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CEC 231 : Emphatic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Country!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Country checks a leg kick.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Country scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Country fails with a takedown attempt.
Maynard scores with a head kick. Country tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Country circles away.
Maynard throws a shot from downtown. Country moves away and avoids it.
Maynard lands a leg kick that knocks Country off balance momentarily.
Maynard misses with a head kick.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maynard throws a head kick that Country semi-blocks.
Maynard thuds his right hand into Country's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Country is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maynard's half guard.
Maynard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Country.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Country controls from within his opponent's guard.
Country passes Maynard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Country throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maynard is looking to escape.
Country tries to pass to full mount but Maynard defends it.
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Country is controlling the pace.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Country on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country wants to work for an arm triangle but Maynard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maynard is trying to stand up here but Country is controlling him well.
Country controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country stops Maynard from getting back to his feet.
Country tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maynard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maynard gets a clinch.
Maynard lands a knee to the head.
Country misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maynard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Country blocks the elbow strike.
Country tries to score a body lock takedown but Maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Country gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maynard trying to control here.
Country is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.
Country looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Country trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Country is controlling the pace.
Maynard is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Country will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maynard - that will leave a mark!
Peter Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Country on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maynard. Maynard obviously looking to wear him down.
Maynard throws a front kick aimed at Country's knee but Country avoids it well.
Maynard lands with a slapping head kick.
Country tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maynard swivels and escapes.
Maynard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Country avoids a kick to the body.
Country lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Country sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Country closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maynard circles away.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Country is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maynard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Country.
Nice uppercut there from Country.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country shoots for a takedown but Maynard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maynard tries to work over Country's front leg with a kick but Country checks it.
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Country's head.
Country takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Maynard.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Country fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Maynard lands but Country takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Country thuds a left hand into Maynard's body.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Country sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Country moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Country checks a low kick from Maynard.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Country in a clinch.
Country tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Country working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maynard throws an elbow but misses.
Maynard gets underhooks to prevent Country's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maynard.
It looks like Roy Country has been cut.
Maynard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Country lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Country is breathing heavily.
Country tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maynard.
Maynard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a nice elbow.
Maynard effectively controlling the action here.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Country blocks it.
Country lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Country blocks it.
Maynard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maynard throws an elbow but it misses.
Country is working for takedown but Maynard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Country takes an elbow to the temple.
Country misses with a hook from the clinch.
Country wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Country takes a knee right on the jaw!
Country is rocked!
Maynard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Country's defenses.
Country is still on wobbly legs! Can Maynard finish him?
Maynard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Maynard.
Maynard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard lands an elbow that stopped Country in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Country takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maynard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Country in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maynard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maynard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maynard scores a nice knee to the body.
Country being controlled against the cage.
Country takes an elbow to the temple.
Maynard controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Peter Maynard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Lasileuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promentory. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lasileuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasileuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela lands the left hand.
It looks like Lasse Lasileuka has been cut.
Kuusela works Lasileuka's body with a nice hook.
Lasileuka misses with a straight left.
Kuusela throws a hook but Lasileuka blocks it.
Kuusela gets tackled into the cage by Lasileuka. Lasileuka maintains the clinch.
Lasileuka stalling in the clinch.
Kuusela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lasileuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lasileuka as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lasileuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lasileuka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lasileuka.
Kuusela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela stalling in the clinch but Lasileuka improves position.
Lasileuka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuusela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuusela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lasileuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lasileuka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lasileuka throws a head punch that misses.
Lasileuka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusela looking to throw knees to the head but Lasileuka is blocking nicely.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lasileuka tries to work over Kuusela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Lasileuka controls the action.
Lasileuka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusela takes a shot to the head.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
Lasileuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lasileuka is trying to stall.
Lasileuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasileuka loads up on a big right hand but Kuusela slips the punch.
Kuusela explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lasileuka thuds a left hand into Kuusela's body.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. Lasileuka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lasileuka looks to clinch
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Lasileuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela connects with a right that clearly hurt Lasileuka. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kuusela proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lasileuka collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armo Kuusela!
An out of breath and clearly excited Armo Kuusela thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. Wailer has chosen Soul Rebel 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wailer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wailer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tolonen in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Wailer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tolonen.
Wailer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tolonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wailer is just out of range.
Wailer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tolonen.
Wailer thows a body shot but no joy.
Tolonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wailer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen throws out a leg kick but Wailer moves out of range and Tolonen only half commits.
Wailer with a jab.
Wailer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wailer.
Wailer scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wailer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tolonen backs up against the cage.
Wailer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tolonen.
Wailer tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wailer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wailer lands.
A left lands for Wailer.
Wailer scores with a jab. Tolonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tolonen is rocked!
Wailer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Oh Tolonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wailer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tolonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Tolonen lands a head shot.
Wailer throws a front kick that sends Tolonen stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Tolonen is predictable there
and Wailer counters with a nice body kick.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Wailer scores with a jab. Tolonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wailer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wailer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is holding his hands too far apart here. Wailer throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Tolonen is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bunny Wailer!
Bunny Wailer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez has chosen The Final Countdown, really. as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kujansuu leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt - Kujansuu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for Gutierrez.
Kujansuu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kujansuu cracks a nice hook into Gutierrez's ribs.
Kujansuu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gutierrez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gutierrez fails to land the takedown.
Kalle Kujansuu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Gutierrez.
Kujansuu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gutierrez looks gassed!
Gutierrez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gutierrez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kujansuu looks to land a left hand but Gutierrez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez has a takedown stuffed.
Kujansuu scores with a body shot.
Kujansuu throws out a powerful jab.
Kujansuu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kujansuu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kujansuu tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gutierrez prevents Kujansuu from improving his position.
Kujansuu has one foot on Gutierrez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kujansuu throws a lazy right hand but Gutierrez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kujansuu.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches up with Kujansuu, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes Kujansuu against the cage but Kujansuu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kujansuu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kujansuu scoring well with a low kick there.
Kujansuu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalle Kujansuu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kujansuu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gutierrez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kujansuu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kujansuu. That's going to slow Gutierrez down.
Kujansuu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kujansuu lands with a straight right. Gutierrez didn't see that one coming.
Kujansuu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kalle Kujansuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujansuu lands a big uppercut and Gutierrez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gutierrez looks OK. Kujansuu waves Gutierrez back to his feet!
Gutierrez is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Gutierrez swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Gutierrez face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kalle Kujansuu!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalle Kujansuu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lube-Shparu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Janssen's choice of entrance music: DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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186 lbs
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181 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kulakov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Janssen misses with a hook.
Janssen shoots in and gets a takedown into Kulakov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janssen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Janssen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janssen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kulakov wants to get back to his feet but Janssen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Janssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janssen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kulakov pushes Janssen off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulakov walks into a straight right hand from Janssen.
Kulakov misses the body punch
and Janssen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen loads up on a big right hand but Kulakov slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Janssen, as that shot connected.
Kulakov misses with a shot to the body
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janssen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Janssen with a series of wild strikes but Janssen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janssen throws a lazy right hand but Kulakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janssen avoids the body shot from Kulakov.
Janssen misses with a looping left.
Kulakov misses with a looping left.
Janssen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Kulakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov misses the jab.
Kulakov throws a lazy right hand but Janssen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulakov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov misses with a right hand
letting Janssen counter with a right hand.
Kulakov blocks a jab.
Kulakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kulakov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Janssen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Janssen avoids them all with ease.
Kulakov swings for the body but Janssen moves out of range.
Kulakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Janssen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kulakov lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janssen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.
Janssen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janssen sizes up Kulakov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulakov is rocked!
Kulakov cracks Janssen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Kulakov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kulakov moves out of range as Janssen strikes.
Kulakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulakov misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Kulakov misses.
Janssen bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kulakov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janssen working some strikes from top position.
Janssen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov wants to stand but Janssen is controlling the position.
Kulakov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Janssen on the ground.
Janssen working some strikes from top position.
Janssen trying to control but Kulakov is working from the bottom.
Kulakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janssen.
Janssen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kulakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kulakov keeping moving, preventing Janssen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulakov wants to stand but Janssen is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kulakov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Janssen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Janssen.
Janssen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulakov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Janssen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulakov scores with a shot to the body.
Kulakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Kulakov scores with a four punch combination!
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Janssen is just out of range.
Janssen throws a hook but Kulakov blocks it.
Kulakov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Kulakov catches Janssen right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulakov's waist but Kulakov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Janssen off to one side.
Kulakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janssen counters with a straight right hand.
Kulakov misses with a straight left.
Janssen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Janssen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janssen dives in and grabs Kulakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kulakov pushes down on Janssen's head and hops out.
Kulakov misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janssen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janssen.
Janssen misses the jab.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Janssen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Janssen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulakov's waist but Kulakov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Janssen off to one side.
Viktor Kulakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Janssen.
Janssen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulakov throws a looping overhand right but Janssen ducks down to avoid it.
Kulakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Kulakov throws a right hand that misses
and Janssen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Janssen misses the shot to the body.
Kulakov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Janssen cracks Kulakov with an uppercut from hell and Kulakov crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Janssen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kulakov wants to stand and escape but Janssen is having none of it.
Janssen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janssen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Janssen throws a big elbow that misses.
Janssen postures up in Kulakov's guard and throws a big left but Kulakov blocks it.
Janssen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kulakov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janssen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen throws a strike but Kulakov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Janssen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jan Janssen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Janssen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kulakov defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Janssen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Janssen fails with the takedown.
Kulakov ducks under a wild hook from Janssen.
Janssen lands a jab to the head.
Kulakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Janssen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Janssen counters with a single leg into guard. Kulakov didn't expect that.
Janssen postures up in Kulakov's guard and throws a big left but Kulakov blocks it.
Janssen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kulakov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Janssen has Kulakov in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janssen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Janssen holds on and takes a little breather.
Kulakov wants to stand but Janssen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Janssen trying to control the position here.
Jan Janssen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kulakov loads up on a big right hand but Janssen slips the punch.
Kulakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kulakov misses with a straight right.
Janssen drops his hands momentarily and Kulakov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Janssen misses.
Kulakov misses with a wild combination.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Janssen is just out of range.
Janssen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulakov tries to sprawl out of it but Janssen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulakov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kulakov misses with a double jab
and Janssen counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janssen defending well as Kulakov loads up on a big left hand.
Janssen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Janssen misses its intended target.
Jan Janssen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kulakov misses with a straight left.
Kulakov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulakov throws a body punch but Janssen moves out of range.
Kulakov misses with a double jab
and Janssen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Janssen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Janssen lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janssen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janssen lands with a cross.
Viktor Kulakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulakov throws a looping overhand right but Janssen ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Janssen.
Well Janssen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Janssen!
Jan Janssen got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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201 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergi Lutsenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko avoids the body shot from Red Gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lutsenko. Red Gym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Red Gym misses with a body shot.
Lutsenko connects with a body shot.
Red Gym fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lutsenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Red Gym lands a nice hook to Lutsenko's body. Lutsenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Red Gym misses with a low kick.
Red Gym swings for the body but Lutsenko moves out of range.
Red Gym's corner calls for a 1-2. Red Gym obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Red Gym checks the leg kick.
Red Gym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lutsenko's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsenko looks for a takedown but Red Gym sprawls well.
Lutsenko thuds a left hand into Red Gym's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red Gym manages to break the clinch.
Red Gym looks to land a combination but Lutsenko avoids it well.
Red Gym scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lutsenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Ten Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lutsenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Red Gym throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red Gym takes a swing at Lutsenko's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutsenko has double underhooks.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Lutsenko won't allow it.
Lutsenko lands an uppercut.
Lutsenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Red Gym.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko tries a body shot but Red Gym blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lutsenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red Gym lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lutsenko.
Nice body punch from Lutsenko - that landed with a thud.
Lutsenko stalling the fight.
Lutsenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Lutsenko prevents Red Gym from breaking the clinch.
Lutsenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Red Gym working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Red Gym working hard to break the clinch.
Lutsenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lutsenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Lutsenko has him pressed against the cage.
Lutsenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lutsenko works on Red Gym's body with a couple of short punches.
Lutsenko lands a right hand.
Lutsenko prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Lutsenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutsenko.
Red Gym wants to break free but Lutsenko has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsenko lands with a left to the head.
Red Gym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Lutsenko prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Lutsenko won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko lands with a light punch inside.
Red Gym is trying to push Lutsenko away but Lutsenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Lutsenko.
Lutsenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Red Gym is trying to break free.
Lutsenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lutsenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red Gym has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lutsenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red Gym's elbow.
Lutsenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Red Gym wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lutsenko has him pressed against the cage.
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch but Lutsenko keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko can't find room to land a body shot as Red Gym controls the action.
Lutsenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lutsenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergi Lutsenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Red Gym ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lutsenko moves away.
Lutsenko misses with a two punch combination.
Red Gym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lutsenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Red Gym circles away.
Lutsenko misses with a straight left.
Red Gym throws a sloppy body shot
and Red Gym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lutsenko clinches up against the cage.
Sergi Lutsenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lutsenko lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Red Gym lands with a short shot to the head.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutsenko.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Lutsenko avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko leaning against his opponent.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lutsenko is working Red Gym over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Red Gym is leaning against Lutsenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutsenko has double underhooks.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko lands with a light punch inside.
Red Gym misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutsenko leaning against his opponent.
Lutsenko lands a nice uppercut.
Red Gym wants to break free but Lutsenko has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Lutsenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Lutsenko is controlling him.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red Gym prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko lands an uppercut.
Red Gym avoiding damage as Lutsenko throws knees to the body.
Lutsenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko trying to stall but Red Gym improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutsenko blocks an uppercut.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Lutsenko is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Red Gym as Lutsenko tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutsenko has double underhooks.
Red Gym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lutsenko.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lutsenko controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko digs a right hand underneath Red Gym's ribcage. Red Gym let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lutsenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Red Gym controls his hands.
Lutsenko misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Lutsenko is controlling him.
Lutsenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Lutsenko blocks it.
Red Gym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lutsenko.
Red Gym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutsenko stalls.
Lutsenko scores with a shot to the side of Red Gym's head.
Lutsenko tries to work over Red Gym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Red Gym working hard to break the clinch.
Lutsenko misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lutsenko.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutsenko has double underhooks.
Lutsenko prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergi Lutsenko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lutsenko rushes Red Gym and presses him up against the cage.
Red Gym on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lutsenko stalling.
Lutsenko can't find room to land a body shot as Red Gym controls the action.
Lutsenko lands a body punch.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Lutsenko controls his hands.
Lutsenko has Red Gym pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lutsenko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A body shot lands from Red Gym.
A nice left hand lands by Lutsenko.
Red Gym looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Red Gym swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Lutsenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lutsenko scores with a shot to the side of Red Gym's head.
Lutsenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Red Gym is keeping busy.
Red Gym blocking some punches.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Red Gym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lutsenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lutsenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Lutsenko scores with a hook to the body.
Red Gym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red Gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lutsenko tries to throw a body punch but Red Gym avoids it by throwing Lutsenko back against the cage.
Lutsenko digs a right hand into Red Gym's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Red Gym's gas tank.
Red Gym takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lutsenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lutsenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ten Red Gym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko scores with a shot to the side of Red Gym's head.
A body shot lands from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Red Gym tries to break free but Lutsenko pushes him back against the cage.
Red Gym can't find room to land a body shot as Lutsenko controls the action.
Lutsenko lands a damaging elbow.
Lutsenko lands an elbow just above Red Gym 's eye.
Lutsenko lands with a light punch inside.
Red Gym wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lutsenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Red Gym can do to turn this around?
Lutsenko digs a right hand underneath Red Gym's ribcage. Red Gym let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Lutsenko has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Lutsenko.
A short body shot lands from Lutsenko as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lutsenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lutsenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lutsenko taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Lutsenko as the two fighters clinch.
Lutsenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsenko's elbow.
Lutsenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lutsenko.
Lutsenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsenko slowing the pace effectively.
Lutsenko crunches a lovely knee into Red Gym's ribcage.
Lutsenko stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lutsenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Lutsenko lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lutsenko.
Lutsenko leaning against his opponent.
Lutsenko seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sergi Lutsenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sergi Lutsenko.
Lutsenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Red Gym fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lutsenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lutsenko is looking to clinch.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the body
and Lutsenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Lutsenko.
Lutsenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Lutsenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergi Lutsenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lutsenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergi Lutsenko!
A very excited looking Sergi Lutsenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
202 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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197 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjalar Ollongren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollongren.
Maynard delivers a nice body kick.
Ollongren ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maynard. That's going to slow Ollongren down.
Ollongren throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Ollongren closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.
Ollongren misses with some punches.
Ollongren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maynard works on Ollongren's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Maynard.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Maynard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ollongren.
Ollongren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maynard walks away with a smile on his face. Ollongren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard throws a body punch but Ollongren moves out of range.
Maynard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Maynard tries to sprawl but Ollongren drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ollongren trying to advance position but Maynard counters by regaining guard.
Maynard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren is working to get back to half guard.
Ollongren is working hard here to advance position.
Maynard controlling from the full mount.
Ollongren is looking to improve his position but Maynard isn't that keen on the idea.
Maynard looking to control but Ollongren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren tries to reverse the position but Maynard maintains control.
Maynard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ollongren is squirming around, avoiding Maynard's attempts to control the action.
Ollongren tries to reverse the position but Maynard maintains control.
Maynard mounts Ollongren! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ollongren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ollongren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren is trying to get back to full guard.
Maynard is looking for a kimura but Ollongren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maynard to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ollongren actively working from the bottom here.
Maynard passes to side control.
Maynard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ollongren to his feet.
Ollongren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ollongren tests Maynard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ollongren throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
Ollongren misses with a right hand
and Maynard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maynard.
Ollongren blocks a body shot from Maynard.
Ollongren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maynard backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Ollongren misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollongren is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjalar Ollongren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard is looking to control Ollongren's arms but Ollongren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Ollongren is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
Ollongren being controlled against the cage.
Maynard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ollongren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ollongren is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard blocks a body shot from Ollongren.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard pushes Ollongren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren'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.
Maynard clinches.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Ollongren.
Ollongren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maynard scores with a shoulder strike.
Ollongren misses with a body punch.
Maynard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ollongren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ollongren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ollongren is trying to pull guard but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Ollongren wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjalar Ollongren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollongren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Maynard.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Maynard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ollongren throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Maynard won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Ollongren's head.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ollongren backwards.
Ollongren slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
Ollongren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maynard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ollongren wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Maynard.
The referee calls for Maynard to work.
Alexander Maynard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maynard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Ollongren fails to land.
Maynard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maynard as Ollongren tries to tie him up.
Maynard tries to work over Ollongren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Maynard.
Maynard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ollongren tries to throw a body punch but Maynard avoids it by throwing Ollongren back against the cage.
Maynard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard lands a right hand.
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ollongren moves away.
Ollongren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ollongren is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Ollongren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maynard.
Ollongren throws out a powerful jab.
Ollongren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ollongren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ollongren throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
A shot to the liver by Maynard. Beautiful body shot.
Ollongren tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking to slow Ollongren down with leg kicks.
Maynard 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.
Ollongren is rocked!
Ollongren shoots in for a double leg but Maynard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Ollongren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maynard digs a good hook to Ollongren's body.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maynard thumps Ollongren with a low kick.
Alexander Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ollongren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ollongren seems to have got his legs back now.
Ollongren tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Maynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ollongren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexander Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ollongren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maynard.
Ollongren fails to land with a series of punches.
Ollongren looks up at the clock. Bad move! Maynard lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ollongren. Maynard pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Maynard!
A victorious Alexander Maynard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sammy Sugarol was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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29
153 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Ralph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Sugarol misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sugarol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sugarol pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Sugarol follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Ralph Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a combination. Sugarol tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Sammy Sugarol has been cut.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sugarol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Sugarol. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Sugarol moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sugarol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Sugarol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Sugarol.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie cracks Sugarol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sugarol is rocked!
Sugarol bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Gracie comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sugarol falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sugarol was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Mrs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. Mrs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm sexy and I know it by LMFAO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
237 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Mrs!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mr Mrs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrs looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mrs.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mrs.
Mrs throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Mrs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mrs connects with a right hand. Edwards shakes it off.
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mrs is looking to slow Edwards down with leg kicks.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Mrs misses with a straight left.
A big right from Mrs misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards slips under a jab from Mrs.
Mrs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards scores with a jab.
Mrs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrs misses the target.
Mrs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrs cracks Edwards with a good jab.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Edwards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mrs looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Mrs.
Edwards looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards throwing strikes from guard but Mrs blocks nicely.
Edwards postures up in Mrs's guard and throws a big left but Mrs blocks it.
Edwards advances position into side control!
Mrs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards gets to mount! Mrs was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Edwards throwing strikes here but Mrs is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Edwards sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mrs is looking to get to half guard.
Edwards is trying to control here but Mrs has managed to regain half guard.
Edwards prevents Mrs from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrs is trying is best to control the position here.
Edwards is just content to waste time from the top position. Mrs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mrs seems keen to control Edwards's posture.
Mrs working a defensive guard here.
Edwards postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mrs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Edwards, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrs tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Mrs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mrs is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards has his foot on Mrs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mrs works his way back into a safe position though.
Mrs stands up over Edwards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mrs trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrs postures up in Edwards's guard and throws a big left but Edwards blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mrs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Edwards blocks the low kick.
Mrs is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Edwards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edwards throws a right hand that Mrs ducks under and follows up with a left that Mrs also avoids with ease.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mrs catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mrs lands a jab to the head.
Mr Mrs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mrs misses with a looping left.
Mrs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mrs tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Mrs misses its intended target.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mrs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mrs wants to slow Edwards down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrs was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrs is looking to chop away at Edwards's legs.
Edwards darts in and clinches Mrs up against the cage.
Mrs wants to get back to striking at distance but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards wants to stall.
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mrs backwards.
Mrs swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mrs.
Mrs blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Edwards obliges.
Edwards works on Mrs's body with a couple of short punches.
Mrs swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Mrs is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Mrs.
A short right from Edwards.
Edwards pushes Mrs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mrs looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Mrs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edwards gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mrs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edwards!
Edwards tries to hold on but Mrs pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrs thowing shots but they're missing.
Edwards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Edwards manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mrs trying to control from Edwards's half guard. Edwards has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mrs wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Edwards working a defensive guard here.
Mrs is looking to work some ground and pound but Edwards has wrist control.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrs passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mrs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mrs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Edwards is avoiding damage well.
Mrs in the domination position with Edwards hanging on.
Edwards is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Mrs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Mrs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Mrs sees coming a mile off.
Mrs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mrs lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Mrs misses.
Edwards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mrs.
It looks like Mr Mrs has been cut.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Mrs.
Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mrs is able to avoid easily.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body. Mrs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mrs throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrs misses with a combination
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards is looking to wear down Mrs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
Mrs walks into a jab.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrs wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards cracks Mrs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Mrs moves away and avoids it.
Mrs misses the jab.
Mrs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mrs lands a head shot.
Mrs throws a low kick but Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mrs takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Mrs throws a leg kick that misses.
Mrs swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Mrs scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Mrs counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mrs blocks the low kick.
Mrs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Edwards is out of range.
Mrs keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards lands a left and a right that sends Mrs crashing to the canvas! Edwards dives into mount looking to finish!
Mrs is rocked!
Edwards wants to control the pace but Mrs is squirming around nicely.
Mrs is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Mrs seems to have recovered his senses.
Mrs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edwards fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to control here but Mrs has managed to regain half guard.
Mrs is in trouble now - Edwards has advanced to mount!
Blake Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards trying to control but Mrs is having none of it.
Edwards thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mrs tries to hold on but Edwards postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mrs is on top in guard.
Mrs chips away with some ground and pound.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mrs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Mrs passes into half guard.
Edwards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mrs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mrs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edwards is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edwards walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mrs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mrs throws a push kick but Edwards slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Mrs counters with a left to the body.
Edwards wants to clinch
and Mrs counters with a head kick. That will keep Edwards thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mrs throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Edwards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mrs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards sizes up Mrs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good work by Edwards as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards is looking to slow Mrs down with leg kicks.
Mrs lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Mrs.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Mrs avoids nicely.
Mrs pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Mrs's head.
Mrs trying to stall but Edwards improves his position.
Mrs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mrs prevents it.
Edwards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Edwards presses Mrs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mrs is pressed up against the cage. Edwards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mrs down to the mat. Mrs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrs misses with a straight right.
Mrs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards blocks a low kick nicely.
Mrs misses with a body kick.
Mr Mrs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mrs throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a body kick that stops Mrs in his tracks momentarily.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Mrs sees coming a mile off.
Mrs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
A slow jab from Mrs misses its intended target.
Edwards is looking to slow Mrs down with leg kicks.
Mrs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Edwards tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Mrs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mrs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards checks a leg kick nicely.
Mrs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edwards in his tracks.
Mrs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
A big left from Mrs misses.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mrs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edwards counters with a good, hard body kick but Mrs shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mrs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Mrs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards blocks a leg kick.
Mrs throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Mrs's corner calls for a 1-2. Mrs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mrs just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mrs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrs is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Mrs.
Mrs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Mrs dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
A punch combination from Mrs misses.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Mrs circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edwards will feel that in the morning.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrs moves away.
Mrs takes the fight into the clinch.
Blake Edwards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mrs.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mrs throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mrs is trying to maintain a safe position but Edwards gets an underhook and turns Mrs into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mrs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mrs tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Mrs back against the cage.
Mrs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mrs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mrs lands with a short shot to the head.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Mrs.
Mrs breaks from the clinch.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Mrs.
Edwards dives in and grabs Mrs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mrs pushes down on Edwards's head and hops out.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mrs both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Mrs misses with a head kick.
Mrs is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Edwards lands with a hook. Mrs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mrs lands a jab to the head.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Mrs is just out of range.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mrs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mrs misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mrs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mrs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mrs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mrs leaves Edwards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrs.
Edwards lands with a shot to the body.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mrs throws a head kick that misses.
Mrs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edwards on the side of the head.
Mrs looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mrs was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Mrs thuds his shin into the meat of Edwards's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mrs.
Mrs throws a lazy uppercut
and Edwards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mrs thinking.
Mrs throws a low kick, looking for Edwards's leg but Edwards calmly moves out of range.
Mrs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mrs was covering up waiting for the punch and Edwards finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mrs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Edwards is bucking up trying to escape but Mrs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mrs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mrs content just to control the position here.
Edwards tries to reverse the position but Mrs maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mrs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mrs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Mrs!
Mr Mrs is the new heavyweight champion!
Mr Mrs managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Juntunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Juntunen's choice of entrance music: Lumessakahlaajat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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23
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Juntunen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntunen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Juntunen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntunen throws a push kick but Mulqvist slaps the foot to one side.
Juntunen lands a lovely overhand right.
Mulqvist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juntunen on the side of the head.
Mulqvist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juntunen lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen looks to land a body kick but Mulqvist moved away.
Juntunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulqvist.
Juntunen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mulqvist throws a front kick that sends Juntunen stumbling back into the cage.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juntunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulqvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulqvist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist misses with a body shot.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. Juntunen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juntunen defending well as Mulqvist loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Mulqvist.
A solid body kick from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juntunen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juntunen looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a head kick.
Mulqvist lands with an uppercut that bounces Juntunen off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Tomi Juntunen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Juntunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mulqvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juntunen.
Juntunen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Juntunen - that will leave a mark!
Juntunen throws a push kick but Mulqvist slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is looking to land body kicks.
Mulqvist lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mulqvist scores with a hook.
Juntunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mulqvist scores with a jab.
Mulqvist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mulqvist feints a jab promting Juntunen to slip. Mulqvist then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Juntunen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Juntunen blocks a head kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist checks a low kick from Juntunen.
Juntunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulqvist was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntunen.
Mulqvist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulqvist cracks the inside of Juntunen's front leg.
Mulqvist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mulqvist tries to land a front kick but Juntunen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mulqvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juntunen.
Juntunen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mulqvist misses with a few strikes there.
Juntunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juntunen, right into the meat.
Juntunen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mulqvist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juntunen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juntunen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juntunen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulqvist swinging wildly here.
Mulqvist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juntunen loads up on a big right hand but Mulqvist slips the punch.
Mulqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juntunen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juntunen counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Juntunen misses the jab.
Juntunen slips under a jab from Mulqvist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Juntunen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Mulqvist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mulqvist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntunen moves away.
Mulqvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mulqvist throws a nice head kick!
Juntunen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulqvist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulqvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juntunen sprawls well. Juntunen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomi Juntunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntunen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mulqvist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mulqvist slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mulqvist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juntunen taking a bit of punishment here - Mulqvist scoring with strikes.
Mulqvist trying to control the position but Juntunen is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntunen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mulqvist gets back to full guard.
Mulqvist looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulqvist, not yet.
Mulqvist looking to control.
Mulqvist has Juntunen pulled in close to control his posture.
Mulqvist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juntunen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulqvist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juntunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulqvist counters with a low kick, right behind Juntunen 's knee.
Juntunen throws a chopping leg kick but Mulqvist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Juntunen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juntunen.
Harri Mulqvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Juntunen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juntunen misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juntunen misses with a head kick.
Mulqvist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Mulqvist slams his shin into Juntunen's torso.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juntunen is breathing heavily.
Juntunen throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntunen. Mulqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntunen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mulqvist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Juntunen's knee momentarily.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulqvist 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a body punch but Juntunen moves out of range.
Mulqvist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Tomi Juntunen's cut even more.
Juntunen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mulqvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juntunen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Juntunen wants it to stay on the feet.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juntunen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mulqvist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juntunen's calf.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
Mulqvist misses with a low kick.
Juntunen slaps away a takedown attempt from Mulqvist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Juntunen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntunen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mulqvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mulqvist.
Juntunen avoids the head kick by Mulqvist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juntunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntunen misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juntunen.
Juntunen misses with a two punch combination.
Mulqvist lands a body shot.
Mulqvist scores with a hook to the body. Juntunen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mulqvist moves into range and connects with a jab.
Juntunen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juntunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Mulqvist does no damage.
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Juntunen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Juntunen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist lands with an uppercut that bounces Juntunen off the cage and back into range.
Mulqvist misses the shot to the body.
Juntunen throws a head kick but Mulqvist moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Juntunen ducks under a wild hook from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juntunen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mulqvist throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist scores with a kick to the body.
Mulqvist cracks a nice hook into Juntunen's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntunen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mulqvist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juntunen's sensitive parts.
Mulqvist lands with a shot to the body.
Mulqvist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mulqvist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juntunen's head.
Juntunen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mulqvist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juntunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juntunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juntunen sprawls well. Juntunen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulqvist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Mulqvist catches Juntunen right on the button with a cross.
Mulqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Juntunen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulqvist's sensitive parts.
Mulqvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juntunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Mulqvist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mulqvist looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntunen is just out of range.
Mulqvist looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Mulqvist throws a head kick that half lands.
Mulqvist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juntunen can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mulqvist.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juntunen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen 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.
A swing and a miss from Juntunen.
Juntunen staying out of range there.
Juntunen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juntunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mulqvist's calf.
Juntunen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Juntunen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juntunen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Juntunen tries to work over Mulqvist's front leg with a kick but Mulqvist checks it.
Mulqvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juntunen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juntunen misses with a hook to the body
and Mulqvist counters with an outside leg kick.
Mulqvist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulqvist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mulqvist.
The cut above Tomi Juntunen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist scoring well with a low kick there.
Mulqvist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mulqvist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mulqvist scores with a leg kick.
Mulqvist scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mulqvist misses the target.
Mulqvist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mulqvist wants to land a leg kick but Juntunen is out of range.
Mulqvist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Juntunen.
Mulqvist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist jabs at Juntunen's body.
Mulqvist scores with a one two! Juntunen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Juntunen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mulqvist scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntunen. Mulqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntunen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juntunen throws a wild body kick that Mulqvist sees coming a mile off.
Mulqvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juntunen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntunen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mulqvist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juntunen avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist is looking to slow Juntunen down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Juntunen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juntunen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juntunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulqvist lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mulqvist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juntunen's head.
Mulqvist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Juntunen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mulqvist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juntunen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mulqvist. Mulqvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Juntunen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick from Juntunen misses.
Mulqvist scores with a punch to the head.
Mulqvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juntunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mulqvist connects with a body shot that sends Juntunen's belly button to the back.
Juntunen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mulqvist.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juntunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mulqvist rushes Juntunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Juntunen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist blocks an elbow strike from Juntunen.
Mulqvist misses with the head strike.
Mulqvist avoiding damage as Juntunen throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
Juntunen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juntunen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mulqvist lands a left hand.
Mulqvist fails to pull guard.
Mulqvist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juntunen misses with a punch to the body.
Juntunen pushes off an throws an elbow but Mulqvist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen missing with knees to the body.
Juntunen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juntunen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mulqvist's brow.
A short uppercut from Juntunen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juntunen's elbow.
Juntunen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mulqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Mulqvist.
Juntunen misses with an elbow over the top.
Mulqvist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntunen backwards.
Mulqvist is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Juntunen to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Mulqvist - that landed with a thud.
Juntunen prevents a body shot from Mulqvist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mulqvist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juntunen's brow.
Mulqvist misses with an elbow strike.
Juntunen scores with a shot to the side of Mulqvist's head.
Knees to the body from Juntunen.
Mulqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juntunen misses with the head strike.
Mulqvist looking to slow down the pace here.
Juntunen lands an elbow just above Mulqvist 's eye.
Tomi Juntunen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mulqvist misses with some punches.
Mulqvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntunen is struggling to control the position.
Juntunen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntunen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist swings wildly with an uppercut but Juntunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntunen prevents a body shot from Mulqvist.
Juntunen lands a nice elbow.
Mulqvist misses with the head strike.
Mulqvist lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntunen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juntunen misses with the head strike.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juntunen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tomi Juntunen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Juntunen misses with a wild body shot.
Mulqvist looks to land a body kick but Juntunen moved away.
Juntunen moves out of range of the body kick from Mulqvist.
Juntunen scores with a hook.
Mulqvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juntunen. Juntunen obviously looking to wear him down.
Juntunen scoring well with a low kick there.
Juntunen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juntunen.
Juntunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mulqvist's calf.
Juntunen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntunen stalks Mulqvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mulqvist's face. Mulqvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Mulqvist is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Juntunen there.
Oh Mulqvist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juntunen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Juntunen slips a jab and a cross from Mulqvist.
Juntunen lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juntunen.
Mulqvist takes a swing at Juntunen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mulqvist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juntunen misses with the combination.
Juntunen scores with a nice strike.
BOOM! Juntunen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mulqvist. Mulqvist tries to recover but Juntunen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mulqvist lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Juntunen!
Tomi Juntunen is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tomi Juntunen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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