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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid has chosen Highlight Reel as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Radanovic circles away.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
Decent striking displayed by Radanovic there.
Radanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping al Rashid at a distance.
al Rashid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radanovic tries to clinch there but al Rashid circles away.
al Rashid misses with a head kick.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Rashid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
al Rashid is looking to clinch but Radanovic is avoiding it.
al Rashid looks to clinch
and Radanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Radanovic moves out of range.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Radanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Radanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Rashid.
al Rashid throws the left hand but Radanovic avoids the punch easily.
al Rashid lands a lovely overhand right.
al Rashid closes the distance but Radanovic moves to the side
enabling Radanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radanovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! al Rashid scrambles back to his feet.
Radanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
al Rashid misses with a combination
and Radanovic counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from al Rashid misses its intended target.
Radanovic checks the leg kick.
al Rashid moves out of range of the strikes.
Radanovic delivers a nice body kick.
Radanovic has managed to clinch.
al Rashid works on Radanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Radanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid managing to block the knees to the body from Radanovic.
Radanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. al Rashid is defending well for now.
Radanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radanovic prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards al Rashid's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Radanovic controls the action.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radanovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
al Rashid's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Radanovic trying to land knees to the body.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Radanovic controls the action.
al Rashid blocks an elbow strike from Radanovic.
al Rashid throws a head punch that misses.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Radanovic controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Radanovic blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
Radanovic trying to control the position but instead, al Rashid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Radanovic into the cage.
al Rashid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Radanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but al Rashid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Rashid avoids the elbow strike from Radanovic, against the cage.
Radanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Radanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but al Rashid avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
Radanovic prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radanovic is rocked!
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Radanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid blocks an elbow strike from Radanovic.
al Rashid leaning against his opponent.
al Rashid avoids the elbow strike from Radanovic, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radanovic blocks an uppercut.
Radanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but al Rashid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Radanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
Radanovic seems to have got his legs back now.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Radanovic.
Radanovic blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Radanovic controls his hands.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Rashid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Radanovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radanovic lands an elbow just above al Rashid 's eye.
It looks like Kareem al Rashid has been cut.
Radanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid avoiding damage as Radanovic throws knees to the body.
al Rashid misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem al Rashid's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Radanovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Radanovic throws the kick towards the body but al Rashid avoids it.
Radanovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces al Rashid back to the cage. Radanovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Radanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radanovic swings for the body but al Rashid moves out of range.
Radanovic scores with a nice body kick.
Radanovic wants to clinch.
al Rashid throws a solid leg kick but Radanovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at al Rashid.
al Rashid throws the left hand but Radanovic avoids the punch easily.
Radanovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Rashid can pounce on him.
Radanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. al Rashid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Radanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago Radanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Radanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Radanovic misses with a body kick.
al Rashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radanovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Radanovic throws a wild body kick that al Rashid sees coming a mile off.
Radanovic throws the left hand but al Rashid avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Rashid.
Radanovic slips a jab and a cross from al Rashid.
Radanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Rashid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radanovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Radanovic moves out of range.
Radanovic throws the kick towards the body but al Rashid avoids it.
al Rashid slips under a jab from Radanovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Rashid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic works the jab nicely.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Radanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Rashid throws a low kick but Radanovic avoids it.
al Rashid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Rashid lands with a nice combination. Radanovic backs away looking to recover.
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!
al Rashid thows a leg kick but Radanovic checks it
and Radanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid dips to his left and cracks Radanovic with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by al Rashid.
Radanovic is looking to clinch but al Rashid is avoiding it.
al Rashid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radanovic.
al Rashid tries to keep at a distance but Radanovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid avoids the elbow strike from Radanovic, against the cage.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Radanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Radanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
al Rashid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Radanovic lands an elbow inside that al Rashid shrugs off.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radanovic blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radanovic trying to land knees to the body.
al Rashid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Radanovic missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid works on Radanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Radanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
al Rashid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Rashid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
Radanovic missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Radanovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radanovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Rashid avoids it.
al Rashid tries a body shot but Radanovic blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kareem al Rashid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kareem al Rashid's cut.
That's time! Radanovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Rashid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Radanovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Rashid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
al Rashid misses with a low kick.
al Rashid tries to clinch but Radanovic is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Radanovic.
Radanovic with a hook.
al Rashid misses with a looping left.
al Rashid gets a clinch.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Radanovic.
Radanovic taking a breather.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radanovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radanovic. al Rashid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radanovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Radanovic lands a head shot.
al Rashid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
al Rashid misses with the combination.
al Rashid is looking to clinch.
al Rashid throws a right and a left that Radanovic avoids nicely.
al Rashid throws a nice looking combination but Radanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
Radanovic avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
Radanovic lands a right hook to the body.
Drago Radanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from al Rashid.
Radanovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al Rashid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Radanovic tries to clinch up but al Rashid circles away and keeps his distance.
al Rashid throws a leg kick but Radanovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Radanovic keeps it at a distance.
Radanovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Radanovic.
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!
Radanovic blocks a head kick by al Rashid.
Radanovic connects with the punch.
Radanovic scores with a push kick.
al Rashid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Rashid misses with a body shot.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
Radanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Radanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
al Rashid is rocked!
Radanovic lands an elbow inside that al Rashid shrugs off.
al Rashid is still on wobbly legs! Can Radanovic finish him?
Radanovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
al Rashid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radanovic creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops al Rashid! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Radanovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Radanovic!
A victorious Drago Radanovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reino Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas has chosen Spartan Warriors as his entrance music. King Leonidas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reino Tolonen's chin.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, King Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Tolonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tolonen is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen tries to clinch but Leonidas is having none of it.
Tolonen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tolonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tolonen wants to clinch.
Tolonen fails with the takedown.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Tolonen's head but Tolonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tolonen feints and as Leonidas raises his hands in defense, Tolonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tolonen stops Leonidas from standing up.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonidas is looking to stand up but Tolonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Tolonen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tolonen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leonidas decides to stand and escape the position.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tolonen is able to avoid easily.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Leonidas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tolonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonidas takes a step back to recover.
Tolonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tolonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leonidas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen passes Leonidas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leonidas is trying to maintain the position but Tolonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Leonidas won't allow Tolonen to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is trying to stand.
Tolonen moves into full mount! Leonidas won't be happy about that!
Tolonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leonidas is looking to escape.
Tolonen unloads with some shots from mount but Leonidas bucks and avoids them well.
Leonidas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tolonen controlling the pace for now.
Tolonen moves to the back.
Leonidas prevents Tolonen from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen struggling to keep hold of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tolonen.
Leonidas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown but Leonidas shows good takedown defense.
Tolonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
Tolonen tries to clinch but Leonidas is having none of it.
Tolonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolonen looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Tolonen moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Tolonen lands with a hook. Leonidas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leonidas, pushing him back against the cage.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Leonidas has double underhooks.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Tolonen blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas is leaning against Tolonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas wants to stall.
Tolonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Tolonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Tolonen avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Tolonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leonidas has his back to the cage.
Tolonen tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolonen.
Tolonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tolonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leonidas avoiding damage.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonidas blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tolonen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to land knees to the body.
Tolonen trying to control the position but instead, Leonidas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tolonen into the cage.
Tolonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leonidas.
Tolonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonidas avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas just leaning against Tolonen, taking a breather.
Tolonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leonidas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tolonen as Leonidas tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leonidas prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonidas misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Tolonen.
Reino Tolonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tolonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolonen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tolonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonidas blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas stalling in the clinch.
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!
A hook to the body from Leonidas.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Tolonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Tolonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tolonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Leonidas can't find room to land a body shot as Tolonen controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tolonen.
Tolonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tolonen stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Tolonen.
Tolonen with a knee to the head.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tolonen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tolonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas digs a right hand underneath Tolonen's ribcage. Tolonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas stalling against the cage.
Tolonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tolonen misses with a knee to the head.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tolonen connects with a knee to the head.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolonen backwards.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leonidas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas lands a body punch.
Tolonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tolonen tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas is leaning against Tolonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonidas avoiding damage as Tolonen throws knees to the body.
Tolonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leonidas is keeping busy.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Tolonen avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tolonen's efforts to push away.
Tolonen presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tolonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolonen works on Leonidas's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonidas is looking to control Tolonen's arms but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leonidas has his back to the cage.
Tolonen has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Tolonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leonidas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tolonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Tolonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leonidas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reino Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Tolonen breaks the clinch.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Tolonen moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas cracks a nice hook into Tolonen's ribs.
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen lands a head kick. Leonidas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tolonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Tolonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reino Tolonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tolonen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Tolonen!
After the big win, Reino Tolonen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varian Wyrnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
200 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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188 lbs
19 - 17 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Varian Wyrnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrnn clinches.
Wyrnn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wyrnn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wyrnn throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans pulls Wyrnn into guard.
Evans working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wyrnn has passed into half guard!
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Wyrnn sits in half guard.
Wyrnn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Evans.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Wyrnn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wyrnn is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Wyrnn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Wyrnn is keeping busy.
Wyrnn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Evans trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Wyrnn moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Wyrnn as Evans shoots in.
Wyrnn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyrnn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Wyrnn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyrnn. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyrnn tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyrnn checks a leg kick.
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wyrnn under the eye.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Wyrnn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Wyrnn misses with a few strikes there.
Wyrnn slips a straight right by Evans.
Wyrnn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans is looking to chop away at Wyrnn's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wyrnn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wyrnn throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wyrnn scores with a decent looking hook.
Evans avoids the head kick by Wyrnn.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wyrnn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Wyrnn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyrnn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wyrnn.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Wyrnn does it's job there.
Wyrnn is looking to clinch.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wyrnn. Wyrnn obviously looking to wear him down.
Wyrnn connects with a solid leg kick.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wyrnn scores with a push kick.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyrnn moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wyrnn lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varian Wyrnn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wyrnn misses with a head kick.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Varian Wyrnn is winning the standup battle so far.
Wyrnn slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Wyrnn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyrnn throws a solid leg kick but Evans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wyrnn.
Wyrnn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wyrnn.
Varian Wyrnn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Evans throws a head kick but Wyrnn moves out of range.
Wyrnn misses with a few strikes there.
Wyrnn scores with a leg kick.
Wyrnn misses with a head kick.
A combination from Wyrnn does no damage.
Wyrnn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Wyrnn misses with a low kick.
Evans ducks right into an uppercut from Wyrnn.
Wyrnn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyrnn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans throws a head kick but Wyrnn moves out of range.
Wyrnn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Varian Wyrnn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyrnn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but Wyrnn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wyrnn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wyrnn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wyrnn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wyrnn looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wyrnn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Wyrnn moves away and avoids it.
Wyrnn works over Evans's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wyrnn circles away.
Wyrnn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Evans misses with a hook. Wyrnn ducked under it nicely.
Wyrnn throws a big shot that misses.
Evans throws a hook but Wyrnn blocks it.
Wyrnn throws a head kick that misses.
Wyrnn takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick by Wyrnn misses
and Wyrnn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wyrnn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyrnn scores with a one two! Evans had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Evans is rocked!
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyrnn finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wyrnn at a distance.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Wyrnn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wyrnn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wyrnn throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a leg kick but Wyrnn checks it.
Wyrnn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wyrnn misses with a looping left.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Wyrnn uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Evans misses.
Wyrnn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Varian Wyrnn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wyrnn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wyrnn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyrnn digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Wyrnn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Wyrnn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Evans lands.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Wyrnn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyrnn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans jabs Wyrnn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Wyrnn saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrnn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans lands with a cross.
Evans lands with a right hand.
Wyrnn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wyrnn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wyrnn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Evans.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Wyrnn lands a jab to the head.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyrnn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrnn misses with the body kick
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wyrnn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wyrnn is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Wyrnn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wyrnn defending against the ground and pound.
Wyrnn is looking to reverse the position.
Wyrnn is working hard here to advance position.
Evans throwing strikes but Wyrnn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Evans is not content to let Wyrnn control the position.
Evans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans stops Wyrnn from passing to mount.
Quinton Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyrnn controlling the position.
Wyrnn gets to mount! Evans was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wyrnn prevents Evans from improving his position.
Wyrnn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Evans swings for the body but Wyrnn moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrnn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wyrnn misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wyrnn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Varian Wyrnn!
A relieved looking Varian Wyrnn 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Onizuka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GTO's Greatest Moments. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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204 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eikichi Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka connects with a high kick.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Ollongren misses with a double jab.
Onizuka dips to his left and cracks Ollongren with an uppercut!
Ollongren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Onizuka.
Ollongren blocks a low kick nicely.
Onizuka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ollongren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Onizuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Onizuka. Beautiful body shot.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onizuka.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollongren checks a low kick from Onizuka.
Ollongren avoids the body shot from Onizuka.
Ollongren avoids the head kick by Onizuka.
Onizuka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ollongren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Onizuka is looking to score with low kicks.
Onizuka throws a leg kick but Ollongren sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren misses with a looping right.
Onizuka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Onizuka has momentary wrist control but Ollongren slips an elbow through the middle.
Onizuka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onizuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ollongren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Ollongren is working Onizuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ollongren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Onizuka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ollongren defends well.
Onizuka keeping full guard, as Ollongren tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka is looking for a triangle but Ollongren pushes his legs off easily.
Onizuka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollongren strikes from the bottom but Onizuka passes into mount!
Ollongren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ollongren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Onizuka wants to take his opponent's back but Ollongren doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren is trying desperately to improve position.
Ollongren wants to hold on but Onizuka pushes him away.
Onizuka tries to control but Ollongren wriggling away.
Onizuka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ollongren is desperately trying to improve his position but Onizuka has a good base and remains in mount.
Ollongren bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Onizuka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onizuka pulls Ollongren in close to prevent any damage.
Ollongren lands a couple of elbows.
Ollongren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eikichi Onizuka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Onizuka.
Onizuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Onizuka misses with a looping left.
Onizuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ollongren is just out of range.
Onizuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ollongren's head.
Onizuka looks to land a left hand but Ollongren moved out of range nicely.
Onizuka wants to slow Ollongren down by chopping away at his legs.
Onizuka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Onizuka with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Onizuka coming out on top.
Ollongren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Onizuka.
Onizuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ollongren moves away.
Onizuka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollongren.
Onizuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Onizuka throws a head kick but Ollongren moves out of range.
Onizuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onizuka misses with a left hand
and Ollongren counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka throws an off balance right hand
and Ollongren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Onizuka catches Ollongren right on the button with a cross.
Eikichi Onizuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onizuka. Ollongren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ollongren looks to throw the jab but Onizuka is out of range.
Onizuka takes one to the side of the head.
Onizuka throws a sloppy head kick and Ollongren moves out of range easily.
Ollongren ducks under a wild hook from Onizuka.
Ollongren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren slips a straight right by Onizuka.
Good leg kick by Onizuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ollongren throws a looping overhand right but Onizuka ducks down to avoid it.
Onizuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ollongren.
Ollongren throws a jab but it's blocked by Onizuka.
Onizuka throws out a powerful jab.
Onizuka misses with a hook
and Ollongren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Onizuka throws a leg kick but Ollongren checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Fjalar Ollongren's cut even more.
Onizuka scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onizuka tries a low kick but Ollongren avoids it.
Eikichi Onizuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Onizuka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ollongren.
Onizuka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ollongren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onizuka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Onizuka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eikichi Onizuka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Onizuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Onizuka punishes Ollongren's body with a nice straight punch.
Onizuka scoring well with a low kick there.
Ollongren avoids the head kick by Onizuka.
Onizuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Onizuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Onizuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ollongren's calf.
Ollongren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Onizuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onizuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ollongren can do to turn this around?
Onizuka throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ollongren counter with a right hand.
Onizuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Onizuka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onizuka looks to throw the jab but Ollongren is out of range.
Onizuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onizuka.
Ollongren blocks a head kick by Onizuka.
Onizuka throws a lazy uppercut
and Ollongren counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Onizuka's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onizuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ollongren controlling from the top position.
Fjalar Ollongren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ollongren landing some decent shots from guard.
Ollongren is in close to Onizuka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ollongren scoring with some ground and pound.
Onizuka is trying to control the position but Ollongren postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
Onizuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ollongren lands a couple of digs.
Ollongren advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ollongren lands a nice short elbow.
Ollongren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Onizuka's head.
Onizuka is defending against the submission attempts here by Ollongren.
Onizuka is looking to control Ollongren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Onizuka avoid being mounted?
Ollongren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Onizuka sees it coming and defends easily.
Onizuka tries to roll over but Ollongren keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren thows a huge punch but Onizuka dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollongren is pressing down on Onizuka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Onizuka is holding on for now.
Onizuka taking some punishment here, with Ollongren in his half guard.
Ollongren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onizuka defending well though.
Eikichi Onizuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ollongren stops Onizuka from getting back to his feet.
Onizuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ollongren.
Ollongren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Onizuka defends it well.
Onizuka regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollongren lands a couple of elbows.
Ollongren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fjalar Ollongren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Onizuka 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eikichi Onizuka!
Eikichi Onizuka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
154 lbs
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris scores with a jab. Wiggin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wiggin wants to clinch but Norris slips to the side
and Norris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norris.
Norris gets to his feet. Wiggin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wiggin but Wiggin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiggin tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiggin to the ground. Wiggin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a combination. Wiggin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Norris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wiggin to the mat! Wiggin manages to get full guard.
Norris wants to stand but Wiggin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wiggin looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiggin, not yet.
Wiggin is pulling down on Norris's head to control his posture.
Wiggin has a closed guard, preventing Norris from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris won't allow Wiggin to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Norris wants to stand but Wiggin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
Norris throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wiggin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Norris is in Wiggin's guard.
Wiggin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
Norris wants to stand but Wiggin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wiggin holds on and takes a little breather.
Norris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiggin's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris cracks Wiggin with a good jab.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiggin sprawls well. Wiggin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Norris.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Wiggin saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Norris.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris dives in and grabs Wiggin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wiggin pushes down on Norris's head and hops out.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiggin has double underhooks.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sub Norris has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norris is breathing heavily.
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!
Wiggin effectively controlling the action here.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggin leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin avoiding damage.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin landing knees to the head.
Norris manages to pull guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Wiggin from controlling successfully.
Wiggin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiggin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sub Norris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sub Norris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiggins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norris shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiggin sprawls well. He's pushed Norris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin looks to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggin as he avoids it easily.
Sub Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris works Wiggin's body with a nice hook.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris wanted to stand there but Wiggin had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norris tries to stand but Wiggin is controlling from the bottom.
Wiggin wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Norris wanted to stand there but Wiggin had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norris wanted to stand there but Wiggin had control of the position.
Norris trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wiggin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Norris scores with a shot to the body.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggin checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Norris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wiggin moves into the clinch.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Norris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Norris moves away
and Norris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Jab by Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin stuffs the takedown.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wiggin as he avoids it easily.
Wiggin leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wiggin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with Wiggin, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes Wiggin against the cage but Wiggin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sub Norris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sub Norris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wiggin to the ground. Norris is now in Wiggin's guard.
Norris tries to stand but Wiggin is controlling from the bottom.
Wiggin wants to stand up but Norris is controlling him.
Norris stands up and waves to Wiggin to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin clinches.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiggin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norris's efforts to push away.
Wiggin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiggin stalling.
Norris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wiggin is defending well.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris wants a takedown.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Norris takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
Norris goes for a takedown attempt but Wiggin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiggin moves into the clinch.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
Wiggin wants to stall.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Norris blocks it.
Wiggin wants to stall.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norris blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to stand but Wiggin is controlling the position.
Wiggin wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wiggin is looking to stand up but Norris won't let him.
Norris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wiggin is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris keeping moving, preventing Wiggin from controlling successfully.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrew Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin connects with a couple of short punches.
Norris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Wiggin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sub Norris!
Our winner, Sub Norris, 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 Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightfoot comes to the cage accompanied by Rise Against - Injection. Kuusela has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
189 lbs
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34
195 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuusela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Kuusela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lightfoot avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Kuusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Lightfoot.
Kuusela throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Kuusela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lightfoot is out of range.
Kuusela walks into a straight right hand from Lightfoot.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
Lightfoot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuusela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Lightfoot.
Kuusela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuusela moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuusela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lightfoot to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Lightfoot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lightfoot counters with a low kick, right behind Kuusela 's knee.
Kuusela scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuusela walks into a straight right hand from Lightfoot.
Kuusela throws a push kick but Lightfoot slaps the foot to one side.
Lightfoot slips under a jab from Kuusela.
Kuusela looks to land a body kick but Lightfoot moved away.
Kuusela misses with an uppercut. Lightfoot saw that one coming.
Kuusela checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lightfoot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lightfoot.
Lightfoot tries to land a body kick
and Kuusela counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!
A slow jab from Lightfoot misses its intended target.
Kuusela blocks a jab.
Lightfoot throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuusela counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a shot to the body.
Lightfoot closes the distance and clinches.
Kuusela is leaning against Lightfoot and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lightfoot lands a body shot.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Kuusela to work.
Kuusela pushes Lightfoot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuusela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kuusela fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lightfoot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuusela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela working aggressively here.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Lightfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lightfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
Lightfoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuusela blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuusela tries to stall but Lightfoot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuusela is pushing Lightfoot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightfoot lands a shoulder strike.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightfoot has Kuusela pushed against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela slowing the pace effectively.
Kuusela is looking to control Lightfoot's arms but Lightfoot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusela has his back to the cage.
Kuusela is trying to break the clinch but Lightfoot is controlling him.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Lightfoot blocks it.
Lightfoot digs a right hand into Kuusela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuusela's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Kuusela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lightfoots head.
Kuusela prevents a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lightfoot.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot letting Kuusela take a breather here.
Lightfoot avoiding damage as Kuusela throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lightfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuusela struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightfoot controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Lightfoot will probably get the nod.
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.
Kuusela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightfoot scores with a jab.
Lightfoot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuusela at a distance.
Lightfoot scores with a shot to the body.
Kuusela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuusela.
Lightfoot walks into a jab.
Kuusela throws a leg kick that misses.
Lightfoot throws a big shot that misses.
Kuusela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lightfoot rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuusela misses with a low kick.
Lightfoot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lightfoot lands with a cross.
Lightfoot slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lightfoot just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armo Kuusela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightfoot thuds his shin into the meat of Kuusela's side.
Lightfoot pushes Kuusela up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
Kuusela slows down the pace here.
Lightfoot blocks an uppercut.
Lightfoot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Lightfoot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuusela is keeping busy.
Lightfoot has a couple of punches blocked by Kuusela.
Richard Lightfoot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela throws a push kick but Lightfoot slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuusela. That did some damage!
Kuusela scores with a sloppy right hand. Lightfoot should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela misses with a left hand
and Lightfoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lightfoot.
Kuusela blocks a leg kick.
Lightfoot misses with a wild combination.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Kuusela.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big right from Kuusela misses.
Lightfoot misses with an uppercut.
Kuusela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lightfoot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lightfoot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a hook but Lightfoot avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Kuusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuusela's head.
Lightfoot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lightfoot tries to clinch up.
Lightfoot thuds his right hand into Kuusela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuusela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot throws a body punch but Kuusela moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lightfoot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuusela stuns Lightfoot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusela takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuusela clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Lightfoot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightfoot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuusela is keeping busy.
Kuusela looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightfoot instigates a clinch.
Kuusela works on Lightfoot's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot looking to stall.
Kuusela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuusela misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armo Kuusela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuusela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Lightfoot - just one landing.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch but Kuusela is avoiding it.
Nice body kick from Lightfoot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuusela lands with a right hand.
Kuusela looks for the body kick but Lightfoot saw that one coming.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lightfoot works Kuusela's body with a nice hook.
Kuusela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lightfoot checks it well.
Kuusela instigates a clinch.
Lightfoot just leaning against Kuusela, taking a breather.
Lightfoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightfoot is defending well for now.
Kuusela stalls.
Kuusela misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kuusela.
Kuusela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot has Kuusela pressed against the cage, preventing Kuusela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuusela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightfoot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Lightfoot taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Lightfoot fails to land.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lightfoot taking a breather.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightfoot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuusela.
Lightfoot blocking some punches.
Lightfoot avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightfoot throws a head punch that misses.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but Kuusela blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Lightfoot.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the side of Lightfoot's head.
Lightfoot stalling in the clinch but Kuusela improves position.
Lightfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
Lightfoot tries a body shot but Kuusela blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lightfoot.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightfoot's elbow.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightfoot's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot takes a shot to the head.
Kuusela tries to work over Lightfoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuusela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightfoot's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot looking to throw knees to the head but Kuusela is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightfoot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuusela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Lightfoot throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Richard Lightfoot.
I think Lightfoot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. David Lemieux has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 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
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Lemieux is stalling here.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
A short right from Lemieux on the inside.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Lemieux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
A short left from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Lemieux tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemieux has him pressed against the cage.
Lemieux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barnes is defending well for now.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux lands a body shot.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes tries to circle away but Lemieux has him pinned against the cage.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Lemieux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lemieux trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux misses with some punches.
Lemieux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lemieux blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemieux scores with a hook to the body.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Lemieux lands a body punch.
Lemieux trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lemieux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
David Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Lemieux rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Lemieux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Lemieux lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Lemieux tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux misses with the head strike.
Barnes lands an elbow inside that Lemieux shrugs off.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Lemieux tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
David Lemieux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemieux throws an elbow but misses.
Lemieux misses with a body punch.
A short left from Barnes.
Lemieux cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lemieux's brow.
Lemieux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Lemieux is working Barnes over against the cage.
Lemieux stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lemieux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes wants to break free but Lemieux has control.
Lemieux is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Lemieux into the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Good body shot from Lemieux.
Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lemieux lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Lemieux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lemieux blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lemieux lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Nice shot by Lemieux.
Lemieux lands with a nice body punch.
Lemieux stuffs the takedown.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lemieux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lemieux swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lemieux.
Lemieux lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Lemieux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lemieux lands with an overhand left.
Lemieux misses with a hook
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Lemieux misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
Lemieux rushes Barnes and presses him up against the cage.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemieux.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemieux.
Lemieux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lemieux cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemieux.
Barnes lands a nice elbow.
Lemieux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lemieux cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Lemieux is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemieux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Barnes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Barnes tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Lemieux lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Lemieux pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux dodges an elbow strike from Barnes.
Barnes tries to break free but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemieux throws an elbow but misses.
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Lemieux to work.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lemieux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lemieux works on Barnes's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
Lemieux dodges an elbow strike from Barnes.
Lemieux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Lemieux keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Lemieux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lemieux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lemieux!
Our winner, David Lemieux, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Longest Day by Iron Maiden. Tommi Hartola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Johnson's chin.
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217 lbs
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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 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartola misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Hartola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Hartola tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Hartola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartola.
Johnson throws a hook but Hartola avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson looks winded!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartola, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hartola pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves forwards but Hartola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson is rocked!
Hartola weaves into range and cracks Johnson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Johnson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hartola is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pudzianowski.
Charcoal moves out of range as Pudzianowski strikes.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Pudzianowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charcoal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Charcoal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pudzianowski is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pudzianowski tries to improve position but can't.
Charcoal is chipping away with strikes.
Pudzianowski is not content to let Charcoal control the position.
The ground and pound from Charcoal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pudzianowski is looking for a sweep.
Charcoal cracks Pudzianowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski dodges the ground and pound from Charcoal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charcoal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal scores with punches from side control.
Charcoal throwing strikes but Pudzianowski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Charcoal struggling a bit here.
Charcoal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Pudzianowski crashes against the mat.
Pudzianowski is staying tight to Charcoal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Charcoal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charcoal struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal is looking to reverse the position.
Pudzianowski controls the position from side control.
Charcoal is looking to regain half guard here but Pudzianowski keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcoal is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Charcoal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Charcoal tries to improve position but can't.
Charcoal struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Charcoal struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal misses with a straight left.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Charcoal misses the target.
Charcoal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charcoal 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 Pudzianowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pudzianowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charcoal throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski avoids them all with ease.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook. Charcoal ducked under it nicely.
Charcoal feints a jab promting Pudzianowski to slip. Charcoal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pudzianowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Darius Pudzianowski 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!
Pudzianowski with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pudzianowski is trying to improve his position.
Charcoal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Pudzianowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pudzianowski drives through and clinches with Charcoal against the cage.
Pudzianowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pudzianowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charcoal has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Charcoal pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charcoal throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Charcoal throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski works on Charcoal's body with a couple of short punches.
Pudzianowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charcoal working aggressively here.
Pudzianowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charcoal.
Charcoal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charcoal is defended easily by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Charcoal is just out of range.
Charcoal swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charcoal misses with an uppercut. Pudzianowski saw that one coming.
Charcoal throws a jab when Pudzianowski was well out of range.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charcoal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charcoal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charcoal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Charcoal is avoiding it.
Charcoal connects with an inside leg kick.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Charcoal is avoiding it.
Pudzianowski throws a nice looking combination but Charcoal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pudzianowski lunges at Charcoal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Charcoal's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.
Nice cross by Charcoal.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot
and Charcoal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charcoal taking a breather.
Charcoal fails to pull guard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pudzianowski.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
Charcoal misses with some punches.
Pudzianowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Charcoal avoids the damage to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charcoal backwards.
Pudzianowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Charcoal controls his hands.
Charcoal tries to score a body lock takedown but Pudzianowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Charcoal.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Charcoal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charcoal tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Charcoal back against the cage.
Pudzianowski prevents Charcoal from breaking the clinch.
Charcoal managing to block the knees to the body from Pudzianowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charcoal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Charcoal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pudzianowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pudzianowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charcoal throws out the jab.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Charcoal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Pudzianowski is looking to wear down Charcoal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charcoal misses with a left hand
and Pudzianowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pudzianowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charcoal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski works Charcoal's body with a nice hook.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pudzianowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charcoal.
Pudzianowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Pudzianowski.
Charcoal throws a jab when Pudzianowski was well out of range.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcoal misses with a wild combination.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Charcoal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pudzianowski counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski lands a jab to Charcoal's midsection.
Pudzianowski darts in and clinches Charcoal up against the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Charcoal backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darius Pudzianowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Charcoal shoots in but no luck this time.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pudzianowski lands a nice uppercut.
Charcoal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pudzianowski smiles and moves away.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcoal manages to avoid it.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Pudzianowski rushes Charcoal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Charcoal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charcoal decides to pull guard.
Charcoal working a defensive guard here.
Pudzianowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski stopping the sweep attempt from Charcoal.
Pudzianowski advances position into side control!
Pudzianowski trying to control the action but Charcoal is working from the bottom.
Charcoal tries to buck Pudzianowski off but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mr Charcoal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pudzianowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charcoal keeps working.
Charcoal tries to improve position but can't.
Charcoal gets back to half guard.
Charcoal is looking to control Pudzianowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charcoal avoid being mounted?
Pudzianowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pudzianowski prevents Charcoal from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pudzianowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski content just to control the position here.
Pudzianowski prevents Charcoal from getting the reversal.
Charcoal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charcoal tries to hold on but Pudzianowski pushes him away.
Pudzianowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pudzianowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Charcoal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Charcoal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Charcoal is trying to maintain the position but Pudzianowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Pudzianowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski wants to take a breather but Charcoal is having none of it.
Darius Pudzianowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Charcoal throws a looping overhand right but Pudzianowski ducks down to avoid it.
Charcoal feints and then cracks Pudzianowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pudzianowski down.
Pudzianowski walks into a stiff left hand from Charcoal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charcoal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Pudzianowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. Pudzianowski catches Charcoal right on the button with a cross.
Charcoal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Pudzianowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pudzianowski 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Pudzianowski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Mitchell throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body kick there by Mitchell.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mitchell.
Jokinen misses with a jab to the body
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mitchell's head.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Mitchell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jokinen. Those never looked like landing.
Jokinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but Mitchell shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Mitchell throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dryden Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jokinen should have avoided that one.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Jokinen motions for Mitchell to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a one two combo.
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Mitchell cracks Jokinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jokinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mitchell.
Jokinen closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side
and Mitchell counters with a nice body kick.
Mitchell lands a two punch combo.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mitchell checks it well.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Mitchell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jokinen on the side of the head.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mitchell thinking.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mitchell, as that shot connected.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Jokinen's body.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchell is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen lands with a nice body kick.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Mitchell lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Mitchell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mitchell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mitchell 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 Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dryden Mitchell just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Jokinen's head.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Mitchell slips a jab from Jokinen.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jokinen should have avoided that one.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Mitchell thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Mitchell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Mitchell's knee but Mitchell avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen had his way with Dryden Mitchell in 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. This is the final round!
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen takes one on the button.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Jokinen takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Mitchell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Jokinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range and Jokinen settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mitchell.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell pushes Jokinen away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Mitchell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
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!
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Mitchell tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mitchell throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
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 Ossi Jokinen.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ossi Jokinen!
A relieved looking Ossi Jokinen 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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