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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen X is Coming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Raimo Tikkari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Tikkari sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Tikkari which made him look bad.
Tikkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tikkari to the ground. Silva is now in Tikkari's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Tikkari is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tikkari wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to stall here but Tikkari recovers full guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Tikkari is working from the bottom.
Tikkari pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tikkari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tikkari wants it to stay on the feet.
Raimo Tikkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tikkari circles away.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Tikkari which made him look bad.
Tikkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tikkari tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tikkari to the ground. Tikkari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Tikkari.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Tikkari counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Tikkari is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Tikkari as Silva shoots in.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Tikkari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Tikkari counters with a leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkari thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tikkari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tikkari lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Tikkari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tikkari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raimo Tikkari!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amish Paradise. Henrik Luhtanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jebidiah Knepp's chin.
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jebidiah Knepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen misses with a hook. Knepp ducked under it nicely.
Knepp throws out a powerful jab.
Luhtanen slips a jab from Knepp.
Knepp scores with a jab to the body.
Luhtanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Luhtanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knepp.
Knepp misses with a straight right.
Luhtanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knepp is just out of range.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knepp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luhtanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knepp.
A big right from Luhtanen misses.
Luhtanen misses with a looping left.
Luhtanen connects with a body shot that sends Knepp's belly button to the back.
Knepp swings for the body but Luhtanen moves out of range.
Knepp throws an off balance right hand
and Luhtanen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luhtanen slips under a jab.
Luhtanen looks to throw the jab but Knepp is out of range.
A lazy left from Luhtanen finds it's target.
Knepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knepp in his tracks.
Luhtanen throws the left hand but Knepp avoids the punch easily.
Luhtanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knepp lands a nice hook to Luhtanen's body. Luhtanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luhtanen throws a nice looking combination but Knepp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knepp missing with a left hand there. Luhtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luhtanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Luhtanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luhtanen lands a nice shot that snaps Knepp's head back.
The fighters circling - Luhtanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Knepp misses its intended target.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knepp has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luhtanen cracks Knepp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luhtanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Luhtanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knepp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knepp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Knepp lands.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Luhtanen's head but Luhtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luhtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knepp's head backwards.
Luhtanen dodges the punch combination from Knepp.
Knepp takes a swing at Luhtanen's ribcage but misses.
Luhtanen throws a lazy right hand but Knepp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luhtanen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luhtanen slips a straight right by Knepp.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Luhtanen's head but Luhtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knepp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luhtanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knepp.
Knepp throws a lazy right hand but Luhtanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luhtanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knepp lands a right hook to the body.
Luhtanen takes one to the chin there.
Knepp misses with an uppercut.
Knepp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luhtanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knepp.
Knepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luhtanen manages to avoid it.
Luhtanen swings for the body but Knepp moves out of range.
Luhtanen scores with a jab. Knepp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knepp missing with a left hand there. Luhtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knepp swings for the body but Luhtanen moves out of range.
Luhtanen misses with a looping left.
Luhtanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luhtanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knepp.
Luhtanen looks to throw the jab but Knepp is out of range.
A slow jab from Knepp misses its intended target.
Luhtanen cracks a nice hook into Knepp's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Knepp.
Luhtanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knepp. Knepp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knepp moves out of range of the body kick from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen ducks under a wild hook from Knepp.
Luhtanen scores with a shot to the body.
Knepp swings widly with a right hand
and Luhtanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luhtanen misses with an uppercut.
Luhtanen misses with a looping right.
Luhtanen lands a head shot.
Knepp works Luhtanen's body with a nice hook.
Knepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luhtanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knepp. Luhtanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knepp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luhtanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Knepp's head.
Knepp misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Luhtanen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Luhtanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luhtanen misses with a hook.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Luhtanen's head but Luhtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luhtanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luhtanen slips under a jab from Knepp.
Luhtanen slips under a jab.
Knepp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knepp connects with a single shot there.
Knepp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luhtanen throws the left hand but Knepp avoids the punch easily.
Knepp misses with a straight left.
Knepp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luhtanen.
Knepp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luhtanen.
A cross from Luhtanen lands.
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!
Knepp looks to land a right hand but Luhtanen moved out of range.
Knepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luhtanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knepp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Luhtanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luhtanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
A telegraphed right hand from Knepp misses the target.
Luhtanen moves out of range as Knepp strikes.
Knepp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luhtanen lands a right hook to the body.
Luhtanen scores with a hook.
Henrik Luhtanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knepp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Luhtanen missing with a left hand there. Knepp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knepp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knepp takes a swing at Luhtanen's ribcage but misses.
Knepp misses with a left hand
and Luhtanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luhtanen jabs at Knepp's body.
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!
Knepp throws a looping overhand right but Luhtanen ducks down to avoid it.
Knepp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knepp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luhtanen lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen throws an overhand right that lands on Knepp's shoulder, as Knepp tries to avoid the shot.
Luhtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knepp slips under a jab.
Luhtanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knepp cracks Luhtanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Knepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luhtanen manages to avoid it.
Luhtanen throws a body punch but Knepp moves out of range.
Luhtanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luhtanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knepp on the side of the head.
Knepp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henrik Luhtanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luhtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knepp looks to land a right hand but Luhtanen moved out of range.
Luhtanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luhtanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luhtanen lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knepp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luhtanen.
Knepp loads up on a big right hand but Luhtanen slips the punch.
Luhtanen takes one to the side of the head.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luhtanen scores with a hook to the body. Knepp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luhtanen throws a hook but Knepp avoids it easily.
A jab from Knepp misses.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Knepp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knepp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luhtanen misses with a straight left.
Luhtanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Luhtanen.
Knepp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Luhtanen's head but Luhtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp lands a jab to Luhtanen's midsection.
Knepp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luhtanen with a nice cross.
Luhtanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knepp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knepp looks to throw the jab but Luhtanen is out of range.
Luhtanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luhtanen swings widly with a right hand
and Knepp counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luhtanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but Knepp moves out of range.
A cross from Luhtanen lands.
A jab from Luhtanen finds it's way through Knepp's defenses.
Luhtanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knepp counters with a three punch combo that has Luhtanen backing up. Luhtanen nods at Knepp to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luhtanen misses the shot to the body.
Knepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen moves away from the strike by Knepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henrik Luhtanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Luhtanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Luhtanen is just out of range.
Luhtanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knepp.
Luhtanen throws a series of punches but Knepp moves out of range.
Luhtanen lands a nice shot that snaps Knepp's head back.
Knepp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knepp looks to throw the jab but Luhtanen is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Luhtanen. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Knepp misses.
Luhtanen misses with a body shot.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luhtanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Luhtanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luhtanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knepp.
Knepp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luhtanen connects with a right hand. Knepp shakes it off.
Knepp throws a poor cross that misses
and Luhtanen counters with a straight right hand.
Luhtanen drops his hands momentarily and Knepp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luhtanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp moves out of range of the strikes.
Knepp looks to land a left hand but Luhtanen moved out of range nicely.
Luhtanen slips under a jab.
Luhtanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luhtanen misses with a double jab.
Knepp throws a shot from downtown. Luhtanen moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Knepp.
Knepp throws a lazy uppercut
and Luhtanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luhtanen ducks under a wild hook from Knepp.
The fighters circling - Knepp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luhtanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knepp.
Knepp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luhtanen counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luhtanen, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luhtanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knepp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Knepp.
Knepp dodges the punch combination from Luhtanen.
Knepp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knepp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luhtanen lands a jab.
Knepp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luhtanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luhtanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrik Luhtanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luhtanen staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Knepp misses its intended target.
Knepp throws a jab when Luhtanen was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knepp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luhtanen scores with a hook.
Luhtanen lands a body shot.
Luhtanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knepp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luhtanen lands with a right hand.
Luhtanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knepp's head backwards.
Luhtanen misses the shot to the body.
Luhtanen misses with a hook. Knepp ducked under it nicely.
Luhtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knepp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luhtanen.
A big left from Knepp misses.
Knepp misses with an uppercut
and Luhtanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knepp thinking.
Knepp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luhtanen slips a straight right by Knepp.
Luhtanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knepp. Knepp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Luhtanen's head but Luhtanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luhtanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Luhtanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knepp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luhtanen throws a nice looking combination but Knepp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knepp looks to land a left hand but Luhtanen moved out of range nicely.
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!
Luhtanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knepp.
Knepp misses with a hook.
Knepp missing with a left hand there. Luhtanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luhtanen.
Luhtanen lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp misses with an uppercut.
Knepp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jebidiah Knepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luhtanen. Knepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knepp.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henrik Luhtanen.
Well Luhtanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Luhtanen!
Henrik Luhtanen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym has chosen My Way as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Einstein !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shiva Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Red Gym looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Einstein cracks Red Gym with a big elbow.
Red Gym tries to buck Einstein off but Einstein is having none of it.
Einstein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Red Gym parries the strikes from Einstein easily there. Einstein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Red Gym to escape.
Einstein tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Red Gym can't do much from the bottom here.
Red Gym is trying to improve his position.
Red Gym gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Einstein throwing shots but Red Gym is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein trying to pass the guard but Red Gym defending well.
Einstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Red Gym defending well though.
Red Gym wants to get back to full guard.
Einstein moves into full mount! Red Gym won't be happy about that!
Einstein landing strikes from the mount.
Red Gym bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Red Gym controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Red Gym is controlling him.
Red Gym wants to stand but Einstein is controlling his posture from full guard.
Einstein keeping full guard, as Red Gym tries to pass.
Red Gym really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Einstein . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einstein 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.
Red Gym is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Einstein 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shiva Red Gym wasn't active enough on the ground.
Einstein throws a hook but Red Gym avoids it easily.
Red Gym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Einstein .
Red Gym blocks a jab.
Shiva Red Gym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Einstein jabs Red Gym right on the nose. Red Gym blinks but takes it well.
Einstein throws a head kick but Red Gym moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red Gym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red Gym tries to clinch up.
Einstein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Einstein shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Gym trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Red Gym defending well though.
Einstein works his foot free and advances to mount.
Red Gym avoids a series of strikes thrown by Einstein .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Einstein dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Red Gym.
Einstein jabs Red Gym to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Einstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Red Gym wants to clinch but Einstein slips to the side
and Einstein counters with a body kick.
Red Gym gets tackled into the cage by Einstein . Einstein maintains the clinch.
Einstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red Gym with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Einstein managing to block the knees to the body from Red Gym.
Red Gym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Einstein is defending well for now.
Einstein lands an uppercut.
Einstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Red Gym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red Gym landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Red Gym misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Einstein .
Red Gym tries a knee to the head but Einstein blocks it.
Einstein pushes Red Gym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Gym landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym landing knees to the head.
Einstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Red Gym blocks a body shot from Einstein .
Red Gym missing with knees to the body.
Red Gym lands a knee to the head.
Einstein throws a head punch that misses.
Red Gym tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Red Gym with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Red Gym missing with knees to the body.
Red Gym is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Einstein is defending well for now.
Einstein lands an uppercut.
Einstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Einstein .
Red Gym working Einstein over with knees to the body.
A short left from Einstein .
Einstein misses with a body punch.
Red Gym throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Einstein blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym crunches a lovely knee into Einstein 's ribcage.
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!
Einstein scores with a shoulder strike.
Red Gym is rocked!
Einstein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Red Gym is still on wobbly legs! Can Einstein finish him?
Einstein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Einstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Red Gym is breathing heavily.
Einstein lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Red Gym - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Einstein !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Einstein !
An out of breath Albert Einstein 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 Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Criminal. Sammakko has chosen Saku Sammakko as his entrance music. Sam Stout could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saku Sammakko's chin.
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30
168 lbs
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31
168 lbs
20 - 18 - 1 |
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Stout misses.
Stout moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sammakko misses its intended target.
Stout steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammakko.
Sammakko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stout.
Stout throws out a leg kick but Sammakko moves out of range and Stout only half commits.
Sam Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammakko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sammakko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout lands a nice shot that snaps Sammakko's head back.
Stout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stout scores with a jab to the body.
Stout throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sammakko counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout blocks a jab.
Sammakko defending well as Stout loads up on a big left hand.
Sammakko checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stout.
Sammakko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stout 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 Sammakko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sammakko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Sammakko.
Sammakko tries to clinch but Stout moves out of range.
Stout throws a series of punches but Sammakko avoids them all with ease.
Sam Stout is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stout wants to slow Sammakko down by chopping away at his legs.
Stout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sammakko.
Sammakko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Sammakko blocks the leg kick.
Sammakko misses with a hook. Stout ducked under it nicely.
Stout looks to score with a jab to the body but Sammakko is just out of range.
Sammakko misses with a kick to the body.
Sammakko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stout.
Stout misses with a body kick.
Stout takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sammakko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stout lands a nice hook to Sammakko's body. Sammakko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Stout does it's job there.
Stout lands a jab to Sammakko's midsection.
Stout takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sammakko misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stout.
Sammakko looks winded!
Stout scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Stout.
Sammakko is rocked!
Stout scores with a nice head shot.
Sammakko is still on wobbly legs! Can Stout finish him?
Sammakko scores with a jab.
Sammakko seems to have recovered his senses.
Stout thows a body kick. Sammakko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stout lands a nice hook to Sammakko's body. Sammakko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout throws a leg kick which misses Sammakko's front leg but catches the back leg as Sammakko tries to avoid it.
Sammakko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stout.
Stout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sammakko.
Stout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sammakko's sensitive parts.
Stout thuds a left hand into Sammakko's body.
Stout throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stout throws a leg kick but Sammakko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout lands with a good body shot.
Stout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sammakko.
Sammakko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stout lands a nice looking body shot.
Stout moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stout dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stout.
Stout scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sammakko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sammakko. That did some damage!
Stout connects with a leg kick. Sammakko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stout scores with a punch to the head.
Sammakko moves out of range as Stout throws a body kick.
Stout misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stout.
Sammakko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stout can pounce on him.
Stout is looking to land body kicks.
Stout is looking to wear down Sammakko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sammakko is defended easily by Stout.
Stout throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stout throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Stout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Stout dominated that round.
That's time! Stout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stout throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sammakko.
Stout is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sammakko can do to turn this around?
Sammakko tries to work over Stout's front leg with a kick but Stout checks it.
Stout connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sammakko's hands.
Sammakko tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sammakko scores with a decent looking hook.
Sammakko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stout moves away from the strike by Sammakko.
Stout throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stout just misses with a punch to the body.
Stout bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sammakko's head backwards.
Sammakko takes one on the button.
Stout feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sammakko's calf.
Stout fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sammakko is breathing heavily.
Stout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stout.
Stout is looking to slow Sammakko down with leg kicks.
Sammakko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stout scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sam Stout is winning the standup battle so far.
Stout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sammakko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stout.
Stout jabs Sammakko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout misses the shot to the body.
Stout throws a body punch but Sammakko moves out of range.
A left lands for Sammakko.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sammakko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stout has got the better of the exchanges.
Stout connects with a jab.
Sammakko looks to land a right hand but Stout moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Stout as he connects with a hook.
Stout works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stout lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stout looks to land a body kick but Sammakko moved away.
Stout dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stout digs a good hook to Sammakko's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stout, right into the meat.
Sammakko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stout jabs Sammakko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stout wants to land a leg kick but Sammakko is out of range.
Stout with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stout.
Stout throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sammakko's head.
Stout lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout cracks Sammakko with an open hand slap.
Stout connects with a body shot that sends Sammakko's belly button to the back.
Stout scores with a body shot.
Stout digs a good body shot into Sammakko's ribs.
Sammakko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stout lands a nice hook to Sammakko's body. Sammakko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stout lands with a straight right. Sammakko didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stout.
A good leg kick by Stout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stout drops Sammakko with a naaaaasty hook - Sammakko is in real trouble here! Stout dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Stout!
An out of breath Sam Stout 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 Torsten Ostergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostergaard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Street, Atlanta, GA. Martinez has chosen Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
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31
162 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Ostergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostergaard throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ostergaard lands a front kick.
Ostergaard lands with an overhand left.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Torsten Ostergaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Ostergaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Ostergaard moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ostergaard's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Ostergaard wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ostergaard wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ostergaard is keeping the position for now.
Martinez won't allow Ostergaard to sweep him here.
Ostergaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ostergaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ostergaard 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.
Ostergaard keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ostergaard is retaining full guard.
Martinez throws a strike but Ostergaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ostergaard postures up.
Ostergaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ostergaard is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ostergaard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Richard Martinez.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez feints and then cracks Ostergaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ostergaard down.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ostergaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Ostergaard's shoulder, as Ostergaard tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ostergaard's sensitive parts.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ostergaard looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ostergaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ostergaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Ostergaard is out of range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostergaard throws out the jab.
Ostergaard blocks a leg kick.
Ostergaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Ostergaard scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostergaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostergaard.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Ostergaard moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to move into range but Ostergaard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Ostergaard drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ostergaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ostergaard on his heels. He'll look to pass Ostergaard's guard now, I'm sure.
Ostergaard is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ostergaard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ostergaard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ostergaard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ostergaard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostergaard trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ostergaard looks up at the clock and then as Martinez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ostergaard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Ostergaard control the position.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom here.
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ostergaard has control of an arm but Martinez manages to advance to Ostergaard's back!
Martinez not allowing Ostergaard to control his hands.
Martinez connects with a big shot to the side of Ostergaard's head.
Ostergaard fending off the submission attempt from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostergaard tries to escape the position.
Martinez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ostergaard. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ostergaard avoids the strikes from Martinez.
Ostergaard covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ostergaard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ostergaard turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.
Ostergaard pushes down on Martinez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Ostergaard is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martinez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ostergaard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ostergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard Martinez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ostergaard checks a leg kick.
Ostergaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ostergaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ostergaard misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ostergaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torsten Ostergaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ostergaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Ostergaard.
Nice defenses there by Ostergaard.
Ostergaard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ostergaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Ostergaard throws a big shot that misses.
Ostergaard slips under a jab from Martinez.
A jab from Ostergaard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ostergaard walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostergaard is just out of range.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
Torsten Ostergaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostergaard scores with a leg kick.
Ostergaard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ostergaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Torsten Ostergaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ostergaard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Ostergaard lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Ostergaard lands a jab.
Martinez slips under a jab from Ostergaard.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Ostergaard.
Ostergaard throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Ostergaard down.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostergaard.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ostergaard circles away.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ostergaard misses
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostergaard throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Ostergaard motions for Martinez to come forward. Ostergaard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ostergaard throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez cracks Ostergaard with an open hand slap.
Ostergaard 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.
Ostergaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ostergaard was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ostergaard trying to control the position.
Ostergaard controlling Martinez's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez won't allow Ostergaard to get back to his feet.
Ostergaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ostergaard's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ostergaard keeps moving.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Martinez.
Well Martinez 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is Alice in Chains - Rooster. A fine choice. Gutierrez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Final Countdown, really.. Aaron Gutierrez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Gutierrez down.
That kick from Grant tenderised Gutierrez's leg. Gutierrez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Gutierrez with that takedown attempt.
Grant staying out of range there.
Gutierrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gutierrez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gutierrez.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grant swivels and escapes.
Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Grant.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grant.
It looks like Aaron Gutierrez has been cut.
Grant lands an elbow just above Gutierrez 's eye.
Grant digs a right hand underneath Gutierrez's ribcage. Gutierrez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gutierrez looks winded!
Grant lands an elbow that stopped Gutierrez in his tracks for a moment.
Grant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gutierrez's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant lands an elbow inside that Gutierrez shrugs off.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Grant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gutierrez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grant lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Grant.
Grant lands an elbow inside.
Grant lands a left hand.
Grant digs a right hand underneath Gutierrez's ribcage. Gutierrez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gutierrez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grant.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
A knee to the head by Grant.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Gutierrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant pushes Gutierrez against the cage. Grant is working some dirty boxing. Grant pushes off with a quick right hook! Gutierrez goes down! Gutierrez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Grant moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wailer has chosen Soul Rebel as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bunny Wailer enters 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gold.
Wailer needs to keep his hands up - Gold had a free shot at his head there.
Wailer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Wailer is out of range.
Wailer lands with a nice body punch.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wailer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gold thinking.
Gold checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wailer tries to clinch up.
Wailer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wailer keeps Gold at a distance using the push kick.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wailer throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Wailer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.
Gold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wailer swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Wailer moved out of range.
Gold tries for a takedown but Wailer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wailer throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick but Wailer moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Wailer.
Wailer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wailer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold feints and as Wailer raises his hands in defense, Gold changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wailer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wailer has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gold doesn't defend quickly enough and Wailer has managed to lock this one up! Can Gold escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wailer on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bunny Wailer!
A victorious Bunny Wailer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Kaarlo Vihtala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala tries to land a front kick but Kujansuu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalle Kujansuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujansuu misses with a right hand
and Vihtala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kujansuu moves out of range as Vihtala strikes.
Kujansuu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vihtala.
Kujansuu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihtala moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Kujansuu. Those never looked like landing.
Kujansuu looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kujansuu.
Vihtala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kujansuu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kujansuu lunges at Vihtala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vihtala's hand.
Vihtala looks for the body kick but Kujansuu saw that one coming.
Vihtala throws a leg kick which misses Kujansuu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kujansuu tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kujansuu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Vihtala avoids the body shot from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu works over Vihtala's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Kujansuu. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Vihtala as he checks the leg kick.
Vihtala throws a low kick, looking for Kujansuu's leg but Kujansuu calmly moves out of range.
Vihtala misses with an uppercut.
Kujansuu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vihtala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihtala tries to clinch there but Kujansuu circles away.
A big left from Kujansuu misses.
Kujansuu moves out of range as Vihtala strikes.
Kujansuu throws a hook but Vihtala avoids it easily.
Kujansuu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kujansuu there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Kalle Kujansuu has been cut.
Kujansuu lands a head 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!
Kujansuu misses with the combination.
Vihtala moves out of range as Kujansuu strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala slips a jab from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu motions for Vihtala to come forward. Kujansuu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vihtala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kujansuu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kujansuu throws a chopping leg kick but Vihtala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kujansuu tries a low kick but Vihtala avoids it.
Vihtala throws a hook to the side of Kujansuu's head but Kujansuu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vihtala throws a front kick aimed at Kujansuu's knee but Kujansuu avoids it well.
Vihtala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kujansuu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kujansuu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kujansuu misses with a low kick.
Vihtala misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu misses with a hook. Vihtala ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Kujansuu does no damage.
Kujansuu slips a jab and a cross from Vihtala.
Kujansuu throws out a leg kick but Vihtala moves out of range and Kujansuu only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kujansuu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu checks the leg kick.
Vihtala checks a leg kick nicely.
Vihtala is looking to chop away at Kujansuu's legs.
Kujansuu throws a lazy right hand but Vihtala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kujansuu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vihtala swings for the body but Kujansuu moves out of range.
Kujansuu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vihtala is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vihtala. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kujansuu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kujansuu 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.
Kujansuu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Kujansuu ducks right into an uppercut from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a hook to the side of Kujansuu's head but Kujansuu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kujansuu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kujansuu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vihtala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kujansuu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kujansuu duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kujansuu tries to land a leg kick but Vihtala saw it coming and moves away.
Kujansuu takes a swing at Vihtala's ribcage but misses.
Vihtala throws a lazy right hand but Kujansuu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihtala drops Kujansuu with a huge uppercut! Kujansuu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vihtala is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kaarlo Vihtala waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mono - 16.12. 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mulroon Deforz!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola closes the distance and pushes Deforz back into the cage.
Sarsola is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Deforz is defending well.
Deforz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarsola's elbow.
Deforz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarsola is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Deforz as the two fighters clinch.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deforz.
Deforz blocking some punches.
Sarsola tries to throw a body punch but Deforz avoids it by throwing Sarsola back against the cage.
Sarsola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deforz backwards.
Sarsola prevents a body shot from Deforz.
Sarsola working aggressively here.
Deforz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deforz pushes Sarsola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deforz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sarsola is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Deforz to the mat. Deforz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sarsola sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deforz keeping moving, preventing Sarsola from controlling successfully.
Sarsola throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sarsola prevents Deforz from standing back up.
Sarsola is trying to control. Deforz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deforz wants to get back to full guard.
Sarsola controlling the action here.
Deforz wants to control but Sarsola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sarsola controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deforz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarsola feints and then cracks Deforz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deforz down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Sarsola.
Sarsola 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.
Sarsola looks to land a left hand but Deforz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sarsola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deforz.
Deforz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarsola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Deforz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sarsola prevents Deforz from getting back to his feet.
Sarsola looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Deforz trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mulroon Deforz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sarsola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deforz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Sarsola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarsola takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarsola blocks the body kick.
Sarsola misses with a left hand
and Deforz counters with a nice body kick.
Sarsola misses with a low kick.
Sarsola shoots in but Deforz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Sarsola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deforz checks a leg kick.
Sarsola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sarsola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Deforz misses.
Sarsola checks a low kick from Deforz.
Deforz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sarsola lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deforz jabs Sarsola right on the nose. Sarsola blinks but takes it well.
Sarsola tries for a takedown but Deforz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deforz throws a sloppy head kick and Sarsola moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarsola.
Sarsola scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarsola lands a nice hook to Deforz's body. Deforz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sarsola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarsola throws a hook but Deforz avoids it easily.
Sarsola thows a leg kick but Deforz checks it
and Deforz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sarsola's knee momentarily.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Deforz blocks the low kick.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarsola.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarsola, right into the meat.
Deforz swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Leo Sarsola is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarsola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deforz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarsola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola tries a low kick but Deforz avoids it.
Deforz avoids a kick to the body.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deforz but Deforz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deforz connects with a jab.
Deforz misses the jab.
Sarsola throws a big shot that misses.
Deforz delivers a nice body kick.
Sarsola connects with a leg kick. Deforz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarsola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarsola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
Sarsola moves out of range of the body kick from Deforz.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Deforz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Sarsola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deforz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deforz scores with a jab to the body.
Sarsola connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Deforz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deforz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deforz throws a lazy body kick
and Sarsola counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarsola lands a front kick.
Deforz loads up on a big right hand but Sarsola slips the punch.
Sarsola closes the distance and clinches up with Deforz, looking for a takedown. Sarsola pushes Deforz against the cage but Deforz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deforz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarsola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deforz tries to avoid it but Sarsola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deforz to the ground. Deforz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarsola takes a swing at Deforz's ribcage but misses.
Deforz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarsola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sarsola throws a jab but it's blocked by Deforz.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Deforz.
Deforz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarsola can pounce on him.
Sarsola misses with a body kick.
Sarsola blocks a head kick by Deforz.
Sarsola throws a low kick but Deforz moves out of range easily.
Sarsola thows a body shot but no joy.
Deforz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deforz thumps Sarsola with a low kick.
Deforz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarsola.
A swing and a miss from Sarsola.
Deforz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarsola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz moves away from the strike by Sarsola.
Deforz tries to land a front kick but Sarsola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sarsola shoots for a double leg takedown but Deforz sprawls well. He's pushed Sarsola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Deforz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarsola.
Sarsola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deforz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarsola misses with a looping right.
Deforz misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deforz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Deforz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deforz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Sarsola misses.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Leo Sarsola will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sarsola.
Deforz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Deforz. Sarsola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarsola swings for the body but Deforz moves out of range.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses.
Sarsola throws out a leg kick but Deforz moves out of range and Sarsola only half commits.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Deforz checks it.
Sarsola connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deforz.
Deforz lands a jab.
Sarsola blocks a leg kick.
Sarsola takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deforz is out of range.
Deforz misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deforz.
Deforz throws a big shot that misses.
Deforz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarsola misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Deforz blocks the low kick.
Deforz lands a jab to Sarsola's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Deforz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deforz.
Sarsola looks to land a left hand but Deforz moved out of range nicely.
Sarsola scores with a shot to the body.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarsola moves away.
Sarsola walks into a straight right hand from Deforz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Deforz enables Sarsola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Deforz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Deforz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sarsola!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarsola is working to get back to half guard.
Deforz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sarsola can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola tries to lock up and control but Deforz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leo Sarsola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarsola is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Deforz wants to take Sarsola's back but he can't do it this time.
Sarsola is trying desperately to improve position.
Sarsola sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola tries to roll over but Deforz keeps him under control.
Deforz controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deforz prevents Sarsola from improving his position.
Deforz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola is trying to maintain the position but Deforz is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mulroon Deforz just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deforz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarsola, pushing him back against the cage.
Deforz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarsola.
Sarsola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deforz blocking some punches.
Deforz lands a body punch.
Sarsola will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sarsola pushes Deforz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarsola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deforz misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Deforz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarsola.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deforz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Deforz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deforz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarsola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Deforz is trying to stall.
Deforz lands a nice shot to the body.
Deforz tries to throw a body punch but Sarsola avoids it by throwing Deforz back against the cage.
Deforz lands with a light punch inside.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sarsolas head.
Sarsola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deforz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deforz lands a body punch.
Deforz struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarsola controls his hands.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sarsola or not.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Deforz struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarsola controls his hands.
Deforz is leaning against Sarsola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deforz lands an elbow just above Sarsola 's eye.
It looks like Leo Sarsola has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deforz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Deforz.
Deforz scores with a shot to the side of Sarsola's head.
Deforz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarsola backwards.
Sarsola has a couple of punches blocked by Deforz.
Deforz struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarsola controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz works on Sarsola's body with a couple of short punches.
Deforz lands a knee to the body.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Deforz.
Good body shot from Deforz.
A right hand to the body from Deforz.
Nice body punch from Deforz.
Deforz digs a right hand underneath Sarsola's ribcage. Sarsola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deforz is trying to stall.
Sarsola is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deforz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sarsola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarsola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deforz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deforz lands a nice uppercut.
Deforz is stalling here.
Sarsola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deforz's elbow.
Deforz blocking some punches.
Deforz tries to throw a body punch but Sarsola avoids it by throwing Deforz back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz digs a right hand into Sarsola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarsola's gas tank.
Deforz stops a takedown attempt from Sarsola.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deforz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sarsola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deforz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deforz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarsola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deforz tries a body shot but Sarsola blocks it.
Deforz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarsola throws a head punch that misses.
Sarsola tries to work over Deforz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarsola tries to throw a body punch but Deforz avoids it by throwing Sarsola back against the cage.
Deforz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Deforz scores with a shoulder strike.
Deforz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sarsola drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deforz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz tries to throw a body punch but Sarsola avoids it by throwing Deforz back against the cage.
Deforz blocking some punches.
Deforz lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarsola backwards.
Deforz trying to land knees to the body.
Deforz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deforz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Deforz - that landed with a thud.
Deforz is stalling here.
Deforz lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarsola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sarsola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deforz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Deforz.
Sarsola pushes Deforz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deforz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarsola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deforz prevents it.
Deforz tries a body shot but Sarsola blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mulroon Deforz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Leo Sarsola'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sarsola digs a good hook to Deforz's body.
Deforz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sarsola takes a step back to recover.
Deforz needs to keep his hands up - Sarsola had a free shot at his head there.
Sarsola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarsola misses with a looping left.
Sarsola avoids the body shot from Deforz.
Deforz with a hook.
Sarsola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Deforz blocks the leg kick.
Sarsola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deforz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Sarsola.
Sarsola misses the shot to the body.
Sarsola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deforz checks a leg kick.
Sarsola throws a poor cross that misses
and Deforz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deforz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarsola.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Deforz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarsola on the side of the head.
Deforz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarsola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deforz moves away.
Sarsola tries to land a front kick but Deforz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deforz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deforz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Deforz lands but Sarsola takes it in his stride.
Deforz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Deforz feints and then cracks Sarsola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sarsola down.
Good leg kick by Sarsola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarsola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
Deforz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deforz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarsola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Sarsola misses.
A shot to the body from Sarsola misses
and Deforz counters with a straight right hand.
Deforz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deforz lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deforz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sarsola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarsola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarsola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
Deforz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deforz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deforz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarsola manages to avoid it.
Sarsola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
Deforz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarsola.
Deforz looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarsola is just out of range.
Sarsola shoots in but Deforz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deforz misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deforz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deforz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarsola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sarsola darts in and clinches Deforz up against the cage.
Sarsola misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarsola.
Sarsola blocks a body shot from Deforz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarsola breaks the clinch.
Deforz lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola lands the left hand.
Sarsola moves out of range of the body kick.
Mulroon Deforz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Deforz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mulroon Deforz.
I think Deforz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laitinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laitinen throws a solid leg kick but Gonzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laitinen.
Laitinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Laitinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laitinen swings for the body but Gonzo moves out of range.
Gonzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzo.
Gonzo lands with a nice body kick.
Laitinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzo at a distance.
Laitinen throws a hook but Gonzo avoids it easily.
Laitinen tests Gonzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laitinen swings for the body but Gonzo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Gonzo - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laitinen on his heels. He'll look to pass Laitinen's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gonzo stays in close to Laitinen's body and controls the position.
Gonzo lands a couple of digs.
Laitinen wants to sweep here but Gonzo controlling him for the moment.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laitinen taking a bit of punishment here - Gonzo scoring with strikes.
Gonzo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laitinen is trying to buck Gonzo off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitinen keeps working.
Laitinen tries to improve position but can't.
Laitinen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzo looking for the RNC.
Gonzo controls the action.
Laitinen tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gonzo gets his way!
Gonzo doesn't have the hooks in and Laitinen manages to turn into his guard.
Laitinen throwing strikes but missing.
Laitinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laitinen postures up in Gonzo's guard and throws a big left but Gonzo blocks it.
Laitinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitinen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gonzo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Laitinen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gonzo pulls down on the head and he's put Laitinen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dr Gonzo!
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