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NFC 171 Jokinen vs Taalasmaa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osgar MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacGregor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scotland The Brave (Leonidas). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osgar MacGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGregor lands a jab to the nose.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
MacGregor throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
MacGregor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Cole off the cage and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by MacGregor there.
MacGregor scores with the left hand. Cole knows he should have avoided that one.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Cole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacGregor's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole lands with a shot to the body.
Hank Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from MacGregor.
MacGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacGregor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
MacGregor blocks a jab.
MacGregor scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacGregor lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Cole.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacGregor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
MacGregor scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from MacGregor.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. MacGregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and MacGregor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
MacGregor ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole throws a body punch but MacGregor moves out of range.
MacGregor dives in and scores a takedown into Cole's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cole is trying to keep MacGregor in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Cole keeping moving, preventing MacGregor from controlling successfully.
MacGregor postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Cole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacGregor's guard.
Cole trying to stand up but can't free himself from MacGregor's guard.
MacGregor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cole has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
MacGregor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cole decides to take the fight back to the feet.
MacGregor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacGregor misses with a body kick.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacGregor moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar MacGregor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Cole misses.
A lazy left from MacGregor finds it's target.
MacGregor misses with a body shot.
Cole misses with a body shot.
MacGregor lands a right hook to the body.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole is looking to wear down MacGregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacGregor scores with the left hand. Cole knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from MacGregor tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole checks a leg kick.
MacGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGregor misses with a double jab.
MacGregor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
MacGregor avoids the body shot from Cole.
MacGregor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacGregor tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGregor loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. MacGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
MacGregor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacGregor.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacGregor takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
MacGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacGregor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by MacGregor as he connects with a hook.
MacGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
MacGregor lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. MacGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from MacGregor misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
MacGregor feints a jab promting Cole to slip. MacGregor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cole slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
MacGregor misses with a few strikes there.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osgar MacGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. MacGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole blocks a head kick by MacGregor.
MacGregor tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacGregor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Osgar MacGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. MacGregor should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacGregor. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by MacGregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacGregor.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. MacGregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacGregor fails to land the takedown.
MacGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar MacGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacGregor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacGregor connects with the punch.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacGregor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacGregor.
MacGregor gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
Cole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacGregor breaks the clinch.
MacGregor tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacGregor scores with a one two! Cole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cole swings for the body but MacGregor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole takes a swing at MacGregor's ribcage but misses.
Cole stuns MacGregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacGregor takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent MacGregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
MacGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
MacGregor takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Cole avoids the body shot from MacGregor.
MacGregor thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
MacGregor motions for Cole to come forward. MacGregor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole avoids the head kick by MacGregor.
MacGregor misses with a body kick.
Osgar MacGregor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacGregor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor scores with a head kick. Cole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGregor manages to avoid it.
MacGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacGregor throws a leg kick which misses Cole's front leg but catches the back leg as Cole tries to avoid it.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
MacGregor connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from MacGregor misses
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacGregor at a distance.
Cole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacGregor.
MacGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cole misses.
MacGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
MacGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Cole's head.
MacGregor misses with a two punch combination.
MacGregor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hank Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and MacGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacGregor blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hank Cole.
I think MacGregor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar MacGregor!
Osgar MacGregor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Amsterdamage baby!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamic Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace has chosen Christiansands by Tricky as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dynamic Menace !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menace lands a head kick. Stern smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Menace jabs at Stern's body.
Menace misses with a hook
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Menace misses with a leg kick
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menace motions for Stern to come forward. Menace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Menace looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Menace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menace throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a slapping leg kick.
Menace misses with a leg kick
and Stern counters with a stiff right hand.
Menace throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
An inside leg kick from Menace misses.
Menace throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Menace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Menace is predictable there
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menace .
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Menace lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stern has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stern and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Menace throws a shot from downtown. Stern moves away and avoids it.
Menace throws an overhand right that lands on Stern's shoulder, as Stern tries to avoid the shot.
Stern buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Menace .
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menace .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menace takes one on the button.
Stern scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Menace throws an overhand right that lands on Stern's shoulder, as Stern tries to avoid the shot.
Stern takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stern lands a jab to Menace 's midsection.
Stern tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stern somewhat.
A telegraphed right hand from Menace misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stern on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace . Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menace was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Menace misses with a low kick.
Stern walks into a stiff left hand from Menace .
A head kick by Menace misses
and Stern counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menace thinking.
Menace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menace lands an overhand right.
Menace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Menace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Menace throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
Stern misses with a leg kick
and Menace counters with a straight right hand.
Stern keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stern keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stern forces Menace back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
Menace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Menace gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Menace stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dynamic Menace will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menace cracks Stern with an open hand slap.
Menace takes one to the chin there.
Stern misses with the body kick
and Menace finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Stern 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stern scores with a shot to the body.
Stern scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Menace . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Menace .
The fighters circle momentarily. Menace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Menace throws a lazy uppercut
and Menace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Menace misses.
Menace misses with a hook
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Menace cracks Stern with a good jab.
Dynamic Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menace tests Stern's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern clobbers Menace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Menace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menace 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stern under the eye.
Menace throws a lazy uppercut
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stern fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Menace to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Menace looks to clinch but Stern throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Menace taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Stern!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Puman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puman's entrance music is Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Puman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Solovyev, as that shot connected.
Puman has closed the distance and engaged Solovyev in a clinch.
Solovyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Puman fails to land.
Puman landing knees to the head.
Puman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puman dips to his left and cracks Solovyev with an uppercut!
Puman missing with a left hand there. Solovyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Solovyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solovyev is looking to clinch but Puman is avoiding it.
Puman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solovyev's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Solovyev blocks the leg kick.
Solovyev scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Solovyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puman misses with a low kick.
Solovyev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puman is looking to clinch but Solovyev is avoiding it.
Puman throws a push kick but Solovyev slaps the foot to one side.
Puman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puman closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Solovyev.
Still in the clinch, Puman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Puman lands a knee to the body.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puman's elbow.
Solovyev lands a body shot.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Puman.
Solovyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puman landing knees to the body.
Solovyev looking to stall.
Puman misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Puman - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solovyev throws a poor cross that misses
and Puman counters with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev misses with a hook. Puman ducked under it nicely.
Puman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puman - that will leave a mark!
Solovyev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solovyev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solovyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solovyev throws a chopping leg kick but Puman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Solovyev misses with a body kick.
Puman looks to land a left hand but Solovyev moved out of range nicely.
Solovyev wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puman misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puman's knee momentarily.
Solovyev wants to clinch up but Puman keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Puman.
Jan Puman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puman lunges at Solovyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solovyev's hand.
Solovyev lands an overhand right.
Puman wants to clinch.
Puman thows a leg kick but Solovyev checks it
enabling Solovyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Puman is rocked!
Solovyev pushes Puman up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Puman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puman working aggressively here.
Solovyev lands a body punch.
Puman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puman throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Solovyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Solovyev - that landed with a thud.
Puman is breathing heavily.
Puman throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev'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.
Solovyev lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Puman to his knees! Solovyev keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Solovyev!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Solovyev 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adebisi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Go Adebisi. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi works the jab nicely.
al Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
Adebisi throws a predictable looking body shot
and al Thor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adebisi's knee momentarily.
al Thor avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Adebisi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Thor tries a low kick but Adebisi avoids it.
Adebisi looking to score a takedown here. al Thor is defending well but Adebisi drives through and ends up in al Thor's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adebisi stops al Thor from standing up.
Adebisi throwing strikes but missing.
al Thor is adopting a defensive guard.
al Thor keeping full guard, as Adebisi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi pushing down on al Thor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adebisi is pressing down on al Thor's thigh, looking to free his foot. al Thor is holding on for now.
Adebisi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but al Thor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and al Thor defends it well.
al Thor trying to control here.
Adebisi wants to take a breather but al Thor is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor is defending against the submission attempts here by Adebisi.
Adebisi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
al Thor tries to roll over but Adebisi keeps him under control.
Adebisi trying to mount his opponent but al Thor defends it.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
al Thor is staying active underneath Adebisi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
al Thor is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor trying to control here.
Adebisi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
al Thor is defending against the submission attempts here by Adebisi.
al Thor wants to control but Adebisi is keeping busy.
Adebisi trying to mount his opponent but al Thor defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! al Thor could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Adebisi has cracked it and al Thor is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Adebisi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Adebisi!
During a confident post fight interview, Simon Adebisi 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 Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabaton - Talvisota . Hideki has chosen I've Just Seen a Face as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
22 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peto.
Peto tries to clinch up.
Peto stuns Hideki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Peto.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki throws a wild body kick that Peto sees coming a mile off.
Hideki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Peto's defenses.
Peto tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way.
Hideki feints and then cracks Peto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peto down.
Hideki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
Peto misses with a straight right.
Peto takes one to the chin there.
Peto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki connects with a right hand. Peto shakes it off.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hideki as he avoids it easily.
Hideki misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki lands a leg kick that knocks Peto off balance momentarily.
Peto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hideki is fending him off so far but Peto persists. Nope, Hideki circles away and we're back to standing.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peto looks to land a left hand but Hideki moved out of range nicely.
Hideki misses the shot to the body.
Hideki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki throws a wild body kick that Peto sees coming a mile off.
Peto throws a leg kick but Hideki checks it.
Hideki cracks the inside of Peto's front leg.
Hideki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peto. That did some damage!
Peto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hideki swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
Hideki throws a head kick that misses.
Peto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hideki.
A good leg kick by Peto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hideki swings for the body but Peto moves out of range.
Hideki tries to score with a low kick but Peto moves his leg out of the way.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peto throws a head kick that misses.
Hideki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Peto shoots in looking for a takedown. Hideki tries to sprawl out of it but Peto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hideki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hideki pinned against the cage. Hideki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Hideki. Beautiful body shot.
Hideki scores with a body shot.
Peto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hideki keeps Peto at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto throws a body kick that misses.
Peto throws a solid leg kick but Hideki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Peto.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hideki blocks the leg kick.
Peto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hideki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peto throws a sloppy head kick and Hideki moves out of range easily.
Hideki blocks a low kick nicely.
Peto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hideki staying out of range there.
Peto throws a series of punches but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hideki.
Peto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Peto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hideki but Hideki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Peto is breathing heavily.
Hideki lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hideki.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideki lands a jab to the nose.
Peto misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hideki.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Peto.
Peto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hideki is out of range.
Hideki throws a sloppy head kick and Peto moves out of range easily.
Hideki scores with a jab.
Hideki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by Peto.
Peto gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hideki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peto is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Hideki as he connects with a hook.
Hideki tests Peto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hideki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peto throws out a leg kick but Hideki moves out of range and Peto only half commits.
Hideki throws a big shot that misses.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hideki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hideki checks a leg kick.
Peto throws a chopping leg kick but Hideki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peto scores with a leg kick.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Hideki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hideki throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Peto misses.
Hideki missing with a left hand there. Peto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hideki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki throws a chopping leg kick but Peto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peto misses with a low kick.
Hideki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Peto is predictable there
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideki scores with a nice strike.
Peto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peto misses with a straight left.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peto avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hideki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hideki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hideki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peto.
Peto tries for a takedown but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hideki checks a low kick from Peto.
Hideki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masaru Hideki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hideki scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hideki. Peto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peto wants to clinch up but Hideki keeps it at a distance.
Peto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peto tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hideki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peto wants to land a leg kick but Hideki is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Peto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peto.
Hideki with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Hideki.
Peto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hideki manages to avoid it.
Hideki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hideki's brow.
Peto avoiding damage as Hideki throws knees to the body.
Hideki looking to stall.
Peto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hideki avoids it.
Peto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peto has Hideki pressed against the cage, preventing Hideki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideki tries a knee to the head but Peto blocks it.
Peto stalling in the clinch but Hideki improves position.
Hideki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hideki tries to circle away but Peto has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peto throws an elbow that misses.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Peto throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Peto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peto feints and as Hideki raises his hands in defense, Peto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hideki holds on and takes a little breather.
Peto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hideki has control of Peto's left arm, preventing Peto from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hideki is on top in guard.
Peto pulls Hideki in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peto tried to score with a low kick but Hideki checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hideki.
Hideki works the jab nicely.
Hideki lands a nice shot that snaps Peto's head back.
Hideki thuds a left hand into Peto's body.
Hideki is looking to chop away at Peto's legs.
Peto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peto walks into a jab.
Hideki scores with a hook.
Peto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pertti Peto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peto clinches with his opponent.
Hideki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peto working aggressively here.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peto throws a low kick but Hideki moves out of range easily.
Hideki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto takes one to the chin there.
Hideki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
Hideki misses with a few strikes there.
Peto misses with a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Peto drops his hands momentarily and Hideki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Peto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hideki.
Peto takes a swing at Hideki's ribcage but misses.
Peto thumps Hideki with a low kick.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hideki on the side of the head.
Hideki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hideki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki looks to land a body kick but Peto moved away.
Pertti Peto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peto doesn't seem bothered though.
Hideki jabs Peto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hideki clobbers Peto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peto shoots in for a takedown but Hideki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hideki checks a low kick from Peto.
Peto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Hideki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hideki has Peto up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki manages to break the clinch.
Peto throws a sloppy head kick and Hideki moves out of range easily.
Hideki connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hideki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki throws a hook but Peto blocks it.
Hideki catches Peto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hideki looks to land a body kick but Peto moved away.
Peto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Peto.
Hideki feints a jab promting Peto to slip. Hideki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peto misses with a low kick.
Masaru Hideki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hideki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Peto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hideki.
Peto misses with a head kick.
Peto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hideki jabs Peto right on the nose. Peto blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hideki, as that shot connected.
Hideki scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki closes the distance and clinches.
Peto tries to score a body lock takedown but Hideki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki letting Peto take a breather here.
Peto tries to circle away but Hideki has him pinned against the cage.
Hideki blocks a body shot from Peto.
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Peto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hideki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hideki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Hideki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hideki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki!
During a confident post fight interview, Masaru Hideki 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 Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zeldenthuis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palo throws a body kick that misses.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeldenthuis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Zeldenthuis moved away.
Palo throws a push kick but Zeldenthuis slaps the foot to one side.
Palo throws a leg kick which misses Zeldenthuis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeldenthuis tries to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zeldenthuis throws a leg kick which misses Palo's front leg but catches the back leg as Palo tries to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis tries to work over Palo's front leg with a kick but Palo checks it.
Palo just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Zeldenthuis blocks the low kick.
Palo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeldenthuis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeldenthuis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zeldenthuis throws a chopping leg kick but Palo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Palo swings for the body but Zeldenthuis moves out of range.
Palo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zeldenthuis.
Palo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Palo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palo misses with a looping left.
Palo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palo in his tracks.
Zeldenthuis misses with a low kick.
Palo throws a push kick but Zeldenthuis slaps the foot to one side.
Zeldenthuis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palo throws a hook but Zeldenthuis blocks it.
Palo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palo.
Palo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeldenthuis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeldenthuis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Palo blocks the leg kick.
Palo takes a swing at Zeldenthuis's ribcage but misses.
Palo lands a jab to the head.
Palo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zeldenthuis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Palo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis pushing down on Palo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Palo trying to hold on to Zeldenthuis's head to control him but Zeldenthuis postures up.
Zeldenthuis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zeldenthuis is nestled in close to Palo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zeldenthuis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palo trying to hold on to Zeldenthuis's head to control him but Zeldenthuis postures up.
Zeldenthuis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Palo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Palo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palo looking to control.
Palo keeping full guard, as Zeldenthuis tries to pass.
Palo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo wants to sweep here but Zeldenthuis controlling him for the moment.
Palo trying to keep a closed guard but Zeldenthuis is proving a slippery customer.
Palo keeping moving, preventing Zeldenthuis from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tauno Palo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zeldenthuis misses with a looping right.
Palo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zeldenthuis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palo.
Palo lands with a right hand.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Zeldenthuis moved away.
Palo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zeldenthuis tries to score with a low kick but Palo moves his leg out of the way.
Palo throws a looping overhand right but Zeldenthuis ducks down to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis throws a wild body kick that Palo sees coming a mile off.
Palo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zeldenthuis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Palo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zeldenthuis moves away.
Zeldenthuis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zeldenthuis somewhat.
Palo throws a head kick that misses.
Palo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeldenthuis manages to break the clinch.
Zeldenthuis swats away the attempt to clinch by Palo.
Zeldenthuis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeldenthuis scores with a hook.
Zeldenthuis throws a hook to the side of Palo's head but Palo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zeldenthuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeldenthuis moves into the clinch successfully.
Zeldenthuis tries to pull guard but Palo won't allow it.
Palo misses with the head strike.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirk Zeldenthuis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Palo.
Tauno Palo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zeldenthuis backs up against the cage.
Zeldenthuis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis misses with a kick to the body.
Palo misses with the combination.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Zeldenthuis.
Palo throws a series of punches but Zeldenthuis moves out of range.
Zeldenthuis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeldenthuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palo throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeldenthuis counters with a shoot takedown. Palo fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuisis looking to pass into half guard but Palo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Palo is in guard.
Zeldenthuis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo stands and steps away. Zeldenthuis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palo lands a nice looking body kick.
Palo has managed to clinch.
Zeldenthuis scores with a shoulder strike.
Zeldenthuis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeldenthuis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zeldenthuis scores with a shoulder strike.
Palo stalling in the clinch but Zeldenthuis improves position.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Zeldenthuis.
Palo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Palo taking a breather.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palo.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeldenthuis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeldenthuis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeldenthuis struggles to land a body shot inside as Palo controls his hands.
Zeldenthuis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Zeldenthuis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Palo can't find room to land a body shot as Zeldenthuis controls the action.
Palo tries to work over Zeldenthuis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palo misses with a punch to the body.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zeldenthuiss head.
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo looking to slow down the pace here.
Palo avoids a wild elbow strike from Zeldenthuis.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeldenthuis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palo controlling the action here for a moment.
Zeldenthuis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palo is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis lands a body shot.
Palo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeldenthuis's elbow.
Palo blocking some punches.
Palo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeldenthuis's elbow.
Zeldenthuis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeldenthuis blocks an uppercut.
Palo takes a shot to the head.
Palo blocks the elbow strike.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo lands a nice uppercut.
Palo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zeldenthuis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeldenthuis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis lands with a short shot to the head.
Palo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeldenthuis lands with a right to the head.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeldenthuis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeldenthuis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palo working aggressively here.
Zeldenthuis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zeldenthuis lands a shot to the body.
Palo is breathing heavily.
Palo wants to stall.
Zeldenthuis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zeldenthuis lands an elbow inside.
Zeldenthuis lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Zeldenthuis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zeldenthuis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palo was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeldenthuis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zeldenthuis.
Palo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zeldenthuis counters with a nice body shot.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Palo.
A cross from Zeldenthuis lands.
Palo scores with a hook.
Zeldenthuis looks to land a body kick but Palo moved away.
Zeldenthuis misses with a low kick.
Palo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palo scores with a leg kick.
Palo defending well as Zeldenthuis loads up on a big left hand.
Palo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palo misses with a looping left.
That kick from Palo tenderised Zeldenthuis's leg. Zeldenthuis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zeldenthuis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeldenthuis. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zeldenthuis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes from the mount.
Zeldenthuis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Palo is looking to escape.
Zeldenthuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zeldenthuis landing strikes from the mount.
Zeldenthuis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palo?
Palo is rocked!
Zeldenthuis controlling the position easily from mount.
Palo is still in real trouble! Can Zeldenthuis finish him?
Palo regains half guard.
Zeldenthuis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeldenthuis winds up and cracks Palo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Palo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zeldenthuis lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeldenthuis lands a nice short elbow.
Tauno Palo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirk Zeldenthuis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis wants to free his trapped foot but Palo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Palo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palo is trying to control the position but Zeldenthuis postures up.
Zeldenthuis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Palo 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.
Palo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zeldenthuis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dirk Zeldenthuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zeldenthuis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zeldenthuis prevents Palo from improving his position.
Zeldenthuis slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palo seems to have recovered his senses.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zeldenthuis throws a chopping leg kick but Palo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Palo.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Zeldenthuis pushes him off.
A jab from Palo misses.
Palo looks to land a combination but Zeldenthuis avoids it well.
Zeldenthuis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palo misses with a low kick.
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zeldenthuis lands a head kick. Palo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Palo misses.
Palo takes a swing at Zeldenthuis's ribcage but misses.
Palo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Palo throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Zeldenthuis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zeldenthuis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zeldenthuis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palo throws a push kick but Zeldenthuis slaps the foot to one side.
Palo looks for the body kick but Zeldenthuis saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeldenthuis.
Palo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Palo. Those never looked like landing.
Palo throws the left hand but Zeldenthuis avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeldenthuis.
Palo throws a body kick that misses.
Palo misses with a body kick.
Palo misses with a wild body shot.
Palo misses with a combination
and Zeldenthuis counters with an outside leg kick.
Palo gets caught flat footed, as Zeldenthuis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zeldenthuis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Zeldenthuis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zeldenthuis, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Zeldenthuis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dirk Zeldenthuis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Gomi.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomi lands a left hand.
Gomi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svensson prevents it.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Svensson.
Gomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svensson.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Gomi moved away.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Svensson tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
Svensson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to roll over but Gomi keeps him under control.
Gomi is pressing down on Svensson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Svensson is holding on for now.
Svensson trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
Gomi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson is looking for a sweep. Gomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Svensson taking some punishment here, with Gomi in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is concentrating on defense, preventing Gomi from advancing position.
Svensson is trying to maintain the position but Gomi is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but Svensson defending well.
Gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svensson keeps working.
Gomi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Svensson is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to free his trapped foot but Svensson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gomi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Svensson is trying to control but can't.
Svensson is refusing to be controlled, as Gomi sits in half guard.
Svensson tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Gomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svensson is looking to control Gomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svensson avoid being mounted?
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svensson defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to mount his opponent but Svensson defends it.
Gomi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomi is looking to pass Svensson's guard but actually Svensson recovers to full guard.
Svensson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gomi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Svensson cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Svensson - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Svensson. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Gomi can't get the takedown.
Gomi avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Gomi avoiding damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gomi fails to land.
Gomi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi dodges the punch combination from Svensson.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Svensson stuffs the takedown.
Gomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi lands a jab to the head.
Gomi moves away from the strike by Svensson.
Gomi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Sven S Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Svensson throws a leg kick
and Gomi counters with a thumping low kick.
Gomi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svensson's calf.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svensson feints a jab promting Gomi to slip. Svensson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Svensson feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Gomi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svensson wants to stall.
Gomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomi.
Gomi avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gomi.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomi.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomi lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
Gomi being controlled against the cage.
Svensson stalling in the clinch but Gomi improves position.
Gomi misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gomi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomi.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Svensson is looking to chop away at Gomi's legs.
Gomi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Svensson sprawls well initially but Gomi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Svensson trying to control from the bottom.
Gomi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Svensson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Svensson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Svensson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Svensson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Svensson stuffs the takedown.
Svensson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomi throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomi rushes Svensson and presses him up against the cage.
Svensson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Gomi blocks it.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Svensson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Svensson.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Gomi can't get the takedown.
Takanori Gomi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomi can't get the takedown.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi stalling in the clinch.
Svensson trying to stall but Gomi improves his position.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Gomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Svensson.
Gomi misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson breaks from the clinch.
Svensson defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Svensson checks a low kick from Gomi.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Donk. Svensson catches Gomi right on the button with a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Svensson. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Svensson. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Gomi blocks a leg kick.
Svensson works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
Svensson lands a head kick. Gomi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gomi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svensson throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Svensson throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Sven S Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson lands with a cross.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson thumps Gomi with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Gomi pushes Svensson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi is trying to drag Svensson to the mat but Svensson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson misses with a leg kick
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svensson pinned against the cage. Svensson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Svensson throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven S Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's entrance music is Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . A fine choice. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Torturo.
Batts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marko Torturo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batts's calf.
Batts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torturo thows a body shot but no joy.
Batts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torturo.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torturo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Batts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Torturo is just out of range.
Batts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batts takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo walks into a stiff left hand from Batts.
Torturo misses with a body kick.
Batts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torturo tries to keep at a distance but Batts has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo lands with a left to the head.
Batts misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torturo lands with a short shot to the head.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torturo is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.
Batts blocks a body shot from Torturo.
Batts scores with a shot to the side of Torturo's head.
Batts lands a knee to the body.
Batts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo lands an elbow that stopped Batts in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Batts.
Batts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Batts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Batts on the inside.
Batts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torturo blocks an uppercut.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike.
Torturo blocks a body shot from Batts.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Batts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts struggles to land a body shot inside as Torturo controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Batts.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Batts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo misses with a body punch.
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo managing to block the knees to the body from Batts.
Batts managing to block the knees to the body from Torturo.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Torturo misses with a punch on the inside.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torturo.
Torturo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torturo pushes Batts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torturo tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing Torturo back against the cage.
Batts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Torturo managing to block the knees to the body from Batts.
Batts blocking some punches.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Batts landing knees to the body.
Torturo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Batts.
It looks like Marko Torturo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo prevents Batts from breaking the clinch.
Batts misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
Batts controlling the action here for a moment.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torturo lands a shot to the body.
Torturo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torturo's brow.
A short right from Torturo on the inside.
Torturo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Torturo fails to land.
Torturo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batts or not.
Batts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batts scores with a knee to the head.
Torturo lands an elbow that stopped Batts in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Batts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torturo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batts at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Batts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Batts misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torturo.
Torturo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Batts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torturo avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torturo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torturo looks to land a right hand but Batts moved out of range.
Billy Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
Torturo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Batts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Torturo.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batts wants to clinch up but Torturo keeps it at a distance.
Torturo scores with a leg kick.
Torturo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts.
Torturo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Batts misses with the combination.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Batts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batts thumps Torturo with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo connects with an inside leg kick.
Batts looks to score with a jab to the body but Torturo is just out of range.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torturo takes a swing at Batts's ribcage but misses.
Batts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torturo.
Torturo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torturo scores with a push kick.
Batts lands with a hook. Torturo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Batts doesn't manage to clinch there - Torturo circles away.
Torturo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Batts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Batts misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a sloppy head kick and Torturo moves out of range easily.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Batts.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
A leg kick checked by Batts.
Torturo sizes up Batts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torturo lands a leg kick that knocks Batts off balance momentarily.
Batts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Batts moves in looking to clinch but Torturo pushes him off.
Batts lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Torturo.
Torturo thuds his right hand into Batts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torturo loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
Batts is looking to wear down Torturo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torturo throws a jab but it's blocked by Batts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts avoids the head kick by Torturo.
Batts looks to land a combination but Torturo avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batts just misses with a punch to the body.
Torturo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts takes one on the button.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torturo. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Batts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torturo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts fails to land with a series of punches.
Batts throws a body kick that misses.
Batts wants to clinch but Torturo slips to the side
and Torturo counters with a low kick, right behind Batts 's knee.
Batts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Torturo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torturo was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Batts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Batts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Torturo slams his shin into Batts's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torturo.
A bone on bone clash there as Batts blocks the leg kick.
Torturo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batts darts in and clinches Torturo up against the cage.
Batts working aggressively here.
Torturo lands a right hand.
Torturo blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
Torturo tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torturo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Torturo - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torturo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batts takes an elbow to the temple.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torturo.
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!
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Batts.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
Torturo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batts.
Torturo misses with a punch to the body.
Batts is trying to push Torturo away but Torturo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torturo lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Torturo.
Marko Torturo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torturo working aggressively here.
Torturo misses with a knee to the head.
Torturo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts managing to block the knees to the body from Torturo.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo digs a right hand underneath Batts's ribcage. Batts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Batts breaks from the clinch.
Torturo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batts's calf.
Torturo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batts blocks the body kick.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torturo lands with a nice body kick.
Batts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torturo connects with a nice looking jab.
Torturo loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a head kick.
Batts with a hook.
Torturo throws a low kick but Batts avoids it.
Torturo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torturo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batts.
Torturo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Batts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torturo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batts lands with a hook. Torturo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Batts throws a push kick but Torturo slaps the foot to one side.
Torturo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torturo.
A shot to the liver by Batts. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Batts moves out of range of the leg kick from Torturo.
Batts throws out a leg kick but Torturo moves out of range and Batts only half commits.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Torturo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Torturo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torturo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torturo ducks right into an uppercut from Batts.
Batts wants to slow Torturo down by chopping away at his legs.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batts throws a body kick that misses.
Torturo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
Batts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torturo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torturo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum comes to the cage accompanied by High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Bundy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Hates a Coward kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Doc Chillum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alan Bundy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bundy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chillum cracks Bundy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chillum tries to score with a low kick but Bundy moves his leg out of the way.
Chillum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bundy misses with a hook. Chillum ducked under it nicely.
Bundy throws a leg kick but Chillum checks it.
Bundy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chillum lands a jab.
Chillum slips a jab from Bundy.
Chillum loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
Chillum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chillum misses with a hook to the body
and Bundy counters with a series of strikes. Chillum will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chillum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Chillum finds it's way through Bundy's defenses.
Chillum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Chillum.
Bundy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bundy scores with a punch to the head.
Chillum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Bundy. That snapped Chillum's head back.
Bundy lands with a shot to the body.
Chillum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Chillum throws an off balance right hand
and Chillum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chillum tries to work over Bundy's front leg with a kick but Bundy checks it.
Bundy blocks a leg kick.
Chillum scores with a leg kick.
Bundy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chillum on the side of the head.
Bundy throws a right and a left that Chillum avoids nicely.
Bundy tries to land a leg kick but Chillum saw it coming and moves away.
Chillum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bundy at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chillum, right into the meat.
Doc Chillum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Chillum.
Chillum misses with a straight left.
Chillum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bundy. Bundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but Chillum shows good takedown defense.
Chillum tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Chillum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chillum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bundy thuds a left hand into Chillum's body.
A good leg kick by Chillum.
Chillum tries to work over Bundy's front leg with a kick but Bundy checks it.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bundy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chillum is holding on to half guard well.
Bundy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chillum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chillum is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Bundy uses his free foot to push down on Chillum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chillum.
Bundy throwing strikes here but Chillum is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bundy throwing strikes here but Chillum is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Bundy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chillum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chillum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bundy.
Chillum tries to sprawl but Bundy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chillum gets back to full guard.
Bundy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chillum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chillum moves into full guard.
Bundy trying to control but Chillum is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bundy controls the pace.
Bundy trying to control but Chillum is working from the bottom.
Bundy wants to pass the guard but Chillum is keeping the position.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bundy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chillum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum pulls Bundy in close to prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bundy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chillum was covering up waiting for the punch and Bundy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chillum keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Chillum wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundy throwing strikes from guard but Chillum blocks nicely.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bundy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chillum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bundy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chillum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alan Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bundy pushing down on Chillum's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bundy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chillum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chillum kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bundy wants to work for an arm triangle but Chillum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bundy in particular looking to stall.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but Chillum defending well.
Chillum trying to hold on to Bundy's head to control him but Bundy postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chillum wants to get back to full guard.
Bundy tries to pass to full mount but Chillum defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chillum motions for Bundy to come forward. Chillum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chillum instigates a clinch.
Bundy stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chillum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bundy trying to land knees to the body.
Chillum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chillum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chillum misses with a knee strike.
Chillum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Chillum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
Bundy misses with some punches.
Bundy tries to pull guard but Chillum won't allow it.
Chillum misses with a knee to the head.
Bundy is trying to maintain a safe position but Chillum gets an underhook and turns Bundy into the cage.
Bundy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chillum.
Chillum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Bundy tries to pull guard but Chillum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bundy is trying to stall.
Chillum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Bundy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bundy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alan Bundy.
Chillum is looking to chop away at Bundy's legs.
Bundy misses with a kick to the body.
Chillum slips a jab from Bundy.
Chillum throws a sloppy head kick and Bundy moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chillum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bundy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chillum connects with a solid leg kick.
Chillum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundy.
Bundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chillum tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chillum is looking to score with low kicks.
Bundy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chillum's head.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Chillum ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy connects with a leg kick. Chillum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chillum.
Chillum thows a body shot but no joy.
Bundy checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bundy.
Chillum has Bundy up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chillum scores with a shoulder strike.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Bundy to work.
Chillum throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Doc Chillum did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bundy slips under a jab.
Chillum connects with a body shot.
Bundy looks to land a left hand but Chillum moved out of range nicely.
Chillum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bundy feints and then cracks Chillum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chillum down.
Nice uppercut there from Chillum.
Bundy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chillum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bundy fails to land with a series of punches.
Chillum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chillum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy scores with a push kick.
Chillum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bundy looks to throw the jab but Chillum is out of range.
Chillum needs to keep his hands up - Bundy had a free shot at his head there.
Chillum misses with a straight left.
Chillum checks a leg kick.
Chillum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Chillum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Alan Bundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chillum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chillum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Bundy throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chillum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bundy.
Chillum throws a head kick but Bundy moves out of range.
Chillum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
Bundy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bundy shoots in but Chillum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chillum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chillum. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundy drives through with a takedown into Chillum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chillum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy is working to get back to half guard.
Chillum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bundy is squirming around, avoiding Chillum's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to escape the mount.
Chillum controlling the pace for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bundy tries to lock up and control but Chillum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chillum looking to control but Bundy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bundy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Doc Chillum will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chillum. Chillum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chillum slaps away a takedown attempt from Bundy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bundy blocks a head kick by Chillum.
Bundy tries to work over Chillum's front leg with a kick but Chillum checks it.
Chillum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chillum lands with a good body shot.
Bundy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chillum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Chillum lands a nice hook to Bundy's body. Bundy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chillum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chillum wants it to stay on the feet.
Bundy misses with a straight right.
Chillum avoids the body shot from Bundy.
Bundy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chillum fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Bundy.
A lazy left from Bundy finds it's target.
Bundy cracks a nice hook into Chillum's ribs.
Bundy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doc Chillum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chillum.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
Bundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Bundy.
Chillum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chillum.
Chillum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chillum lands with an uppercut that bounces Bundy off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chillum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bundy loads up on a big right hand but Chillum slips the punch.
Bundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Chillum is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum slaps away a takedown attempt from Bundy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chillum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bundy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A lazy left from Chillum finds it's target.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chillum can pounce on him.
Bundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chillum checks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chillum. That's going to slow Bundy down.
Bundy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chillum counters with a nice uppercut.
Chillum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Chillum misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chillum connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chillum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bundy tried to score with a low kick but Chillum checks it.
Chillum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chillum throws a front kick aimed at Bundy's knee but Bundy avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundy throws a body punch but Chillum moves out of range.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown but Chillum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bundy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick from Chillum lands but Bundy takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doc Chillum.
I think Chillum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Chillum!
Doc Chillum retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Doc Chillum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's entrance music is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen tries to work over Taalasmaa's front leg with a kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab from Jokinen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Taalasmaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taalasmaa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen has Taalasmaa pressed against the cage, preventing Taalasmaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jokinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa away with a front kick.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Jokinen jabs at Taalasmaa's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jokinen which made him look bad.
Otso Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Taalasmaa tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Jokinen tries to improve position but can't.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Jokinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jokinen taking a bit of punishment here - Taalasmaa scoring with strikes.
Taalasmaa lands some shots froms side control.
Jokinen wants to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Taalasmaa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa off and gets back to his feet.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Taalasmaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taalasmaa is in Jokinen's guard.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taalasmaa prevents Jokinen from getting back to his feet.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to advance position but Jokinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jokinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taalasmaa can't escape the position.
Taalasmaa tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Jokinen content just to control the position here.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taalasmaa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taalasmaa is looking to escape.
Taalasmaa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Seppo Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taalasmaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen 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.
Taalasmaa scoring with some ground and pound.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Jokinen is trying to keep Taalasmaa in close.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa working some strikes from top position.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of elbows.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jokinen controls Taalasmaa momentarily but Taalasmaa frees himself.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taalasmaa passes Jokinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jokinen takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen. No joy for Taalasmaa on that attempt.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa moved away.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Taalasmaa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen works Taalasmaa's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa has Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jokinen prevents it.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jokinen avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Taalasmaa wants to stall.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Taalasmaa trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Jokinen is working Taalasmaa over against the cage.
Taalasmaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taalasmaa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa wants to stall.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Taalasmaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jokinen enables Taalasmaa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jokinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position.
Jokinen wants to control but Taalasmaa is keeping busy.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen looking to control.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jokinen looking to control.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
Jokinen is looking to stand up but Taalasmaa isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taalasmaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa pushing down on Jokinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working to try and regain half guard.
Taalasmaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Taalasmaa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taalasmaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is in trouble now - Taalasmaa has advanced to mount!
Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taalasmaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jokinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot.
Taalasmaa forces Jokinen back against the cage and clinches.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taalasmaa stalling in the clinch.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa throws a body kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taalasmaa or not.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Jokinen manages to get underhooks.
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Taalasmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taalasmaa tries to score a body lock takedown but Jokinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Taalasmaa controls his hands.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen works on Taalasmaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taalasmaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
Taalasmaa misses with some punches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen gets through Taalasmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch.
Taalasmaa avoiding damage.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taalasmaa is stalling here.
Taalasmaa looking for a takedown.
Taalasmaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa can't get the takedown.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taalasmaa tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
A victorious Otso Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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