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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wedlock. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
196 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
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30
193 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera avoids the head kick by Ass.
Silvera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ass. Ass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ass misses with a wild body shot.
Ass misses with a double jab.
Silvera throws a leg kick that misses.
Silvera connects with an inside leg kick.
Silvera staying out of range there.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvera is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Silvera circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvera.
Silvera dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Ass misses with a leg kick
and Silvera counters with an inside leg kick.
Ass throws a head kick that misses
and Silvera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ass. Silvera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvera checks it well.
Ass fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Silvera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvera has Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ass tries to circle away but Silvera has him pinned against the cage.
Ass lands a left hand.
Silvera avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvera.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Ass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera looking to slow down the pace here.
Ass is looking for a takedown.
Silvera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ass throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvera darts in and clinches Ass up against the cage.
Good body shot from Silvera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Ass.
Silvera lands an elbow inside that Ass shrugs off.
It looks like Jack Ass has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ass wants to stall.
Silvera just leaning against Ass, taking a breather.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ass wants to stall.
Silvera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ass up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
Ass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera'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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvera lands a body shot.
Silvera controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silvera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Ass misses.
Silvera lands with an overhand left.
Ass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ass moves away.
Ass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ass sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silvera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silvera struggling a bit here.
Silvera wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera being controlled for a moment.
Silvera tries to buck Ass off but Ass is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Ass.
Ass tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silvera tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass laying and praying for a moment but Silvera takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ass is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silvera is trying to stand up here but Ass is controlling him well.
Ass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvera's head.
Ass throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silvera to regain full guard.
Ass trying to control but Silvera is working from the bottom.
Ass throwing strikes from guard but Silvera blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ass is working Silvera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ass looking to sit in guard and control but Silvera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ass wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ass pulls Silvera in close to prevent any damage.
Ass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvera would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ass has control of Silvera's left arm, preventing Silvera from doing any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Jack Ass wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ass misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ass's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ass throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Ass takes a shot to the head.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera tries a body shot but Ass blocks it.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ass gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ass.
Silvera holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ass wants to work for an arm triangle but Silvera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvera wants to get back to his feet.
Ass with the ground and pound but Silvera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silvera wriggles free and stands up.
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvera tries to clinch but Ass is having none of it.
Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ass.
Silvera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Ass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvera prevents it.
Ass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silvera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera letting Ass take a breather here.
Ass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ass has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silvera after a bit of a struggle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvera.
Silvera is working Ass over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Ass dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera has Ass pressed against the cage.
Silvera is looking to control Ass's arms but Ass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvera has his back to the cage.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow.
Silvera lands a knee to the head.
Ass prevents a body shot from Silvera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Ass blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Ass takes a shot to the head.
Silvera slowing the pace effectively.
Silvera keeps control of Ass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvera digs a right hand into Ass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ass's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Silvera.
Silvera landing knees to the head.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asss head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Ass in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvera as Ass tries to tie him up.
Ass takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silvera!
A less than humble Joey Silvera misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
33 - 22 - 0 |
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179 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Blake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Alavaara throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Alavaara only half commits.
Alavaara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alavaara looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alavaara.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Alavaara misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Alavaara off the cage and back into range.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Alavaara avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake wants to clinch up but Alavaara keeps it at a distance.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alavaara scores with a one two! Blake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Alavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake misses with a low kick as Alavaara jumps back.
Alavaara swinging wildly here.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake lands a nice hook to Alavaara's body. Alavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake misses with a body punch
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Blake cracks Alavaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alavaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alavaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodney Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Blake.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake stuns Alavaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alavaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alavaara can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Alavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alavaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara slips under a jab.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alavaara!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Blake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Alavaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Alavaara digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Blake throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
A left lands for Blake.
Alavaara misses with a looping left.
Alavaara moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alavaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake scores with a push kick.
Alavaara misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Blake.
Alavaara cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Alavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alavaara lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alavaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rodney Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alavaara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Alavaara checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Alavaara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alavaara moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake lands a nice looking body kick.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alavaara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alavaara wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Alavaara's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake catches Alavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alavaara.
Alavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Alavaara.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Blake.
Alavaara defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Blake.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Alavaara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Alavaara is rocked!
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blake blocks a jab.
Alavaara misses with the combination.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Alavaara throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Alavaara blocks the low kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Alavaara sees coming a mile off.
Alavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara swinging wildly here.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Alavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Alavaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Alavaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alavaara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Alavaara off the cage and back into range.
Alavaara lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Alavaara ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alavaara loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake cracks Alavaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alavaara takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake thuds a left hand into Alavaara's body.
Alavaara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Alavaara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alavaara.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a leg kick but Alavaara moved away.
Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alavaaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Alavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alavaara swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Alavaara was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara misses with a right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alavaara.
Rodney Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alavaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.
Alavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Alavaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blake 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Blake!
Our winner, Rodney Blake, 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 Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker's entrance music is Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. A fine choice. Azinger has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
30 - 12 - 2 |
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220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Azinger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azinger is out of range and Stroker settles back down.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Azinger lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.
Azinger looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Paul Azinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker clinches up against the cage.
Azinger misses with the head strike.
Azinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
Stroker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azinger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azinger scores with a shot to the side of Stroker's head.
Stroker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azinger trying to control the position but instead, Stroker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azinger into the cage.
Stroker jumps guard but Azinger stands there with Stroker around his waist. Stroker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Azinger is pushing Stroker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stroker misses with a knee strike.
Azinger can't find room to land a body shot as Stroker controls the action.
Azinger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stroker up against the cage.
Azinger lands a left hand.
Azinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Azinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
Stroker looking to throw knees to the head but Azinger is blocking nicely.
Stroker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Stroker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stroker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azingers head.
Azinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Azinger fails to land.
Stroker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stroker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azinger being controlled against the cage.
Stroker throws a punch but it's blocked by Azinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azinger prevents a body shot from Stroker.
Stroker taking a breather.
Stroker avoids the elbow strike from Azinger, against the cage.
Stroker blocks an elbow strike from Azinger.
Stroker jumps guard and drags Azinger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stroker has a closed guard, preventing Azinger from standing up.
Stroker is trying to keep Azinger in close.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Azinger tries to pass.
Azinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger wants to stand but Stroker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stroker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stroker working for a triangle but Azinger defends it easily.
Azinger wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Stroker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azinger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Azinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Azinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stroker throws a lazy right hand but Azinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker throws a jab but it's blocked by Azinger.
Azinger scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger scores with a jab. Stroker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Azinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Azinger counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker slips a straight right by Azinger.
Stroker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azinger fakes the leg kick and cracks Stroker in the body.
Stroker rushes Azinger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Azinger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azinger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker pushes Azinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
Azinger can't find room to land a body shot as Stroker controls the action.
Azinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stroker can't find room to land a body shot as Azinger controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Azinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker'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.
Azinger misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Stroker blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Azinger coming out on top.
Stroker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azinger lunges at Stroker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stroker's hand.
Azinger walks into a jab.
Azinger misses with a straight left.
Azinger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azinger, as that shot connected.
Stroker throws a shot from downtown. Azinger moves away and avoids it.
Azinger blocks a jab.
Azinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azinger misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Stroker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azinger misses with a double jab.
Stroker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Azinger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azinger avoids the head kick by Stroker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Azinger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good work by Azinger as he checks the leg kick.
Stroker tries to work over Azinger's front leg with a kick but Azinger checks it.
Azinger throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azinger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azinger throws an off balance right hand
and Stroker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Stroker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Azinger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azinger moves out of range of the body kick from Stroker.
Azinger takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Azinger wants to clinch up but Stroker keeps it at a distance.
Azinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Azinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Azinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azinger throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Azinger tries to clinch but Stroker moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Azinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stroker.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azinger.
Azinger moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroker.
Stroker walks into a straight right hand from Azinger.
Stroker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Azinger.
Stroker defending well as Azinger loads up on a big left hand.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Azinger's front leg but catches the back leg as Azinger tries to avoid it.
Stroker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Azinger does no damage.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azinger misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Azinger blocks the leg kick.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azinger.
Azinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroker thumps Azinger with a low kick.
Azinger missing with a left hand there. Stroker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stroker lands with an uppercut that bounces Azinger off the cage and back into range.
Stroker misses with a head kick.
Azinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Azinger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azinger is rocked!
Azinger ducks into an uppercut from Stroker and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Stroker!
Bob Stroker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a surgeon. Nasu has chosen Shura no Hana as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
237 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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28
280 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsumi Nasu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasu throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Nasu misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Nasu misses with a body shot.
Nasu throws a sloppy head kick
and Edwards counters with a solid body kick.
Edwards takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Nasu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Nasu tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Nasu misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nasu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nasu tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nasu throws out the jab.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Nasu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasu misses with a hook
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nasu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Katsumi Nasu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards slips a straight right by Nasu.
Nasu missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Nasu moved out of range nicely.
Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nasu's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a hook but Nasu avoids it easily.
Nasu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nasu blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Nasu.
Nasu looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards throws a body punch but Nasu moves out of range.
Nasu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasu throws a right hand that misses
so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edwards is stalling in the full guard.
Edwards works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Edwards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
Edwards has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasu blocking the ground and pound.
Edwards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasu is looking to escape.
Edwards misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Edwards 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Edwards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nasu is now in Edwards's guard. A big mistake from Edwards there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Nasu circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edwards on the side of the head.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nasu.
Edwards instigates a clinch.
Nasu stalling in the clinch but Edwards improves position.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nasu backwards.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasu is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Nasu.
Nasu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nasu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nasu works on Edwards's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nasu is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nasu can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Nasu is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Edwards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Edwards is looking for a takedown.
Nasu is trying to break the clinch but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Nasu has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Nasu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Edwards avoiding damage.
Edwards keeps control of Nasu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nasu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nasu is trying to break the clinch but Edwards is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nasu.
Nasu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
Edwards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Katsumi Nasu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nasu tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Nasu misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Nasu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nasu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasu misses with a looping left.
Nasu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasu throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nasu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards slips under a jab from Nasu.
Nasu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edwards throws out a powerful jab.
Nasu throws a leg kick but Edwards sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nasu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Nasu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
Nasu throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Nasu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nasu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edwards here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nasu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katsumi Nasu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards looking to control but instead Nasu has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nasu is just riding it out for now. Edwards eventually gives up the hold.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasu keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
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 Blake Edwards will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edwards dives in and scores a takedown into Nasu's guard.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edwards is pushing down on Nasu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nasu is fighting to maintain full guard but Edwards has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edwards thows a huge punch but Nasu dodges it nicely.
Edwards is thwarting Nasu's attempts to control the position.
Edwards is nestled in close to Nasu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nasu is trying to stand back up but Edwards is controlling him
Edwards trying to pass the guard but Nasu defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards thows a huge punch but Nasu dodges it nicely.
Edwards wants to control but Nasu is keeping him busy.
Nasu tries to kick Edwards off but Edwards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edwards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Edwards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Edwards trying to control from half guard but Nasu is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but Nasu defending well.
Nasu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Edwards.
Nasu has momentary wrist control but Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
Nasu has momentary wrist control but Edwards slips an elbow through the middle.
Blake Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blake Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake Edwards has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nasu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edwards has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Edwards taking a breather here.
Nasu struggling a bit here.
Katsumi Nasu 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.
Nasu is not content to let Edwards control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Radanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Emperor's Dawn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
162 lbs
23 - 17 - 2 |
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165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drago Radanovic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Radanovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martinez thinking.
Radanovic scores with a hook to the body. Martinez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Radanovic throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Radanovic.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Radanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Radanovic.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Drago Radanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Radanovic tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Radanovic throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Radanovic saw that one coming.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Radanovic.
A solid body kick from Radanovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Radanovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Radanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Radanovic takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Radanovic lands a front kick.
Radanovic throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Radanovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez forces his way into half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Radanovic is defending well.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Radanovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez throwing shots but Radanovic is blocking nicely.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Radanovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez 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.
Radanovic is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Radanovic avoid being mounted?
Martinez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radanovic wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Martinez looking to finish with strikes here!
Martinez looking to ground and pound but Radanovic is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Martinez extends the arm and Radanovic is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Martinez!
A very excited looking Richard Martinez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Pyle has chosen The Marines' Hymn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 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
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Pyle just leaning against Ali, taking a breather.
Ali wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyle.
Ali lands a right hand.
Pyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Ali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
Pyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Pyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ali smiles and moves away.
Ali feints and then cracks Pyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pyle down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyle throws a combination that misses
and Ali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ali misses with a kick to the body
and Pyle counters with a nice body shot.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Pyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyle throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Pyle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ali's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ali is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle pulls Ali in to control the position.
Ali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pyle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ali trying to control here.
Pyle slips a nice elbow through Ali's hands, connecting with Ali's forehead.
Pyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pyle is working for a submission of some sort.
Pyle is nestled in close to Ali, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking for submissions off his back.
Ali is looking to control Pyle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?
Ali wants to improve his position but Pyle is controlling well.
Ali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ali tries to roll over but Pyle keeps him under control.
Pyle throwing shots but Ali is blocking nicely.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.
Pyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pyle is in close to Ali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ali trying to control the position.
Pyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazan Ali has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Pyle moves his leg out of the way.
Pyle misses the shot to the body.
Ali misses with a hook. Pyle ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gomer Pyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pyle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali avoids the body shot from Pyle.
Pyle looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Pyle misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Pyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ali connects with a right hand. Pyle shakes it off.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pyle throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.
Pyle is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Pyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyle.
Pyle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ali looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Ali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ali gets back to half guard.
Pyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali is trying to maintain the position but Pyle is very close to passing his half guard.
Pyle thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Ali is defending against the submission attempts here by Pyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali keeping control of the position.
Pyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ali manages to get to full guard.
Ali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Pyle landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali wants to improve his position but instead Pyle has moved into half guard.
Pyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ali defending well though.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.
Ali trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pyle is looking to advance position but Ali won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pyle stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Pyle throws an elbow that misses. Ali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pyle's guard. Nice move by Ali!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali won't allow Pyle to sweep him here.
Pyle is adopting a defensive guard.
Ali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Pyle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ali stacks Pyle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ali!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazan Ali dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali clobbers Pyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pyle off balance momentarily.
Pyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Pyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Pyle digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Pyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pyle tries to clinch up
and Ali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pyle tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Hazan Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Pyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Ali off the cage and back into range.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Pyle saw that one coming.
Pyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pyle.
Jab by Pyle.
Pyle throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali misses with a hook. Pyle ducked under it nicely.
Pyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Pyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali shoots in and bounces Pyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle controls Ali momentarily but Ali frees himself.
Ali advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is pressing down on Ali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pyle wants to sweep here but Ali controlling him for the moment.
Gomer Pyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ali distracts Pyle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ali slips nicely into half guard.
Pyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ali pulls his head out easily.
Ali passes into side control, despite Pyle's attempt to control the position.
Ali controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle sneaks back into half guard.
Pyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ali is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gomer Pyle.
I think Pyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gomer Pyle!
A very excited looking Gomer Pyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pile Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes to the cage accompanied by my way. Mr Charcoal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pile Driver's chin.
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Pile Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal cracks Driver with a good jab.
Driver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charcoal's calf.
A leg kick checked by Charcoal.
Driver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Driver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Driver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charcoal ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Driver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Driver checks a low kick from Charcoal.
A shot to the liver by Driver. Beautiful body shot.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Charcoal is out of range.
Charcoal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Driver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Charcoal's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Driver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Driver.
Charcoal throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Charcoal checks a leg kick.
Charcoal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Driver misses with a body kick.
Charcoal ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Charcoal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Driver's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Charcoal trying to control but Driver is working from the bottom.
Driver is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Charcoal frees his head nicely. Oh but Driver has switched to an armbar! Charcoal is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pile Driver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pile Driver thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rise Against - Injection. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Givens.
Givens looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
A slow jab from Givens misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Givens. Lightfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot checks a leg kick.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Givens keeps it at a distance.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but Givens avoids it.
Givens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightfoot moves away.
Givens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Givens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lightfoot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Givens scores with a spinning back kick!
Lightfoot looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens lands a jab to the head.
Lightfoot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Givens takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
Lightfoot misses with a straight right.
Givens misses with a hook
and Lightfoot counters with a left to the body.
Givens scores with a shot to the body.
Givens lands a head kick. Lightfoot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Givens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lightfoot makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Givens really felt that one!
Givens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Givens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Givens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lightfoot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot avoids the body shot from Givens.
Lightfoot tries to work over Givens's front leg with a kick but Givens checks it.
Givens throws a nice head kick!
Lightfoot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Givens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the body kick.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Givens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Givens lunges at Lightfoot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lightfoot's hand.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lightfoot.
Givens is looking to wear down Lightfoot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lightfoot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lightfoot wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens throws a strike but Lightfoot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Givens being controlled here, momentarily.
Lightfoot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lightfoot forces his way into half guard.
Givens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Givens.
Lightfoot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Givens is looking for a triangle here but Lightfoot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Givens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lightfoot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot trying to control the action but Givens is working from the bottom.
Givens is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Lightfoot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Givens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lightfoot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Givens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Givens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lightfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Givens. Givens obviously looking to wear him down.
Givens throws an off balance right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Givens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lightfoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens throws a jab when Lightfoot was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightfoot.
Givens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lightfoot throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Givens. Givens gets slowly back to his feet.
Givens throws a leg kick which misses Lightfoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Lightfoot tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot dips to his left and cracks Givens with an uppercut!
Lightfoot avoids the head kick by Givens.
Lightfoot blocks the body kick.
Givens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Givens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lightfoot is looking to land body kicks.
Givens misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightfoot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Givens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightfoot connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Lightfoot lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightfoot.
Givens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightfoot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Givens's face.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot lands a right hand.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage.
Lightfoot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lightfoot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Givens gets through Lightfoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightfoot stalling in the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Givens's elbow.
Givens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Givens.
Givens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Givens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Givens.
Givens scores with a shot to the side of Lightfoot's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightfoot lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Lightfoot pushes Givens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightfoot has a couple of punches blocked by Givens.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lightfoot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
Lightfoot lands a left hand.
Lightfoot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Givens or not.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightfoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Lightfoot stalling against the cage.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Givens is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Givens shoots in for a double leg but Lightfoot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lightfoot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Givens looks for a takedown but Lightfoot sprawls well.
Givens throws a head kick that misses.
Givens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lightfoot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightfoot.
Givens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lightfoot on the side of the head.
Givens misses with a right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightfoot scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Givens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens dives in and grabs Lightfoot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightfoot pushes down on Givens's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Givens throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Lightfoot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lightfoot tries to score with a low kick but Givens moves his leg out of the way.
Lightfoot tests Givens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightfoot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Givens throws out a loose jab but Lightfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Givens is out of range.
Givens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lightfoot checks a leg kick.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens throws a front kick aimed at Lightfoot's knee but Lightfoot avoids it well.
Lightfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Givens.
Lightfoot misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Lightfoot.
Lightfoot lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Givens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Lightfoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens is looking to land body kicks.
Givens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightfoot.
Givens throws a poor cross that misses
and Lightfoot counters with a low kick, right behind Givens 's knee.
Lightfoot misses with a straight left.
Lightfoot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightfoot rushes Givens and presses him up against the cage.
Raylan Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage.
Lightfoot lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lightfoot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Givens is trying to drag Lightfoot to the mat but Lightfoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Lightfoot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightfoot leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens blocking some punches.
Lightfoot is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Lightfoot's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Givens's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Lightfoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lightfoot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lightfoot!
A victorious Richard Lightfoot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihtala comes to the cage accompanied by Pohjois-Karjala. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vihtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Silakka cracks the inside of Vihtala's front leg.
Silakka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihtala throws a lazy right hand but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vihtala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silakka. Vihtala shrugs it off though.
Silakka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vihtala has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silakka misses with a few strikes there.
Silakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala checks a leg kick nicely.
Silakka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vihtala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihtala keeps Silakka at a distance using the push kick.
Vihtala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Silakka lands a nice looking body kick.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihtala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silakka's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silakka.
Silakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silakka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Silakka.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Silakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silakka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vihtala is out of range and Silakka settles back down.
Silakka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vihtala.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vihtala checks a leg kick.
Vihtala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Vihtala misses.
Vihtala lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a solid leg kick but Vihtala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silakka.
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Silakka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Simo Silakka has been cut.
Vihtala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silakka can pounce on him.
Silakka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vihtala tries a low kick but Silakka avoids it.
Vihtala throws a head kick but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Vihtala - just one landing.
A low kick from Silakka misses
and Vihtala counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Silakka has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kaarlo Vihtala!
Kaarlo Vihtala retains his heavyweight title!
Kaarlo Vihtala managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with Prodigy - Omen blaring out of the sound system. Holmes has chosen F.A.M.E as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokinens head.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Jokinen is blocking nicely.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
Holmes lands a left hand.
A short left from Holmes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Holmes rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holmes avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Jokinen's ribcage.
Jokinen being controlled against the cage.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes blocking some punches.
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.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes is stalling here.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is working Jokinen over against the cage.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Holmes trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Jokinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Holmes throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes has Jokinen pressed against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Holmes tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmes throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmes scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Rodney Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jokinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holmes's head backwards.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Jokinen clinches.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jokinen up against the cage.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes is looking to control Jokinen's arms but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Rodney Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ossi Jokinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Holmes's leg. Holmes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Holmes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Holmes.
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!
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Holmes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes'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.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokinens head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jokinen tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Holmes avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Holmes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Jokinen.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes 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!
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen had his way with Rodney Holmes in that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Holmes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
A left lands for Jokinen.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Holmes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Holmes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Holmes staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Holmes throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
A short left from Holmes.
Jokinen working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ossi Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
Ossi Jokinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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