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<009 • No Room 4 Error> PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Dawg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovimaki is looking to clinch.
Dawg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hovimaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawg shoots in looking for a takedown. Hovimaki tries to sprawl out of it but Dawg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hovimaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hovimaki tries to avoid it but Dawg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hovimaki to the ground. Hovimaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Dawg.
Hovimaki slips a jab and a cross from Dawg.
Hovimaki closes the distance but Dawg moves to the side
and Dawg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawg has closed the distance and engaged Hovimaki in a clinch.
Dawg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hovimaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg clinches up against the ropes.
Hovimaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hovimaki tries to throw a body punch but Dawg avoids it by throwing Hovimaki back against the ropes.
Dawg is trying to pull guard but Hovimaki has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Hovimaki - that landed with a thud.
Dawg is trying to break the clinch but Hovimaki is controlling him.
Hovimaki manages to break the clinch.
Dawg looks for a takedown but Hovimaki sprawls well.
Dawg moves into range and clinches up with Hovimaki.
Dawg pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hovimaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dawg's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hovimaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hovimaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawg is working an open guard so Hovimaki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hovimaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hovimaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawg. Dawg gets slowly back to his feet.
Hovimaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hovimaki counters by clinching up.
Hovimaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Dawg blocks a body shot from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawg looks winded!
Dawg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hovimaki is keeping busy.
Dawg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hovimaki pushes Dawg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovimaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawg is trying to maintain a safe position but Hovimaki gets an underhook and turns Dawg into the ropes.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Dawg with that takedown attempt.
Dawg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hovimaki pinned against the ropes. Hovimaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hovimaki instigates a clinch.
Hovimaki lands with a right to the head.
Hovimaki lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawg is trying to break free.
Dawg wants to break free but Hovimaki has control.
Hovimaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovimaki lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dawg dives in and grabs Hovimaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hovimaki pushes down on Dawg's head and hops out.
Hovimaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hovimaki tries to throw a body punch but Dawg avoids it by throwing Hovimaki back against the ropes.
Hovimaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hovimaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hovimaki avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hovimaki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dawg moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dawg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hovimaki pushes Dawg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg tries to circle away but Hovimaki has him pinned against the ropes.
Hovimaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawg wants to stall.
Dawg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawg is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hovimaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Dawg.
Hovimaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hovimaki breaks from the clinch.
Hovimaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
Dawg shoots for a double leg takedown but Hovimaki sprawls well. He's pushed Dawg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki rushes Dawg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dawg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawg shoots in looking for a takedown. Hovimaki tries to sprawl out of it but Dawg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hovimaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hovimaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hovimaki tries to clinch up but Dawg circles away and keeps his distance.
Hovimaki tries to clinch up but Dawg circles away and keeps his distance.
Hovimaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hovimaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hovimaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawg, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hovimaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki keeps control of Dawg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawg manages to pull guard.
Hovimaki tries to stand but Dawg is controlling from the bottom.
Dawg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hovimaki defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki wanted to stand there but Dawg had control of the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dawg looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawg, not yet.
Hovimaki wants to stand and escape but instead Dawg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hovimaki wants to stand up but Dawg is controlling him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hovimaki avoids the head kick by Dawg.
Hovimaki connects with a single shot there.
Dawg shoots in and drives through. Hovimaki sprawls well.
Dawg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hovimaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hovimaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Dawg.
Dawg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hovimaki.
Dawg keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Hovimaki manages to break the clinch.
Dawg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hovimaki gets through Dawg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hovimaki lands a left hand.
Hovimaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hovimaki pushes Dawg back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hovimaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hovimaki.
Hovimaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dawg is defending well for now.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hovimaki moves in looking to clinch but Dawg pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawg forces Hovimaki back against the ropes and clinches.
Hovimaki breaks from the clinch.
Big Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawg tries to keep at a distance but Hovimaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawg.
Hovimaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawg fails with the takedown
and Hovimaki counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki rushes Dawg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hovimaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Hovimaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hovimaki forces Dawg back against the ropes and clinches.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch.
Dawg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hovimaki but Hovimaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mikko Hovimaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hovimaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawg, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hovimaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hovimaki lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki manages to break the clinch.
Dawg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dawg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hovimaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawg gets tackled into the ropes by Hovimaki. Hovimaki maintains the clinch.
Dawg working hard to break the clinch.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawg shoots in looking for a takedown but Hovimaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hovimaki closes the distance and pushes Dawg back into the ropes.
Big Dawg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovimaki lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Hovimaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hovimaki 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Mikko Hovimaki!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Mikko Hovimaki!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Mikko Hovimaki!
Mikko Hovimaki wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Mikko Hovimaki said 'I told you guys that i can beat that fat dog!
Kauko Partio where you at? Dont be scared homie! Im coming for you!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries for a takedown but Reem circles away easily
and Reem counters with a thumping low kick.
Putin looks for a takedown but Reem sprawls well.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reem counters with an outside leg kick.
Melvin Reem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wladimir Putin.
Putin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt
and Reem counters with a low kick, right behind Putin 's knee.
Wladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin looks winded!
Reem lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reem slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
Reem misses with a head kick.
Putin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem lands a left and a right that send Putin crashing to the mat, dazed. Reem thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Putin is rocked!
It looks like Wladimir Putin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem lands an uppercut, right on the button! Putin tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melvin Reem!
After the fight, Melvin Reem was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Cluzet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyc Oon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Cluzet is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Cluzet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyc Oon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cluzet gets a clinch.
Oon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cluzet prevents it.
Cluzet effectively controlling the action here.
Cluzet manages to break the clinch.
Oon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cluzet.
Oon fails with a takedown attempt.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyc Oon.
Cluzet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oon.
Oon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cluzet defends it nicely.
Oon shoots in and drives through. Cluzet sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet thows a body shot but no joy.
Oon has his takedown stuffed
and Cluzet counters by clinching up.
Cluzet trying to land knees to the body.
Oon is looking for a takedown.
Oon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oon can't get the takedown.
Oon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cluzet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cluzet takes a swing at Oon's ribcage but misses.
Cluzet throws a jab but it's blocked by Oon.
Oon throws a head kick that misses
and Cluzet counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oon wants a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cluzet prevents it.
Oon looks winded!
Oon goes for a takedown attempt but Cluzet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oon staying out of range there.
Cluzet shoots in and gets a takedown into Oon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oon for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Omar Cluzet.
Oon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cluzet circles away.
Oon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cluzet as he jumps to the side.
Cluzet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oon manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cluzet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cluzet feints and as Oon raises his hands in defense, Cluzet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cluzet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cluzet throwing strikes but missing.
Cluzet looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cluzet controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Cluzet dominated that round.
That's time! Cluzet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oon scores with a one two! Cluzet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oon shoots and misses
and Cluzet counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oon!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cluzet off and has taken his back!
Cluzet turns into Oon and is now in his guard.
Cluzet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Cluzet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cluzet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluzet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cluzet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cluzet content to control rather than advance.
Oon is trying to stand up here but Cluzet is controlling him well.
Cluzet slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar Cluzet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Omar Cluzet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oon.
Oon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyc Oon.
Cluzet throws a lazy right hand but Oon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oon misses with a takedown attempt
and Cluzet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oon is breathing heavily.
Cluzet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Oon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cluzet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oon tries for a takedown but Cluzet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cluzet throws a hook but Oon avoids it easily.
Cluzet drives through with a takedown into Oon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cluzet is one step ahead there.
Cluzet stands and throws Oon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Cluzet are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
Cluzet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cluzet is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Cluzet dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Oon shoots for a double leg takedown but Cluzet sprawls well. He's pushed Oon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cluzet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oon somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Oon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cluzet which made him look bad.
Omar Cluzet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyc Oon.
Cluzet swings for the body but Oon moves out of range.
Oon avoids the body shot from Cluzet.
Oon tries a head kick but it misses.
Cluzet throws a lazy right hand but Oon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oon shoots for a takedown but Cluzet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oon moves out of range of the strikes.
Oon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cluzet closes the distance and pushes Oon back into the ropes.
Oon tries for a takedown but Cluzet manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oon being controlled against the ropes.
Oon tries to score a body lock takedown but Cluzet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cluzet slowing the pace effectively.
Cluzet has Oon pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cluzet pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Oon tumbling to the mat - Cluzet dives into Oon's guard.
Oon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cluzet'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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Omar Cluzet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cluzet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cluzet rushes Oon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oon goes for a takedown attempt but Cluzet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cluzet moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet stalls.
Cluzet gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cluzet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cluzet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cluzet stopping the sweep attempt from Oon.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluzet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyc Oon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cluzet controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Cluzet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cluzet 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Omar Cluzet!
Omar Cluzet wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalju Harju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuoppala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Children of Bodom - Warheart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalju Harju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kuoppala!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harju drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harju trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuoppala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harju with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harju engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuoppala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harju is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kalju Harju.
Harju tries for a takedown but Kuoppala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harju looks for a takedown but Kuoppala sprawls well.
Kuoppala tries to close the distance and clinch but Harju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harju shoots in for a takedown but Kuoppala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalju Harju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuoppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harju is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala is looking to clinch.
Harju gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuoppala is looking to clinch but Harju is avoiding it.
Harju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuoppala connects with a single shot there.
Kuoppala checks a leg kick.
Kuoppala tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala forces Harju back against the ropes and clinches.
Kuoppala connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kalju Harju has been cut.
Harju misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harju is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuoppala trying to control the position but instead, Harju has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuoppala into the ropes.
Harju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuoppala is trying to maintain a safe position but Harju gets an underhook and turns Kuoppala into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harju.
Harju scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuoppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harju works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harju swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harju has a couple of punches blocked by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harju has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala working Harju over with knees to the body.
Kuoppala misses with an elbow over the top.
Harju lands an uppercut.
Kuoppala misses with a knee strike.
Harju tries a body shot but Kuoppala blocks it.
Harju digs a right hand underneath Kuoppala's ribcage. Kuoppala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harju throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harju creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harju swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harju misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuoppala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harju fails to land.
Kuoppala prevents a body shot from Harju.
Harju tries to throw a body punch but Kuoppala avoids it by throwing Harju back against the ropes.
A short right from Harju on the inside.
Kuoppala looking to throw knees to the head but Harju is blocking nicely.
Harju breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harju shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuoppala sprawls well. He's pushed Harju's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with an uppercut. Harju saw that one coming.
Harju slips a jab and a cross from Kuoppala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuoppala tries to close the distance and clinch but Harju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harju fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuoppala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuoppala misses with a straight left.
Kuoppala moves away from the strike by Harju.
Harju misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harju shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuoppala as he avoids it easily.
Harju throws a body punch but Kuoppala moves out of range.
Harju swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuoppala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuoppala moves out of range as Harju throws a body kick.
Kalju Harju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harju shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuoppala tries to sprawl out of it but Harju keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kuoppala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalju Harju will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalju Harju's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuoppala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harju.
Harju gets tackled into the ropes by Kuoppala. Kuoppala maintains the clinch.
Kuoppala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harju working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harju tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuoppala's elbow.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but Harju blocks with his arms.
Kuoppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harju takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kuoppala landing knees to the 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuoppala obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Kuoppala.
Kuoppala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuoppala obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harju is defending well for now.
Harju avoiding damage as Kuoppala throws knees to the body.
Harju lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but Harju blocks with his arms.
Harju trying to control the position but instead, Kuoppala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harju into the ropes.
Kuoppala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuoppala wants to stall.
Kuoppala misses with a knee to the head.
Harju swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuoppala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuoppala working Harju over with knees to the body.
Kuoppala scores with a knee to the head.
Kuoppala is pushing Harju up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harju manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Harju 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harju avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harju slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harju is looking to land body kicks.
Kuoppala with a nice cross.
Harju finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harju throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuoppala ducks under a wild hook from Harju.
Kuoppala moves to clinch but Harju breaks away
letting Harju counter with a right hand.
Harju looks to land a right hand but Kuoppala moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuoppala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harju.
Kuoppala misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kuoppala misses.
Harju throws a hook but Kuoppala avoids it easily.
Kuoppala lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Harju falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kuoppala dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Kuoppala!
A victorious Alexander Kuoppala 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clubber Creed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clubber Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Tigh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Creed throws a series of punches but Tigh avoids them all with ease.
Tigh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Creed avoids it really well and circles away.
Tigh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Creed quickly recovers to half guard.
Tigh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Creed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Creed is trying to stand.
Tigh maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Creed could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tigh has cracked it and Creed is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tigh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saul Tigh!
After the big win, Saul Tigh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Polyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Polyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Polyakov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Polyakov, right into the meat.
Polyakov misses with a low kick.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the head.
Rasputin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Polyakov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Polyakov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Polyakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polyakov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polyakov throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Polyakov connects with a solid leg kick.
Polyakov throws a leg kick but Rasputin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rasputin closes the distance and pushes Polyakov back into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rasputin.
It looks like Alexander Polyakov has been cut.
Polyakov avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyakov blocks an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Polyakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polyakov trying to stall but Rasputin improves his position.
Polyakov is trying to break free.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polyakov is defending well for now.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polyakov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Polyakov avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Polyakov is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but Polyakov blocks with his arms.
Rasputin misses with an elbow over the top.
Polyakov avoids the elbow strike from Rasputin, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Polyakov tries to tie him up.
Rasputin misses with an elbow over the top.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polyakov is defending well for now.
Polyakov is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Polyakov tries to tie him up.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Polyakov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Polyakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Polyakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexander Polyakov's cut is getting worse.
Polyakov is trying to maintain a safe position but Rasputin gets an underhook and turns Polyakov into the ropes.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Polyakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rasputin misses with a knee strike.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polyakov avoids it.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polyakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Polyakov can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Polyakov avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin throws an elbow that misses.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polyakov avoids it.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Polyakov 's eye.
Alexander Polyakov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Jeez, Alexander Polyakov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polyakov managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Nice elbow from Rasputin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Polyakov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thahan Nantakarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacobbe Ruotolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruotolo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Ratti Della Sabina - Lo Scemo Del Villaggio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thahan Nantakarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giacobbe Ruotolo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruotolo checks the leg kick.
Nantakarn lands with a slapping head kick.
Nantakarn slips a straight right by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nantakarn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nantakarn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruotolo jabs Nantakarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thahan Nantakarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruotolo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nantakarn scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice straight punches there by Ruotolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruotolo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nantakarn connects with a leg kick. Ruotolo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruotolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruotolo throws a hook but Nantakarn blocks it.
Nantakarn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nantakarn feints and then cracks Ruotolo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruotolo down.
Ruotolo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nantakarn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nantakarn as Ruotolo shoots in.
Ruotolo misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nantakarn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nantakarn.
Nantakarn takes a swing at Ruotolo's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nantakarn.
Ruotolo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nantakarn working hard to break the clinch.
Ruotolo wants to break free but Nantakarn has control.
Ruotolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nantakarn misses with a punch to the body.
Ruotolo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nantakarn's elbow.
Nantakarn misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruotolo.
It looks like Thahan Nantakarn has been cut.
Ruotolo lands a body shot.
Ruotolo digs a right hand into Nantakarn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nantakarn's gas tank.
Nantakarn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nantakarn is trying to break the clinch but Ruotolo is controlling him.
Nantakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruotolo's elbow.
Nantakarn tries to circle away but Ruotolo has him pinned against the ropes.
Nantakarn is trying to break the clinch but Ruotolo has him pressed against the ropes.
Nantakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruotolo's elbow.
Nantakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Nantakarn keeps control of Ruotolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nantakarn.
Ruotolo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nantakarn's efforts to push away.
Nantakarn misses with some punches.
Nantakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruotolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruotolo misses with a body punch.
Ruotolo taking a breather.
Ruotolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nantakarn prevents Ruotolo from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Nantakarn to keep the fight standing.
Ruotolo blocking some punches.
Ruotolo prevents Nantakarn from breaking the clinch.
Nantakarn working hard to break the clinch.
Ruotolo prevents Nantakarn from breaking the clinch.
Nantakarn is trying to break free.
Nantakarn can't find room to land a body shot as Ruotolo controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruotolo tries to break the clinch but Nantakarn is controlling the position.
Nantakarn prevents Ruotolo from breaking the clinch.
Nantakarn is trying to break the clinch but Ruotolo is controlling him.
Ruotolo taking a breather.
Nantakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruotolo blocks a body shot from Nantakarn.
Nantakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nantakarn tries to throw a body punch but Ruotolo avoids it by throwing Nantakarn back against the ropes.
Nantakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn can't break the clinch.
Nantakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thahan Nantakarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giacobbe Ruotolo.
Nantakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruotolo is looking to control Nantakarn's arms but Nantakarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruotolo has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Ruotolo as the two fighters clinch.
Nantakarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nantakarn is trying to break free.
Ruotolo prevents a body shot from Nantakarn.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruotolo.
Nantakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruotolo's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ruotolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruotolo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nantakarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruotolo controls his hands.
Ruotolo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nantakarn is keeping busy.
Ruotolo pulls guard effortlessly.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nantakarn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thahan Nantakarn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thahan Nantakarn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruotolo looks to land a combination but Nantakarn avoids it well.
Nantakarn scores with a kick to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruotolo blocks the leg kick.
Ruotolo looks to land a right hand but Nantakarn moved out of range.
Nantakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruotolo.
Nice uppercut there from Ruotolo.
Ruotolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruotolo throws a right hand that misses
and Nantakarn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruotolo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nantakarn moves away from the strike by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ruotolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nantakarn lands with a good body shot.
Nantakarn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn slips under a jab.
Thahan Nantakarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruotolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nantakarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruotolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruotolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruotolo avoids the head kick by Nantakarn.
Nantakarn ducks under a wild hook from Ruotolo.
Ruotolo stuns Nantakarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nantakarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nantakarn lands with a nice body kick.
Ruotolo is breathing heavily.
Ruotolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Nantakarn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo thows a leg kick but Nantakarn checks it
and Nantakarn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruotolo really felt that one!
Nantakarn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruotolo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nantakarn.
Nantakarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruotolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nantakarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn lands with a straight right. Ruotolo didn't see that one coming.
Nantakarn throws a sloppy head kick and Ruotolo moves out of range easily.
Nantakarn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruotolo misses with a hook.
Nantakarn lands a head kick. Ruotolo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruotolo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nantakarn.
Nice shot by Ruotolo.
Nantakarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nantakarn throws a solid leg kick but Ruotolo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nantakarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nantakarn blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruotolo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nantakarn scores with a nice right hand.
Ruotolo works Nantakarn's body with a nice hook.
Nantakarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nantakarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruotolo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruotolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruotolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruotolo blocks a head kick by Nantakarn.
Nantakarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn moves away from the strike by Ruotolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruotolo misses with a hook.
Nantakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn is looking to wear down Ruotolo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nantakarn misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nantakarn.
Ruotolo looks to land a right hand but Nantakarn moved out of range.
Nantakarn takes a swing at Ruotolo's ribcage but misses.
Ruotolo misses with a right hand
and Nantakarn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thahan Nantakarn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nantakarn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nantakarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nantakarn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Nantakarn.
Ruotolo punishes Nantakarn's body with a nice straight punch.
Nantakarn misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thahan Nantakarn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thahan Nantakarn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nantakarn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruotolo's head backwards.
Nantakarn blocks a jab.
Ruotolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nantakarn. Nantakarn obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruotolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruotolo throws a looping overhand right but Nantakarn ducks down to avoid it.
Nantakarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruotolo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nantakarn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nantakarn.
Ruotolo throws a shot from downtown. Nantakarn moves away and avoids it.
Nantakarn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruotolo misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Nantakarn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nantakarn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruotolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruotolo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruotolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nantakarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nantakarn missing with a left hand there. Ruotolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nantakarn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruotolo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ruotolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Nantakarn thuds his shin into the meat of Ruotolo's side.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruotolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nantakarn.
Ruotolo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nantakarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Ruotolo.
Ruotolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nantakarn takes a swing at Ruotolo's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruotolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nantakarn. Nantakarn obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruotolo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nantakarn. Nantakarn obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nantakarn.
Ruotolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nantakarn throws a leg kick which misses Ruotolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruotolo tries to avoid it.
Nantakarn swings for the body but Ruotolo moves out of range.
Ruotolo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nantakarn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruotolo throws a good cross that connects.
Ruotolo shoots in but Nantakarn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruotolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nantakarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn throws out a loose jab but Ruotolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nantakarn moves out of range as Ruotolo strikes.
Ruotolo swings for the body but Nantakarn moves out of range.
Ruotolo misses the shot to the body.
Ruotolo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruotolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nantakarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nantakarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nantakarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nantakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruotolo.
Nantakarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruotolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nantakarn.
Nantakarn wants to slow Ruotolo down by chopping away at his legs.
Nantakarn tries to keep at a distance but Ruotolo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nantakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thahan Nantakarn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruotolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruotolo tries to throw a body punch but Nantakarn avoids it by throwing Ruotolo back against the ropes.
Ruotolo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruotolo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nantakarn is keeping busy.
Giacobbe Ruotolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruotolo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruotolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Nantakarn won't allow it.
Nantakarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruotolo throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thahan Nantakarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nantakarn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Thahan Nantakarn!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Thahan Nantakarn!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Thahan Nantakarn!
Thahan Nantakarn wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Thahan Nantakarn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Lifflander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Lifflander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lifflander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Donald Duck has been cut.
Lifflander throws a sloppy head kick and Duck moves out of range easily.
Duck drives through with a takedown into Lifflander's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Duck postures up in Lifflander's guard and throws a big left but Lifflander blocks it.
Duck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lifflander is keeping the position for now.
Lifflander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lifflander tries to get out of the position.
Duck throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Duck drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lifflander dives on top into guard.
Lifflander stays in close to Duck's body and controls the position.
Duck has his foot on Lifflander's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lifflander works his way back into a safe position though.
Lifflander has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duck is proving hard to escape from.
Duck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lifflander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lifflander manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lifflander prevents Duck from getting back to his feet.
Lifflander has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lifflander trying to control but Duck is working from the bottom.
Lifflander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duck has a closed guard, preventing Lifflander from standing up.
Duck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lifflander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lifflander manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lifflander gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck wants to get back to his feet but Lifflander is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lifflander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Duck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lifflander wants to get up but he can't break Duck's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duck wants to stand up but Lifflander is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duck is looking for a triangle but Lifflander pushes his legs off easily.
Duck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lifflander controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lifflander doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lifflander manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lifflander looking to pass the guard.
Lifflander controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lifflander wants to control from the top but Duck keeps moving.
Lifflander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lifflander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duck on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jukka Lifflander wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Duck shoots in looking for a takedown but Lifflander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Lifflander lands a heavy head kick that drops Duck. The ref tackles Lifflander to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Duck was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jukka Lifflander!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Jazwinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Jazwinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jazwinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kukkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jazwinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kukkonen misses with a leg kick.
Kukkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jazwinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jazwinski misses with a kick to the body.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jazwinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Jazwinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jazwinski delivers a nice body kick.
Jazwinski throws a wild body kick that Kukkonen sees coming a mile off.
Kukkonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kukkonen misses with a body shot.
Kukkonen is looking to land body kicks.
Kukkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jazwinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jazwinski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown 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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jazwinski is looking to take a break and control but Kukkonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jazwinski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kukkonen, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski grinds an elbow into Kukkonen's temple.
Jazwinski throws an elbow but Kukkonen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jazwinski lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Jazwinski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jazwinski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kukkonen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jazwinski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kukkonen is trying to get back to half guard.
Jazwinski just content to control the position.
Jazwinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kukkonen keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazwinski scores with punches from side control.
Kukkonen is not content to let Jazwinski control the position.
You can see the frustration on Kukkonen's face as Jazwinski controls the position.
Jazwinski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jazwinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jazwinski is working Kukkonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Jazwinski seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kukkonen is looking to reverse the position.
Jazwinski controlling from side mount.
Kukkonen is not content to let Jazwinski control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen seems a little lost for a moment, as Jazwinski dominates the positioning.
Jazwinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jazwinski is looking to take a break and control but Kukkonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jazwinski working the head and body with strikes.
Kukkonen taking a bit of punishment here - Jazwinski scoring with strikes.
Jazwinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jazwinski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jazwinski tries for a kimura but Kukkonen is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazwinski looks up at the clock and then as Kukkonen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jazwinski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kukkonen is looking to regain half guard here but Jazwinski keeps moving and retains side control.
Kukkonen struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen is looking for a sweep.
Jazwinski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here as Jazwinski stalls from top position.
Kukkonen taking a bit of punishment here - Jazwinski scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jazwinski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kukkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Kukkonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jazwinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukkonen moves away.
Jazwinski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kukkonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jazwinski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jazwinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kukkonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kukkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jazwinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kukkonen.
Jazwinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kukkonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kukkonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jazwinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jazwinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kukkonen up against the ropes.
Jazwinski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kukkonen is keeping busy.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kukkonen fails to land.
Jazwinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jazwinski lands a shoulder strike.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
Kukkonen letting Jazwinski take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Kukkonen - that landed with a thud.
Kukkonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kukkonen tries a body shot but Jazwinski blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jazwinski is trying to trip Kukkonen. He has hold of a leg but Kukkonen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jazwinski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kukkonen is trying to keep Jazwinski in close.
Jazwinski wants to control from the top but Kukkonen keeps moving.
Jazwinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jazwinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kukkonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski is working hard here to advance position.
Kukkonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kukkonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jazwinski defends it easily.
Kukkonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jazwinski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jazwinski advances position into side control!
Jazwinski cracks Kukkonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jazwinski tries for a kimura but Kukkonen is defending well.
Jazwinski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jazwinski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kukkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kukkonen is letting Jazwinski control him for a moment.
Kukkonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kukkonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jazwinski's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazwinski is keen to just control but Kukkonen is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukkonen wants to control but Jazwinski is keeping busy.
Kukkonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kukkonen is not content to let Jazwinski control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jazwinski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kukkonen misses with an uppercut.
Kukkonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kukkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jazwinski looks to land a left hand but Kukkonen moved out of range nicely.
Kukkonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jazwinski is just out of range.
Kukkonen looks to land a body kick but Jazwinski moved away.
Kukkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jazwinski.
Kukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jazwinski throws the kick towards the body but Kukkonen avoids it.
Jazwinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukkonen.
Jazwinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jazwinski.
Jazwinski avoids a kick to the body.
Kukkonen scores with a nice right hand.
Kukkonen throws a series of punches but Jazwinski moves out of range.
Kukkonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jazwinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukkonen manages to avoid it.
Jazwinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jazwinski. Kukkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jazwinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jazwinski on the side of the head.
Jazwinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jazwinski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jazwinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kukkonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jazwinski is working away from the top position though.
Kukkonen actively working from the bottom here.
Kukkonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kukkonen is trying to control but Jazwinski manages to pass to mount!
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!
Jazwinski controlling from mount.
Jazwinski dominating with strikes here.
Jazwinski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jazwinski trying to control but Kukkonen is having none of it.
Kukkonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Jazwinski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jazwinski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jazwinski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jazwinski controlling from mount.
The referee warns Kukkonen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jazwinski raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jazwinski controlling his opponent.
Jazwinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kukkonen can do to turn this around?
Jazwinski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski landing punches.
Jazwinski can't control as he wanted to and Kukkonen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kukkonen wants to improve his position but Jazwinski is controlling well.
Jazwinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Kukkonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jazwinski wants to free his trapped foot but Kukkonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jazwinski is keen to just control but Kukkonen is a slippery customer.
Kukkonen wants to control but Jazwinski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jazwinski trying to pass the guard but Kukkonen defending well.
Jazwinski is looking to stall here but Kukkonen recovers full guard.
Kukkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jazwinski clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jazwinski clinches.
Kukkonen lands an uppercut.
Jazwinski is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Kukkonen can't fight it off and eventually Jazwinski manages to take the fight to the floor. Kukkonen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jazwinski stands and throws Kukkonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kukkonen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kukkonen trying to remain calm as Jazwinski controls from the top position.
Kukkonen is trying to control Jazwinski's posture but Jazwinski avoids it.
Piotr Jazwinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jazwinski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jazwinski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kukkonen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jazwinski lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Kukkonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kukkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Kukkonen's face as Jazwinski controls the position.
Kukkonen regains half guard.
Jazwinski content to control rather than advance.
Jazwinski is looking to advance position but Kukkonen won't allow it.
Jazwinski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jazwinski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jazwinski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kukkonen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukkonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jazwinski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kukkonen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kukkonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kukkonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jazwinski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jazwinski wants to finish this one by submission but Kukkonen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jazwinski.
Jazwinski controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen tries to hold on but Jazwinski pushes him away.
Jazwinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kukkonen is looking to escape.
Jazwinski content just to control the position here.
Jazwinski landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kukkonen tries to lock up and control but Jazwinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jazwinski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kukkonen working to try and regain half guard.
Jazwinski breaks from Kukkonen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jazwinski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kukkonen looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukkonen is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jazwinski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Jazwinski had his way with Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jazwinski throws a chopping leg kick but Kukkonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kukkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jazwinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukkonen misses with a body kick.
Kukkonen catches Jazwinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kukkonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jazwinski wants to land a leg kick but Kukkonen is out of range.
Jazwinski is looking to wear down Kukkonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Jazwinski.
Kukkonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kukkonen misses with the combination.
Kukkonen misses with a hook.
Jazwinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kukkonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Kukkonen misses.
Jazwinski slips under a jab from Kukkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazwinski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kukkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jazwinski throws a shot to the body.
Kukkonen ducks under a wild hook from Jazwinski.
Jazwinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kukkonen tries to work over Jazwinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jazwinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kukkonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kukkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Jazwinski.
Jazwinski has a couple of punches blocked by Kukkonen.
Jazwinski misses with an elbow strike.
Jazwinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
Kukkonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kukkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kukkonen throws an elbow but misses.
Rauni Tuulikki Kukkonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski avoids the elbow strike from Kukkonen, against the ropes.
Kukkonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jazwinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jazwinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jazwinski is trying to trip Kukkonen. He has hold of a leg but Kukkonen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jazwinski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kukkonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jazwinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kukkonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jazwinski preventing the sweep.
Jazwinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jazwinski trying to control but Kukkonen is working from the bottom.
Jazwinski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kukkonen is looking to regain half guard here but Jazwinski keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen is trying to control Jazwinski's posture but Jazwinski avoids it.
Kukkonen is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Jazwinski wants to control but Kukkonen is keeping him busy.
Kukkonen tries to bench press Jazwinski off him but Jazwinski keeps the position.
Jazwinski working the body and head with strikes.
Jazwinski cracks Kukkonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kukkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jazwinski tries to move to mount but Kukkonen blocks the move with his legs.
Kukkonen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jazwinski working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazwinski happy to just control the position for now.
Jazwinski'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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukkonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jazwinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kukkonen keeps working.
Jazwinski scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jazwinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Piotr Jazwinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kukkonen being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Jazwinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jazwinski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Piotr Jazwinski!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Piotr Jazwinski!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Piotr Jazwinski!
Piotr Jazwinski wins by unanimous decision!
Piotr Jazwinski retains his heavyweight title!
Piotr Jazwinski gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Mester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Hillgrund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikola Mester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harald Hillgrund!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mester looks for a takedown but Hillgrund sprawls well.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mester with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hillgrund makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hillgrund throws a hook to the side of Mester's head but Mester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hillgrund throws a hook but Mester blocks it.
Mester defending well as Hillgrund loads up on a big left hand.
Mester with a poor takedown
and Hillgrund counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Mester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mester changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hillgrund tries to avoid it but Mester manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hillgrund to the ground. Hillgrund escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big right from Hillgrund misses.
Hillgrund feints and then cracks Mester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mester down.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown but Hillgrund manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mester staying out of range there.
Hillgrund looks to land a combination but Mester avoids it well.
Mester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hillgrund throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hillgrund.
Mester moves away from the strike by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund drives through with a takedown into Mester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hillgrund postures up in Mester's guard and throws a big left but Mester blocks it.
Mester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mester wants to sweep but no luck.
Hillgrund passes Mester's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mester is trying is best to control the position here.
Hillgrund working the head and body with strikes.
Hillgrund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillgrund is looking to advance position but Mester won't allow it.
Mester gets full guard.
Hillgrund throws a big right hand that misses.
Mester working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hillgrund.
Mester 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.
Hillgrund throws a strike but Mester rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hillgrund has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mester stopping the sweep attempt from Hillgrund.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mester trying to control the position from guard on top but Hillgrund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund looking for a sweep. Not yet Hillgrund, not yet.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Mester is proving a slippery customer.
Mester preventing the sweep.
Hillgrund wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harald Hillgrund.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown but Hillgrund manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hillgrund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hillgrund getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hillgrund dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hillgrund misses with an uppercut. Mester saw that one coming.
It looks like Nikola Mester has been cut.
Mester dives in and scores a takedown into Hillgrund's guard.
Hillgrund keeping moving, preventing Mester from controlling successfully.
Hillgrund working a defensive guard here.
Hillgrund wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mester is now in half guard.
Mester working over Hillgrund with some ground and pound. Hillgrund looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hillgrund tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hillgrund is trying to maintain the position but Mester is very close to passing his half guard.
Hillgrund is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mester is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mester.
Hillgrund wants to improve his position but Mester is controlling well.
Mester is working for a submission of some sort.
Mester thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund gets back to full guard.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Mester is proving a slippery customer.
Hillgrund wants to sweep but no luck.
Mester works over Hillgrund with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mester controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Mester is proving a slippery customer.
Mester trying to control but Hillgrund is working from the bottom.
Hillgrund seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harald Hillgrund has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hillgrund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund throws a wild body kick that Mester sees coming a mile off.
Mester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mester leaves Hillgrund with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hillgrund throws a solid leg kick but Mester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hillgrund.
Mester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mester moves away from the strike by Hillgrund.
Hillgrund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mester is fending him off so far but Hillgrund persists. Nope, Mester circles away and we're back to standing.
Mester checks a low kick from Hillgrund.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Hillgrund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikola Mester's cut.
That's time! Mester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mester on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hillgrund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mester.
Hillgrund just misses with a punch to the body.
Mester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hillgrund lands a jab to the head.
Hillgrund missing with a left hand there. Mester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hillgrund throws the left hand but Mester avoids the punch easily.
Hillgrund looks to land a right hand but Mester moved out of range.
Hillgrund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harald Hillgrund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mester manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hillgrund on his heels. He'll look to pass Hillgrund's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mester being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillgrund trying to keep a closed guard but Mester is proving a slippery customer.
Mester throws a big elbow that misses.
Hillgrund lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mester!
Harald Hillgrund has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hillgrund putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillgrund with shots to the head and body - Mester looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mester taking shots to the head.
Mester is rocked!
Nikola Mester's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mester wants to hold on but Hillgrund pushes him away.
Hillgrund postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mester in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mester to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Hillgrund!
Harald Hillgrund is the new lightweight champion!
Harald Hillgrund tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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