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Star off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Star.
Star throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but Star moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen dodges the punch combination from Star.
Star on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Star lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Star looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Star misses with a looping right.
Star dodges the punch combination from Pulkkinen.
Good work by Star as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star misses with a double jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Star jumps back.
Pertti Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen cracks Star with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pulkkinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen lands a front kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab.
Star blocks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulkkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Star seems unphased.
Star avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Star is out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Star checks it well.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
Star throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen avoids them all with ease.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Star.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Star checks it.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
Star avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Star with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Star thows a body shot but no joy.
Star misses with a double jab.
Star bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen lands with a kick to the temple. Star shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Star off the cage and back into range.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slim Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Star sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Star 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.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Star is out of range.
Star will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Star counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Star!
Star is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Star avoids it.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Star saw that one coming.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Star.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Star uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
A big left from Star misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Star counters with a three punch combo that has Pulkkinen backing up. Pulkkinen nods at Star to acknowledge the strikes.
Star throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Star blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulkkinen as he connects with a hook.
Pulkkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Star counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Star's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Star down.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Star tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Star.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tests Star's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Star counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Star scores with a jab to the body.
Star throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Star moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulkkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pulkkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Star is looking to wear down Pulkkinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Star is able to avoid easily.
Star throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pertti Pulkkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
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!
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Star looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Star wants to clinch.
Star loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Star gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Star 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.
Star takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Star.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Star moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Star checks a leg kick.
A combination from Pulkkinen does no damage.
Star slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Star closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Star.
Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Star on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pertti Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Star to score with a decent uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Star misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen lands a head kick. Star smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Star misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Star. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab.
Star misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Star.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Star sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen motions for Star to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Star throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Star thows a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Star misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen avoids them all with ease.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Star gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Star's front leg with a kick but Star checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slim Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Star misses with a wild body shot.
Star avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulkkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Pulkkinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basti Haddl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Puukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Puukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Basti Haddl!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko tries to clinch up.
Puukko staying out of range there.
Puukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Haddl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haddl thows a body shot but no joy.
Puukko connects with a high kick.
Haddl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puukko.
Haddl looks to land a right hand but Puukko moved out of range.
Puukko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haddl is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haddl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Haddl misses.
Puukko slips a jab from Haddl.
Haddl keeps the fight on the outside.
Puukko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haddl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Haddl.
It looks like Lauri Puukko has been cut.
Puukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puukko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haddl thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Puukko tenderised Haddl's leg. Haddl is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haddl misses with an uppercut
and Puukko counters with a head kick.
Donk. Haddl catches Puukko right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Puukko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puukko slips a jab from Haddl.
Puukko slips a straight right by Haddl.
Puukko throws a combination. Haddl tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Puukko.
Puukko misses with a shot to the body
and Haddl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
The fighters circling - Haddl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puukko moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Puukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haddl lands a body shot.
Haddl misses with a series of wild punches.
Haddl throws a lazy uppercut
and Puukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haddl cracks Puukko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Puukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haddl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Haddl.
Haddl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haddl throws a right and a left that Puukko avoids nicely.
Puukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haddl circles away quickly and effectively.
Haddl misses with a body shot.
Puukko moves out of range of the strikes.
Puukko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haddl circles away quickly and effectively.
Puukko throws a head kick that half lands.
Haddl bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haddl misses with a hook
and Puukko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haddl is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haddl is still on wobbly legs! Can Puukko finish him?
Haddl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puukko ducks under a wild hook from Haddl.
Haddl throws out a loose jab but Puukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puukko lands a big head kick that sends Haddl to the canvas! Puukko follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lauri Puukko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachovich comes into the arena with Metallica - Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Perkele has chosen Danzig - I Don't Mind The Pain 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachovich lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Perkele thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Blachovich. Those never looked like landing.
Blachovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blachovich. Blachovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Blachovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Blachovich avoids it.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blachovich.
Blachovich avoids a kick to the body.
Perkele lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blachovich will feel that in the morning.
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!
Blachovich looks to land a body kick but Perkele moved away.
Pekka Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perkele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
Blachovich 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Blachovich's head back.
Blachovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Blachovich is out of range.
Blachovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Blachovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkele throws the left hand but Blachovich avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich misses the shot to the body.
Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perkele lands a hook that snaps the head of Blachovich backwards.
Blachovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blachovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Blachovich takes a shot to the head.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blachovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like John Blachovich has been cut.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blachovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perkele smiles and moves away.
Blachovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele swings for the body but Blachovich moves out of range.
Blachovich throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blachovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blachovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blachovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blachovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Perkele's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blachovich is breathing heavily.
Blachovich throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele slaps away a takedown attempt from Blachovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkele drops Blachovich with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blachovich looks back up at him and smiles so Perkele waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blachovich is rocked!
Perkele ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Blachovich's jaw. Blachovich's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Perkele does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Perkele!
An intense looking Pekka Perkele took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'SUOMI-FINLAND-PERKELE!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice McDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tyson's chin.
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165 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
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDonald eats them both and turns towards Tyson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A bone on bone clash there as McDonald blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyson.
McDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maurice McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson thumps McDonald with a low kick.
A cross from Tyson lands.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson motions for McDonald to come forward. Tyson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maurice McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson avoids the head kick by McDonald.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonald checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from McDonald lands but Tyson takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyson takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald blocks the body kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Tyson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat.
Tyson throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Tyson misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyson's sensitive parts.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tyson really felt that one!
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a low kick but McDonald moves out of range easily.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tyson looks gassed!
McDonald bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDonald is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDonald avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Tyson.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Tyson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDonald sprawls well. McDonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense.
Tyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but McDonald is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tyson.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maurice McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyson tries for a takedown but McDonald manages to get underhooks.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson has hold of one of McDonald's legs. McDonald is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McDonald looking for a guillotine here but Tyson defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing with the ground and pound.
Tyson throws an elbow that misses. McDonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyson's guard. Nice move by McDonald!
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyson controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Tyson.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonald as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Maurice McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald lands a jab.
McDonald Throws a clean left jab. McDonald Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Tyson's chin! Tyson crumbles to the ground and McDonald follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by McDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maurice McDonald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Blocksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Blocksson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Blocksson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blocksson misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blocksson staying out of range there.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Blocksson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa 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 Boris Blocksson has been cut.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blocksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blocksson misses with a hook. Balboa ducked under it nicely.
Balboa connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Balboa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balboa misses the jab.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balboa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blocksson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balboa connects with a single shot there.
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blocksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balboa lands a nice hook to Blocksson's body. Blocksson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balboa jabs at Blocksson's body.
Blocksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Blocksson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blocksson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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!
Blocksson is fighting to break Balboa's control of his arms but Balboa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blocksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balboa is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blocksson wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blocksson trying to move into half guard but instead Balboa has managed to sweep!
Balboa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blocksson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blocksson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Balboa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
Blocksson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Blocksson keeps moving.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balboa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blocksson looking for a sweep. Not yet Blocksson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocky Balboa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Blocksson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blocksson lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blocksson digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blocksson lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blocksson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blocksson ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blocksson to the canvas! Blocksson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Balboa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
Rocky Balboa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rocky Balboa made sure to mention his sponsor, Adrenaline in his post fight interview.
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