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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otou Hek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone comes to the cage accompanied by RMB - Spring. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hek's choice of entrance music: Анна Морячк
. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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143 lbs
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132 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otou Hek!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Huone. Those never looked like landing.
Hek tries to clinch there but Huone circles away.
Hek plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hek connects with a solid leg kick.
Hek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huone.
Huone clinches up with Hek and pushes him back against the cage.
Huone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hek blocking some punches.
Hek blocks an uppercut.
Huone misses with the head strike.
Hek wants to stall.
Hek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huone blocks the elbow strike.
Hek being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hek blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Huone.
Hek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hek is rocked!
Huone drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hek right on the button. Hek goes down! Huone follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Huone gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
Kaivo Huone made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music. Olof Orkidea has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orkidea cracks the inside of Maritimus's front leg.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Maritimus moves out of range.
A head kick by Orkidea misses
and Maritimus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orkidea throws a head kick that half lands.
Orkidea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown attempt from Maritimus. Maritimus gets slowly back to his feet.
Maritimus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Olof Orkidea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orkidea feints and then cracks Maritimus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maritimus down.
Maritimus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orkidea wants to clinch up but Maritimus keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Maritimus moves out of range.
Maritimus blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maritimus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maritimus digs a good body shot into Orkidea's ribs.
Maritimus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orkidea avoids it really well and circles away.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Maritimus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orkidea at a distance.
Orkidea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick
and Maritimus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orkidea misses with a lunging right hand
and Maritimus counters by moving into the clinch.
Maritimus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus is trying to break free.
Orkidea manages to break the clinch.
Orkidea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orkidea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maritimus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orkidea scores with a head kick. Maritimus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ursus Maritimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orkidea lands with a kick to the temple. Maritimus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Orkidea stuffs the takedown attempt from Maritimus. Maritimus gets slowly back to his feet.
Maritimus throws a hook but Orkidea blocks it.
Maritimus throws a jab but it's blocked by Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orkidea tries to bum rush Maritimus with a series of wild strikes but Maritimus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orkidea wants to clinch but Maritimus slips to the side
letting Maritimus counter with a right hand.
It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea lands a head kick!
Orkidea gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Orkidea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orkidea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orkidea scoring well with a low kick there.
Maritimus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maritimus throws a right hand that misses
and Orkidea counters with a head kick.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orkidea napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maritimus trying to control the position but Orkidea is working away.
Maritimus controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orkidea keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orkidea pushes Maritimus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maritimus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orkidea is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Maritimus controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olof Orkidea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olof Orkidea's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Maritimus avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Maritimus shoots for a double leg takedown but Orkidea sprawls well. He's pushed Maritimus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maritimus thuds a left hand into Orkidea's body.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Maritimus tries to keep at a distance but Orkidea has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maritimus misses with a punch on the inside.
Orkidea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olof Orkidea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Orkidea lands but Maritimus takes it in his stride.
Orkidea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maritimus counters with a stiff right hand.
Maritimus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maritimus.
Maritimus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orkidea throws a lazy head kick
letting Maritimus counter with a right hand.
Orkidea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maritimus to score with a decent uppercut.
Orkidea is rocked!
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick
and Maritimus shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Orkidea is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Orkidea but Maritimus is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ursus Maritimus!
Ursus Maritimus gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Algenir Aguiar De Mira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Silava (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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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir Aguiar De Mira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Silava!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silava scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aguiar De Mira in his tracks.
Silava tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguiar De Mira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silava swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aguiar De Mira looks for a takedown but Silava sprawls well.
Aguiar De Mira cracks Silava with an open hand slap.
Aguiar De Mira has managed to clinch.
Aguiar De Mira takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Algenir Aguiar De Mira has been cut.
Silava tries to land a knee to the head but Aguiar De Mira blocks with his arms.
Aguiar De Mira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silava missing with knees to the body.
Aguiar De Mira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silava is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aguiar De Mira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar De Mira is trying to break the clinch but Silava has him pressed against the cage.
Aguiar De Mira goes for a takedown attempt but Silava pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aguiar De Mira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silava. Silava obviously looking to wear him down.
Silava wants to clinch.
Aguiar De Mira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silava lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silava throws a head kick that misses
and Aguiar De Mira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silava looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aguiar De Mira clinches up with Silava and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguiar De Mira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silava is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aguiar De Mira is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguiar De Mira as Silava tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aguiar De Mira.
Silava's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silava tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguiar De Mira avoids it.
Silava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aguiar De Mira blocks it with crossed arms.
Aguiar De Mira goes for a takedown attempt but Silava pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algenir Aguiar De Mira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silava. Aguiar De Mira shrugs it off though.
Silava throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antti Silava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silava scoring well with a low kick there.
Aguiar De Mira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silava circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silava looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silava lands a leg kick that knocks Aguiar De Mira off balance momentarily.
Silava dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aguiar De Mira. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Silava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aguiar De Mira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silava scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Aguiar De Mira.
Good leg kick by Silava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silava lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguiar De Mira throws a right and a left that Silava avoids nicely.
Silava lands with a slapping head kick.
Aguiar De Mira is rocked!
Silava weaves into range and cracks Aguiar De Mira right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Aguiar De Mira goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Silava is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Silava!
Antti Silava decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Koponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (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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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abel Koponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koponen looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a hook but Koponen blocks it.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Koponen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Koponen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Paul Harris has been cut.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Koponen scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koponen closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Koponen pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koponen momentarily.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koponen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Koponen is just out of range.
Koponen loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koponen.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koponen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Koponen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Harris moves away from the strike by Koponen.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Koponen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Koponen's head but Koponen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koponen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koponen misses the jab.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koponen throws out the jab.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koponen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Koponen.
Koponen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koponen throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Harris slips a straight right by Koponen.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris connects with a right hand. Koponen shakes it off.
Koponen walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Koponen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Koponen throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koponen ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Koponen misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Harris tenderised Koponen's leg. Koponen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Koponen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Paul Harris's cut even more.
Koponen misses with a leg kick.
Harris misses with a hook
letting Koponen counter with a right hand.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koponen looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koponen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Harris is looking to slow Koponen down with leg kicks.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koponen checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Koponen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koponen wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Koponen is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harris tries to roll over but Koponen keeps him under control.
Koponen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koponen.
Harris wants to improve his position but Koponen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Koponen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Harris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koponen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koponen.
Koponen throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koponen misses with a hook.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Koponen seems unphased.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Koponen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koponen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koponen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abel Koponen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koponen walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Koponen takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Koponen throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Koponen misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koponen.
The cut above Paul Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koponen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris is rocked!
Koponen has managed to clinch.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Koponen finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Koponen.
Koponen shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Koponen.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koponen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Koponen is rocked!
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Koponen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris fakes the body blow, causing Koponen to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Koponen goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim comes to the cage accompanied by Otherside by Red Hot Chili Pepper. 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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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dhal Sim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pein!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sim counters with a nice uppercut.
Pein misses with a two punch combination.
Pein throws a shot from downtown. Sim moves away and avoids it.
Sim scores with a leg kick.
Pein takes a swing at Sim's ribcage but misses.
Pein misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pein misses with a looping left.
Sim moves out of range of the strikes.
Sim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sim.
Pein looks to throw the jab but Sim is out of range.
Sim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sim.
The fighters circling - Pein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pein lands with an uppercut that bounces Sim off the cage and back into range.
Pein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sim sizes up Pein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sim connects with a right that clearly hurt Pein. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Sim proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Pein collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dhal Sim!
Dhal Sim 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 Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfons Aberg (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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194 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Aberg!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aberg wants to slow Kakkipylly down by chopping away at his legs.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick but Aberg moves out of range.
Aberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Alfons Aberg has been cut.
Kakkipylly swats away the attempt to clinch by Aberg.
Aberg avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Aberg moves in looking to clinch but Kakkipylly pushes him off.
Aberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aberg tries to clinch up but Kakkipylly circles away and keeps his distance.
Aberg tries to clinch up.
Aberg wants to clinch up but Kakkipylly keeps it at a distance.
Kakkipylly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakkipylly forces Aberg back against the cage and clinches.
Aberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aberg tries to throw a body punch but Kakkipylly avoids it by throwing Aberg back against the cage.
Aberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Aberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg misses with the head strike.
Aberg slowing the pace effectively.
Kakkipylly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aberg manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly clinches with his opponent.
Aberg blocks an elbow strike.
Aberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aberg avoids it.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Aberg 's eye.
Aberg tries a knee to the head but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Aberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kakkipylly.
Aberg avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Kakkipylly prevents Aberg from breaking the clinch.
Kakkipylly is trying to push Aberg away but Aberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aberg's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kakkipylly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aberg's brow.
Aberg taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aberg working aggressively here.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Kakkipylly won't allow it.
Kakkipylly is trying to break free.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Aberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kakkipyllys head.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Alfons Aberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Kakkipylly circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg moves in looking to clinch but Kakkipylly pushes him off.
Aberg rushes Kakkipylly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aberg blocks an elbow strike.
Aberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aberg with a knee to the head.
Aberg lands a left hand.
Aberg is trying to stall.
Kakkipylly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aberg wants to clinch but Kakkipylly slips to the side
and Kakkipylly counters by clinching up.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aberg misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg rushes Kakkipylly and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aberg blocks an elbow strike.
Aberg misses with the head strike.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Aberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Aberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aberg instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Aberg.
Aberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aberg tries to break the clinch but Kakkipylly is controlling the position.
Aberg throws a head punch that misses.
Aberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Aberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakkipylly breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfons Aberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfons Aberg'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.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Aberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aberg tries to clinch there but Kakkipylly circles away.
Aberg wants to clinch up but Kakkipylly keeps it at a distance.
Aberg misses with a wild combination.
Kakkipylly closes the distance and clinches.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Aberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow that stopped Aberg in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Aberg misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Aberg.
Aberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakkipylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Aberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Aberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Aberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Aberg is trying to break free.
Aberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Aberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Aberg.
Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aberg wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly slips under a jab.
Aberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aberg tries to clinch but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Kakkipylly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kakkipylly counters with a body kick.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch successfully.
Aberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aberg blocks an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly avoids the elbow strike from Aberg, against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Aberg blocks the elbow strike.
Aberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Alfons Aberg's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alfons Aberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Aberg 's eye.
Aberg gets through Kakkipylly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kakkipylly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aberg avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Aberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Aberg has had enough of the clinch but Kakkipylly keeps him there for the moment.
Kakkipylly is trying to stall.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Aberg.
Aberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Aberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly is trying to stall.
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!
Kakkipylly can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Aberg avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aberg stalling against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Alfons Aberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aberg blocks an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Aberg on the inside.
Aberg misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Aberg.
Aberg is trying to stall.
Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Pikku Kakkipylly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfons Aberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly blocks a head kick by Aberg.
Kakkipylly clinches up with Aberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Aberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kakkipylly avoids it.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kakkipylly has had enough of the clinch but Aberg keeps him there for the moment.
Kakkipylly is trying to push Aberg away but Aberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aberg trying to stall but Kakkipylly improves his position.
Kakkipylly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aberg tries to clinch up
and Kakkipylly counters with a thumping low kick.
Aberg misses with an uppercut. Kakkipylly saw that one coming.
Kakkipylly checks a leg kick.
Kakkipylly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakkipylly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Aberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kakkipylly avoids it.
Kakkipylly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage as Aberg throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aberg lands a nice uppercut.
Aberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Aberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Kakkipylly closes the distance and clinches.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kakkipylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aberg blocks an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly prevents Aberg from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Aberg on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Alfons Aberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakkipylly.
Aberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Aberg.
Aberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kakkipylly's efforts to push away.
Aberg wants to stall.
Kakkipylly taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Aberg.
Aberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aberg misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aberg.
Aberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakkipylly breaks from the clinch.
Alfons Aberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakkipylly closes the distance and pushes Aberg back into the cage.
Aberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly rushes Aberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Kakkipylly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly has had enough of the clinch but Aberg keeps him there for the moment.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aberg managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Aberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Aberg tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alfons Aberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pikku Kakkipylly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Routalempi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Routalempi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Routalempi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Routalempi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steele's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Routalempi wants to get back to full guard.
Steele seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Steele works his way into full mount!
Routalempi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Routalempi is desperately trying to improve his position but Steele has a good base and remains in mount.
Routalempi tries to lock up and control but Steele gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steele sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Routalempi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steele on the ground.
Routalempi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routalempi is working hard here to advance position.
Steele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steele prevents Routalempi from getting the reversal.
Routalempi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Routalempi looking for subs from the bottom but Steele mounts him!
Steele controlling his opponent.
Steele's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Routalempi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Routalempi shrugs it off.
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!
Steele has hold of Routalempi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Routalempi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Routalempi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Routalempi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steele working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Routalempi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Steele is tightening it up a little... Routalempi has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Routalempi reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Routalempi taps out! Nice BJJ there by Steele!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Logan Steele! Logan Steele retains his lightweight title!
Logan Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Kozak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozak's entrance music is Kazik 12 groszy. A fine choice. Rafal Kozak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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308 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Kozak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fusion Drone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Kozak.
Drone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kozak fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Kozak does no damage.
Kozak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
Kozak gets a takedown into half guard.
Kozak controlling the action here.
Kozak is keen to just control but Drone is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozak wants to stand up but Drone is controlling the position.
Drone moves into full guard.
Kozak trying to control the position from guard on top but Drone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kozak has managed to get both his arms back between Drone's legs - danger averted.
Kozak wants to get up but he can't break Drone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kozak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drone looking for a sweep. Not yet Drone, not yet.
Kozak wants to stand and escape but instead Drone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kozak looking to control.
Drone postures up in Kozak's guard and throws a big left but Kozak blocks it.
Kozak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drone slips nicely into half guard.
Kozak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozak preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kozak tries to get to full guard but Drone has control of the leg.
Kozak is trying to maintain the position but Drone is very close to passing his 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!
Drone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drone stops Kozak from getting back to his feet.
Drone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kozak defends it well.
Drone seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drone seems to be working for a kimura but Kozak defends the submission attempt.
Drone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kozak sees it coming and defends easily.
Kozak pushes Drone off looking to stand but Drone dives back in and keeps control.
Drone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozak wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Drone punching from mount but Kozak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Drone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kozak regains half guard.
Kozak looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drone tries to pass to full mount but Kozak defends it.
Drone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drone wants to free his trapped foot but Kozak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kozak defends it well.
Kozak is controlling Drone's trapped leg to prevent Drone from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drone is looking for a kimura but Kozak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drone to get the leverage.
Drone is thwarting Kozak's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Kozak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kozak fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Drone misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kozak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kozak pinned against the cage. Kozak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drone misses the shot to the body.
Kozak digs a good body shot into Drone's ribs.
Kozak misses with a few strikes there.
Drone looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozak is just out of range.
Kozak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kozak controlling Drone's posture.
Drone won't allow Kozak to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak pulls Drone in close to his closed guard and prevents Drone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kozak wants to stand and escape but Drone is having none of it.
Kozak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kozak has control of Drone's left arm, preventing Drone from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafal Kozak.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozak moves into range and clinches up with Drone.
Kozak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drone uses from the top position.
Kozak is controlling Drone's posture.
Drone tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozak is retaining full guard.
Kozak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drone prevents Kozak from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kozak controlling Drone's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafal Kozak wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kozak looks to land a combination. Drone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kozak!
Kozak moves away from the strike by Drone.
Kozak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rafal Kozak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kozak misses with a double jab
and Drone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kozak won't be happy with that.
Kozak is trying to get back to half guard.
Kozak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kozak is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozak gets back to half guard.
Drone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drone stops Kozak from getting back to his feet.
Drone wants to free his trapped foot but Kozak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kozak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drone is working away from the top position though.
Drone throwing shots but Kozak is blocking nicely.
Drone is working for a submission of some sort.
Kozak is trying to stand back up but Drone is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drone 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.
Drone works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kozak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kozak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drone wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kozak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kozak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fusion Drone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drone takes one to the side of the head.
Kozak tries to clinch but Drone moves out of range.
Kozak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kozak misses with a wild body shot.
Kozak ducks under a wild hook from Drone.
Drone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kozak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozak throws a one two combo.
It looks like Fusion Drone has been cut.
Kozak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
Drone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozak moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozak throws a series of punches but Drone moves out of range.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozak misses with the combination.
Drone misses with an uppercut
and Kozak counters with a body kick that stops Drone in his tracks momentarily.
Drone looks for a takedown but Kozak sprawls well.
Drone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kozak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
A punch combination from Kozak misses.
Some wild striking there from Kozak.
Jab from Kozak.
Kozak misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rafal Kozak is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drone fails to land the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kozak.
A cross from Kozak lands.
Drone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozak finds it's way round the side to connect with Drone's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kozak looks to land a combination but Drone avoids it well.
Kozak blocks a jab.
Kozak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
Kozak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drone misses with a double jab
and Drone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozak misses with a series of wild punches.
Kozak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kozak throws a series of strikes that have Drone backpedaling.
Kozak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kozak throws a right hand that Drone ducks under and follows up with a left that Drone also avoids with ease.
Kozak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drone throws a hook but Kozak avoids it easily.
Drone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozak throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
Kozak connects with a body shot that sends Drone's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drone lands a jab to Kozak's midsection.
Kozak connects with a jab.
Kozak ducks under a wild hook from Drone.
Drone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kozak as he avoids it easily.
Rafal Kozak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fusion Drone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozak throws a combination. Drone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozak. That snapped Drone's head back.
Kozak looks to land a combination but Drone avoids it well.
A combination from Drone does no damage.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kozak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozak fails to land with a series of punches.
Kozak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Kozak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kozak 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 Johanna Lukiainen 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... Rafal Kozak!
Rafal Kozak made sure to mention his sponsor, $300 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corneo Stilztkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean VonFoster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean VonFoster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Corneo Stilztkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean VonFoster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stilztkin blocks a head kick by VonFoster.
VonFoster misses with a double jab.
Stilztkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming VonFoster to the mat! VonFoster manages to get full guard.
Stilztkin stands up over VonFoster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stilztkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
VonFoster wants to sweep but no luck.
Stilztkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stilztkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Stilztkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stilztkin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stilztkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
VonFoster is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stilztkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and VonFoster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stilztkin has managed to get both his arms back between VonFoster's legs - danger averted.
Stilztkin landing some decent shots from guard.
VonFoster is rocked!
Stilztkin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! VonFoster's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Corneo Stilztkin!
Corneo Stilztkin retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Corneo Stilztkin thanked STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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