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UMMA - The Snake PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rambeau Balbeaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imum has chosen Candy Paint - Ken Tuck as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambeau Balbeaua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Imum!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a low kick but Imum avoids it.
Balbeaua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Imum misses with a head kick.
Imum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balbeaua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balbeaua is looking for a sweep.
Imum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imum throws a strike aimed at the side of Balbeaua's head but Balbeaua avoids it well.
Balbeaua is trying to improve his position.
Imum works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balbeaua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Balbeaua is avoiding damage well.
Imum lands a decent elbow from side control.
Imum is trying to get an arm triangle but Balbeaua is defending well.
Imum working the ground and pound but Balbeaua is defending the strikes.
Imum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Imum misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Balbeaua wants to get back to his feet.
Imum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balbeaua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Imum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum wants to control but Balbeaua is keeping him busy.
Imum postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Imum in side control, throwing shots but Balbeaua defends.
Imum wants to control but Balbeaua is keeping him busy.
Balbeaua takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imum lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imum misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum is putting a hurting on Balbeaua here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Imum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balbeaua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Imum scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balbeaua to see if he's OK.
Balbeaua parries the strikes from Imum easily there. Imum is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Balbeaua to escape.
Balbeaua tries to buck Imum off but Imum is having none of it.
Imum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balbeaua keeps working.
Imum lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Imum swings around for an armbar but Balbeaua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Imum's guard.
Imum has control of Balbeaua's left arm, preventing Balbeaua from doing any damage.
Balbeaua wants to stand but Imum is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Imum holds on and takes a little breather.
Balbeaua wants to stand but Imum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imum is trying to control the position but Balbeaua postures up.
Balbeaua wants to stand but Imum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Balbeaua misses with a straight right.
Balbeaua checks a leg kick nicely.
Imum throws a right hand that misses
and Balbeaua counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a right hand that misses
and Imum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imum blocks a head kick by Balbeaua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Balbeaua moves out of range of the body kick.
Imum slips a jab from Balbeaua.
Imum misses the shot to the body.
Balbeaua avoids the head kick by Imum.
Balbeaua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Imum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imum is looking to score with low kicks.
Imum thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Balbeaua blocks the leg kick.
Imum misses with a hook to the body
and Balbeaua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balbeaua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balbeaua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Imum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balbeaua as he avoids it easily.
Balbeaua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imum misses with a hook
and Balbeaua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balbeaua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imum.
Imum works Balbeaua's body with a nice hook.
Imum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balbeaua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imum.
Balbeaua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Imum can pounce on him.
Imum moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Imum.
Balbeaua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balbeaua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Imum has him pressed against the cage.
Imum digs a right hand underneath Balbeaua's ribcage. Balbeaua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balbeaua misses with a punch to the body.
Balbeaua prevents a body shot from Imum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua throws a head punch that misses.
Balbeaua scores with a shoulder strike.
Balbeaua working aggressively here.
Imum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balbeaua avoids the elbow strike from Imum, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balbeaua struggles to land a body shot inside as Imum controls his hands.
Imum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Balbeaua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Balbeaua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Imum.
Balbeaua prevents a body shot from Imum.
Imum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balbeaua digs a right hand into Imum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Imum's gas tank.
Imum blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua blocks a body shot from Imum.
Balbeaua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balbeaua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balbeaua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Imum's head.
Balbeaua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imum.
Balbeaua motions for Imum to come forward. Balbeaua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Imum lands a right hook to the body.
Imum loads up on a big right hand but Balbeaua slips the punch.
Imum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balbeaua moves away.
Imum looks to score with a jab to the body but Balbeaua is just out of range.
Imum checks the leg kick.
Imum lands a nice hook to Balbeaua's body. Balbeaua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balbeaua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balbeaua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balbeaua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Imum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balbeaua.
Max Imum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua looks to land a body kick but Imum moved away.
Imum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Max Imum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balbeaua tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balbeaua misses with a straight right.
Imum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imum throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Balbeaua to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imum is looking to land body kicks.
Imum instigates a clinch.
Imum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Imums head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Imum moves into range and clinches up with Balbeaua.
Imum misses with an elbow strike.
Imum tries to work over Balbeaua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balbeaua struggles to land a body shot inside as Imum controls his hands.
Balbeaua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Imum scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Balbeaua fails to land.
Imum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balbeaua is defending well for now.
Balbeaua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imum prevents a body shot from Balbeaua.
A frustrated look appears on Balbeaua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balbeaua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Imum or not.
Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balbeaua.
Imum throws out a leg kick but Balbeaua moves out of range and Imum only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbeaua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balbeaua looks to land a body kick but Imum moved away.
Nice shot by Imum.
Imum forces Balbeaua back against the cage and clinches.
Imum lands with a left to the head.
Balbeaua misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua swings wildly with an uppercut but Imum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Imum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balbeaua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balbeaua misses with a punch on the inside.
Balbeaua misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum missing with knees to the body.
Balbeaua misses with some punches.
Balbeaua lands a shot to the body.
Balbeaua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imum defending well as Balbeaua loads up on a big left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Imum doesn't manage to clinch there - Balbeaua circles away.
Imum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balbeaua's hands.
Imum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balbeaua was well out of range. Poor timing from Imum.
Imum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balbeaua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balbeaua misses with a double jab.
Balbeaua throws a chopping leg kick but Imum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balbeaua avoids the head kick by Imum.
Imum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Balbeaua.
Imum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balbeaua.
Imum misses with a body kick.
Balbeaua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A bone on bone clash there as Imum blocks the leg kick.
Balbeaua misses with a straight right.
Imum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Imum blocks a jab.
Imum closes the distance and clinches up with Balbeaua, looking for a takedown. Imum pushes Balbeaua against the cage but Balbeaua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Imum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Balbeaua moves out of range easily.
Imum misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum looks for the body kick but Balbeaua saw that one coming.
Imum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua ducks under a wild hook from Imum.
Imum misses with a body shot.
Balbeaua swats away the attempt to clinch by Imum.
Balbeaua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rambeau Balbeaua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balbeaua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Balbeaua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imum manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbeaua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Imum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balbeaua scrambles back to his feet.
Imum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Imum misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Imum.
I've got Imum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Imum!
Max Imum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappula comes to the cage accompanied by The Troggs- Wild Thing. Parker has chosen Machine Gun - Commodores as his entrance music. Jokke Nappula had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Nappula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Nappula counters with an inside leg kick.
Nappula keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Nappula.
Nappula lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Nappula as he checks the leg kick.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
Nappula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
Nappula ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Nice shot lands for Nappula.
Nappula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nappula throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Nappula ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nappula fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nappula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Nappula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Nappula only half commits.
Nappula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nappula slips under a jab from Parker.
Nappula connects with a solid leg kick.
Nappula throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and Nappula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Nappula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Todd Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Nappula is looking to chop away at Parker's legs.
Nappula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Nappula ducks down to avoid it.
Nappula throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
Nappula thumps Parker with a low kick.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Nappula ducks down to avoid it.
Nappula thows a leg kick but Parker checks it
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Nappula feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Nappula moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Nappula moves away and avoids it.
Nappula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nappula is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nappula moves away.
Nappula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nappula shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Nappula misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Nappula blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nappula. That's going to slow Parker down.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nappula is out of range and Parker settles back down.
Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nappula takes one on the button.
Nappula wants to slow Parker down by chopping away at his legs.
Nappula staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Nappula misses
and Parker counters with a body kick.
Nappula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Nappula.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nappula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nappula misses with a head kick.
Parker blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves out of range of the leg kick from Nappula.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and Nappula counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
Nappula throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
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!
Nappula connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker slips under a jab.
Nappula pushes Parker away with a front kick.
Parker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nappula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nappula misses with a looping left.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Nappula counters with a leg kick.
Nappula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nappula scrambles back to his feet.
Nappula throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Nappula misses with a low kick.
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 Jokke Nappula will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nappula.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Nappula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Nappula on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Nappula throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Nappula tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Nappula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Nappula's head.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Nappula moves out of range easily.
Nappula misses with a kick to the body.
Nappula misses with a low kick.
A jab from Parker misses.
Nappula throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook
and Nappula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker jabs Nappula to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jokke Nappula is winning the standup battle so far.
Nappula looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Nappula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nappula throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nappula avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nappula slips a straight right by Parker.
Nappula lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Nappula lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker connects with a leg kick. Nappula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nappula!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nappula throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Nappula tried to score with a low kick but Parker checks it.
Parker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nappula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parker is out of range and Nappula settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nappula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nappula.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker lands a nice hook to Nappula's body. Nappula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nappula blocks a low kick nicely.
Nappula throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Nappula misses
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker scores with a jab. Nappula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Nappula ducks down to avoid it.
Parker misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nappula misses with a wild body shot.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Nappula moved out of range nicely.
Nappula throws a leg kick that misses.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Nappula's head but Nappula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nappula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nappula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker slips under a jab.
Nappula misses with a straight right.
Parker checks a low kick from Nappula.
Nice shot lands for Nappula.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nappula.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappula wants to clinch.
Nappula throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Nappula blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Parker misses.
Parker misses with a right hand
and Nappula counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Nappula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker tries to score with a low kick but Nappula moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nappula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker thuds his right hand into Nappula's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker slips under a jab from Nappula.
Nappula shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Nappula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nappula staying out of range there.
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Nappula is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parker's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parker is controlling Nappula's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Parker trying to hold on to Nappula's head to control him but Nappula postures up.
Nappula is looking for a kimura here.
Nappula is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parker is just riding it out for now. Nappula eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Parker is not content to let Nappula control the position.
Nappula wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker manages to get to full guard.
Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nappula manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nappula is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nappula has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nappula manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Parker has Nappula in his guard.
Nappula wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nappula is one step ahead there.
Nappula 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nappula drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nappula is trying to improve his position.
Parker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is working Nappula over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jokke Nappula.
I think Nappula 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 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jokke Nappula!
Jokke Nappula spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo comes into the arena with In Your Face by Children of Bodom blaring out of the sound system. 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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30
199 lbs
19 - 22 - 0 |
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30
197 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nut looks to land a body kick but Jujipallo moved away.
Nut connects with an inside leg kick.
Jujipallo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jujipallo.
Nut fails to land with a series of punches.
Jujipallo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nut stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nut wants it to stay on the feet.
Nut throws a wild body kick that Jujipallo sees coming a mile off.
Jab from Nut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Nut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jujipallo fails with the takedown
and Nut counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jori Jujipallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nut scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jujipallo.
Nut tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nut lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut throws a big shot that misses.
Nut misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nut thuds his shin into the meat of Jujipallo's side.
Nut throws a low kick but Jujipallo moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Nut.
Good leg kick by Nut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nut, as that shot connected.
Nut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jujipallo in his tracks.
Nut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nut misses with a body kick.
Nut thumps Jujipallo with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jujipallo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nut throws a looping overhand right but Jujipallo ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jujipallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jujipallo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jujipallo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nut throws a shot from downtown. Jujipallo moves away and avoids it.
Sam Nut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws a leg kick but Jujipallo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jujipallo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nut tries a low kick but Jujipallo avoids it.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jujipallo. Jujipallo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jujipallo checks a low kick from Nut.
Jujipallo ducks under a wild hook from Nut.
Jujipallo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nut is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jujipallo off and has taken his back!
Jujipallo tries to roll but Nut sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nut controlling the positon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Jujipallo right now.
Nut is riding his opponent, not letting Jujipallo buck him off.
Nut tries to get the hooks in deep but Jujipallo pushed the leg off.
Nut really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jujipallo.
Let's hope that Nut has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nut throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jujipallo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut is hanging on to Jujipallo's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Jujipallo right now.
Jujipallo turns into Nut and is now in his guard.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jujipallo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nut looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jujipallo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nut is proving hard to escape from.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jujipallo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jujipallo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Nut.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Nut throws a front kick aimed at Jujipallo's knee but Jujipallo avoids it well.
Nut throws the kick towards the body but Jujipallo avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Nut as he connects with a hook.
Jujipallo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jujipallo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jujipallo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nut throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jujipallo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jujipallo looking to pass the guard.
Nut wants to sweep here but Jujipallo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo trying to move into half guard but instead Nut has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut passes Jujipallo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jujipallo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Nut seems content to control.
Jujipallo tries to roll over but Nut keeps him under control.
Nut controlling the action here.
Jujipallo is not content to let Nut control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jujipallo wants to improve his position but Nut is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Nut was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Jujipallo moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Nut.
Nut is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nut, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jujipallo 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.
Sam Nut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nut throws a head kick that misses.
Jori Jujipallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jujipallo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut connects with a solid leg kick.
Nut misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Nut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nut 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nut!
Sam Nut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bojan Jelusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer has chosen Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
145 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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26
134 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Jelusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hammer delivers a nice body kick.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Hammer is looking to score with low kicks.
Hammer gets the takedown into side control.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jelusic keeps working.
Jelusic prevents Hammer from moving into mount.
Hammer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jelusic is trying to improve his position.
Jelusic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Hammer crashes against the mat.
Hammer controls the position.
Hammer with the ground and pound but Jelusic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jelusic tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hammer manages to move to mount!
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jelusic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Hammer controlling from mount.
Hammer with shots to the head and body - Jelusic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hammer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hammer content just to control the position here.
Jelusic is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hammer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hammer lands a heavy elbow.
Hammer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jelusic is looking to escape.
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working Jelusic over with strikes here.
Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jelusic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
Oh Jelusic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jelusic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jelusic tries to get out of the position.
Hammer wants to control the pace but Jelusic is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jelusic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hammer controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jelusic's sensitive parts.
Jelusic seems to have got his legs back now.
Antti Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jelusic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jelusic throws a chopping leg kick but Hammer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hammer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Jelusic is working away.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jelusic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antti Hammer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jelusic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Jelusic back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Hammer.
Jelusic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jelusic avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the cage.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer has Jelusic pressed against the cage.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jelusic lands a nice uppercut.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jelusic.
Jelusic works on Hammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jelusic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Jelusic avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jelusic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Hammer gets through Jelusic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jelusic.
Hammer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jelusic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jelusic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jelusic controls his hands.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jelusic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jelusic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Jelusic avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jelusic is leaning against Hammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Jelusic's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jelusic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jelusic takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Jelusic blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Jelusic blocks with his arms.
Jelusic tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Jelusic back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Jelusic won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Jelusic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Hammer 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! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer connects with a high kick.
Hammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Jelusic blocks the elbow strike.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jelusic controls his hands.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jelusic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antti Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer taking a breather.
Jelusic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Hammer to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Jelusic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jelusic is defending well for now.
Jelusic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Jelusic takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hammer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jelusic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jelusic's face.
Jelusic misses with a body punch.
Jelusic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer is stalling here.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammer.
Jelusic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Jelusic.
Jelusic blocks an elbow strike.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelusic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Jelusic is blocking nicely.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Jelusic.
Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hammer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jelusic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antti Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jelusic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jelusic managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Bojan Jelusic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jelusic misses with the head strike.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jelusic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jelusic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Jelusic misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jelusic misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Hammer!
In his post fight interview, Antti Hammer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingdom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon. Korpisuo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingdom Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Jackson.
Korpisuo slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Korpisuo cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Korpisuo stalls.
Korpisuo is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Korpisuo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpisuo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Korpisuo improves position.
Korpisuo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Korpisuo prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Korpisuo lands a left hand.
Korpisuo crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Korpisuo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korpisuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Korpisuo.
Jackson slips a jab from Korpisuo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Korpisuo's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korpisuo's head.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Korpisuo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Korpisuo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Risto Korpisuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Korpisuo.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Korpisuo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Korpisuo tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Korpisuo is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson trying to control the action but Korpisuo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Korpisuo dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Korpisuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korpisuo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jackson stands up and beckons Korpisuo to his feet.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korpisuo.
Korpisuo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Korpisuo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingdom Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Korpisuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Korpisuo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Korpisuo digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korpisuo slips a straight right by Jackson.
Korpisuo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korpisuo looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Korpisuo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korpisuo looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Korpisuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korpisuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Korpisuo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a straight that turns Korpisuo's legs to rubber! Jackson pushes forward with more strikes and Korpisuo goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingdom Jackson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kingdom Jackson thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myint Htaike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myint Htaike could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamey Mills's chin.
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170 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Myint Htaike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Htaike with that takedown attempt.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mills throws a hook to the side of Htaike's head but Htaike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Htaike misses the target.
Htaike shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mills is positioning himself well to prevent Htaike advancing to mount.
Htaike is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mills sees it coming and defends easily.
Htaike prevents Mills from improving his position.
Htaike is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Htaike seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Htaike works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mills sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is defending against the submission attempts here by Htaike.
Mills wants to improve his position but Htaike is controlling well.
Mills is doing well to control the position and prevent Htaike from advancing to side control.
Mills tries to roll over but Htaike keeps him under control.
Mills gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mills is on top in guard.
Htaike keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Htaike is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills works over Htaike with some ground and pound from guard.
Htaike trying to keep a closed guard but Mills is proving a slippery customer.
Mills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mills is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Htaike manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mills manages to get himself to full guard.
Htaike trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mills looking to hit a scissor sweep but Htaike is one step ahead there.
Htaike postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Htaike being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jamey Mills hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Htaike manages to avoid it.
Myint Htaike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Htaike.
Mills looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Htaike manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mills on his heels. He'll look to pass Mills's guard now, I'm sure.
Mills pulls Htaike in to control the position.
Mills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamey Mills.
Mills takes one to the chin there.
Mills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Htaike under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Htaike takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Mills cracks Htaike with an open hand slap.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Htaike changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Htaike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills connects with a jab.
Mills swings for the body but Htaike moves out of range.
Mills avoids the body shot from Htaike.
Htaike misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Htaike scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mills manages to work his way to half guard, despite Htaike's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamey Mills will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Htaike.
Mills scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Myint Htaike has been cut.
Mills lands a jab.
Mills stuffs the takedown.
Mills gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Htaike to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mills controls Htaike momentarily but Htaike frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Htaike looking to pass the guard.
Htaike thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mills looking for a sweep. Not yet Mills, not yet.
Mills looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Htaike trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Htaike has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Htaike.
Mills trying to control the position here.
Htaike thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mills trying to keep a closed guard but Htaike is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamey Mills.
Htaike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
Htaike ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Mills swings for the body but Htaike moves out of range.
Mills scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Htaike drives through with a takedown into Mills's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Htaike working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills is controlling Htaike's posture.
Mills working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mills is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamey Mills was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Htaike shoots in and drives through. Mills sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Htaike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mills is trying to keep Htaike in close.
Htaike is fighting to break Mills's control of his arms but Mills is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Htaike kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jamey Mills wasn't active enough on the ground.
Htaike throws a shot to the body.
Mills scores with a body shot.
Mills leaves Htaike with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mills has Htaike up against the cage in a clinch.
Htaike misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mills blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Htaike fails to land.
Mills lands with a short shot to the head.
Htaike tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mills just stands there and leans against the cage.
Htaike gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mills regains guard.
Htaike stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Htaike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mills swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mills has Htaike pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamey Mills was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Htaike moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Htaike throws a series of strikes that have Mills backpedaling.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Htaike's shoulder, as Htaike tries to avoid the shot.
Jamey Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Htaike closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamey Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Myint Htaike's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Htaike lands with a good body shot.
Htaike misses with a takedown
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Htaike misses with a body shot.
Htaike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Htaike shoots in looking for a takedown but Mills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Htaike's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Htaike swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Htaike's head backwards.
Htaike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myint Htaike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Htaike slips a jab from Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mills as he connects with a hook.
Mills connects with a looping right hand.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Htaike.
Good exchange - Htaike coming out on top.
Htaike looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mills!
Mills can't escape the position.
Mills tries to lock up and control but Htaike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Htaike is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mills has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills is working to get back to half guard.
Mills is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Htaike with shots to the head and body - Mills looks very uncomfortable down there.
Htaike is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mills to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mills shrugs it off.
Mills is in all sorts of trouble here.
Htaike throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mills can't escape the position.
Htaike raining down shots from the mount!
Htaike is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mills to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mills shrugs it off.
Mills tries to lock up and control but Htaike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mills is working to get back to half guard.
Mills is squirming around, avoiding Htaike's attempts to control the action.
Mills is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Myint Htaike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mills is working to get back to half guard.
Htaike looking to secure an arm triangle but Mills defends it well.
Htaike wants to control the pace but Mills is squirming around nicely.
Htaike jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mills manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mills is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Htaike asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mills manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mills drops an elbow to the side of Htaike's head.
Myint Htaike overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Htaike wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Mills working Htaike over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to free his trapped foot but Htaike is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mills is trying to control. Htaike wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Mills seems content to control.
Jamey Mills is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Htaike is looking for a sweep. Mills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Htaike regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mills stands up over Htaike, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Htaike throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mills lands a couple of digs.
Mills is working Htaike over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Htaike working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mills doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mills manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamey Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mills winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamey Mills!
Jamey Mills seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched. Don Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
178 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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27
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a hook to the body. Yasuda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasuda moves away.
Yasuda takes one to the chin there.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yasuda blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Yasuda motions for Shaw to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Shaw misses
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Yasuda is predictable there
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yasuda checks a leg kick.
Yasuda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a low kick, right behind Yasuda 's knee.
Yasuda lands with an overhand left.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Shaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaw down.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
A big right from Yasuda misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw connects with a leg kick. Yasuda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasuda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Shaw throws a low kick but Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Shaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yasuda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a hook.
Shaw takes one on the button.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yasuda.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Shaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yasuda's sensitive parts.
Yasuda misses with a left hand
and Yasuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yasuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Yasuda misses.
Yasuda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Yasuda tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Yasuda throws an off balance right hand
and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shaw trying to control but Yasuda is working from the bottom.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Yasuda has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
Yasuda wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Yasuda has his hands on Shaw's head, controlling the position.
Yasuda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaw manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Yasuda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaw doesn't seem phased though.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Yasuda saw that one coming.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda cracks Shaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shaw throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Yasuda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yasuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw 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.
Shaw lands with a straight right. Yasuda didn't see that one coming.
Yasuda is looking to land body kicks.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yasuda as he jumps to the side.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yasuda lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
Shaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kazuki Yasuda has been cut.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shaw motions for Yasuda to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Shaw is looking to wear down Yasuda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters circling a little - Yasuda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaw cracks Yasuda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yasuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yasuda missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaw feints and then cracks Yasuda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yasuda down.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasuda moves away.
Yasuda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yasuda moves forwards but Shaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Yasuda misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Shaw. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Yasuda tries to land a leg kick but Shaw saw it coming and moves away.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yasuda.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda lands with a shot to the body.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw slips under a jab.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Yasuda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yasuda pushes Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Shaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shaw's gas tank.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda lands with a good body shot.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shaw is out of range.
Yasuda clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw connects with a body shot that sends Yasuda's belly button to the back.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaw blocks the leg kick.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Yasuda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Yasuda does no damage.
Shaw slips a jab from Yasuda.
Shaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaw moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Yasuda stuns Shaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yasuda!
Yasuda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shaw lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda wants to hold on but Shaw pushes him away.
Yasuda reaches up and holds on to Shaw to control the position.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shaw looking to control but Yasuda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Don Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw scoring with strikes but Yasuda is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasuda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yasuda?
Yasuda tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
Yasuda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw has isolated one of Yasuda's arms. Yasuda looking to fight him off but Shaw twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Shaw!
A victorious Don Shaw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot comes to the cage accompanied by Vltava. Duddy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One'. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bitoy Bellfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy tries to clinch but Bellfoot moves out of range.
Duddy lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Bitoy Bellfoot has been cut.
Duddy shoots for a takedown but Bellfoot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bellfoot moves out of range as Duddy strikes.
Bellfoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duddy tries to score with a low kick but Bellfoot moves his leg out of the way.
Duddy misses with a straight left.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellfoot fails with a takedown attempt.
Duddy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellfoot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duddy misses with a right hand
and Bellfoot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duddy throws an off balance right hand
and Bellfoot counters with a series of strikes. Duddy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bellfoot feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bellfoot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duddy is keeping the position for now.
Duddy wants to sweep here but Bellfoot controlling him for the moment.
Duddy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Duddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Duddy, not yet.
Duddy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bellfoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Duddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Duddy is retaining full guard.
Duddy is looking for a triangle but Bellfoot pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bellfoot escapes and throws Duddy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Duddy is looking to reverse the position.
Bellfoot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Duddy regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bellfoot's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bellfoot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duddy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bellfoot.
Bellfoot works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot unloading with bombs!
Duddy regains half guard.
Bellfoot is looking to take a break and control but Duddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bellfoot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duddy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bellfoot wants to work for an arm triangle but Duddy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bellfoot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duddy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellfoot is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duddy!
Bellfoot landing strikes from the mount.
Duddy tries to reverse the position but Bellfoot maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellfoot working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bellfoot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bellfoot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up John Duddy's cut even more.
Bellfoot lands with some strikes.
The cut above John Duddy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bellfoot lands with some strikes.
Duddy is rocked!
John Duddy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Duddy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bitoy Bellfoot!
Bitoy Bellfoot made sure to mention his sponsor, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang - Triumph. Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.
Maldi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maldi moves into the clinch.
Maldi has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Maldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldi.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldi tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maldi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Maldi's head.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries to circle away but Maldi has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Maldi keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldi slips under a jab from Jackson.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Maldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jackson.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maldi duly obliges.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Maldi is out of range.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maldi's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maldi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson postures up in Maldi's guard and throws a big left but Maldi blocks it.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Maldi is keeping the position.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Maldi trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Maldi keeps moving.
Maldi controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi misses the jab.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maldi controls the position.
Jackson looks to move to half guard but instead Maldi has passed into mount! Damn!
Maldi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maldi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi lands a heavy elbow.
Maldi cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maldi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maldi cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maldi looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maldi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Maldi's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maldi lands a head kick!
Maldi moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Maldi which made him look bad.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Maldi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Maldi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maldi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi wants to sweep but no luck.
Maldi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Maldi blocks nicely.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Maldi keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Maldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Maldi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldi throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Maldi stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldi slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Maldi. Maldi maintains the clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldi.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
Maldi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Maldi controlling him for the moment.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Maldi postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Maldi advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldi trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well.
Maldi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malvin Maldi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maldi tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maldi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maldi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Maldi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Maldi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Maldi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Maldi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maldi looking to pass the guard.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maldi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Maldi maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maldi with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maldi lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Maldi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maldi tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson regains half guard.
Maldi wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is in trouble now - Maldi has advanced to mount!
Maldi cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maldi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maldi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Maldi maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lands a heavy elbow.
Maldi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi working the ground and pound effectively.
Maldi lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Maldi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Maldi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Maldi there.
Maldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maldi seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi'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.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Maldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson gets caught napping as Maldi dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maldi.
Maldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi throws a big elbow that misses.
Maldi won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maldi throwing strikes but missing.
Maldi landing some decent shots from guard.
Maldi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson controls Maldi momentarily but Maldi frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is trying to keep Maldi in close.
Maldi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Maldi controlling him for the moment.
Maldi cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Maldi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Maldi looking to pass the guard.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Maldi defends easily.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Maldi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maldi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi preventing the sweep.
Maldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maldi tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maldi lands the left hand.
Maldi throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
Jackson slips a jab from Maldi.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Maldi.
Maldi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maldi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maldi slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Maldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stuns Maldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Maldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Rashad Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldi closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi lands with a left to the head.
Maldi lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maldi.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maldi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Maldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldi.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldi lands a lovely overhand right.
Maldi lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldi slips a straight right by Jackson.
Maldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maldi does it's job there.
Maldi scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maldi lands a jab to the nose.
Malvin Maldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy left from Maldi finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Maldi counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Maldi's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malvin Maldi.
I've got Maldi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
Our winner, Malvin Maldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. The crowd seem to be enjoying The Pendulum's choice of entrance music: I'm Back. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
25 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Snake The Pendulum!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pendulum tries a head kick but it misses.
The Pendulum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Pendulum.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but The Pendulum circles away.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
The Pendulum breaks the clinch.
Jokinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Pendulum connects with a nice looking jab.
The Pendulum cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by The Pendulum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Pendulum.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pendulum moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
The Pendulum tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
The Pendulum ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pendulum was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Pendulum delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by The Pendulum there.
The Pendulum connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but The Pendulum circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from The Pendulum.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Pendulum!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen tries to clinch there but The Pendulum circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick
and The Pendulum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snake The Pendulum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
The Pendulum tries to clinch but Jokinen moves away
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends The Pendulum's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pendulum can pounce on him.
The Pendulum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
The Pendulum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jokinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but The Pendulum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Pendulum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
The Pendulum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Pendulum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but The Pendulum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Pendulum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jokinen will feel that in the morning.
The Pendulum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into The Pendulum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Pendulum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Pendulum lands the left hand.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Pendulum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pendulum throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Pendulum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
The Pendulum misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has managed to clinch.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from The Pendulum.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but The Pendulum holds him up against the cage and eventually Jokinen drops back down to his feet.
The Pendulum lands an elbow just above Jokinen 's eye.
The Pendulum misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but The Pendulum holds him up against the cage and eventually Jokinen drops back down to his feet.
The Pendulum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from The Pendulum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pendulum lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Pendulum looking to stall.
Jokinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otto Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Pendulum managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake The Pendulum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by The Pendulum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Pendulum.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen is looking to wear down The Pendulum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Pendulum looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
The Pendulum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Pendulum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and The Pendulum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pendulum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Pendulum avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
The Pendulum just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Pendulum throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and The Pendulum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. The Pendulum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jokinen throws a push kick but The Pendulum slaps the foot to one side.
The Pendulum tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Pendulum scores with a nice body kick.
The Pendulum connects with the punch.
The Pendulum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snake The Pendulum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
The Pendulum throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Pendulum. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but The Pendulum circles away.
The Pendulum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Pendulum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen with a jab.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - The Pendulum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and The Pendulum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Pendulum controlling the action here for a moment.
Jokinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but The Pendulum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. The Pendulum won't want to take too many of those.
The Pendulum is breathing heavily.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen pulls guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but The Pendulum postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Otto Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Pendulum moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as The Pendulum blocks the low kick.
The Pendulum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Pendulum catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Pendulum.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but The Pendulum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Pendulum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by The Pendulum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Otto Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Pendulum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that The Pendulum avoids nicely.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pendulum.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
The Pendulum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen defending well as The Pendulum loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by The Pendulum as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that The Pendulum avoids nicely.
The Pendulum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jokinen will feel that in the morning.
The Pendulum misses with a body shot.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but The Pendulum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pendulum looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
The Pendulum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pendulum moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Pendulum blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but The Pendulum blocks with his arms.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Pendulum just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Pendulum misses with some punches.
The Pendulum swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Pendulum lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
The Pendulum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
The Pendulum has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Pendulum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
The Pendulum swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pendulum avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Pendulum is defending well for now.
The Pendulum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but The Pendulum avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from The Pendulum.
Otto Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pendulum avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
The Pendulum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Pendulum presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Pendulum.
The Pendulum blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
The Pendulum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from The Pendulum fails to land.
The Pendulum is pushing Jokinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pendulum blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
The Pendulum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
The Pendulum works on Jokinen's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jokinen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Pendulum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Pendulum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pendulum passes to full mount!
Jokinen tries to hold on but The Pendulum pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake The Pendulum really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Pendulum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Pendulum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of The Pendulum's head.
The Pendulum slips a jab from Jokinen.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
The Pendulum looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
The Pendulum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pendulum checks it well.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but The Pendulum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pendulum lands a nice looking body shot.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
The Pendulum misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from The Pendulum misses.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pendulum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pendulum scores with a jab to the head.
Jokinen takes one on the button.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to The Pendulum's body. The Pendulum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks The Pendulum in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
The Pendulum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Pendulum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Pendulum tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
The Pendulum lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by The Pendulum. Beautiful body shot.
The Pendulum moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. The Pendulum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Pendulum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Pendulum - that will leave a mark!
The Pendulum scores with a shot to the body.
The Pendulum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Pendulum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pendulum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jokinen's head backwards.
The Pendulum circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jokinen to the canvas! Jokinen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - The Pendulum keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snake The Pendulum!
As Snake The Pendulum got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: mmatycoon.com : Veni Vidi Vici !'.
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