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CEC 273 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by From Despair To Where. The crowd seem to be enjoying Makaaja's choice of entrance music: BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo tries to clinch but Makaaja is having none of it.
Makaaja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makaaja tries to keep at a distance but Lombardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lombardo lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo is trying to trip Makaaja. He has hold of a leg but Makaaja is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lombardo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lombardo chips away with some ground and pound.
Makaaja throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lombardo uses it to pass to side control.
Makaaja manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Makaaja is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaaja is working for a kimura but Lombardo is defending it quite comfortably.
Makaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lombardo is just riding it out for now. Makaaja eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura but Lombardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Makaaja to get the leverage.
Makaaja stops Lombardo from getting back to his feet.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura but Lombardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Makaaja to get the leverage.
Makaaja is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makaaja is trying to control. Lombardo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lombardo wants to get back to his feet.
Makaaja seems to be working for a kimura but Lombardo defends the submission attempt.
Makaaja is keen to just control but Lombardo is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lombardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Makaaja.
Lombardo wants to get back to his feet.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lombardo defends it well.
Lombardo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja seems to be working for a kimura but Lombardo defends the submission attempt.
Lombardo pushes Makaaja off and gets back to his feet.
Lombardo takes a swing at Makaaja's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makaaja at a distance.
Lombardo tries to clinch but Makaaja is having none of it.
Lombardo tries to clinch up.
Lombardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombardo tries to clinch but Makaaja is having none of it.
Lombardo wants to clinch.
Anthony Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Makaaja manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lombardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo is in close to Makaaja's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Makaaja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Makaaja working for a triangle but Lombardo defends it easily.
Makaaja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makaaja working for a triangle but Lombardo defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lombardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lombardo tries to clinch there but Makaaja circles away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lombardo and sends Makaaja crashing to the mat! Lombardo follows him down to the mat - Makaaja regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Mica Makaaja has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaaja wants to control but Lombardo is keeping busy.
Lombardo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Makaaja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Makaaja is trying to maintain the position but Lombardo is very close to passing his half guard.
Lombardo works his way into side control.
Makaaja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lombardo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with punches from side control.
Lombardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lombardo working the body and head with strikes.
Makaaja can't do much from the bottom here.
Lombardo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lombardo scoring with punches and elbows.
Lombardo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makaaja has escaped the position, nice work there.
Makaaja stops Lombardo from passing to mount.
Makaaja sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo wants to pass the guard but Makaaja is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo prevents Makaaja from improving his position.
Makaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lombardo pulls his head out easily.
Makaaja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Makaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Makaaja trying to hold on to Lombardo's head to control him but Lombardo postures up.
Lombardo trying to mount his opponent but Makaaja defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lombardo lands a nice short elbow.
Makaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lombardo pulls his head out easily.
Lombardo works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lombardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Makaaja in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lombardo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Makaaja bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lombardo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lombardo!
Anthony Lombardo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua. Underworld is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mr. Torture. Hades Underworld has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kos Pellegrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underworld was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellegrino.
Underworld misses with a body kick.
Pellegrino cracks the inside of Underworld's front leg.
Underworld lands a big head kick that sends Pellegrino tumbling to the mat! Underworld takes a step backwards and waves Pellegrino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pellegrino is rocked!
It looks like Kos Pellegrino has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underworld misses with a double jab.
Oh Pellegrino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Underworld walks into a jab.
Pellegrino seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like Hades Underworld has been cut.
Underworld throws a sloppy head kick and Pellegrino moves out of range easily.
Pellegrino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underworld misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Underworld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pellegrino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Underworld moves out of range as Pellegrino throws a body kick.
Pellegrino scoring well with a low kick there.
Underworld shoots in but Pellegrino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Pellegrino misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underworld lands a big head kick that sends Pellegrino tumbling to the mat! Underworld takes a step backwards and waves Pellegrino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pellegrino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Underworld takes a swing at Pellegrino's ribcage but misses.
Pellegrino works Underworld's body with a nice hook.
Underworld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pellegrino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pellegrino cracks Underworld with a right hand to the side of the head.
Underworld swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Underworld has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pellegrino finds it's way round the side to connect with Underworld's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pellegrino.
Underworld looks winded!
Pellegrino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Underworld tries a head kick but it misses.
Pellegrino jabs Underworld to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pellegrino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino tries a head kick but it misses.
Underworld thuds his shin into the meat of Pellegrino's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pellegrino. That's going to slow Underworld down.
Pellegrino throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Underworld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pellegrino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Underworld's calf.
Pellegrino lands an overhand right.
Kos Pellegrino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pellegrino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Pellegrino tenderised Underworld's leg. Underworld is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pellegrino scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Hades Underworld's cut even more.
Pellegrino cracks the inside of Underworld's front leg.
Pellegrino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pellegrino lands an overhand right.
Underworld's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pellegrino lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino keeps Underworld at a distance using the push kick.
Pellegrino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pellegrino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pellegrino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Underworld doesn't seem bothered though.
Pellegrino digs a good hook to Underworld's body.
Pellegrino closes the distance and clinches.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Underworld tries to throw a body punch but Pellegrino avoids it by throwing Underworld back against the cage.
Underworld misses with a body punch.
Pellegrino lands a shot to the body.
Pellegrino lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Underworld won't want to take too many of those.
Pellegrino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pellegrino is working Underworld over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino connects with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Underworld blocks it with crossed arms.
Pellegrino working Underworld over with knees to the body.
Pellegrino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pellegrino lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Hades Underworld's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pellegrino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Underworld's face.
Pellegrino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Underworld backwards.
Pellegrino scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Underworld misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Pellegrino - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underworld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pellegrino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pellegrino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Underworld's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Underworld tries to bum rush Pellegrino with a series of wild strikes but Pellegrino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pellegrino with a jab.
Pellegrino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pellegrino connects with a crisp jab.
Pellegrino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pellegrino moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Underworld goes down! Can Pellegrino finish him!?
Underworld is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino pushes down on Underworld's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Underworld is still in real trouble! Can Pellegrino finish him?
Pellegrino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underworld can do to turn this around?
Pellegrino performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pellegrino stands up and beckons Underworld to join him on the feet.
Underworld seems to have recovered his senses.
Underworld is breathing heavily.
Underworld finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Pellegrino's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Underworld falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kos Pellegrino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sarsola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mono - 16.12. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Joey Silvera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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193 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarsola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silvera misses with a right hand
and Sarsola counters with a straight right hand.
Sarsola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvera moves away.
Sarsola lands with a shot to the body.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarsola throws a leg kick that misses.
Silvera throws the left hand but Sarsola avoids the punch easily.
Silvera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvera throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarsola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silvera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarsola dips to his left and cracks Silvera with an uppercut!
Sarsola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sarsola shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silvera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Silvera keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvera wants to stand but Sarsola is controlling the position.
Sarsola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sarsola seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silvera for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo Sarsola has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silvera rushes Sarsola and presses him up against the cage.
Sarsola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarsola lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Silvera blocking some punches.
Silvera trying to control the position but instead, Sarsola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvera into the cage.
Sarsola struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarsola.
Sarsola lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarsola lands a shot to the body.
Silvera looks winded!
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarsola.
Sarsola misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.
Sarsola blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Sarsola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Sarsola avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
Sarsola tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarsola avoids the damage to the body.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Sarsola.
Sarsola is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Sarsola is blocking nicely.
Sarsola breaks the clinch.
Silvera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera throws a combination that misses
and Sarsola counters with a body kick that stops Silvera in his tracks momentarily.
Silvera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sarsola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvera. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sarsola scores with a body shot.
Sarsola is looking to wear down Silvera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silvera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarsola.
Silvera misses with a combination
and Sarsola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown but Silvera shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Sarsola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarsola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvera. That did some damage!
Sarsola checks a leg kick.
Sarsola dips to his left and cracks Silvera with an uppercut!
Sarsola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvera momentarily.
Sarsola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarsola throws a head kick that half lands.
Sarsola lands with a right hand.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Sarsola scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Sarsola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarsola, pushing him back against the cage.
Sarsola lands with a left to the head.
Sarsola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Sarsola lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Sarsola avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the cage.
Sarsola blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Sarsola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvera is rocked!
Silvera takes a shot to the head.
Silvera is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarsola finish him?
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarsola gets through Silvera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarsola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarsola digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarsola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sarsola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Silvera can't find room to land a body shot as Sarsola controls the action.
Sarsola scores with a shot to the side of Silvera's head.
Leo Sarsola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarsola pushes Silvera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarsola lands a right hand.
Sarsola pushes Silvera against the cage. Sarsola is working some dirty boxing. Sarsola pushes off with a quick right hook! Silvera goes down! Silvera tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sarsola moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Sarsola!
Leo Sarsola gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katla Vanagandr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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World class 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katla Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Rasputin !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Vanagandr ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin scores with the left hand. Vanagandr knows he should have avoided that one.
Vanagandr slips a straight right by Rasputin .
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Vanagandr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanagandr staying out of range there.
Vanagandr misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Rasputin . Those never looked like landing.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanagandr's waist but Vanagandr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Rasputin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Rasputin misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vanagandr's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Rasputin seems content to control.
Rasputin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanagandr's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanagandr is looking to escape.
Well, if Rasputin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vanagandr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rasputin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanagandr defending well though.
Rasputin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanagandr tries to get to full guard but Rasputin has control of the leg.
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.
Rasputin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rasputin connects with a nice short shot to Vanagandr's temple.
Rasputin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasputin .
Vanagandr trying to control from the bottom.
Rasputin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rasputin works his way into full mount!
Rasputin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rasputin landing shots from mount.
Rasputin looking to finish Vanagandr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vanagandr!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the head.
Katla Vanagandr's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rasputin controlling the pace.
Vanagandr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rasputin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasputin .
Rasputin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rasputin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rasputin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vanagandr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.
Rasputin moves nicely into side control.
Rasputin taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katla Vanagandr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a body shot
and Rasputin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rasputin lands strikes from half guard.
Rasputin trying to control the pace.
Vanagandr keeping hold of Rasputin 's head, controlling as best he can.
Piotr Rasputin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasputin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin trying to control from half guard but Vanagandr is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr won't allow Rasputin to pass to mount.
Rasputin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasputin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vanagandr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rasputin prevents Vanagandr from improving his position.
Vanagandr pushes Rasputin off looking to stand but Rasputin dives back in and keeps control.
Vanagandr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.
Rasputin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rasputin wants to take a breather but Vanagandr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Piotr Rasputin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rasputin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Katla Vanagandr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Piotr Rasputin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Rasputin .
Vanagandr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vanagandr's guard.
Rasputin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Vanagandr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanagandr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vanagandr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rasputin stays in close to Vanagandr's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vanagandr slips under a jab from Rasputin .
Rasputin swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin .
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanagandr.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a straight right hand.
Vanagandr misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
Rasputin fails with the takedown.
Rasputin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vanagandr's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin stopping the sweep attempt from Vanagandr.
Rasputin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Vanagandr wants to sweep here but Rasputin controlling him for the moment.
Rasputin landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin trying to control but Vanagandr is working from the bottom.
Rasputin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katla Vanagandr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vanagandr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vanagandr is trying to work for a sweep but Rasputin has mounted him!
Rasputin unloading with bombs!
Jeez, Katla Vanagandr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Katla Vanagandr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin !
After the fight, Piotr Rasputin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Montros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Montros is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Going Under - Evanescence. Jason Montros acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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171 lbs
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181 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Montros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montros checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Montros.
Montros throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montros throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montros moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Montros wants to break free but Barnes has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
It looks like Jason Montros has been cut.
Montros avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Montros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montros has a takedown stuffed.
Montros 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Montros off balance momentarily.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a head kick that stumbles Montros and the fighters go to the mat.
Montros is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes loads up on a big left hand. Montros felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Barnes looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Montros can't hide his disappointment, as Barnes celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Barnes!
A relieved looking Andre Barnes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Could it be? OH MY GOD YES, IT'S TIGER!!!. Wer has chosen My Sweet Lord by George Harrison as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wer lands a nice shot to the body.
Wer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mask has time to react.
Wer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mask circles away.
Mask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wer manages to avoid it.
Mask gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mask.
Wer is concentrating on defense, preventing Mask from advancing position.
Mask lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wer is looking to improve his position.
Mask is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wer defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask wants to pass the guard but Wer is defending well.
Mask throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mask performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wer is refusing to be controlled, as Mask sits in half guard.
Mask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer tries to roll over but Mask keeps him under control.
Mask wants to work for an arm triangle but Wer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wer keeps working.
Mask is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mask is looking to stall here but Wer recovers full guard.
Mask forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mask.
Wer trying to hold on to Mask's head to control him but Mask postures up.
Wer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wer trying to control but Mask postures up.
Wer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mask haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mask not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mask trying to pass the guard but Wer defending well.
Mask throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mask trying to control from half guard but Wer is working away.
Mask looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mask is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wer sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Mask dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mask takes a swing at Wer's ribcage but misses.
Wer drops his hands momentarily and Mask takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mask looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
A cross from Wer lands.
Wer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mask tries a body shot but Wer blocks it.
Mask blocks a body shot from Wer.
Wer swings wildly with an uppercut but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mask tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mask wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wer is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Mask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mask wants a takedown but no success here.
Wer gets underhooks to prevent Mask's takedown attempt.
Mask misses with some punches.
Wer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mask throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wers head.
Mask prevents a body shot from Wer.
Mask is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mask misses with a punch on the inside.
Wer takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wer.
Wer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mask breaks from the clinch.
Wer throws a leg kick but Mask sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wer misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer misses with a body shot
and Mask connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mask with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wer wants to clinch
and Mask counters with a three punch combo that has Wer backing up. Wer nods at Mask to acknowledge the strikes.
Wer is rocked!
Mask misses with a leg kick
and Wer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wer has managed to clinch.
Wer blocks a body shot from Mask.
A short right from Wer on the inside.
Mask manages to break the clinch.
Mask will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wer swings for the body but Mask moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mask has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mask and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mask circles away.
Wer throws out a loose jab but Mask uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wer thows a body kick. Mask tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mask checks a leg kick.
Mask has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mask there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wer lands with a kick to the temple. Mask shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wer misses with an uppercut
and Mask counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Flo Wer has been cut.
Flo Wer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Wer lands with an overhand left.
Wer stuffs the takedown attempt from Mask. Mask gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Mask.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mask doesn't seem bothered though.
Wer connects with a solid leg kick.
Wer lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wer.
Mask tries to land a leg kick but Wer saw it coming and moves away.
Wer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mask rather than just go for the knockout.
Wer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wer with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wer is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flo Wer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flo Wer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mask checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wer cracks Mask with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wer throws a hook to the side of Mask's head but Mask sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mask circles away quickly and effectively.
Mask moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mask moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mask misses with a low kick.
Wer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mask takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mask moves out of range of the strikes.
Mask checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wer is out of range.
Wer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mask showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wer.
Wer misses with a straight left.
Mask moves out of range of the body kick from Wer.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mask.
A telegraphed right hand from Mask misses the target.
Wer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wer sizes up Mask with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mask takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer tries to clinch but Mask is having none of it.
Flo Wer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wer throws out a powerful jab.
Wer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mask throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wer slips a straight right by Mask.
Wer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mask looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wer throws a jab when Mask was well out of range.
Wer with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mask misses with a lunging right hand
and Wer counters with a thumping low kick.
Wer throws a front kick aimed at Mask's knee but Mask avoids it well.
Mask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask thuds his shin into the meat of Wer's side.
Mask throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mask checks a leg kick.
Mask fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wer checks it well.
Wer throws a body punch but Mask moves out of range.
Wer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mask swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mask shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Wer.
Wer is looking to clinch but Mask is avoiding it.
Mask has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wer finds it's way round the side to connect with Mask's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mask checks a low kick from Wer.
Wer checks a low kick from Mask.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mask at a distance.
Wer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flo Wer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Wer!
Flo Wer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byron Brainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brainz's entrance music is Oy, To Ne Vecher (Fedor's Theme). A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fjalar Ollongren was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
191 lbs
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31
204 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byron Brainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brainz.
Ollongren changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brainz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brainz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ollongren throwing strikes but Brainz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brainz tries to stand but Ollongren is controlling his head.
Brainz working away.
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Ollongren is looking to regain half guard here but Brainz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Ollongren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ollongren is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brainz off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren throwing damaging strikes from the back! Brainz could be in trouble here!
Ollongren working for a choke but Brainz reverses nicely into Ollongren 's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ollongren holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fjalar Ollongren hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ollongren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brainz moves forwards but Ollongren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Ollongren misses.
Ollongren checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ollongren.
Ollongren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ollongren checks a leg kick nicely.
Brainz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brainz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ollongren lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Byron Brainz has been cut.
Brainz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Brainz throws an elbow but misses.
Ollongren managing to block the knees to the body from Brainz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brainz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ollongren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brainz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ollongren's brow.
Ollongren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brainzs head.
Ollongren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brainz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjalar Ollongren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Brainz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brainz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brainz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brainz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ollongren.
Ollongren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brainz. Ollongren shrugs it off though.
Brainz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ollongren is able to avoid easily.
Ollongren connects with a body shot.
Brainz is looking to slow Ollongren down with leg kicks.
Brainz moves into range and clinches up with Ollongren.
Brainz throws an elbow that misses.
Ollongren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollongren takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brainz.
Brainz misses with an elbow strike.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ollongren is looking to control Brainz's arms but Brainz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ollongren has his back to the cage.
Brainz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brainz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brainz connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Ollongren is blocking nicely.
Brainz misses with a knee strike.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but Ollongren blocks it.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ollongren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ollongren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ollongren avoids the elbow strike from Brainz, against the cage.
Brainz lands an elbow just above Ollongren 's eye.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Ollongren.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ollongren avoids it.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Ollongren is blocking nicely.
Ollongren tries a body shot but Brainz blocks it.
Brainz looking to throw knees to the head but Ollongren is blocking nicely.
Ollongren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brainz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brainz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ollongren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brainz lands a nice elbow.
Brainz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ollongren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz trying to land knees to the body.
Ollongren avoids the elbow strike from Brainz, against the cage.
Ollongren lands with a right to the head.
Ollongren avoids a wild elbow strike from Brainz.
Ollongren stalls.
Brainz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brainz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ollongren.
Brainz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Byron Brainz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ollongren managing to block the knees to the body from Brainz.
Ollongren managing to block the knees to the body from Brainz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ollongren takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ollongren slowing the pace effectively.
Brainz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ollongren's defenses.
Brainz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ollongren.
Ollongren gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brainz is trying to stand back up but Ollongren is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ollongren slips a nice elbow through Brainz's hands, connecting with Brainz's forehead.
Brainz wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ollongren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Brainz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ollongren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brainz connects with an inside leg kick.
Brainz tried to score with a low kick but Ollongren checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brainz.
Ollongren jabs Brainz right on the nose. Brainz blinks but takes it well.
Brainz connects with a high kick.
Brainz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brainz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ollongren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Brainz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brainz closes the distance and clinches.
Ollongren trying to stall but Brainz improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ollongren slowing the pace effectively.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Brainz.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Ollongren dodges an elbow strike from Brainz.
Ollongren slows down the pace here.
Ollongren blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz stalling.
Ollongren blocks the elbow strike.
Brainz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ollongren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Ollongren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brainz lands a knee to the body.
Ollongren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brainz trying to land knees to the body.
Brainz keeps control of Ollongren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brainz throws an elbow but it misses.
Brainz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ollongren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brainz misses with a knee to the head.
Ollongren avoids a wild elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz lands an elbow that stopped Ollongren in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Fjalar Ollongren's cut even more.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brainz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ollongren is defending well for now.
Ollongren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brainz can't fight it off and eventually Ollongren manages to take the fight to the floor. Brainz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ollongren trying to control the position from guard on top but Brainz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brainz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fjalar Ollongren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brainz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ollongren is controlling him.
Ollongren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ollongren throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollongren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ollongren throws a big elbow that misses.
Ollongren is looking to work some ground and pound but Brainz has wrist control.
Brainz wants to stand up but Ollongren is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ollongren postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brainz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ollongren, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Brainz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brainz 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Brainz!
Our winner, Byron Brainz, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Givens takes a step back to recover.
Good work by Kuusela as he checks the leg kick.
Kuusela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuusela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Givens cracks Kuusela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Givens jabs at Kuusela's body.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuusela slips a jab from Givens.
Kuusela lands a jab.
Kuusela stuns Givens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuusela misses the target.
Kuusela thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens defending well as Kuusela loads up on a big left hand.
Givens jabs Kuusela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuusela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Givens misses with a head kick.
Kuusela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuusela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuusela. That snapped Givens's head back.
Givens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Givens tenderised Kuusela's leg. Kuusela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuusela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Givens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Givens is looking to chop away at Kuusela's legs.
Givens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusela can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Givens avoids the body shot from Kuusela.
Givens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Givens. That did some damage!
Kuusela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Givens.
Kuusela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Givens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Givens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy body kick from Kuusela
and Givens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuusela connects with a leg kick. Givens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the body
enabling Givens to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuusela works Givens's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Givens checks a low kick from Kuusela.
A head kick misses from Givens.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kuusela. No joy for Givens on that attempt.
Kuusela cracks a nice hook into Givens's ribs.
Kuusela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Givens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Kuusela cracks Givens with a good jab.
Givens misses with a wild body shot.
Givens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuusela has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuusela stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Givens fails to land.
Givens blocking some punches.
Givens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuusela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuusela tries to land knees in the clinch but Givens avoids the damage to the body.
Kuusela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Givens misses with the head strike.
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Kuusela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuusela.
Kuusela trying to control the position but instead, Givens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuusela into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens trying to control the position but instead, Kuusela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Givens into the cage.
A short uppercut from Givens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armo Kuusela dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Givens misses with a body shot.
Givens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Givens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusela throws a series of punches but Givens moves out of range.
Givens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuusela did well to prevent Givens getting side control.
Givens prevents Kuusela from improving his position.
Givens passes into side control, despite Kuusela's attempt to control the position.
Givens gets to mount! Kuusela was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Givens unloading with bombs!
Givens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Givens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Givens with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Givens with the ground and pound from mount.
Givens prevents Kuusela from getting the reversal.
Givens is landing with some decent strikes but Kuusela is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Givens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuusela tries to lock up and control but Givens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Givens tries to control but Kuusela wriggling away.
Givens lands a nice shot to the head.
Givens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens tries to control but Kuusela wriggling away.
Raylan Givens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuusela tries to hold on but Givens pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuusela regains half guard.
Kuusela tries to get to full guard but Givens has control of the leg.
Kuusela works his way to full guard. Good work.
Givens throwing strikes but missing.
Givens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Givens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuusela looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Givens has picked Kuusela up and slammed him! Kuusela can't keep hold of the triangle and Givens manages to pass to side control!
Kuusela taking a bit of punishment here - Givens scoring with strikes.
Givens cracks Kuusela with a big right hand but Kuusela just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kuusela is looking for a sweep.
Kuusela taking a bit of punishment here - Givens scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela struggling a bit here.
Givens trying to control the position but Kuusela is working away.
Kuusela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kuusela is trying to get back to half guard.
Givens lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuusela gets back to half guard.
Givens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuusela is trying to control but can't.
Givens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is looking for a sweep. Givens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuusela looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela tries to get to full guard but Givens has control of the leg.
Givens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Kuusela looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusela has hold of Givens's hands but Givens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuusela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
Givens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusela.
A shot to the liver by Givens. Beautiful body shot.
Kuusela connects with an inside leg kick.
Givens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kuusela trying to keep a closed guard but Givens is proving a slippery customer.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Givens slips nicely into half guard.
Kuusela wants to control but Givens passes into side.
Givens happy to just control the position for now.
Kuusela is looking to regain half guard here but Givens keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusela keeps working.
Givens lands an elbow.
Kuusela is trying to improve his position.
Givens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuusela tries to improve position but can't.
Kuusela stops Givens from passing to mount.
Kuusela is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Givens is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is looking for a sweep.
Givens working the ground and pound from side control.
Givens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Givens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kuusela some visible discomfort.
Givens scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Givens is chipping away with strikes.
Kuusela is rocked!
Kuusela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kuusela is still in real trouble! Can Givens finish him?
Kuusela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Givens there.
Kuusela is trying to get back to full guard.
Givens trying to control from half guard but Kuusela is working away.
Givens working over Kuusela with some ground and pound. Kuusela looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela wants to get back to full guard.
Givens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Givens is trying to control. Kuusela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet.
Kuusela seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuusela is looking to improve his position.
Kuusela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Givens works his way into full mount!
Givens raining down shots from the mount!
Kuusela keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands a couple of good shots and Kuusela has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Givens keeps control of the position as Kuusela tries to break free.
Givens gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Kuusela is doing well to defend. Givens seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Kuusela is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raylan Givens!
Our winner, Raylan Givens, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker has chosen Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartola is out of range.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Hartola moved away.
Hartola misses with a straight right.
Hartola throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Stroker moves forwards but Hartola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Stroker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroker tries to avoid it.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
Stroker checks a low kick from Hartola.
Hartola cracks Stroker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
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!
Stroker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hartola.
Hartola throws out a loose jab but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hartola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroker scores with a hook.
Stroker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hartola tenderised Stroker's leg. Stroker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stroker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hartola lands a lovely overhand right.
Stroker throws a leg kick that misses.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hartola throws a poor cross that misses
and Stroker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stroker throws out a leg kick but Hartola moves out of range and Stroker only half commits.
Stroker moves into the clinch.
Hartola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Stroker.
Stroker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stroker has Hartola pushed against the cage.
Stroker prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
A knee to the head by Stroker.
Hartola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartola trying to stall but Stroker improves his position.
Stroker avoiding damage as Hartola throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hartola to work.
Stroker blocks a body shot from Hartola.
A head punch on the inside from Stroker fails to land.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartola missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Stroker.
Stroker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hartola to keep the fight standing.
Stroker scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartola looking to stall.
Stroker jumps guard but Hartola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hartola trying to control the position but instead, Stroker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartola into the cage.
Hartola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
Stroker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hartola uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stroker has his foot on Hartola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hartola works his way back into a safe position though.
Hartola forces his way into half guard.
Hartola wants to work for an arm triangle but Stroker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stroker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hartola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hartola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hartola preventing the sweep.
Hartola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Stroker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker trying to keep a closed guard but Hartola is proving a slippery customer.
Stroker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Stroker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
Stroker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroker throws a head kick but Hartola moves out of range.
Stroker throws a body punch but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Hartola's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartola tries to avoid it.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola stalks Stroker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stroker's face. Stroker staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Stroker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartola misses with a low kick as Stroker jumps back.
Stroker throws a sloppy head kick and Hartola moves out of range easily.
Hartola stuns Stroker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroker motions for Hartola to come forward. Stroker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.
Stroker misses with a low kick.
Stroker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartola.
Stroker is breathing heavily.
Stroker throws a low kick, looking for Hartola's leg but Hartola calmly moves out of range.
Hartola throws a sloppy body shot
and Stroker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stroker.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but Stroker blocks with his arms.
Hartola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stroker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stroker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroker is keeping busy.
Hartola stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Stroker.
Hartola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Hartola blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stroker digs a good hook to Hartola's body.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Stroker forces Hartola back against the cage and clinches.
Stroker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hartola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartola is stalling here.
Hartola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stroker blocks it with crossed arms.
Stroker jumps guard and drags Hartola to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hartola tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroker is retaining full guard.
Hartola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stroker is proving hard to escape from.
Hartola postures up.
Stroker looking for a guillotine here but Hartola defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker can't keep his opponent in guard - Hartola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hartola is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stroker is trying to get back to full guard.
Stroker is refusing to be controlled, as Hartola sits in half guard.
Stroker tries to roll over but Hartola keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker moves into full guard.
Hartola wants to stand but Stroker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hartola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stroker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hartola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hartola advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola is looking to take a break and control but Stroker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stroker is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stroker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroker throws out a leg kick but Hartola moves out of range and Stroker only half commits.
Hartola takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hartola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartola tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stroker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stroker misses with a leg kick.
Hartola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hartola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Stroker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stroker blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Hartola.
Stroker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stroker throws a head punch that misses.
Hartola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartola taking a breather.
Stroker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartola taking a breather.
Hartola trying to land knees to the body.
Stroker prevents a body shot from Hartola.
Hartola tries a knee to the head but Stroker blocks it.
Hartola pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola is trying to keep Stroker in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hartola is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker trying to control the position here.
Hartola wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Hartola wants to get up but he can't break Stroker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stroker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hartola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hartola trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stroker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola keeping moving, preventing Stroker from controlling successfully.
Stroker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartola is keeping the position for now.
Hartola is trying to control the position but Stroker postures up.
Stroker tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartola is retaining full guard.
Hartola keeping moving, preventing Stroker from controlling successfully.
Stroker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hartola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartola wants to stand and escape but Stroker is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Stroker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stroker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Hartola circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroker with a hook.
Good leg kick by Stroker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommi Hartola.
I think Hartola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vihtala's choice of entrance music: Pohjois-Karjala. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Ivanovits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vihtala throws the kick towards the body but Ivanovits avoids it.
A slow jab from Ivanovits misses its intended target.
Vihtala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Ivanovits moved away.
Ivanovits throws a looping overhand right but Vihtala ducks down to avoid it.
Vihtala misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Ivanovits has knocked Vihtala down with a huge combo! Ivanovits steps away and waves a wobbly Vihtala back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sergei Ivanovits has been cut.
Kaarlo Vihtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovits takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vihtala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Vihtala.
Ivanovits is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala tries to bum rush Ivanovits with a series of wild strikes but Ivanovits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vihtala clinches up against the cage.
Vihtala stalling the fight.
Ivanovits scores with a shoulder strike.
Vihtala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vihtala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanovits tries to land knees in the clinch but Vihtala avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanovits blocks a body shot from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ivanovitss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihtala throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovits.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vihtala throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala stalling in the clinch.
Ivanovits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanovits makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovits manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ivanovits is trying to break free.
Ivanovits lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivanovits blocks a body shot from Vihtala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihtala.
Vihtala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vihtala.
Ivanovits blocks an uppercut.
Ivanovits blocks a body shot from Vihtala.
Vihtala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ivanovits up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihtala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivanovits as Vihtala tries to tie him up.
Ivanovits misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vihtala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanovits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vihtala throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovits.
Ivanovits controlling the action here for a moment.
Ivanovits misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vihtala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanovits tries a head kick but it misses.
Vihtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vihtala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanovits doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivanovits throws a lazy uppercut
and Vihtala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanovits moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanovits throws a jab but it's blocked by Vihtala.
Ivanovits misses with a two punch combination.
Vihtala thuds his shin into the meat of Ivanovits's side.
Vihtala works Ivanovits's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihtala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vihtala throws a hook to the side of Ivanovits's head but Ivanovits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Vihtala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vihtala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vihtala misses with a body kick.
That kick from Vihtala tenderised Ivanovits's leg. Ivanovits is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovits throws a head kick but Vihtala moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Vihtala.
Ivanovits stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihtala.
Ivanovits takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vihtala throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihtala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovitss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vihtala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vihtala lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits moves forwards but Vihtala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vihtala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vihtala.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihtala thumps Ivanovits with a low kick.
Ivanovits moves out of range of the body kick from Vihtala.
Vihtala scores with a jab to the head.
and Vihtala counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ivanovits! He's just covering up as Vihtala starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala is the new heavyweight champion!
Kaarlo Vihtala gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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