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VFN 52: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto De Palma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Higuita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higuita has chosen Man with a harmonica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto De Palma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Higuita!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Higuita lets loose with a powerful body kick. Palma will feel that in the morning.
Palma lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Higuita as he checks the leg kick.
Higuita ducks under a wild hook from Palma.
Higuita on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palma missing with a left hand there. Higuita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palma throws a looping overhand right but Higuita ducks down to avoid it.
Higuita tries to clinch but Palma is having none of it.
Higuita misses with a head kick.
Higuita shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palma misses with a double jab.
Higuita 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.
Palma connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Palma misses.
Palma misses with an uppercut. Higuita saw that one coming.
Higuita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palma misses with an uppercut.
Palma throws a low kick but Higuita moves out of range easily.
Palma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Higuita.
Higuita scores with a head kick.
Higuita misses with a straight left.
Higuita tries to clinch there but Palma circles away.
Higuita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palma moves away.
Higuita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palma counters with an outside leg kick.
Higuita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palma.
Higuita takes one to the side of the head.
Palma misses with a head kick.
Palma misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palma.
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!
Higuita throws a head kick that Palma semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Higuita throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Palma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higuita was well out of range. Poor timing from Palma.
Higuita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palma was well out of range. Poor timing from Higuita.
Higuita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palma.
Higuita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palma.
Palma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higuita was well out of range. Poor timing from Palma.
Alberto De Palma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palma lands with a shot to the body.
Higuita walks into a stiff left hand from Palma.
Palma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Higuita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Palma misses with a looping left.
Higuita throws a series of punches but Palma avoids them all with ease.
Palma clobbers Higuita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Elvis Higuita has been cut.
Higuita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palma tests Higuita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Higuita avoids the body shot from Palma.
Palma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higuita was well out of range. Poor timing from Palma.
Palma missing with a left hand there. Higuita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higuita explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Palma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Higuita counters with a low kick, right behind Palma 's knee.
Palma throws a hook to the side of Higuita's head but Higuita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higuita is looking to slow Palma down with leg kicks.
Higuita has closed the distance and engaged Palma in a clinch.
Palma swings wildly with an uppercut but Higuita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palma looking to slow down the pace here.
Palma blocks an elbow strike from Higuita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palma can't find room to land a body shot as Higuita controls the action.
Palma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palma is trying to force a seperation but Higuita has the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palma swings wildly with an uppercut but Higuita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Higuita working aggressively here.
Palma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higuita blocks an uppercut.
Palma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palma tries to break free but Higuita pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Higuita throws an elbow but it misses.
Palma swings wildly with an uppercut but Higuita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto De Palma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Higuita's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Higuita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alberto De Palma is winning the standup battle so far.
Higuita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Higuita lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Higuita.
Palma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Higuita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palma.
Decent striking displayed by Palma there.
Higuita is looking to slow Palma down with leg kicks.
Palma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Higuita slips a jab from Palma.
Higuita throws a head kick but Palma moves out of range.
Palma scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Higuita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Higuita connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Higuita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palma looks to score with a jab to the body but Higuita is just out of range.
A jab from Palma misses.
Higuita tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Higuita tries to score with a low kick but Palma moves his leg out of the way.
Higuita thuds his shin into the meat of Palma's side.
Higuita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palma.
Palma tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higuita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Higuita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palma.
Higuita walks into a straight right hand from Palma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higuita scores with a shot to the body.
Palma takes a swing at Higuita's ribcage but misses.
Palma throws a solid leg kick but Higuita takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palma.
Higuita throws a head kick that misses.
Higuita goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Higuita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Palma misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palma misses with a few strikes there.
Palma throws a lazy head kick
and Higuita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Higuita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Palma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palma lunges at Higuita with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Higuita's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higuita lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Higuita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palma misses with the combination.
Palma looks to land a right hand but Higuita moved out of range.
Higuita cracks the inside of Palma's front leg.
Palma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Higuita tries to move into range but Palma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Higuita throws a push kick but Palma slaps the foot to one side.
Higuita connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Higuita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Palma at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Higuita under the eye.
Higuita doesn't manage to clinch there - Palma circles away.
Higuita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palma throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Higuita. That's going to slow Palma down.
Higuita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Higuita lets loose with a powerful body kick. Palma will feel that in the morning.
Higuita connects with an inside leg kick.
Higuita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palma.
Palma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Higuita.
A slapping body kick lands there for Higuita.
Higuita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Higuita.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palma is trying to break free.
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palma avoids it.
Palma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Higuita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palma avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Higuita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elvis Higuita's cut.
That's time! Palma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Higuita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Palma misses.
Higuita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palma misses the shot to the body.
Higuita has closed the distance and engaged Palma in a clinch.
Higuita can't find room to land a body shot as Palma controls the action.
Palma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Higuita lands a hook that snaps the head of Palma backwards.
Higuita scores with a shot to the side of Palma's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Higuita comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Higuita taking a breather.
Higuita tries to land knees in the clinch but Palma avoids the damage to the body.
Higuita holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Palma has a couple of punches blocked by Higuita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higuita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Higuita misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palma.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higuita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palma.
Higuita moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Higuita throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palma's head.
Higuita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palma.
Palma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palma throws a body punch but Higuita moves out of range.
Higuita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Higuita fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higuita throws a push kick but Palma slaps the foot to one side.
Palma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Higuita lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higuita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Palma just misses with a punch to the body.
Higuita throws a nice inside leg kick.
Higuita throws a right and a left that Palma avoids nicely.
Higuita lands a high kick!
Higuita tries a head kick but it misses.
Higuita misses with a head kick.
Palma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higuita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Palma misses.
Palma throws out a loose jab but Higuita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higuita pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Higuita misses with a body shot.
Higuita staying out of range there.
Higuita misses with a wild combination.
Higuita tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma lands with a right hand.
Higuita throws a head kick but Palma moves out of range.
Palma lands with a nice body punch.
Palma throws a good cross that connects.
Higuita blocks a jab.
Palma misses with a hook.
Higuita tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palma throws the left hand but Higuita avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Higuita.
Palma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higuita moves away.
That kick from Higuita tenderised Palma's leg. Palma is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Higuita.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palma.
Higuita throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Higuita takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Higuita lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Palma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higuita lunges at Palma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palma's hand.
Higuita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palma misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Higuita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Higuita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Higuita!
Elvis Higuita thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Dowdak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rafael Carneiro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateusz Dowdak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dowdak swivels and escapes.
Dowdak shoots in but no luck this time.
Dowdak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carneiro circles away.
Rafael Carneiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowdak looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carneiro trying to strike off his back.
Carneiro has a closed guard, preventing Dowdak from standing up.
Carneiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dowdak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowdak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carneiro is one step ahead there.
Dowdak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carneiro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dowdak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowdak is working an open guard so Carneiro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dowdak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carneiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dowdak somewhat.
Rafael Carneiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Dowdak.
Dowdak looks winded!
Dowdak keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Carneiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Dowdak which made him look bad.
Carneiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carneiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Carneiro shoots in but Dowdak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carneiro tries to clinch
and Dowdak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dowdak.
Carneiro jumps into guard, dragging Dowdak to the mat.
Dowdak trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak drops back looking for a leg! Carneiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carneiro manages to kick Dowdak off! Dowdak jumps back into Carneiro's guard.
Dowdak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Carneiro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dowdak has Carneiro in his guard.
Dowdak isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carneiro stacks Dowdak on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carneiro!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carneiro decides to stand back up.
Carneiro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carneiro decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Carneiro gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro can't break the clinch.
Dowdak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Carneiro wants to get up but he can't break Dowdak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dowdak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carneiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carneiro is looking to stand up but Dowdak won't let him.
Dowdak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carneiro is looking to stand up but Dowdak won't let him.
Dowdak wants to sweep here but Carneiro controlling him for the moment.
Dowdak is trying to control the position but Carneiro postures up.
Carneiro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dowdak's guard.
Dowdak looking for a guillotine here but Carneiro defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dowdak is proving hard to escape from.
Carneiro postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carneiro is looking to stand up but Dowdak won't let him.
Dowdak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carneiro wants to stand but Dowdak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowdak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carneiro is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Carneiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carneiro tries to clinch but Dowdak is having none of it.
Dowdak tries for a takedown but Carneiro circles away easily
and Carneiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafael Carneiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Carneiro as Dowdak shoots in.
Carneiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dowdak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carneiro closes the distance but Dowdak moves to the side
enabling Dowdak to counter with a crisp jab.
Carneiro darts in trying to clinch
and Dowdak counters with a takedown into side control.
Carneiro prevents Dowdak from moving into mount.
Carneiro tries to buck Dowdak off but Dowdak is having none of it.
Carneiro sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carneiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Carneiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carneiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Dowdak.
Carneiro punching from the bottom.
Carneiro looking for submissions off his back.
Dowdak trying to control the action but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Dowdak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carneiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carneiro wants to control but Dowdak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Dowdak.
Carneiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carneiro wants to stand and escape but Dowdak is having none of it.
Dowdak wants to get up but he can't break Carneiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carneiro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dowdak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carneiro is looking for a triangle but Dowdak pushes his legs off easily.
Dowdak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowdak is sitting in close to Carneiro's body. Carneiro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dowdak is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dowdak is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Carneiro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rafael Carneiro!
Rafael Carneiro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wazza Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Hanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanna has chosen Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Wazza Rooney has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazza Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Hanna!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanna misses with a double jab
and Rooney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooh!!! Rooney has knocked Hanna down with a huge combo! Rooney steps away and waves a wobbly Hanna back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Rooney lands a hook that stumbles Hanna back into the cage. Rooney follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hanna to the canvas! Rooney pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hanna has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wazza Rooney!
Our winner, Wazza Rooney, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Upi Giver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Upi Giver!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giver looks to score with a jab to the body but Kottari is just out of range.
Giver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kottari at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giver. Kottari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kottari.
Kottari dodges the punch combination from Giver.
Giver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kottari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giver throws out the jab.
Upi Giver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kottari misses with a body shot.
Giver misses with a hook. Kottari ducked under it nicely.
Giver throws a series of punches but Kottari moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giver slips under a jab from Kottari.
Kottari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Giver.
Giver digs a good hook to Kottari's body.
Giver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kottari checks it well.
Kottari throws an off balance right hand
and Giver counters with a nice body shot.
Giver scores with the left hand. Kottari knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Giver throws a looping overhand right but Kottari ducks down to avoid it.
Kottari blocks a jab.
Kottari throws a leg kick but Giver moved away.
Giver throws the left hand but Kottari avoids the punch easily.
Giver connects with a body shot that sends Kottari's belly button to the back.
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!
Kottari looks to score with a jab to the body but Giver is just out of range.
Giver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kottari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kottari misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Giver.
Giver slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kottari. Giver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giver jabs Kottari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kottari is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Giver.
Kottari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kottari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Giver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kottari's head backwards.
Giver misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kottari as he checks the leg kick.
Giver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kottari moves away.
Kottari fails with a takedown attempt.
Kottari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Upi Giver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giver lands a slapping body shot.
Kottari avoids the body shot from Giver.
Giver misses with a looping right.
Kottari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kottari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Giver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kottari lands some shots froms side control.
Kottari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giver is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kottari lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kottari connects with a decent elbow.
Kottari landing a few strikes.
Giver parries the strikes from Kottari easily there. Kottari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Giver to escape.
Giver is looking for a sweep.
Giver taking a bit of punishment here - Kottari scoring with strikes.
Kottari cracks Giver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giver is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kottari is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Kottari.
Giver is rocked!
Giver tries to hold on but Kottari pushes him away.
Giver is still in real trouble! Can Kottari finish him?
Kottari lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Giver! Kottari sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Giver and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rami Kottari!
Rami Kottari decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiham Anhinoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Ibisz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anhinoit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy and I Know It. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiham Anhinoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Ibisz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibisz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibisz loads up on a big right hand but Anhinoit slips the punch.
Ibisz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anhinoit scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Ibisz - just one landing.
It looks like Aiham Anhinoit has been cut.
Anhinoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibisz.
Ibisz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Ibisz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anhinoit.
Anhinoit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anhinoit lands a leg kick that knocks Ibisz off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anhinoit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ibisz has time to react.
Ibisz throws a hook but Anhinoit avoids it easily.
Ibisz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibisz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anhinoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anhinoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anhinoit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anhinoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ibisz looks winded!
Nice straight punches there by Anhinoit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anhinoit.
Anhinoit lands a jab to Ibisz's midsection.
Anhinoit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anhinoit scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anhinoit connects with a nice looking jab.
Anhinoit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anhinoit throws a head kick that half lands.
Ibisz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anhinoit.
A lazy left from Anhinoit finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anhinoit is looking to slow Ibisz down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anhinoit.
Anhinoit is looking to slow Ibisz down with leg kicks.
Anhinoit 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anhinoit!
Anhinoit connects with a leg kick. Ibisz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ibisz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anhinoit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibisz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anhinoit, right into the meat.
Anhinoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ibisz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anhinoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ibisz. That did some damage!
Anhinoit drops Ibisz with a left and a right! Oh, Ibisz is hurt - Anhinoit dives into side control looking to finish!
Ibisz is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anhinoit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ibisz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anhinoit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anhinoit throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anhinoit has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anhinoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ibisz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibisz misses with a left hand
and Anhinoit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Anhinoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anhinoit lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, jab by Anhinoit - just one landing.
Ibisz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anhinoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibisz.
Anhinoit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anhinoit lands an overhand right.
Anhinoit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anhinoit is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ibisz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anhinoit scores with a three punch combo!
Anhinoit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anhinoit lands a high kick to the side of Ibisz's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Anhinoit dives into guard, looking to finish.
Ibisz is still in real trouble! Can Anhinoit finish him?
Anhinoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anhinoit pushing down on Ibisz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anhinoit working the head and body with strikes.
Ibisz is defending against the submission attempts here by Anhinoit.
Anhinoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ibisz's head.
Ibisz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibisz is staying active underneath Anhinoit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anhinoit wants to work for an arm triangle but Ibisz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anhinoit passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ibisz is in a horrible position here. Anhinoit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ibisz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anhinoit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anhinoit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ibisz is surviving well by controlling Anhinoit's body position as best he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anhinoit is landing with some decent strikes but Ibisz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiham Anhinoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiham Anhinoit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anhinoit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anhinoit catches Ibisz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ibisz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibisz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anhinoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anhinoit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anhinoit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anhinoit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibisz. Ibisz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anhinoit throws a good cross that connects.
Anhinoit lands a jab to the head.
Ibisz drops his hands momentarily and Anhinoit needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Ibisz just on the top of the head. Ibisz drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Ibisz - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aiham Anhinoit!
Our winner, Aiham Anhinoit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grettis Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Grettis Ghost has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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21
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grettis Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Hirvi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost gets tackled into the cage by Hirvi. Hirvi maintains the clinch.
Ghost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hirvi is defending well for now.
Ghost throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghost throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hirvi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ghost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ghost.
Hirvi letting Ghost take a breather here.
Hirvi misses with an elbow over the top.
Hirvi takes a shot to the head.
Ghost throws an elbow that misses.
Ghost blocks an elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hirvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hirvi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hirvi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghost blocks it with crossed arms.
Hirvi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hirvi manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hirvi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ghost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ghost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hirvi on the ground.
Hirvi wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Ghost is pushing Hirvi's head away, looking to escape. Hirvi manages to hold on to the position though.
Ghost struggling a bit here.
Hirvi advances to full mount.
Ghost is squirming around, avoiding Hirvi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ghost has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hirvi's lack of action.
Hirvi is pressing down on Ghost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ghost is holding on for now.
Ghost is looking to get back to is feet but Hirvi passes into side control.
Hirvi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ghost wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi tries to advance to mount but Ghost denies him.
Hirvi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hirvi has hold of Ghost's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ghost seems comfortable defending it but Hirvi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ghost is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ghost is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hirvi couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joni Hirvi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Barris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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156 lbs
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144 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barris!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch but Barris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grimm scores with a jab to the body.
Barris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grimm as he avoids it easily.
Barris sizes up Grimm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Auguste Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Barris is just out of range.
Barris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barris.
Grimm throws a lazy right hand but Barris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barris blocks the body kick.
Barris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barris moves forwards but Grimm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm with a jab.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimm.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barris, right into the meat.
Barris fails with a takedown attempt.
Auguste Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barris.
Grimm lands a really nice looking cross but Barris seems unphased.
Barris is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Barris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barris is looking for a takedown.
Grimm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimm lands a nice uppercut.
Barris wants to take the fight to the mat but Grimm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grimm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barris wants to take the fight to the mat but Grimm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grimm lands an elbow inside.
Barris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grimm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grimm drives through and clinches with Barris against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grimm is defending well.
Barris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grimm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grimm walks away with a smile on his face. Barris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grimm thuds his shin into the meat of Barris's side.
Barris looks winded!
Barris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grimm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barris.
Grimm scores with a nice right hand.
Barris is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimm finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm throws an overhand right that drops Barris like a sack of potatoes! Grimm dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Auguste Grimm!
A victorious Auguste Grimm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koothrappali's entrance music is Punjab. A fine choice. Rajesh Koothrappali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koothrappali can pounce on him.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koothrappalis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Koothrappali.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koothrappali.
A combination from Pierre does no damage.
Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koothrappali's hands.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre scores with a jab. Koothrappali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierre.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that half lands.
Pierre is rocked!
Koothrappali throws a quick head kick that knocks Pierre silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Koothrappali is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rajesh Koothrappali!
In his post fight interview, Rajesh Koothrappali 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpinen. That's going to slow Bisping down.
Kilpinen moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
Kilpinen scores with a shot to the body.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpinen.
Bisping misses with a head kick.
Bisping throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpinen's shoulder, as Kilpinen tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping lands with a straight right. Kilpinen didn't see that one coming.
Kilpinen avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping throws a push kick but Kilpinen slaps the foot to one side.
Kilpinen moves forwards but Bisping connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bisping misses with a wild body shot.
Bisping digs a good body shot into Kilpinen's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kilpinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Kilpinen misses.
Bisping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilpinen tries to score with a low kick but Bisping moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kilpinen. Beautiful body shot.
Kilpinen scores with a hook to the body. Bisping takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kilpinen connects with the punch.
Bisping wants to slow Kilpinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Kilpinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Bisping slips a straight right by Kilpinen.
Kilpinen forces Bisping back against the cage and clinches.
Bisping stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping blocks a body shot from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Kilpinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kilpinen working Bisping over with knees to the body.
Bisping blocks a body shot from Kilpinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Kilpinen back against the cage.
Kilpinen misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpinen lands a shot to the body.
Bisping blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kilpinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Kilpinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bisping blocks it with crossed arms.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Kilpinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bisping or not.
Kilpinen with a knee to the head.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Kilpinen avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the cage.
Bisping breaks the clinch.
Kilpinen cracks the inside of Bisping's front leg.
Bisping cracks Kilpinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kilpinen swinging wildly here.
Kilpinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bisping's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen rushes Bisping and presses him up against the cage.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Kilpinen controls the action.
Kilpinen misses with a knee strike.
Kilpinen tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Kilpinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Bisping won't want to take too many of those.
Kilpinen lands a right hand.
Kilpinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bisping has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilpinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Kilpinen dodges an elbow strike from Bisping.
Kilpinen landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpinen misses with a knee strike.
Kilpinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kilpinen crunches a lovely knee into Bisping's ribcage.
Kilpinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilpinen connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilpinen obliges.
Kilpinen landing knees to the body.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
Kilpinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping stalling in the clinch but Kilpinen improves position.
Kilpinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bisping has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilpinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bisping avoids it.
Bisping is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilpinen is keeping busy.
Kilpinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kilpinen throws a jab when Bisping was well out of range.
Bisping throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpinen's shoulder, as Kilpinen tries to avoid the shot.
Kilpinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Kilpinen misses.
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bisping. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilpinen.
Kilpinen dips to his left and cracks Bisping with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilpinen.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bisping walks into a straight right hand from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpinen lands a brutal head kick. Bisping looks out on his feet and Kilpinen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jaakko Kilpinen!
After winning the bout, Jaakko Kilpinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banas misses with a straight right.
Banas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Banas.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Banas moves away
and Banas counters with a takedown into side control.
Muszyna tries to buck Banas off but Banas is having none of it.
Banas working the ground and pound but Muszyna is defending the strikes.
Muszyna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muszyna tries to get out of the position.
Banas lands some shots froms side control.
Banas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muszyna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muszyna struggling a bit here.
Banas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna defending against the ground and pound.
Banas laying and praying for a moment but Muszyna takes advantage and regains half guard.
Banas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Banas passes to side control.
Muszyna parries the strikes from Banas easily there. Banas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Muszyna to escape.
Banas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Muszyna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Banas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muszyna sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Banas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Muszyna!
Banas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muszyna's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Banas controlling from mount.
Banas looking to ground and pound but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas tries to control but Muszyna wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Muszyna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banas with shots to the head and body - Muszyna looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banas lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas with shots to the head and body - Muszyna looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muszyna is rocked!
Muszyna in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muszyna thows a leg kick but Banas checks it
and Banas moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muszyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muszyna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banas misses with a punch on the inside.
Muszyna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banas.
Muszyna gets through Banas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muszyna backwards.
Banas misses with a body punch.
Muszyna pushes Banas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banas tries to work over Muszyna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muszyna lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Banas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muszyna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muszyna leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Banas.
Muszyna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banas takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Artur Banas has been cut.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muszyna scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muszyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muszyna tries to work over Banas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muszyna lands a right hand.
Banas lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas digs a right hand underneath Muszyna's ribcage. Muszyna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banas blocking some punches.
Banas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muszyna is trying to stall.
Muszyna scores with a shoulder strike.
Muszyna wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Banas.
Muszyna looking to stall.
Banas misses with the head strike.
Banas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banas is keeping busy.
Banas looking to stall.
Muszyna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cechini Muszyna.
Banas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muszyna.
Muszyna looks to land a left hand but Banas moved out of range nicely.
Muszyna misses with an uppercut
enabling Banas to counter with a crisp jab.
Muszyna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Banas defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Banas checks a leg kick nicely.
Muszyna 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muszyna.
Muszyna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muszyna tries to clinch but Banas moves out of range.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banas is looking to land body kicks.
Banas misses with a low kick.
Banas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muszyna swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Banas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas lands a jab to the nose.
Banas misses with a straight right.
Muszyna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab from Banas.
Muszyna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Banas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muszyna throws a hook but Banas blocks it.
Banas connects with a body shot.
Muszyna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banas on the side of the head.
Banas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muszyna momentarily.
Banas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banas cracks the inside of Muszyna's front leg.
A jab from Banas does it's job there.
Banas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna moves into the clinch.
Banas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muszyna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna looks to land a right hand but Banas moved out of range.
Banas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muszyna lands with an overhand left.
Banas misses with a straight right.
Muszyna rushes Banas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muszyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Banas.
A hook to the body from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banas backwards.
Muszyna throws a head punch that misses.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banas is keeping busy.
Banas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Banas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muszyna takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a body punch.
Muszyna is pressed up against the cage. Banas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muszyna down to the mat. Muszyna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muszyna moves away.
Banas blocks a jab.
Banas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muszyna's head.
A big left from Muszyna misses.
Banas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muszyna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muszyna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banas looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muszyna throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Banas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Banas misses with a hook.
Banas wants to clinch up but Muszyna keeps it at a distance.
Muszyna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banas misses with an uppercut. Muszyna saw that one coming.
Muszyna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muszyna's guard.
Banas trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
Banas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Banas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Artur Banas wasn't active enough on the ground.
The crowd cheers as Muszyna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banas doesn't seem phased though.
Banas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muszyna 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muszyna throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banas feints and as Muszyna raises his hands in defense, Banas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Artur Banas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muszyna cracks Banas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muszyna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Muszyna misses its intended target.
Banas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Banas showed some decent athleticism there.
Banas controlling the pace.
Muszyna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banas on the ground.
Banas wants to work for an arm triangle but Muszyna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muszyna tries to get to full guard but Banas has control of the leg.
Banas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muszyna keeps working.
Artur Banas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banas working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Banas.
Banas throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas is looking for a kimura but Muszyna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Banas to get the leverage.
Muszyna trying to control from the bottom.
Muszyna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banas.
Banas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muszyna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Banas.
Banas trying to pass the guard but Muszyna defending well.
Banas throwing shots but Muszyna is blocking nicely.
Banas winds up and cracks Muszyna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Banas seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muszyna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banas is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Banas dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Artur Banas's cut.
That's time! Muszyna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Banas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banas throws a leg kick but Muszyna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Banas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banas swings for the body but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banas's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muszyna.
Muszyna looks to land a left hand but Banas moved out of range nicely.
Muszyna checks a low kick from Banas.
Banas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muszyna throws out a loose jab but Banas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cechini Muszyna is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Banas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Muszyna takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banas's head backwards.
Banas instigates a clinch.
Muszyna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muszyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Banas.
Banas misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muszyna misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banas is working Muszyna over against the cage.
Banas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muszyna is keeping busy.
Muszyna has a couple of punches blocked by Banas.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Banas.
Muszyna lands with a short shot to the head.
Banas tries to throw a body punch but Muszyna avoids it by throwing Banas back against the cage.
Banas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banas lands with a left to the head.
Banas looking to stall.
Banas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muszyna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muszyna misses with a hook. Banas ducked under it nicely.
Banas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muszyna.
Banas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Banas is keen to just control but Muszyna is a slippery customer.
Banas is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna is looking for a sweep. Banas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muszyna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Banas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Banas!
Artur Banas is the new featherweight champion!
Artur Banas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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