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Fight Day FC 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Fesenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Fesenko's chin.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Fesenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Fesenko throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Michael Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Fesenko saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to slow Fesenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Fesenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fesenko scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Fesenko ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fesenko is able to avoid easily.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fesenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Fesenko.
Fesenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Fesenko.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fesenko moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Fesenko.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Fesenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fesenko.
Fesenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fesenko.
Fesenko checks a low kick from Johnson.
Fesenko wants to clinch.
Fesenko throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fesenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Fesenko counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fesenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Fesenko moved out of range.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fesenko.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Fesenko avoids them all with ease.
Fesenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Fesenko moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Fesenko scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Fesenko lands a head kick!
Fesenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Fesenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Fesenko moves out of range.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Fesenko's head.
Fesenko avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko tries to clinch up.
Fesenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fesenko dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Fesenko in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fesenko.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a low kick but Fesenko moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fesenko moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Fesenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Fesenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Fesenko throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fesenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fesenko wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Fesenko tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fesenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fesenko throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that Fesenko semi-blocks.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fesenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fesenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Fesenko.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Fesenko avoids nicely.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fesenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Fesenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Michael Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Fesenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Fesenko avoids nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnson tries to clinch but Fesenko moves away
and Fesenko counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fesenko avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fesenko.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Fesenko counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Fesenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Fesenko wants to clinch.
Fesenko is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Fesenko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fesenko counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fesenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Fesenko scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Fesenko counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fesenko throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fesenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fesenko.
Johnson throws a head kick but Fesenko moves out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Fesenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Fesenko's belly button to the back.
Fesenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fesenko can pounce on him.
Fesenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fesenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Sergey Fesenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves out of range as Fesenko throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Fesenko.
Fesenko lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fesenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Fesenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fesenko circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Fesenko blocks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fesenko.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fesenko.
Fesenko pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fesenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Fesenko avoids them all with ease.
Fesenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fesenko wants to clinch.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fesenko is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Fesenko throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Fesenko only half commits.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fesenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson clinches up with Fesenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson tries to circle away but Fesenko has him pinned against the ropes.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Fesenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Fesenko throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Fesenko moves out of range easily.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fesenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fesenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Fesenko avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Fesenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Fesenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fesenko throws a body kick that misses.
Fesenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Fesenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fesenko moves into the clinch.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fesenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Fesenko.
Fesenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fesenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fesenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Fesenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fesenko uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fesenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fesenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson pushes Fesenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fesenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fesenko throws a head kick that misses.
Fesenko wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Fesenko moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fesenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Fesenko's shoulder, as Fesenko tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fesenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergey Fesenko.
I think Fesenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Sergey Fesenko!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dc Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marrodona has chosen It's a Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dc Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable slips under a jab.
Marrodona swings widly with a right hand
and Gable connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gable stuffs the takedown.
Gable gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marrodona.
Gable misses with a low kick.
Marrodona checks a leg kick.
Gable scores with a head kick. Marrodona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marrodona takes one to the chin there.
Marrodona is rocked!
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!
Gable throws out a leg kick but Marrodona moves out of range and Gable only half commits.
Marrodona is still on wobbly legs! Can Gable finish him?
Marrodona misses with a body shot.
Marrodona seems to have recovered his senses.
Marrodona shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gable ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gable.
Marrodona moves out of range of the body kick from Gable.
Gable is looking to slow Marrodona down with leg kicks.
Marrodona throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
Marrodona will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dc Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Marrodona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gable tried to score with a low kick but Marrodona checks it.
Marrodona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gable manages to avoid it.
Marrodona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gable as he avoids it easily.
Marrodona throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marrodona misses with a takedown attempt
and Gable counters with a head kick that drops Marrodona to the mat! Marrodona scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marrodona throws a right hand that Gable ducks under and follows up with a left that Gable also avoids with ease.
Marrodona looks for a takedown but Gable sprawls well.
Gable scoring well with a low kick there.
Marrodona tries to bum rush Gable with a series of wild strikes but Gable uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marrodona.
Gable connects with a jab.
Marrodona swings for the body but Gable moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gable but Gable pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marrodona shoots in but no luck this time.
Marrodona looks winded!
Marrodona misses with a body shot.
Marrodona closes the distance and clinches up with Gable, looking for a takedown. Marrodona pushes Gable against the ropes but Gable circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marrodona throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable throws a head kick that half lands.
Gable fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marrodona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marrodona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gable drops Marrodona with a huge uppercut! Marrodona drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gable is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dc Gable!
A victorious Dc Gable thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Holomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vanha kaarti laulaa - Oolannin sota. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Holomes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al connects with a single shot there.
Al ducks under a wild hook from Holomes.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holomes closes the distance but Al moves to the side
and Al counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holomes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al blocks a jab.
Al looks for the body kick but Holomes saw that one coming.
Al lands a head kick. Holomes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holomes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al misses with a low kick.
Holomes scores with a punch to the head.
Holomes defending well as Al loads up on a big left hand.
Holomes tries to land a front kick but Al steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al missing with a left hand there. Holomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johannes Holomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al throws a leg kick but Holomes checks it.
Al thuds a left hand into Holomes's body.
Holomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Al.
Jab from Holomes.
Holomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al was well out of range. Poor timing from Holomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al checks a low kick from Holomes.
Holomes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holomes is looking to clinch.
Al feints and then cracks Holomes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holomes down.
Holomes throws a hook but Al blocks it.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Holomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Holomes.
Holomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al thumps Holomes with a low kick.
Holomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Al fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al checks a leg kick.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holomes on the side of the head.
Holomes misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes moves out of range as Al throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holomes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al throws a head kick that misses.
Holomes tries to score with a low kick but Al moves his leg out of the way.
Al with a nice cross.
Holomes scores with a leg kick.
Holomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holomes has time to react.
Al takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al scores with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holomes.
Holomes looks to throw the jab but Al is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holomes jabs Al right on the nose. Al blinks but takes it well.
Al scores with a head kick. Holomes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Al pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holomes throws a hook but Al blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al lands with a straight right. Holomes didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Holomes misses
letting Al counter with a right hand.
Holomes swings widly with a right hand
and Al counters with a nice leg kick.
Holomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Al lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holomes at a distance.
Al lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holomes wants to land a leg kick but Al is out of range.
Al tries to bum rush Holomes with a series of wild strikes but Holomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al checks the leg kick.
Al looks for the body kick but Holomes saw that one coming.
Al connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holomes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al lands a two punch combo.
Holomes is rocked!
Holomes misses with a looping right.
Holomes misses with a low kick.
Holomes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holomes. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holomes throws a good cross that connects.
Al swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Al misses
and Holomes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al slips a straight right by Holomes.
Al looks to land a combination but Holomes avoids it well.
Holomes misses with a body shot.
Al checks a leg kick.
Al checks a low kick from Holomes.
Al connects with a leg kick. Holomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holomes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al cracks Holomes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Holomes cracks Al with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holomes punishes Al's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Holomes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holomes. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chocolate Al is winning the standup battle so far.
Holomes misses with a left hand
and Al counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holomes thows a leg kick but Al checks it
and Al counters with a good, hard body kick but Holomes shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Al.
Holomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al, right into the meat.
Holomes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al cracks Holomes with a good jab.
Holomes jabs at Al's body.
That kick from Al tenderised Holomes's leg. Holomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al thows a body shot but no joy.
Holomes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holomes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al misses with a looping right.
Al throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holomes connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al.
Holomes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Al chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holomes. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Al on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al throws a head kick that misses.
Holomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holomes throws a low kick but Al avoids it.
Holomes swinging wildly here.
Al lands a jab to Holomes's midsection.
Al thuds his shin into the meat of Holomes's side.
Al lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al.
Al scores with a leg kick.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Holomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Al tenderised Holomes's leg. Holomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al throws a leg kick which misses Holomes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holomes tries to avoid it.
Holomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al's head backwards.
Holomes ducks under a wild hook from Al.
An inside leg kick from Al misses.
Al bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holomes's head.
Al scores with a nice body kick.
Al throws a head kick that misses
and Holomes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al looks to score with a jab to the body but Holomes is just out of range.
Al moves out of range of the body kick.
Al checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holomes in his tracks.
Al connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holomes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johannes Holomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Holomes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al digs a good body shot into Holomes's ribs.
Holomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al misses with a two punch combination.
Al throws a body punch but Holomes moves out of range.
Holomes moves in looking to clinch but Al pushes him off.
Holomes connects with a crisp jab.
Holomes just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Holomes blocks the leg kick.
Holomes throws an overhand right that lands on Al's shoulder, as Al tries to avoid the shot.
Holomes jabs at Al's body.
Al moves out of range of the strikes.
Al takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holomes tries to clinch up but Al circles away and keeps his distance.
Al dips to his left and cracks Holomes with an uppercut!
Al avoids the body shot from Holomes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chocolate Al showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Chocolate Al wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chocolate Al made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gardner's choice of entrance music: Stavesacre - Minuteman. Aaron Gardner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kolloo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kolloo.
Kolloo slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kolloo.
Good shot there by Kolloo.
Kolloo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Gardner finds it's way through Kolloo's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kolloo.
Gardner throws a nice looking combination but Kolloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardner checks a low kick from Kolloo.
Kolloo looks to land a right hand but Gardner moved out of range.
Kolloo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gardner blocks a jab.
Kolloo throws a leg kick which misses Gardner's front leg but catches the back leg as Gardner tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolloo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gardner jabs Kolloo right on the nose. Kolloo blinks but takes it well.
Kolloo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gardner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gardner misses.
Gardner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolloo looks to land a body kick but Gardner moved away.
Kolloo misses with a looping left.
Gardner slips a jab from Kolloo.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Gardner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kolloo. Gardner shrugs it off though.
Gardner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolloo throws a jab when Gardner was well out of range.
Kolloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kolloo misses with a kick to the body.
Kolloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Kolloo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gardner eats them both and turns towards Kolloo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Aaron Gardner has been cut.
Gardner misses with a few strikes there.
Gardner throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolloo lands a jab.
Kolloo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kolloo.
Jaakko Kolloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolloo cracks Gardner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kolloo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kolloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gardners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Gardner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kolloo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gardner. That did some damage!
Kolloo connects with a solid leg kick.
Gardner throws a right hand that Kolloo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolloo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a series of punches but Kolloo moves out of range.
Gardner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gardner looks winded!
Kolloo feints and then cracks Gardner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gardner down.
Sloppy strikes from Gardner. Those never looked like landing.
Gardner fails to land with a series of punches.
Kolloo scores with a spinning back kick!
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolloo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kolloo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolloo lands with a shot to the body.
Gardner is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gardner is rocked!
Kolloo thuds a left hand into Gardner's body.
Gardner is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolloo finish him?
Kolloo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gardner! Kolloo dives in looking to finish! Gardner is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov comes into the arena with DJ Vadim - The Terrorist blaring out of the sound system. Apollyon has chosen On My Own-Alone as his entrance music. Hofniel Apollyon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Apollyon's hands.
Yurinov throws a chopping leg kick but Apollyon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yurinov cracks Apollyon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Apollyon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yurinov gets tackled into the ropes by Apollyon. Apollyon maintains the clinch.
Yurinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Apollyon scores with a shoulder strike.
Yurinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollyon's elbow.
Yurinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollyon scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Apollyon on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollyon pushes Yurinov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Apollyon fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Apollyon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yurinov's brow.
Yurinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Apollyon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apollyon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yurinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apollyon blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yurinov.
A head punch on the inside from Apollyon fails to land.
Yurinov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Apollyon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Apollyon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Apollyon moves out of range.
Yurinov tries to score with a low kick but Apollyon moves his leg out of the way.
Yurinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollyon.
Yurinov checks a leg kick.
Apollyon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yurinov connects with a right hand. Apollyon shakes it off.
Yurinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yurinov throws a jab when Apollyon was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov scores with a leg kick.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov throws a right hand that misses
and Apollyon counters with a nice body kick.
Yurinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yurinov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollyon counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yurinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Yurinov blocks a low kick nicely.
Yurinov throws a big shot that misses.
Yurinov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Apollyon quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yurinov trying to control the action but Apollyon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon taking some punishment here, with Yurinov in his half guard.
Apollyon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yurinov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yurinov's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Apollyon is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
Yurinov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Apollyon is looking to stand but Apollyon has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Yurinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hofniel Apollyon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov wants to land a leg kick but Apollyon is out of range.
Apollyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurinov moves away.
Apollyon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yurinov lands a glancing blow to the side of Apollyon's head.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apollyon is able to avoid easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yurinov checks a leg kick.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Apollyon's calf.
Boris Yurinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yurinov throws a wild body kick that Apollyon sees coming a mile off.
Apollyon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yurinov. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yurinov blocks the leg kick.
Apollyon throws a leg kick but Yurinov checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yurinov.
Yurinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apollyon throws out the jab.
Yurinov blocks the body kick.
Yurinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apollyon checks a leg kick.
Apollyon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurinov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apollyon checks it well.
Apollyon works the jab nicely.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Apollyon off balance momentarily.
Apollyon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yurinov doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Yurinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Apollyon as he checks the leg kick.
Yurinov misses with a looping left.
Apollyon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yurinov can pounce on him.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Apollyon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yurinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apollyon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yurinov checks it well.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollyon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Apollyon.
Apollyon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apollyon throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yurinov clinches up against the ropes.
Yurinov scores with a shot to the side of Apollyon's head.
Apollyon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yurinov manages to break the clinch.
Apollyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollyon missing with a left hand there. Yurinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apollyon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yurinov - that will leave a mark!
Yurinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apollyon. That did some damage!
Yurinov has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Apollyon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yurinov's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollyon working aggressively here.
Yurinov misses with a body punch.
Yurinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yurinov lands a shot to the body.
Yurinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollyon or not.
Apollyon is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yurinov breaks from the clinch.
Yurinov throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yurinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apollyon is out of range.
Yurinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollyon momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apollyon tries to avoid it but Yurinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apollyon to the ground. Apollyon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yurinov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apollyon.
That kick from Yurinov tenderised Apollyon's leg. Apollyon is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollyon connects with a high kick.
It looks like Boris Yurinov has been cut.
Yurinov misses with a straight right.
Yurinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Apollyon circles away.
Apollyon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yurinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Yurinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Apollyon misses with an uppercut.
Apollyon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yurinov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Apollyon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Apollyon is retaining full guard.
Yurinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yurinov preventing the sweep.
Yurinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yurinov works over Apollyon with some ground and pound from guard.
Yurinov throwing strikes but missing.
Yurinov pushes down on Apollyon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon is trying to get back to full guard.
Yurinov seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Apollyon has recovered full guard.
Apollyon keeping moving, preventing Yurinov from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yurinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov wants to control from the top but Apollyon keeps moving.
Yurinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Apollyon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Apollyon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boris Yurinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollyon tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Yurinov wants to control but Apollyon is having none of it.
Apollyon content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollyon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yurinov is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boris Yurinov.
Well Yurinov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Boris Yurinov!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Boris Yurinov!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Boris Yurinov!
Boris Yurinov wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Yurinov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Bredenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredenberg comes to the ring accompanied by Heja Bamse. 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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290 lbs
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290 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmanuel Bredenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bredenberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitbull's hands.
Bredenberg looks for the body kick but Pitbull saw that one coming.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Bredenberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bredenberg thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Bredenberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bredenberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Emmanuel Bredenberg has been cut.
Bredenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Bredenberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitbull pinned against the ropes. Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pitbull throws a right and a left that Bredenberg avoids nicely.
Pitbull leaves Bredenberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bredenberg wants to land a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range.
Bredenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bredenberg misses with a double jab
and Pitbull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pitbull enables Bredenberg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pitbull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pitbull wants to stand and escape but Bredenberg is having none of it.
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Bredenberg from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitbull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bredenberg prevents Pitbull from getting back to his feet.
Bredenberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Pitbull has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bredenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitbull being controlled here, momentarily.
Bredenberg trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Emmanuel Bredenberg.
Pitbull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bredenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitbull thinking.
Bredenberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bredenberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pitbull wants to get back to his feet but Bredenberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pitbull keeping full guard, as Bredenberg tries to pass.
Bredenberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull keeping moving, preventing Bredenberg from controlling successfully.
Bredenberg looking to sit in guard and control but Pitbull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bredenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Bredenberg, not yet.
Bredenberg working for a triangle but Pitbull defends it easily.
Pitbull must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Pitbull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Bredenberg'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.
Bredenberg throws a leg kick
and Pitbull counters with a left to the body.
Bredenberg throws a series of punches but Pitbull avoids them all with ease.
Bredenberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Pitbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pitbull throws a body kick that misses.
Pitbull lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bredenberg sprawling to the canvas. Pitbull follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bredenberg hang on?
Bredenberg is rocked!
Bredenberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bredenberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pitbull scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Bredenberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bredenberg trying to hold on to Pitbull's head to control him but Pitbull postures up.
Bredenberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Bredenberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pitbull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bredenberg's head.
Pitbull lands strikes from half guard.
Pitbull working Bredenberg over with strikes.
Pitbull looks to land a strike but Bredenberg avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Pitbull throws a big elbow that misses.
Pitbull distracts Bredenberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pitbull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pitbull throws a strike but Bredenberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bredenberg trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bredenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice combo by Pitbull! Oh, that's hurt him - Bredenberg falls to the canvas and Pitbull follows him into side control.
Pitbull in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pitbull throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Bredenberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pitbull in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bredenberg parries the strikes from Pitbull easily there. Pitbull is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bredenberg to escape.
Bredenberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pitbull wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pitbull misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pitbull decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bredenberg to his feet.
Emmanuel Bredenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bredenberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Nice shot lands for Pitbull.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws out a loose jab but Bredenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull jabs Bredenberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bredenberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitbull checks it well.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Emmanuel Bredenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bredenberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitbull stuffs the takedown.
Pitbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnny Pitbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bredenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull catches Bredenberg napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bredenberg to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pitbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Bredenberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bredenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Bredenberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitbull blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Bredenberg misses.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Bredenberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Pitbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Bredenberg.
Pitbull catches Bredenberg napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bredenberg to the canvas!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull with a nice head shot there.
Bredenberg is rocked!
Pitbull loads up on a big left hand. Bredenberg felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pitbull looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bredenberg can't hide his disappointment, as Pitbull celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Allan Mjunstedt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Allan Mjunstedt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England moves forwards but Mjunstedt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mjunstedt misses with a leg kick
and England counters with a huge head kick that drops Mjunstedt! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John England!
John England gave a mention to Ultimate Fighting Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamara comes to the ring accompanied by Ruoska - Kiroan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmi Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamara is defended easily by Harkimo.
Hamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Harkimo.
Hamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Harkimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Hamara tenderised Harkimo's leg. Harkimo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harkimo throws a right and a left that Hamara avoids nicely.
Hamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamara.
Hamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamara tries to bum rush Harkimo with a series of wild strikes but Harkimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hamara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harkimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harkimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harkimo misses with a right hand
and Hamara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harkimo really felt that one!
Harkimo looks winded!
Harkimo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamara tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara lands a right hook to the body.
Hamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harkimo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamara.
Hamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara cracks Harkimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harkimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamara.
Harkimo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamara.
Hamara throws a low kick but Harkimo avoids it.
Hamara connects with a right hand. Harkimo shakes it off.
Harkimo misses with a combination
and Hamara scores with a counter punch that sends Harkimo to the canvas! Hamara smells blood - he's punishing Harkimo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Harkimo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anselmi Hamara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anselmi Hamara waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda has chosen Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ana Conda was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varvaskoukku manages to avoid it.
Rainer Varvaskoukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Conda misses its intended target.
Varvaskoukku shoots for a takedown but Conda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Varvaskoukku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Varvaskoukku shoots in and drives through. Conda sprawls well.
Varvaskoukku blocks a head kick by Conda.
Conda scores with a shot to the body.
Conda swings for the body but Varvaskoukku moves out of range.
Conda connects with a crisp jab.
Varvaskoukku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the action but Conda is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Varvaskoukku connects with a nice short shot to Conda's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Varvaskoukku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Varvaskoukku prevents Conda from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Conda wants to control but Varvaskoukku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku wants to take a breather but Conda is having none of it.
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.
Conda is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Varvaskoukku lands a nice short elbow.
Conda trying to control but Varvaskoukku postures up.
Conda moves into full guard.
Varvaskoukku wants to control from the top but Conda keeps moving.
Conda keeping full guard, as Varvaskoukku tries to pass.
Varvaskoukku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku wants to pass the guard but Conda is keeping the position.
Varvaskoukku trying to control but Conda is working from the bottom.
Varvaskoukku stands up over Conda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Conda manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Varvaskoukku is trying to escape the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Varvaskoukku is looking to get to half guard.
Varvaskoukku might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Varvaskoukku regains half guard.
Conda trying to control the action but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Varvaskoukku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Conda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Varvaskoukku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Conda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Varvaskoukku actively working from the bottom here.
Conda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Varvaskoukku wants to get back to full guard.
Conda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Varvaskoukku sees it coming and defends easily.
Conda prevents Varvaskoukku from improving his position.
Conda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Varvaskoukku keeps working.
Conda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conda pulls his head out easily.
Varvaskoukku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Conda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Conda's back!
Varvaskoukku has Conda flattened out and is raining down punches.
Conda trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Conda covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Conda's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Conda tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Conda is in a horrible position here. Varvaskoukku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Varvaskoukku tries to control but Conda wriggling away.
Varvaskoukku landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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 Rainer Varvaskoukku will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Varvaskoukku tries to land a body kick
so Conda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Conda throwing strikes but missing.
Varvaskoukku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conda is one step ahead there.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Conda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conda landing with the ground and pound.
Conda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conda with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Varvaskoukku has an active guard here but Conda has managed to pass into half guard.
Varvaskoukku is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conda pulls his head out easily.
Conda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Varvaskoukku does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Conda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Conda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Conda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conda throwing shots but Varvaskoukku is blocking nicely.
Conda lands with a punch from half guard.
Varvaskoukku moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conda throws a big right hand that misses.
Conda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Varvaskoukku is keeping the position.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Varvaskoukku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku is looking to sweep but instead, Conda has passed into half guard.
Conda winds up and cracks Varvaskoukku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conda wants to pass to mount but Varvaskoukku is defending the position.
Varvaskoukku wants to get back to full guard.
Conda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Varvaskoukku works his way to full guard. Good work.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control the position but Conda postures up.
Varvaskoukku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Conda defends it easily.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Varvaskoukku 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Conda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Varvaskoukku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conda has managed to get both his arms back between Varvaskoukku's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Conda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Conda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Varvaskoukku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Varvaskoukku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Varvaskoukku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conda is one step ahead there.
Varvaskoukku is working hard here to advance position.
Conda wants to pass the guard but Varvaskoukku is keeping the position.
Conda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conda winds up and cracks Varvaskoukku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku gets back to full guard.
Varvaskoukku looking to control.
Conda wants to control from the top but Varvaskoukku keeps moving.
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!
Conda is in close to Varvaskoukku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conda stopping the sweep attempt from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Varvaskoukku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Varvaskoukku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Conda cracks Varvaskoukku with a good jab.
It looks like Rainer Varvaskoukku has been cut.
Varvaskoukku has closed the distance and engaged Conda in a clinch.
Varvaskoukku tries to land a knee to the head but Conda blocks with his arms.
Conda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Varvaskoukku takes a shot to the head.
Varvaskoukku pulls guard.
Varvaskoukku throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ana Conda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conda trying to control but Varvaskoukku is working from the bottom.
Varvaskoukku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conda.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varvaskoukku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda scoring with some ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku keeping moving, preventing Conda from controlling successfully.
Conda stopping the sweep attempt from Varvaskoukku.
Conda looking to pass the guard.
Conda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Varvaskoukku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Varvaskoukku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Conda works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varvaskoukku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conda keeping moving, preventing Varvaskoukku from controlling successfully.
Varvaskoukku won't allow Conda to sweep him here.
Conda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Varvaskoukku.
Varvaskoukku tries to free his leg and advance position but Conda is retaining full guard.
Conda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Conda holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conda working a defensive guard here.
Conda wants to sweep but no luck.
Varvaskoukku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conda is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Varvaskoukku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda thows a body shot but no joy.
Varvaskoukku tries to close the distance and clinch but Conda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Varvaskoukku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conda avoids it really well and circles away.
Conda throws a head kick but Varvaskoukku moves out of range.
Conda walks into a jab.
Varvaskoukku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Varvaskoukku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Varvaskoukku unloading with bombs!
Varvaskoukku lands a big shot there that rocks Conda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Conda is rocked!
Varvaskoukku dominating with strikes here.
Conda is still in real trouble! Can Varvaskoukku finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Varvaskoukku cracks Conda with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainer Varvaskoukku!
A very excited looking Rainer Varvaskoukku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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