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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara has chosen Kallio Vice as his entrance music. 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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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phitch moves in looking to clinch but Hihnavaara pushes him off.
Hihnavaara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hihnavaara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phitch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hihnavaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phitch misses with a double jab.
Hihnavaara loads up on a big right hand but Phitch slips the punch.
Phitch connects with a body shot.
Phitch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hihnavaara shoots for a takedown but Phitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hihnavaara misses the shot to the body.
Phitch pushes Hihnavaara up against the cage in a clinch.
Hihnavaara successfully pulls guard.
Phitch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hihnavaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phitch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Phitch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hihnavaara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phitch has managed to get both his arms back between Hihnavaara's legs - danger averted.
Hihnavaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Phitch defends well.
Hihnavaara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phitch defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Phitch is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Phitch has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hihnavaara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Phitch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hihnavaara wants to control but Phitch postures up.
Hihnavaara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Phitch off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch fending off the submission attempt from Hihnavaara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hihnavaara has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Phitch has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Phitch showing good submission defense here.
Hihnavaara working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara looking for the RNC.
Phitch showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hihnavaara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Phitch is defending well though. Hihnavaara let's go of the attempt for now.
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.
Hihnavaara looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Hihnavaara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hihnavaara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phitch tries to avoid it but Hihnavaara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phitch to the ground. Phitch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phitch misses with a few strikes there.
Phitch tries to clinch but Hihnavaara moves away
and Hihnavaara counters with a single leg into guard. Phitch didn't expect that.
Hihnavaara tries to stand but Phitch is controlling from the bottom.
Phitch keeping full guard, as Hihnavaara tries to pass.
Hihnavaara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hihnavaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phitch is keeping the position for now.
Hihnavaara wants to control from the top but Phitch keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch controlling Hihnavaara's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksi Hihnavaara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hihnavaara misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phitch. Hihnavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hihnavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Phitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hihnavaara closes the distance and pushes Phitch back into the cage.
Phitch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hihnavaara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phitch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hihnavaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hihnavaara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Phitch is defending well.
Thioon Phitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksi Hihnavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Phitch can't fight it off and eventually Hihnavaara manages to take the fight to the floor. Phitch looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Phitch looking to control.
Hihnavaara wants to control from the top but Phitch 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!
Hihnavaara throwing strikes from guard but Phitch blocks nicely.
Hihnavaara drops back looking for a leg! Phitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phitch manages to kick Hihnavaara off! Hihnavaara jumps back into Phitch's guard.
Hihnavaara throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara looking to pass the guard.
Hihnavaara has gone for a leg lock! Phitch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hihnavaara's guard.
Hihnavaara controlling Phitch's posture.
Hihnavaara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch stopping the sweep attempt from Hihnavaara.
Phitch gets to his feet - Hihnavaara follows without any prompting.
Hihnavaara looks for a takedown but Phitch sprawls well.
Hihnavaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hihnavaara misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hihnavaara.
Phitch moves to clinch but Hihnavaara breaks away
and Hihnavaara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Hihnavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Phitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phitch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hihnavaara wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Phitch.
Hihnavaara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phitch is fending him off so far but Hihnavaara persists. Nope, Phitch circles away and we're back to standing.
Phitch tries to clinch up but Hihnavaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Hihnavaara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hihnavaara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phitch gets caught flat footed, as Hihnavaara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hihnavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hihnavaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hihnavaara being controlled here momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hihnavaara trying to control but Phitch is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Hihnavaara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aleksi Hihnavaara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Phitch darts in trying to clinch
and Hihnavaara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Phitch's guard now.
Phitch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Phitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hihnavaara is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Phitch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Phitch has escaped and now he's on top!
Phitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hihnavaara looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Phitch has picked Hihnavaara up and slammed him! Hihnavaara can't keep hold of the triangle and Phitch manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara struggling a bit here.
Hihnavaara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phitch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hihnavaara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aleksi Hihnavaara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara is trying to control Phitch's posture but Phitch avoids it.
Phitch slows the pace down.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hihnavaara tries to bench press Phitch off him but Phitch keeps the position.
Thioon Phitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hihnavaara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phitch as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Hihnavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hihnavaara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Hihnavaara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by X is Coming. Orkidea has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music. Eduardo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
166 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orkidea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orkidea wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Orkidea pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Orkidea's head.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Orkidea sprawls well.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orkidea circles away.
Orkidea is looking to land body kicks.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Orkidea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orkidea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Orkidea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea is trying to stand.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orkidea sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orkidea keeps working.
Orkidea manages to escape and get back to his feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orkidea as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Orkidea does it's job there.
Orkidea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Orkidea.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orkidea counters with a straight right hand.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Orkidea misses with a body kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Orkidea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orkidea tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orkidea is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orkidea is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva trying to control from Orkidea's half guard. Orkidea has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orkidea wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orkidea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Orkidea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orkidea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orkidea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orkidea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orkidea.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Orkidea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orkidea wants it to stay on the feet.
Orkidea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Orkidea slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orkidea is looking to clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Orkidea. Orkidea maintains the clinch.
Orkidea can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Orkidea holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Orkidea is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea breaks the clinch.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orkidea. That one must have hurt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Orkidea sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orkidea lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Orkidea slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orkidea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Orkidea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orkidea but Orkidea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Olof Orkidea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orkidea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva shoots and misses
and Orkidea counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Orkidea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orkidea has managed to clinch.
Orkidea is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Orkidea clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Orkidea turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Orkidea is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Orkidea manages to break the clinch.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Orkidea scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orkidea swivels and escapes.
Orkidea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries for a takedown but Orkidea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orkidea.
Orkidea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olof Orkidea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orkidea's guard.
Orkidea pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orkidea finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Orkidea tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orkidea defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Orkidea as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Orkidea sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orkidea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orkidea drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Orkidea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orkidea breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orkidea avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orkidea but Orkidea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orkidea scores with a spinning back kick!
Orkidea throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Orkidea sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Orkidea from standing up.
Orkidea has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Orkidea is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Orkidea to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Walk like an Egyptian. Kulakov has chosen Lube-Shparu as his entrance music. Viktor Kulakov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
14 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warm is defended easily by Kulakov.
Warm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kulakov to the mat! Kulakov manages to get full guard.
Kulakov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warm postures up in Kulakov's guard and throws a big left but Kulakov blocks it.
Warm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warm throwing strikes but missing.
Kulakov wants to stand up but Warm is controlling him.
Warm working some strikes from top position.
Warm wants to control from the top but Kulakov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulakov is looking to stand up but Warm isn't so interested in that idea.
Kulakov keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
Warm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov wriggles free and stands up.
Warm looks to land a right hand but Kulakov moved out of range.
Warm misses with a takedown attempt - Kulakov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kulakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warm.
Warm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulakov swinging wildly here.
Kulakov misses with a looping right.
Warm lands a jab to the head.
Kulakov swinging wildly here.
Warm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov takes a swing at Warm's ribcage but misses.
Kulakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warm misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Warm as he connects with a hook.
Warm ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut.
Kulakov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warm throws a body punch but Kulakov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kulakov.
Warm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Warm does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warm tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warm missing with a left hand there. Kulakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warm ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Warm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kulakov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kulakov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Warm under the eye.
Kulakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Warm is just out of range.
Kulakov misses with a body punch
and Warm counters with a nice uppercut.
Warm tries to clinch but Kulakov is having none of it.
Warm lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulakov's head.
Warm throws the left hand but Kulakov avoids the punch easily.
Kulakov misses with a hook to the body
and Warm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kulakov won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulakov wants to get back to his feet but Warm drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov is not content to let Warm control the position.
Kulakov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Warm is controlling him well.
Kulakov is not content to let Warm control the position.
Check out the look on Warm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Warm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Warm is working Kulakov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kulakov stops Warm from passing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kulakov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Warm.
Warm misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kulakov works the jab nicely.
Warm fails with a takedown attempt.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Warm stops Kulakov from getting back to his feet.
Warm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kulakov won't allow Warm to pass to mount.
Warm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulakov is trying to stand up here but Warm is controlling him well.
Warm 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.
Kulakov won't allow Warm to pass to mount.
Warm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulakov is trying to stand back up but Warm is controlling him
Warm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Warm thows a huge punch but Kulakov dodges it nicely.
Kulakov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warm prevents Kulakov from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kulakov is looking to escape.
Warm thows a huge punch but Kulakov dodges it nicely.
Kulakov is not content to let Warm control the position.
Warm prevents Kulakov from standing back up.
Warm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.
Warm throwing shots but Kulakov is blocking nicely.
Warm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kulakov pushes Warm off looking to stand but Warm dives back in and keeps control.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kulakov's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warm lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulakov defending well though.
Warm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kulakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Warm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warm is pressing down on Kulakov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kulakov is holding on for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kulakov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warm.
Warm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warm trying to pass the guard but Kulakov defending well.
Warm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warm throwing shots but Kulakov is blocking nicely.
Warm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulakov defending well though.
Kulakov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Warm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Warm is trying to work for a kimura but Kulakov is defending well.
Warm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kulakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.
Kulakov is trying to stand back up but Warm is controlling him
Kulakov won't allow Warm to pass to mount.
Kulakov is trying to stand back up but Warm is controlling him
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kulakov won't allow Warm to pass to mount.
Warm throwing shots but Kulakov is blocking nicely.
Kulakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.
Warm works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm trying to control but Kulakov is having none of it.
Warm raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kulakov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Warm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kulakov wants to get back to his feet.
Warm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kulakov is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kulakov is still in real trouble! Can Warm finish him?
Warm postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kulakov in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kulakov 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 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Warm!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Warm 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niska Laukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukaus has chosen Sublime - Smoke Two Joints as his entrance music. Niska Laukaus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niska Laukaus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laukaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Laukaus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laukaus trying to hold on to Uzi's head to control him but Uzi postures up.
Laukaus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uzi is keen to just control but Laukaus is a slippery customer.
Uzi prevents Laukaus from improving his position.
Uzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laukaus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Uzi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laukaus wants to hold on but Uzi pushes him away.
Uzi thowing shots but they're missing.
Uzi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Uzi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Laukaus prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Laukaus tries to reverse the position but Uzi maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi scoring with strikes but Laukaus is staying in there.
Uzi avoids the attempt from Laukaus to control.
Uzi can't control as he wanted to and Laukaus manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Laukaus wants to control but Uzi is keeping busy.
Uzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laukaus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uzi.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laukaus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Laukaus takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Laukaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Uzi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laukaus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laukaus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uzi is one step ahead there.
Laukaus keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyr Uzi dominated that round.
That's time! Uzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uzi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laukaus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uzi somewhat.
Uzi lands the left hand.
Uzi slips a jab and a cross from Laukaus.
Laukaus misses with a head kick.
Niska Laukaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laukaus trying to keep a closed guard but Uzi is proving a slippery customer.
Uzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Laukaus is retaining full guard.
Uzi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Uzi is trying to work for a kimura but Laukaus is defending well.
Laukaus wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus wants to get back to his feet.
Uzi is trying to work for a kimura but Laukaus is defending well.
Uzi thows a huge punch but Laukaus dodges it nicely.
Uzi slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Uzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi prevents Laukaus from standing back up.
Uzi is pressing down on Laukaus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laukaus is holding on for now.
Uzi thows a huge punch but Laukaus dodges it nicely.
Laukaus tries to kick Uzi off but Uzi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Uzi slips a nice elbow through Laukaus's hands, connecting with Laukaus's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Laukaus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzi is trying to control. Laukaus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Laukaus trying to control from the bottom.
Uzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Laukaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyr Uzi dominated that second 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!
Uzi clinches.
Uzi manages to break the clinch.
Laukaus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laukaus wants to clinch.
Laukaus tries to clinch up but Uzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Laukaus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laukaus wants to clinch.
Laukaus is looking to clinch but Uzi is avoiding it.
Laukaus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzi Rushes Laukaus and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Laukaus is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Uzi Piles on the pressure and Laukaus crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyr Uzi!
Tyr Uzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Parker has chosen Machine Gun - Commodores as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Parker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves into the clinch.
Parker tries to land knees in the clinch but Plo avoids the damage to the body.
Plo blocking some punches.
Plo lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Plo is working Parker over against the cage.
Plo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plo takes a shot to the head.
Plo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plo doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Plo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Plo persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plo misses with a body shot.
Plo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Plo is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Plo checks a low kick from Parker.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker clinches up against the cage.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plo tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker prevents a body shot from Plo.
Plo has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Plo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plo.
Parker misses with a hook.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plo.
A jab from Plo misses.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Parker avoids the body shot from Plo.
Plo misses with a head kick.
Plo misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Plo tries a head kick but it misses.
Plo slips under a jab.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Plo is out of range.
Todd Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Plo. Plo gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Plo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Plo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker blocks a jab.
Plo takes one on the button.
A solid body kick from Parker.
Plo takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Plo lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Plo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plo tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo avoids the elbow strike from Parker, against the cage.
Plo can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Plo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Todd Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
A jab from Plo finds it's way through Parker's defenses.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Plo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Todd Parker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plo moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Plo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Plo throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Patrick Plo is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Plo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker lands with a hook. Plo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker swings for the body but Plo moves out of range.
Plo misses with a wild body shot.
Plo is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Plo's front leg but catches the back leg as Plo tries to avoid it.
Plo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
A big left from Parker misses.
Plo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker lunges at Plo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plo's hand.
Plo moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker tests Plo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely.
Parker is looking to slow Plo down with leg kicks.
Plo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plo, as that shot connected.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker looks to clinch
and Plo counters with a nice body shot.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Parker.
Plo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Plo.
Parker lands a leg kick that knocks Plo off balance momentarily.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Plo avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plo digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Parker misses with a kick to the body.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plo looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Plo misses with a body shot.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plo wants to slow Parker down by chopping away at his legs.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Plo seems unphased.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plo has time to react.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker tries to work over Plo's front leg with a kick but Plo checks it.
Parker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plo is out of range and Parker settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plo keeps the fight on the outside.
Plo looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Plo off the cage and back into range.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Plo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plo. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Plo ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parker slips under a jab from Plo.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Plo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker has closed the distance and engaged Plo in a clinch.
Plo dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker lands a left hand.
Plo is trying to trip Parker. He has hold of a leg but Parker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Plo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Plo postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Plo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Plo is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Plo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Plo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Plo is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parker wants to control but Plo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Plo is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parker avoids the body shot from Plo.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Plo stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Plo's head but Plo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker tries to clinch up but Plo circles away and keeps his distance.
Plo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Plo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Plo throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker cracks the inside of Plo's front leg.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Plo sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker throws a series of punches but Plo moves out of range.
Plo looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plo.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plo moves away.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Patrick Plo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plo moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Plo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Plo jabs Parker right on the nose. Parker blinks but takes it well.
Plo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Patrick Plo.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Todd Parker!
In his post fight interview, Todd Parker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom City. Montros comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Going Under - Evanescence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rampe Rovio is staring across the cage 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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Montros!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rovio tries to land a front kick but Montros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montros misses with a looping right.
Rovio scores with a leg kick.
Montros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rovio.
Rovio moves out of range of the strikes.
Montros scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Montros. Beautiful body shot.
Rovio slips a jab from Montros.
Rovio 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.
Nice cross by Montros.
Montros throws a shot from downtown. Rovio moves away and avoids it.
Rovio wants to land a leg kick but Montros is out of range.
Rovio misses with a leg kick
and Montros counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovio throws a leg kick which misses Montros's front leg but catches the back leg as Montros tries to avoid it.
Rovio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovio throws a jab but it's blocked by Montros.
Rovio throws a sloppy head kick and Montros moves out of range easily.
Montros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rovio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montros misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Rovio tenderised Montros's leg. Montros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rovio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rovio wants it to stay on the feet.
Montros lands a nice shot to the body.
Montros scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rovio in his tracks.
Montros thows a body shot but no joy.
Montros fails to land with a series of punches.
Montros stuffs the takedown attempt from Rovio. Rovio gets slowly back to his feet.
Montros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rovio looks to score with a jab to the body but Montros is just out of range.
Rovio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montros moves away.
Montros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montros throws a jab but it's blocked by Rovio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montros throws a lazy right hand but Rovio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rovio avoids the body shot from Montros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Montros.
Donk. Rovio catches Montros right on the button with a cross.
Montros throws a looping overhand right but Rovio ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Montros.
Montros lands with a hook. Rovio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rovio on his heels. He'll look to pass Rovio's guard now, I'm sure.
Rovio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Montros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montros throwing strikes but missing.
Montros is working Rovio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montros sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Rovio doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Montros paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Rovio - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rampe Rovio!
Rampe Rovio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kala!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawillie looks to land a body kick but Kala moved away.
Manuawillie throws an off balance right hand
and Kala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kala throws a lazy right hand but Manuawillie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kala looks to land a right hand but Manuawillie moved out of range.
Kala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kala takes a swing at Manuawillie's ribcage but misses.
Kala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manuawillie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Kala coming out on top.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manuawillie.
Kala scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Manuawillie.
Kala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manuawillies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie tries to clinch up.
Kala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manuawillie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manuawillie. That's going to slow Kala down.
Manuawillie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Willie Manuawillie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuawillie tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuawillie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manuawillie misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kala. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Kala.
Kala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kala misses with an uppercut
and Manuawillie counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Manuawillie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawillie throws a nice head kick!
Manuawillie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuawillie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kala showed some decent athleticism there.
Kala missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kala is looking to advance position but Manuawillie won't allow it.
Kala is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Manuawillie!
Kala misses with a head shot.
Kala trying to control but Manuawillie is having none of it.
Manuawillie wants to hold on but Kala pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala is landing with some decent strikes but Manuawillie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Manuawillie is trying to escape the mount.
Manuawillie is working hard here to advance position.
Kala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kala landing punches.
Kala lands a heavy elbow.
Kala avoids the attempt from Manuawillie to control.
Kala lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuawillie working to try and regain half guard.
Kala is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Manuawillie is surviving well by controlling Kala's body position as best he can.
Kala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manuawillie is looking to escape.
Kala with the ground and pound from mount.
Manuawillie is rocked!
Kala avoids the attempt from Manuawillie to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manuawillie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuawillie is looking for a sweep. Kala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kala lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manuawillie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kala is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie lands an overhand right.
Manuawillie stuffs the takedown.
Manuawillie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuawillie throws a right and a left that Kala avoids nicely.
Kala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manuawillie avoids it really well and circles away.
Manuawillie with a hook.
Manuawillie throws the kick towards the body but Kala avoids it.
Kala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manuawillie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuawillie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala ducks under a wild hook from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kala.
Manuawillie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kala.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kala.
Manuawillie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Willie Manuawillie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuawillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Willie Manuawillie is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kala is defended easily by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie slaps away a takedown attempt from Kala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manuawillie moves into the clinch.
Manuawillie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kalle Kala has been cut.
Manuawillie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throws a leg kick but Kala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manuawillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kala.
Manuawillie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kala walks into a jab.
Manuawillie needs to keep his hands up - Kala had a free shot at his head there.
Manuawillie throws a series of punches but Kala moves out of range.
Kala shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuawillie is looking for a sweep. Kala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kala trying to mount his opponent but Manuawillie defends it.
Manuawillie is looking for a sweep. Kala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala trying to control from half guard but Manuawillie is working away.
Kala is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kalle Kala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kala seems to be looking for submissions.
Manuawillie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kala is working away from the top position though.
Kala is trying to control the action in half guard but Manuawillie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manuawillie is trying to control but can't.
Kala trying to mount his opponent but Manuawillie defends it.
Manuawillie is looking for a sweep. Kala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala is trying to control. Manuawillie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manuawillie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kala tries for a takedown but Manuawillie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manuawillie throws a body kick that misses.
Kala is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manuawillie's half guard.
Kala throwing shots but Manuawillie is blocking nicely.
Manuawillie is looking to control Kala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manuawillie avoid being mounted?
Manuawillie tries to kick Kala off but Kala keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Manuawillie trying to control here.
Kala frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willie Manuawillie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kala'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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kala. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manuawillie as he avoids it easily.
Kala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manuawillie looks for the body kick but Kala saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kala.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kala.
Kala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manuawillie misses with a leg kick.
Kala drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manuawillie has Kala pulled in close to control his posture.
Manuawillie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie controlling Kala's posture.
Manuawillie is trying to keep Kala in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Willie Manuawillie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kala throws a series of punches but Manuawillie avoids them all with ease.
Kala misses with a straight right.
Kala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kala moves out of range of the body kick from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throws a leg kick but Kala checks it.
Kala checks the leg kick.
Manuawillie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kala, pushing him back against the cage.
Manuawillie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kala backwards.
Manuawillie has Kala pressed against the cage, preventing Kala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manuawillie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Manuawillie.
Manuawillie working Kala over with knees to the body.
Kala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Manuawillie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuawillie breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Manuawillie.
Kala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kala throws a hook to the side of Manuawillie's head but Manuawillie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manuawillie moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manuawillie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie looks to land a left hand but Kala moved out of range nicely.
Manuawillie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Manuawillie lands but Kala takes it in his stride.
Manuawillie misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuawillie clinches with his opponent.
Kala tries to work over Manuawillie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuawillie keeps control of Kala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manuawillie lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the body.
Kala is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manuawillie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuawillie scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kala digs a right hand into Manuawillie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manuawillie's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manuawillie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manuawillie throws a wild body kick that Kala sees coming a mile off.
Manuawillie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuawillie rushes Kala and presses him up against the cage.
Manuawillie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manuawillie breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manuawillie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawillie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manuawillie 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawillie!
As Willie Manuawillie got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You all know what I want after a hard fought battle? Auntie Nellie's malasadas! Remember no be silly vote Willie!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Vanagandr loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Vanagandr misses.
Vanagandr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanagandr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arnold Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanagandr avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vanagandr, as that shot connected.
It looks like Arnold Robinson has been cut.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vanagandr finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Vanagandr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Vanagandr avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanagandr defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Vanagandr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Vanagandr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanagandr throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Vanagandr tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vanagandr to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson jabs at Vanagandr's body.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Vanagandr counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold Robinson's cut is getting worse.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Vanagandr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanagandr throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Vanagandr throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a left to the body.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanagandr counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanagandr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanagandr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Vanagandr - just one landing.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Vanagandr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vanagandr moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a hook but Vanagandr blocks it.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr lands a jab.
Arnold Robinson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Donk. Robinson catches Vanagandr right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Vanagandr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vanagandr lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
Jeez, Arnold Robinson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Vanagandr misses with a body shot.
Vanagandr looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vanagandr has time to react.
Vanagandr thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Robinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katla Vanagandr!
Katla Vanagandr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Full damage, POW right in the kisser!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant has chosen Alice in Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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251 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Granite chin |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Kujansuu circles away.
Kujansuu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kujansuu scoring well with a low kick there.
Kujansuu misses with the combination.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Kujansuu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kujansuu avoids it.
Grant scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kalle Kujansuu has been cut.
Kujansuu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant tries to clinch up but Kujansuu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kujansuu lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kujansuu throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kujansuu manages to avoid it.
Kujansuu cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kujansuu feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu lands with an overhand left.
Kujansuu misses the shot to the body.
Grant takes a swing at Kujansuu's ribcage but misses.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kujansuu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kalle Kujansuu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Kujansuu misses with an uppercut.
Kujansuu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kujansuu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Kujansuu misses with a double jab.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Kujansuu moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Kujansuu lands with a right hand.
Grant checks a low kick from Kujansuu.
Grant takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kujansuu misses with a body punch
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Kujansuu tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Kujansuu misses the jab.
Kujansuu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grant is able to avoid easily.
Kujansuu thumps Grant with a low kick.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Kujansuu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grant.
Kujansuu throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Kujansuu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kujansuu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Kujansuu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kujansuu throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Kujansuu misses with a low kick as Grant jumps back.
Kujansuu throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Kujansuu pushes him off.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant moves out of range of the leg kick from Kujansuu.
Grant lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kujansuu. Beautiful body shot.
Grant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kujansuu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kujansuu is predictable there
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant instigates a clinch.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kujansuu.
A short body shot lands from Grant as the two fighters clinch.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kujansuu's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kujansuu is defending well for now.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kujansuu is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kujansuu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kujansuu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant misses with a low kick.
That kick from Kujansuu tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant blocks a head kick by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kujansuu throws an off balance right hand
and Grant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Kujansuu controls his hands.
Kujansuu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant slips a jab from Kujansuu.
Grant is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Kujansuu tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Kujansuu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kujansuu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kujansuu tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant cracks Kujansuu with an open hand slap.
Grant tries a low kick but Kujansuu avoids it.
Kujansuu throws a front kick aimed at Grant's knee but Grant avoids it well.
Kujansuu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat.
Kujansuu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Kujansuu is out of range.
Grant tries to clinch up but Kujansuu circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kujansuu scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kujansuu. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kujansuu tries a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant thumps Kujansuu with a low kick.
Grant wants to slow Kujansuu down by chopping away at his legs.
Grant scores with a jab to the head.
Grant checks a leg kick.
Kujansuu motions for Grant to come forward. Kujansuu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kujansuu blocks a head kick by Grant.
Kujansuu misses with a body kick.
Kujansuu ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kujansuu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Kujansuu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant slips under a jab from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu misses with a low kick.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Kalle Kujansuu is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kujansuu throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kujansuu. That's going to slow Grant down.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Kujansuu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grant checks it well.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kujansuu swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kujansuu is looking to score with low kicks.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Kujansuu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Kujansuu thumps Grant with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant dips to his left and cracks Kujansuu with an uppercut!
Kujansuu motions for Grant to come forward. Kujansuu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kujansuu swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kujansuu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kujansuu misses with a low kick.
Grant tries to clinch but Kujansuu is having none of it.
Kujansuu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kujansuu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant slips a jab from Kujansuu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant misses with a jab to the body
and Kujansuu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kujansuu's head.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Kujansuu scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kujansuu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kujansuu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kujansuu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kujansuu's corner calls for a 1-2. Kujansuu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu misses with a low kick as Grant jumps back.
Kujansuu throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Kujansuu 's knee.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grant closes the distance but Kujansuu moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kujansuu.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kujansuu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant slips a jab from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Kujansuu is just out of range.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kujansuu blocks it with crossed arms.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kujansuu tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kujansuu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant rushes Kujansuu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Kujansuu has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Grant misses with an elbow over the top.
Cody Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant being controlled against the cage.
Grant throws an elbow but it misses.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Kujansuu is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Kujansuu to work.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Kujansuu controls his hands.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws an elbow that misses.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kujansuu blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalle Kujansuu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kujansuu avoids it.
A short right from Grant.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant pushes off an throws an elbow but Kujansuu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Cody Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Kujansuu is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Kujansuu wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Grant.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kujansuu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kujansuu's elbow.
Kujansuu blocks an uppercut.
Grant throws an elbow but it misses.
Kujansuu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kujansuu is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kujansuu blocks the elbow strike.
Grant throws a knee to the head but 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!
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kujansuu tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kujansuu 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kujansuu!
An out of breath Kalle Kujansuu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wailer has chosen Soul Rebel as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Mulqvist swats away the attempt to clinch by Wailer.
Wailer throws a poor cross that misses
and Mulqvist makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice cross by Wailer.
Wailer throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Mulqvist loads up on a big right hand but Wailer slips the punch.
Mulqvist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wailer tries to avoid it but Mulqvist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wailer to the ground. Wailer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wailer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wailer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Mulqvist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wailer misses with a hook.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mulqvist misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mulqvist, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wailer misses with an uppercut. Mulqvist saw that one coming.
Wailer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer defending well as Mulqvist loads up on a big left hand.
Wailer blocks the body kick.
Wailer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wailer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wailer throws a series of punches but Mulqvist avoids them all with ease.
Wailer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mulqvist.
Wailer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mulqvist, right into the meat.
Mulqvist tries to clinch up but Wailer circles away and keeps his distance.
Wailer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mulqvist tries to bum rush Wailer with a series of wild strikes but Wailer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wailer moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulqvist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wailer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wailer. Mulqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wailer.
Bunny Wailer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wailer swings for the body but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Wailer throws a solid leg kick but Mulqvist takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wailer.
Mulqvist scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick which misses Wailer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wailer tries to avoid it.
Mulqvist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wailer on the side of the head.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Mulqvist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wailer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wailer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mulqvist.
Wailer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wailer looks winded!
Mulqvist moves into the clinch.
Mulqvist tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wailer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wailer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulqvists head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wailer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mulqvist ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mulqvist no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mulqvist wants to sweep but no luck.
Mulqvist pulls Wailer in to control the position.
Wailer wants to control from the top but Mulqvist keeps moving.
Wailer is looking to advance position but Mulqvist has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wailer tries to hold on but Mulqvist pushes him away.
Mulqvist with good strikes from the mount here!
Wailer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist scoring with strikes but Wailer is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wailer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wailer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mulqvist tries to pass to full mount but Wailer defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wailer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist trying to control the action but Wailer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mulqvist looks to land a left hand but Wailer moved out of range nicely.
Harri Mulqvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Wailer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Mulqvist misses.
Mulqvist swings for the body but Wailer moves out of range.
Mulqvist defending well as Wailer loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Wailer. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Wailer.
Wailer scores with a jab.
Wailer thows a body shot but no joy.
Wailer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulqvist moves away.
Wailer thuds his right hand into Mulqvist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Mulqvist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wailer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Mulqvist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist misses with a hook.
Mulqvist dodges the punch combination from Wailer.
Wailer moves out of range of the body kick from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist keeps the fight on the outside.
Wailer connects with a jab.
Wailer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wailer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulqvist was well out of range. Poor timing from Wailer.
Wailer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulqvist.
Wailer avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wailer moves away.
Mulqvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wailer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mulqvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wailer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mulqvist.
Wailer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wailer tries to land a front kick but Mulqvist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mulqvist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mulqvist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mulqvist scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulqvist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulqvist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunny Wailer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulqvist tries a low kick but Wailer avoids it.
Mulqvist stuns Wailer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wailer is breathing heavily.
Mulqvist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mulqvist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Wailer slaps the foot to one side.
Wailer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer throws the left hand but Mulqvist avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Wailer.
Mulqvist's corner calls for a 1-2. Mulqvist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Bunny Wailer has been cut.
Mulqvist swings for the body but Wailer moves out of range.
Mulqvist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wailer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wailer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mulqvist misses with a body shot.
Wailer tries to clinch up.
Mulqvist works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wailer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws out a loose jab but Wailer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wailer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wailer throws a sloppy head kick and Mulqvist moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Wailer.
Wailer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mulqvist eats them both and turns towards Wailer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mulqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wailer manages to avoid it.
Wailer is looking to chop away at Mulqvist's legs.
Wailer misses with a hook.
Wailer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mulqvist looks to land a body kick but Wailer moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Wailer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wailer.
Wailer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wailer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Mulqvist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bunny Wailer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mulqvist blocks the body kick.
Wailer lands with a right hand.
Mulqvist lands a right hook to the body.
Wailer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wailer wants it to stay on the feet.
Wailer misses with a head kick.
Wailer throws out a loose jab but Mulqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wailer misses with a low kick as Mulqvist jumps back.
Wailer thumps Mulqvist with a low kick.
Wailer looks to land a combination but Mulqvist avoids it well.
Wailer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulqvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mulqvist is looking to slow Wailer down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wailer. That's going to slow Mulqvist down.
Mulqvist moves out of range of the body kick from Wailer.
Wailer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist misses with an uppercut. Wailer saw that one coming.
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Wailer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wailer down.
Wailer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wailer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mulqvist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mulqvist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wailer throws a head kick that misses.
Mulqvist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist tries to work over Wailer's front leg with a kick but Wailer checks it.
Wailer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wailer scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Wailer does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer takes one to the side of the head.
Mulqvist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wailer is rocked!
Wailer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mulqvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wailer.
Mulqvist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wailer is still on wobbly legs! Can Mulqvist finish him?
Wailer glances at the clock... BAM! Mulqvist nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wailer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wailer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harri Mulqvist!
Harri Mulqvist retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harri Mulqvist waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans's logo in front of the cameras.
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