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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natalie Renee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lewis Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natalie Renee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Renee misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Renee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Renee dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Renee swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renee avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Renee misses with the head strike.
Renee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renee misses with a body punch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Renee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Renee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renee.
Renee misses with some punches.
Renee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Renee is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Renee fails to land.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renee backwards.
Renee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Renee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renee misses with the head strike.
Renee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renee is defending well for now.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Renee avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Renee shrugs off.
Lee prevents a body shot from Renee.
Renee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renee has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Renee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Renee is rocked!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renee is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee throws a big uppercut that drops Renee! More strikes from Lee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Renee lies dazed against the cage as Lee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greg Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phuttharaksa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TP outro . Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver tries to clinch there but Phuttharaksa circles away.
Phuttharaksa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliver swivels and escapes.
Phuttharaksa blocks the body kick.
Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver throws a big shot that misses.
Phuttharaksa feints and as Oliver raises his hands in defense, Phuttharaksa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Phuttharaksa drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Phuttharaksa seems to have locked his on tight now - Oliver screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Phuttharaksa, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa waved his t-shirt featuring FinnSubs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kale doesn't like YOU!. Kale Kummola 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zander Murie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kummola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murie.
A jab from Murie misses.
Kale Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murie 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.
Jab by Kummola.
Kummola throws the kick towards the body but Murie avoids it.
Murie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kummola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murie manages to avoid it.
Murie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kummola circles away quickly and effectively.
Kummola scores with a jab to the head.
Murie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murie fails to land with a series of punches.
Murie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kummola connects with a solid leg kick.
Kummola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murie looks to score with a jab to the body but Kummola is just out of range.
Murie misses with a body punch
and Kummola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kummola throws a wild body kick that Murie sees coming a mile off.
Kummola loads up on a big right hand but Murie slips the punch.
Murie scores with a shot to the body.
Murie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murie throws a nice looking combination but Kummola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kummola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kummola.
Kummola misses with a low kick.
Murie 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.
Murie misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kummola lands with an uppercut that bounces Murie off the cage and back into range.
Murie misses with a series of wild punches.
Zander Murie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murie throws a body punch but Kummola moves out of range.
Murie wants to slow Kummola down by chopping away at his legs.
Murie misses with a body punch
and Kummola counters with a big head kick but Murie shrugs it off.
Kummola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murie.
Kummola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kummola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kummola throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Murie misses with a combination
and Kummola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murie really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kummola.
A shot to the liver by Kummola. Beautiful body shot.
Murie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kummola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murie avoids it really well and circles away.
Kummola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murie. That did some damage!
Murie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murie swinging wildly here.
Kummola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kummola scores with the left hand. Murie knows he should have avoided that one.
Kummola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murie misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kummola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kummola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murie misses with a body kick.
Murie misses with a two punch combination.
Kummola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kummola tries a head kick but it misses.
Kummola digs a good body shot into Murie's ribs.
Murie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kummola throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murie's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola misses with a wild body shot.
Kummola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murie on the side of the head.
Murie 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kummola jabs Murie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kummola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murie.
Good leg kick by Kummola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murie misses with a double jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kummola - that will leave a mark!
Murie throws a right and a left that Kummola avoids nicely.
Kummola lands a high kick!
Kummola cracks Murie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murie throws a right and a left that Kummola avoids nicely.
Kummola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zander Murie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kummola avoids the head kick by Murie.
Kummola lands a nice looking body kick.
Murie throws a lazy head kick
letting Kummola counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kummola lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola catches Murie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kummola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murie.
A head kick from Kummola lands but Murie takes it in his stride.
Kummola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murie blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Murie misses.
Murie works over Kummola's head and body with a nice combination.
Murie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murie misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murie.
That kick from Kummola tenderised Murie's leg. Murie is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Kummola.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murie misses with a combination
and Kummola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola clobbers Murie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murie is still on wobbly legs! Can Kummola finish him?
Kummola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murie seems to have recovered his senses.
Kummola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murie tries to move into range but Kummola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kummola fails to land with a series of punches.
Murie misses the shot to the body.
Kummola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kummola rather than just go for the knockout.
Murie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murie scores with a push kick.
Murie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murie swings for the body but Kummola moves out of range.
Murie thows a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kummola has got the better of the exchanges.
Kummola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kummola lands a jab to Murie's midsection.
Murie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kummola throws a sloppy head kick and Murie moves out of range easily.
Murie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kummola avoids the body shot from Murie.
Murie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murie looks to land a combination but Kummola avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kummola throws a one two combo.
Kummola cracks Murie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kummola lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kummola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Murie misses with a wild body shot.
Kummola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murie misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola avoids the head kick by Murie.
Murie is breathing heavily.
Murie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kummola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola dominated that second round.
That's time! Kummola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kummola clobbers Murie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kummola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kummola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murie misses with a kick to the body
and Kummola counters with a big head kick but Murie shrugs it off.
Murie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kummola moves away.
Murie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Murie misses.
Murie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murie moves away from the strike by Kummola.
Murie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kummola.
Kummola looks to score with a jab to the body but Murie is just out of range.
Kummola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kummola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kummola lands with a nice body punch.
Kummola tries to bum rush Murie with a series of wild strikes but Murie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murie misses the shot to the body.
Murie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kummola is able to avoid easily.
Kummola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kummola checks a leg kick.
Kummola lands a leg kick that knocks Murie off balance momentarily.
Kummola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murie throws a sloppy head kick and Kummola moves out of range easily.
Murie is looking to land body kicks.
Murie throws a sloppy head kick and Kummola moves out of range easily.
Kummola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murie doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kummola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kummola lands a right hook to the body.
Kummola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murie can do to turn this around?
Kummola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kummola moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kummola closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kummola misses with a head kick.
Kummola lands a nice looking body kick.
Kummola throws a leg kick which misses Murie's front leg but catches the back leg as Murie tries to avoid it.
Murie throws a body punch but Kummola moves out of range.
Murie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murie's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie just misses with a punch to the body.
Kummola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murie's hands.
Both fighters circling a little - Kummola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Kummola.
Kummola cracks Murie with a good jab.
Kale Kummola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zander Murie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kummola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murie walks into a left hand.
Kummola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murie.
Murie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kummola.
Murie misses with a body punch
and Kummola counters with a right hand to the body.
Kummola sizes up Murie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kummola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kummola.
Kale Kummola is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Kummola.
Nice body kick there by Kummola.
A jab lands there for Kummola.
Murie lunges at Kummola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kummola's hand.
Kummola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kummola counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kummola scores with a jab to the head.
Kummola lands with an uppercut that bounces Murie off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Kummola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kummola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Kummola!
A relieved looking Kale Kummola thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Tombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes into the arena with ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) blaring out of the sound system. Brian Tombo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Tombo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange misses with a few strikes there.
Lange swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tombo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lange tries to clinch but Tombo is having none of it.
Tombo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lange moves into full guard.
Lange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tombo is one step ahead there.
Lange had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tombo defends it easily.
Tombo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange trying to control the position.
Lange will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tombo wants to stand but Lange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lange is controlling Tombo's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lange chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tombo can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tombo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tombo showed some decent athleticism there.
Tombo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lange does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lange wants to control but Tombo is keeping busy.
Tombo trying to pass the guard but Lange defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is looking for a sweep. Tombo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lange gets full guard.
Lange scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tombo clinches with his opponent.
Tombo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lange clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lange is trying to stand back up.
Tombo wants to control but Lange manages to buck him off and is now in Tombo's guard! Nice work there by Lange!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange distracts Tombo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lange advances position into side control!
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!
Tombo trying to control but Lange flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lange lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lange.
Tombo is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Tombo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lange misses with a wild combination.
Tombo slaps away a takedown attempt from Lange, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tombo scores with a three punch combo!
Tombo closes the distance and clinches.
Lange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tombo pulls guard.
Lange is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lange wants to control from the top but Tombo keeps moving.
Lange sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tombo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange prevents Tombo from improving his position.
Lange seems to be looking for submissions.
Lange is controlling the pace.
Lange is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lange takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Artie Lange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tombo is in a horrible position here. Lange smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lange landing strikes from the mount.
Lange has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tombo's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lange can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tombo is looking to escape.
Lange lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange working the ground and pound effectively.
Lange controlling from the full mount.
Tombo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lange. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tombo tries to hold on but Lange pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Artie Lange wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tombo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lange.
Lange scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tombo lands a two punch combo.
Tombo misses with a two punch combination.
Tombo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lange wants to clinch.
Tombo has Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Tombo is trying to break the clinch but Lange is controlling him.
Tombo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Tombo.
Lange tries to clinch but Tombo moves away
and Tombo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tombo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange tries to clinch up but Tombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tombo clinches up with Lange and pushes him back against the cage.
Lange is looking to break free of the clinch but Tombo has double underhooks.
Lange wants a takedown but no success here.
Tombo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tombo prevents the takedown attempt.
Tombo tries to circle away but Lange has him pinned against the cage.
Tombo jumps guard.
Lange sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lange chips away with some ground and pound.
Lange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lange sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lange gets to his feet - Tombo follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tombo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tombo stuns Lange with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tombo sizes up Lange with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tombo is trying to push Lange away but Lange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tombo is trying to break the clinch but Lange has him pressed against the cage.
Tombo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Tombo. No joy for Lange on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tombo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tombo scores with a takedown into Lange's guard.
Lange is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange kicks Tombo off and gets to his feet.
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!
Lange is looking to clinch.
Tombo cracks a nice hook into Lange's ribs.
Tombo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lange rather than just go for the knockout.
Tombo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lange!
Tombo tries to control but Lange wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Tombo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tombo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Artie Lange!
Artie Lange really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Key Clothing LLC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bk bk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manny Pacquiao's chin.
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140 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bk fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - bk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacquiao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. bk was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacquiao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacquiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pacquiao won't allow bk to sweep him here.
Pacquiao distracts bk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacquiao is working bk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacquiao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
bk 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.
Pacquiao postures up.
Pacquiao scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! bk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pacquiao, into his guard.
Pacquiao working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because bk has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pacquiao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacquiao is not content to let bk control the position.
Pacquiao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacquiao actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but bk pulls his head out easily.
bk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
bk tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiao defends it.
Pacquiao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as bk sits in half guard.
Pacquiao looking for subs from the bottom but bk mounts him!
Pacquiao is trying to escape the mount.
Pacquiao regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
Pacquiao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
bk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacquiao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
bk trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
bk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pacquiao is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. bk lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao actively working from the bottom here.
bk trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Pacquiao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pacquiao looking for submissions off his back.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep. bk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
bk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquiao keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao actively working from the bottom here.
Pacquiao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pacquiao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pacquiao is pushing down on bk's leg trying to pass to half guard. bk is fighting to maintain full guard but Pacquiao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pacquiao working over bk with some ground and pound. bk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao tries to pass to full mount but bk defends it.
bk wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping busy.
bk moves into full guard.
Pacquiao drops back, looking for a kneebar! bk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. bk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from bk!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
bk wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
bk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pacquiao looking for a kimura from the bottom but bk passes into side control!
Pacquiao tries to improve position but can't.
bk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Pacquiao gets back to half guard.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but bk keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
bk trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
Pacquiao looking for submissions off his back.
bk tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiao defends it.
Pacquiao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but bk pulls his head out easily.
Pacquiao actively working from the bottom here.
Pacquiao is staying active underneath bk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
bk thows a huge punch but Pacquiao dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! bk is tapping! Great win for Pacquiao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manny Pacquiao!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Pacquiao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed has chosen M.I.A - Paper Planes as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Abdul Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hai is controlling Mohammed's posture.
Mohammed postures up in Hai's guard and throws a big left but Hai blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mohammed is one step ahead there.
Hai is controlling Mohammed's posture.
Hai is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Hai keeps moving.
Vasara Hai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet.
Hai scores with a one two! Mohammed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Hai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammed pinned against the cage. Mohammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasara Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai checks a leg kick.
Mohammed throws a low kick but Hai avoids it.
Vasara Hai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed digs a good hook to Hai's body.
Hai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hai throws out a loose jab but Mohammed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a leg kick but Hai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hai throws an off balance right hand
and Mohammed counters with a body kick.
Mohammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hai moves away.
Hai throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed lands a slapping body shot.
Mohammed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hai throws a lazy right hand but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mohammed 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 Hai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mohammed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hai.
Mohammed with a jab.
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mohammed avoids the body shot from Hai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed slips a straight right by Hai.
A bone on bone clash there as Hai blocks the leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a shot to the body.
Hai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Hai with a series of wild strikes but Hai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mohammed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mohammed preventing the sweep.
Mohammed throws a big elbow that misses.
Hai trying to keep a closed guard but Mohammed is proving a slippery customer.
Mohammed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hai has control of Mohammed's left arm, preventing Mohammed from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Vasara Hai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hai stuns Mohammed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mohammed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mohammed in his tracks.
Mohammed throws a jab but it's blocked by Hai.
Hai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mohammed's head.
Mohammed misses with a hook. Hai ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai just misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hai is trying to defend but Mohammed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hai is pressing down on Mohammed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdul Mohammed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left and a right from Hai both land. Nice combination.
Hai misses with a lunging right hand
and Mohammed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hai's guard.
Hai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mohammed is looking to work some ground and pound but Hai has wrist control.
Mohammed won't allow Hai to sweep him here.
Mohammed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hai is keeping the position for now.
Hai controlling Mohammed's posture.
Hai wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Mohammed with that takedown attempt.
Hai blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Mohammed.
Abdul Mohammed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hai misses with the combination.
Hai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mohammed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hai somewhat.
Hai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a jab to the body.
Hai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mohammed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mohammed catches Hai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mohammed scores with a takedown into Hai's guard.
Mohammed content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hai has locked up a guillotine! Hai's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mohammed is holding on here and Hai must be using up a lot of energy. Mohammed has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hai gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vasara Hai!
Vasara Hai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy McKain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti comes to the cage accompanied by Mass Destruction (Reincarnation). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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240 lbs
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266 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy McKain!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jyytti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jyytti throws a head kick but McKain moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by McKain or perhaps it was just good defense by Jyytti which made him look bad.
Jyytti throws a right hand that McKain ducks under and follows up with a left that McKain also avoids with ease.
Jyytti misses with the combination.
McKain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jyytti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jyytti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jyytti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jyytti misses with a right hand
and McKain counters with a straight right hand.
Jyytti misses with a looping right.
McKain lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jyytti misses the target.
McKain connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyytti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McKain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jyytti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKain.
Jyytti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jyytti looks to land a left hand but McKain moved out of range nicely.
McKain scores with a hook to the body. Jyytti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jyytti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McKain's head backwards.
McKain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jyytti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jyytti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKain moves away.
Jyytti tries to bum rush McKain with a series of wild strikes but McKain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jyrki Jyytti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jyytti needs to keep his hands up - McKain had a free shot at his head there.
McKain cracks the inside of Jyytti's front leg.
McKain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jyytti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McKain scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyytti taking a bit of punishment here - McKain scoring with strikes.
Jyytti is rocked!
McKain moves into full mount!
Oh Jyytti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jyytti takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! McKain's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy McKain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perkele's choice of entrance music: Perkele . Alan Fei Hong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Fei Hong.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Fei Hong moved away.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Fei Hong moved out of range.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Fei Hong saw that one coming.
Fei Hong is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Fei Hong.
Fei Hong is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.
Perkele thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Fei Hong moved out of range.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele scores with a spinning back kick!
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Fei Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Fei Hong's legs.
Fei Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei Hong tries to clinch there but Perkele circles away.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Fei Hong's front leg but catches the back leg as Fei Hong tries to avoid it.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele throws a solid leg kick but Fei Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkele.
Fei Hong tries to clinch there but Perkele circles away.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Fei Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fei Hong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Hong is just out of range.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Alan Fei Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fei Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perkele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fei Hong scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Fei Hong moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Fei Hong's legs.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fei Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele throws the left hand but Fei Hong avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Fei Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele misses the body punch
and Fei Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Fei Hong's leg. Fei Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Fei Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Fei Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fei Hong.
Fei Hong has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fei Hong.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Fei Hong blocks the elbow strike.
Fei Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele breaks from the clinch.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fei Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fei Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A left lands for Fei Hong.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Fei Hong's head back.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei Hong manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a jab.
Fei Hong moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele throws a low kick but Fei Hong avoids it.
Perkele thows a body shot but no joy.
Fei Hong punishes Perkele's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fei Hong if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fei Hong cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fei Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
That's time! Fei Hong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Fei Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Fei Hong tries to clinch up.
Pyry Perkele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fei Hong ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fei Hong slips a jab from Perkele.
Fei Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fei Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkele.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Fei Hong tries to clinch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
Fei Hong jabs Perkele right on the nose. Perkele blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a chopping leg kick but Fei Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fei Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body. Fei Hong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fei Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fei Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from Fei Hong.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Fei Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fei Hong's sensitive parts.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Fei Hong is just out of range.
Fei Hong takes one to the chin there.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fei Hong.
Fei Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fei Hong blocks a jab.
Fei Hong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fei Hong checks the leg kick.
Fei Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele jabs Fei Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Fei Hong saw that one coming.
Fei Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Perkele. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei Hong manages to avoid it.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fei Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Fei Hong tries to clinch up but Perkele circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fei Hong in his tracks.
Perkele lands with a hook. Fei Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fei Hong tries to clinch there but Perkele circles away.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Perkele circles away.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fei Hong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a head kick.
Fei Hong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fei Hong is looking to clinch but Perkele is avoiding it.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fei Hong.
Fei Hong ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Fei Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fei Hong throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Fei Hong clinches up against the cage.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fei Hong in his tracks.
Perkele punishes Fei Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fei Hong with a jab.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fei Hong.
Fei Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fei Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fei Hong moves away.
Perkele jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perkele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perkele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Fei Hong stumbling back into the cage.
Fei Hong moves in looking to clinch but Perkele pushes him off.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perkele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkele swings for the body but Fei Hong moves out of range.
Fei Hong clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fei Hong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fei Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Perkele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fei Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perkele working hard to break the clinch.
Perkele is trying to break the clinch but Fei Hong is controlling him.
Perkele misses with an elbow over the top.
Fei Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Fei Hong lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perkele misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fei Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fei Hong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkele jumps guard but Fei Hong stands there with Perkele around his waist. Perkele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perkele is trying to break the clinch but Fei Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Fei Hong stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fei Hong for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fei Hong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fei Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele tests Fei Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fei Hong slips under a jab.
Pyry Perkele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Fei Hong slips the punch.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Fei Hong tries to clinch but Perkele moves away
and Perkele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fei Hong misses the jab.
Perkele is looking to chop away at Fei Hong's legs.
Perkele swats away the attempt to clinch by Fei Hong.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Fei Hong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Alan Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fei Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele lands a jab to Fei Hong's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyry Perkele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkele winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyry Perkele!
Pyry Perkele bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Todorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett comes to the cage accompanied by Jango Fett Unleashed. Jango Fett 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georgi Todorov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett tries to sprawl but Todorov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Todorov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fett trying to keep a closed guard but Todorov is proving a slippery customer.
Fett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Todorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett trying to keep a closed guard but Todorov is proving a slippery customer.
Todorov wants to control from the top but Fett keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Todorov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fett working a defensive guard here.
Fett has an active guard here but Todorov has managed to pass into half guard.
Fett is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todorov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Todorov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fett's head.
Todorov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Todorov there.
Fett tries to roll over but Todorov keeps him under control.
Todorov wants to take a breather but Fett is having none of it.
Todorov wants to pass to mount but Fett is defending the position.
Fett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fett is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Todorov in particular looking to stall.
Todorov is trying to control. Fett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Todorov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fett moves into full guard.
Fett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Todorov trying to control but Fett is working from the bottom.
Todorov looking to sit in guard and control but Fett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todorov wants to stand and escape but Fett is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett wants to pass the guard but Todorov is keeping the position.
Todorov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todorov is keeping the position for now.
Fett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fett throws a big elbow that misses.
Fett preventing the sweep.
Todorov pushes Fett off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Todorov throws a right hand that misses
and Fett counters with a stiff right hand.
Todorov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todorov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a jab when Todorov was well out of range.
Fett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Todorov throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todorov.
Fett takes a swing at Todorov's ribcage but misses.
Todorov moves away from the strike by Fett.
Todorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Todorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Fett sprawls well. He's pushed Todorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Todorov.
Fett lands with a hook. Todorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fett throws a hook but Todorov blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todorov looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Todorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Fett tries for a takedown but Todorov circles away easily
and Fett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgi Todorov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fett moves into the clinch.
Todorov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fett is keeping busy.
Fett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Todorov blocking some punches.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Todorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fett misses with the combination.
Fett blocks a jab.
Fett misses with a straight left.
Todorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Fett misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett scores with a decent looking hook.
Todorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fett with a jab.
Fett lands with a hook. Todorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todorov.
Todorov throws out a powerful jab.
Todorov takes one on the button.
Jango Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett throws a poor cross that misses
and Todorov counters with a left to the body.
Fett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Todorov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Todorov misses with a body shot.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Fett misses.
Fett jabs at Todorov's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Todorov is just out of range.
Todorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todorov tests Fett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fett misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Todorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Todorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todorov moves away.
Todorov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett blocks a jab.
Todorov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fett eats them both and turns towards Todorov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett thows a body shot but no joy.
Todorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fett avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
Fett has managed to clinch.
A short right from Fett on the inside.
Todorov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todorov.
A short left from Fett.
Todorov looking to throw knees to the head but Fett is blocking nicely.
Fett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Todorov's efforts to push away.
Fett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Todorov's efforts to push away.
Todorov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fett regains guard immediately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todorov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Todorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Fett has wrist control.
Fett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Todorov tries to hold on but Fett postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett breaks from Todorov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Georgi Todorov has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Fett there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fett punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jango Fett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fett tests Todorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Todorov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Todorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Todorov.
Fett throws a jab when Todorov was well out of range.
Todorov misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Fett throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Todorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fett staying out of range there.
Fett throws a body punch but Todorov moves out of range.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Todorov.
A punch combination from Todorov misses.
A jab from Fett does it's job there.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todorov.
Fett dips to his left and cracks Todorov with an uppercut!
Fett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Todorov is rocked!
Fett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Todorov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todorov is still on wobbly legs! Can Fett finish him?
A shot to the body from Todorov misses
and Fett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fett stuffs the takedown attempt from Todorov. Todorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Fett misses with the combination.
Todorov seems to have recovered his senses.
Todorov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fett lands with a shot to the body.
Fett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todorov tries to sprawl but Fett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todorov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fett.
Fett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Todorov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett stops Todorov from getting back to his feet.
Fett trying to control the action but Todorov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Todorov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Todorov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Todorov slips the punch.
Todorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Fett's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todorov tries to sprawl but Fett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fett connects with a nice short shot to Todorov's temple.
Fett working the head and body with strikes.
Todorov wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Todorov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fett postures up in Todorov's guard and throws a big left but Todorov blocks it.
Todorov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fett trying to control but Todorov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Todorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fett's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fett is keeping the position for now.
Todorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fett 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.
Todorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todorov postures up in Fett's guard and throws a big left but Fett blocks it.
Fett wriggles free and stands up.
Todorov misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jango Fett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jango Fett!
Jango Fett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata has chosen Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST as his entrance music. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sakata.
Vihtala cracks the inside of Sakata's front leg.
Vihtala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakata.
Vihtala cracks a nice hook into Sakata's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakata, right into the meat.
Vihtala throws a low kick, looking for Sakata's leg but Sakata calmly moves out of range.
Vihtala lands a leg kick that knocks Sakata off balance momentarily.
Sakata misses with a body kick.
Sakata misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata tries to bum rush Vihtala with a series of wild strikes but Vihtala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vihtala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vihtala scores with a hook.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihtala throws a low kick, looking for Sakata's leg but Sakata calmly moves out of range.
Vihtala clinches up against the cage.
Sakata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vihtala trying to land knees to the body.
Sakata looking to throw knees to the head but Vihtala is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vihtala's elbow.
Vihtala avoiding damage as Sakata throws knees to the body.
Vihtala lands a nice uppercut.
Vihtala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vihtala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihtala lands with a right to the head.
Sakata lands an elbow inside.
Vihtala misses with some punches.
Sakata lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Vihtala.
A frustrated look appears on Sakata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakata looking to throw knees to the head but Vihtala is blocking nicely.
Sakata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sakata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Vihtala blocks the low kick.
Vihtala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihtala misses with a kick to the body.
Vihtala slips a jab from Sakata.
Sakata thows a leg kick but Vihtala checks it
and Vihtala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakata misses with a leg kick
and Sakata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vihtala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sakata scores with a leg kick.
Sakata throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vihtala.
Vihtala moves out of range as Sakata strikes.
Sakata throws a leg kick but Vihtala sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vihtala cracks Sakata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Sakata misses.
Vihtala connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakata looks winded!
Vihtala scores with a leg kick.
Vihtala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sakata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vihtala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakata has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala takes a swing at Sakata's ribcage but misses.
Sakata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihtala.
Vihtala throws out a loose jab but Sakata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Vihtala.
It looks like Mitsuomi Sakata has been cut.
Vihtala throws a front kick that sends Sakata stumbling back into the cage.
Sakata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakata throws a leg kick but Vihtala sees it coming and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala moves out of range as Sakata throws a body kick.
Sakata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vihtala circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sakata to the canvas! Sakata doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Vihtala keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aleksi Vihtala made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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