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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge. Silver Back is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silver Back!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt checks a leg kick.
Back comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watt scores with a jab to the body.
Watt stuffs the takedown attempt from Back. Back gets slowly back to his feet.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watt as he jumps to the side.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Back decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Back.
Back tries to pass to full mount but Watt defends it.
Back thows a huge punch but Watt dodges it nicely.
Watt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watt looking for a sweep. Not yet Watt, not yet.
Back passes Watt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Back is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watt has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Back is keen to just control but Watt is a slippery customer.
Watt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Back loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Back postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back looking to pass the guard.
Back trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Silver Back was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watt as he jumps to the side.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Back shoots in but Watt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Back doesn't manage to clinch there - Watt circles away.
Watt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Back.
Watt lands the left hand.
Watt looks to score with a jab to the body but Back is just out of range.
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Back manages to avoid it.
Back moves out of range as Watt strikes.
Back shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Back engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Back dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watt works Back's body with a nice hook.
Back takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Silver Back has been cut.
Watt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watt as he jumps to the side.
Watt is looking to slow Back down with leg kicks.
Back fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Back avoids the body shot from Watt.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watt as he jumps to the side.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Back.
Back tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Back misses.
Back fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Watt tenderised Back's leg. Back is trying to keep his angry face on.
Back takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Watt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Back doesn't seem phased though.
Back is rocked!
Back wants to clinch but Watt slips to the side
and Watt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Back is still on wobbly legs! Can Watt finish him?
Back looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watt is fending him off so far but Back persists. Nope, Watt circles away and we're back to standing.
Back seems to have recovered his senses.
Back is breathing heavily.
Back throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watt slips under a jab from Back.
Back shoots in but Watt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Back will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt scores with a nice body kick.
Watt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watt misses with a series of wild punches.
Watt scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Back takes one to the side of the head.
Watt lands a big right hand that sends Back crashing to the mat! Watt stays standing though and waves Back back to his feet!
Watt connects with a body shot.
Back swings widly with a right hand
and Watt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Back.
Back has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Back off balance momentarily.
Watt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Back.
Watt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watt swings for the body but Back moves out of range.
Back moves in looking to clinch but Watt pushes him off.
Back stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Derek Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
Watt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Back misses with a body shot.
Back looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watt is fending him off so far but Back persists. Nope, Watt circles away and we're back to standing.
Watt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Back moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Back avoids the head kick by Watt.
Watt scores with a kick to the body.
Back's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watt feints and then cracks Back's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Back down.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Derek Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watt connects with a body shot.
Watt scores with a nice right hand.
Back misses with a double 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!
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watt misses the shot to the body.
Back wants to clinch up but Watt keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Back changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watt tries to avoid it but Back manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watt to the ground. Watt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
Watt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Back was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Back misses with a wild body shot.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Back on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Back at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watt throws a jab when Back was well out of range.
No luck for Back with that takedown attempt.
Silver Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Back is defended easily by Watt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Watt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silver Back's cut.
That's time! Watt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Watt cracks Back with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Back looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Watt finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Back does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watt as he avoids it easily.
Watt swings widly with a right hand
and Back counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Watt.
Back has a takedown stuffed.
Back chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watt can pounce on him.
Back takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Back scoring well with a low kick there.
Watt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back throws a jab but it's blocked by Watt.
Watt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Back's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watt, as that shot connected.
Watt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Back momentarily.
Watt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Back. That did some damage!
Watt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Back. That did some damage!
Watt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watt misses with a two punch combination.
Back tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watt swivels and escapes.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silver Back.
Watt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Back in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Back walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Back is defended easily by Watt.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt slaps away a takedown attempt from Back, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot by Watt.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Watt! Back is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Watt!
Derek Watt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand. Kake Nyrkki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before David can pounce on him.
David misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Nyrkki coming out on top.
David lands a slapping body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Nyrkki. No joy for David on that attempt.
Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyrkki circles away.
Nyrkki scores with a kick to the midsection.
David throws out a loose jab but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nyrkki looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
No luck for David with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kake Nyrkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyrkki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
David walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nyrkki.
David looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
David throws out a loose jab but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
David checks a low kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki fakes the leg kick and cracks David in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses.
Nyrkki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Nyrkki settles back down.
Nyrkki with a nice cross.
David avoids the head kick by Nyrkki.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nyrkki checks it well.
Nyrkki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Nyrkki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nyrkki.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as David blocks the leg kick.
David avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nyrkki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed David momentarily.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyrkki circles away.
Nyrkki thows a body kick. David tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nyrkki but Nyrkki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for David. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
David will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a low kick, looking for David's leg but David calmly moves out of range.
Nyrkki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
David scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David lands a nice hook to Nyrkki's body. Nyrkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick that is checked
and David counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by David.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyrkki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.
David can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nyrkki controls the pace.
David looking to control.
Nyrkki tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
David throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nyrkki escapes and throws David's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to regain half guard here but Nyrkki keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on David's face as Nyrkki controls the position.
David is trying to buck Nyrkki off.
Nyrkki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nyrkki stands up.
Nyrkki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
David misses with a hook. Nyrkki ducked under it nicely.
Nyrkki tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan David's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
David decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nyrkki tries to get to full guard but David has control of the leg.
David throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nyrkki trying to control from the bottom.
David prevents Nyrkki from standing back up.
David slips a nice elbow through Nyrkki's hands, connecting with Nyrkki's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is looking for a kimura here.
Nyrkki trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.
David prevents Nyrkki from standing back up.
David is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nyrkki is defending against the submission attempts here by David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to roll over but David keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nyrkki keeps trying to improve his position.
David wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping him busy.
David has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nyrkki defend it? David steps over the head and cranks it - Nyrkki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for David!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan David!
A very excited looking Jan David 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsumi Nasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasu has chosen Shura no Hana as his entrance music. Katsumi Nasu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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255 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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280 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsumi Nasu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Nasu misses with an uppercut.
Nasu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nasu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nasu. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nasu circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nasu lands a leg kick that knocks Steele off balance momentarily.
Nasu misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a two punch combo.
Nasu throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Nasu throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Nasu misses.
Nasu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nasu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nasu throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nasu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Nasu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nasu lands with a right hand.
George Steele's cut is getting worse.
Nasu misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Nasu throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nasu lands with a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasu tries to score with a low kick but Steele moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Nasu. That snapped Steele's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Nasu.
An inside leg kick lands from Nasu.
Steele is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nasu throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nasu misses with a hook.
Nasu lands a big head kick that sends Steele tumbling to the mat! Nasu takes a step backwards and waves Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steele is rocked!
Steele slips a straight right by Nasu.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasu connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Nasu throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nasu checks a leg kick.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeez, George Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Nasu throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Nasu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasu.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Nasu moved out of range.
Nasu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katsumi Nasu!
A very excited looking Katsumi Nasu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Emperor's Dawn. Dallas Bond acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but Bond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
Bond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinez can pounce on him.
Bond misses with a body kick.
Bond pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Bond follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bond avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bond.
Bond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Bond missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond scoring well with a low kick there.
Bond walks into a left hand.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Martinez takes a swing at Bond's ribcage but misses.
Bond staying out of range there.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Bond's body.
Bond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bond. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bond blocks a head kick by Martinez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bond.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a head kick. Martinez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bond tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Bond throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bond won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Bond regains half guard.
Bond won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Martinez working Bond over with strikes.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bond defending well though.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Martinez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bond is trying to stand up here but Martinez is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Bond is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Bond dodges it nicely.
Martinez seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bond defending well though.
Martinez seems to be working for a kimura but Bond defends the submission attempt.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martinez wants to control but Bond is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Bond is defending well.
Martinez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bond throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Bond as he checks the leg kick.
Bond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bond checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinez.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bond moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Bond didn't see that one coming.
Bond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Bond settles back down.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond throws a head kick that misses.
Bond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Bond saw that one coming.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bond tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez slips a straight right by Bond.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bond's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond looking to control.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Bond.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bond is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Bond tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
Bond sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.
Richard Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Bond prevents Martinez from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bond is trying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bond throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bond in his tracks.
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Bond's body.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination. Bond tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
Bond throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Bond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bond wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez clobbers Bond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bond swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bond can pounce on him.
Dallas Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Bond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Bond misses
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bond!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez working the ground and pound but Bond is defending the strikes.
Bond manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martinez's best efforts.
Bond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bond trying to control but Martinez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bond reverses the position - he's now on top in Martinez's guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez looking to control.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bond is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bond tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Bond preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Bond trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
An out of breath Richard Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mr Charcoal's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Charcoal misses.
Charcoal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Charcoal checks a leg kick.
Charcoal moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Charcoal tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charcoal pulls Gracie into guard.
Charcoal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Charcoal passes into half guard.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Charcoal trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Charcoal has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Charcoal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Charcoal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charcoal.
Charcoal is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charcoal throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charcoal's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Charcoal looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Charcoal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie postures up in Charcoal's guard and throws a big left but Charcoal blocks it.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Charcoal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Charcoal's brow.
Charcoal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charcoal is keeping the position for now.
Charcoal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Charcoal looking for a sweep. Not yet Charcoal, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Charcoal working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Charcoal controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Charcoal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is working Charcoal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charcoal looking for a sweep. Not yet Charcoal, not yet.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charcoal is keeping the position for now.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal working a defensive guard here.
Charcoal looking for a sweep. Not yet Charcoal, not yet.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charcoal is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Charcoal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Charcoal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Charcoal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Charcoal wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Charcoal tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a left and a right that stings Charcoal.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Charcoal shoots in but no luck this time.
Charcoal closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Charcoal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charcoal breaks the clinch.
Charcoal checks a leg kick.
Charcoal tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Charcoal.
Charcoal tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charcoal, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie feints and then cracks Charcoal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charcoal down.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charcoal. Charcoal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Charcoal tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charcoal is able to avoid easily.
Charcoal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Charcoal is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Charcoal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charcoal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Charcoal takes one to the chin there.
Charcoal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a low kick but Charcoal avoids it.
Charcoal slips a straight right by Gracie.
Charcoal tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charcoal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Charcoal's guard now.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Charcoal wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Charcoal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Charcoal manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charcoal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Charcoal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charcoal is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Charcoal tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Charcoal is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Charcoal is keeping him busy.
Charcoal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Charcoal is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Charcoal gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Charcoal gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Charcoal apologises and we restart here on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charcoal.
Charcoal tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Charcoal rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal wants a takedown but no success here.
Ralph Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Charcoal.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie keeps control of Charcoal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charcoal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries a body shot but Charcoal blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Charcoal working aggressively here.
Charcoal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charcoal is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
A short right from Charcoal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Charcoal is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Charcoal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charcoal tries to clinch but Gracie moves away
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
Charcoal wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Charcoal walks into a left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Charcoal as Gracie shoots in.
A leg kick checked by Charcoal.
Gracie leaves Charcoal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Charcoal.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie clobbers Charcoal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Charcoal wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charcoal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Charcoal. Charcoal gets slowly back to his feet.
Ralph Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Charcoal.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charcoal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Charcoal moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Charcoal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charcoal tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Charcoal.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Charcoal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Charcoal.
Charcoal misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
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!
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charcoal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charcoal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Charcoal blocks a leg kick.
Charcoal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Charcoal shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Charcoal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Charcoal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charcoal. Charcoal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charcoal wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Charcoal's knee momentarily.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Charcoal checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Charcoal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charcoal is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Charcoal!
Gracie prevents Charcoal from getting the reversal.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Charcoal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mr Charcoal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
Charcoal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Charcoal is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal regains half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charcoal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Harjakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harjakainen comes to the cage accompanied by Time. Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Longest Day by Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Timo Harjakainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Johnson's chin.
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16 - 10 - 0 |
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Harjakainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harjakainen with a nice cross.
Harjakainen checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harjakainen manages to avoid it.
Harjakainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harjakainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harjakainen checks a leg kick.
Harjakainen avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Harjakainen.
Johnson misses the jab.
Harjakainen throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to Harjakainen's midsection.
Harjakainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Harjakainen's defenses.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson takes a swing at Harjakainen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harjakainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harjakainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Harjakainen dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Harjakainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harjakainen if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Harjakainen slips the punch.
Harjakainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harjakainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Harjakainen moved out of range.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harjakainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Harjakainen misses with an uppercut.
Harjakainen lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush Harjakainen with a series of wild strikes but Harjakainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Harjakainen's ribcage but misses.
Harjakainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harjakainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harjakainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Harjakainen throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick there by Harjakainen.
Johnson throws a hook but Harjakainen blocks it.
Harjakainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harjakainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harjakainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harjakainen is just out of range.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Harjakainen swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Harjakainen walks into a left hand.
Harjakainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harjakainen throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harjakainen.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Harjakainen scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Harjakainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Harjakainen tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a right hand that Harjakainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Harjakainen also avoids with ease.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Harjakainen is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Harjakainen blocks it.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Harjakainen throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Harjakainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harjakainen slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Harjakainen avoids the punch easily.
Harjakainen moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Harjakainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harjakainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harjakainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A clash of legs there as Harjakainen blocks the low kick.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson'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.
Harjakainen is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Harjakainen.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Harjakainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harjakainen misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Harjakainen walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Calvin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Harjakainen.
Harjakainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Harjakainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Harjakainen ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harjakainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harjakainen. That one must have hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harjakainen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harjakainen can pounce on him.
Harjakainen misses with a kick to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harjakainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Harjakainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Harjakainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harjakainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harjakainen throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Harjakainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harjakainen misses with the combination.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Harjakainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harjakainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Harjakainen misses.
Harjakainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Harjakainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Harjakainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Harjakainen blocks the low kick.
Harjakainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harjakainen.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Harjakainen counters with a nice leg kick.
Harjakainen throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harjakainen.
A bone on bone clash there as Harjakainen blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harjakainen digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Harjakainen connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harjakainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Johnson motions for Harjakainen to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harjakainen throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harjakainen.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Harjakainen's leg. Harjakainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Harjakainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harjakainen drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Harjakainen is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Harjakainen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harjakainen leaves his chin hanging out and Johnson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Harjakainen crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calvin Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Calvin Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Wayne has chosen Open your eyes before you die! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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31
166 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Zachariah Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Laitinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Laitinen takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Laitinen lands a head kick. Wayne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zachariah Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wayne is leaning against Laitinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laitinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne'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.
Laitinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne takes a swing at Laitinen's ribcage but misses.
Laitinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laitinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laitinen wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Laitinen misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Laitinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
Laitinen swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laitinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laitinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen slips under a jab.
Wayne feints and then cracks Laitinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laitinen down.
Laitinen misses the shot to the body.
Laitinen walks into a left hand.
Laitinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laitinen tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Laitinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laitinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laitinen connects with a jab.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Laitinen throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne gets a double leg takedown into Laitinen's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Wayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wayne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laitinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wayne throws a strike but Laitinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne seems keen to control Laitinen's posture.
Laitinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laitinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Laitinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laitinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wayne controlling Laitinen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wayne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laitinen counters with a low kick, right behind Wayne 's knee.
Wayne lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
Laitinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laitinen's head backwards.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Laitinen is out of range.
Laitinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Laitinen as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Laitinen misses.
Laitinen throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laitinen keeps Wayne at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wayne stops Laitinen from getting back to his feet.
Wayne is keen to just control but Laitinen is a slippery customer.
Wayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Wayne.
Ground and pound from Wayne.
Wayne stalling.
Laitinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne postures up and lands a big shot to Laitinen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to stand up but Wayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Wayne is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitinen has wrist control.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne cracks Laitinen with a solid left hand.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Laitinen keeps moving.
Wayne throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laitinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wayne throwing strikes but missing.
Laitinen wants to stand and escape but Wayne is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zachariah Wayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wayne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laitinen wriggles free and stands up.
Wayne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laitinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Laitinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen slips under a jab from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen stuffs the takedown.
Wayne tries to clinch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Laitinen wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Laitinen defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Laitinen misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Laitinen avoids the body shot from Wayne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Laitinen misses the target.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Wayne 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!
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne misses with a shot to the body
and Laitinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne throws a body punch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laitinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a sloppy body shot
and Laitinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Wayne swings for the body but Laitinen moves out of range.
Laitinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
Wayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laitinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laitinen manages to avoid it.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laitinen cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne lands a jab to Laitinen's midsection.
Laitinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
No luck for Wayne with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Laitinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ilkka Laitinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laitinen. Laitinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laitinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Laitinen's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Laitinen avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Laitinen's leg but Laitinen calmly moves out of range.
Wayne lands with a nice combination. Laitinen backs away looking to recover.
Laitinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laitinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts.
Laitinen ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.
It looks like Zachariah Wayne has been cut.
Laitinen tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Laitinen moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Jab from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as Laitinen strikes.
Wayne throws a right hand that Laitinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laitinen also avoids with ease.
Laitinen slips a jab from Wayne.
Laitinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laitinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne lands the left hand.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laitinen misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Laitinen is just out of range.
Laitinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laitinen.
Wayne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laitinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Wayne!
An out of breath Zachariah Wayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Sergei Ivanovits will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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29
235 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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277 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka avoids the head kick by Ivanovits.
That kick from Silakka tenderised Ivanovits's leg. Ivanovits is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silakka.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanovits slips a jab and a cross from Silakka.
Silakka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanovits checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silakka looks for the body kick but Ivanovits saw that one coming.
Ivanovits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Ivanovits coming out on top.
Ivanovits thows a body shot but no joy.
Silakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits swings for the body but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ivanovits misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silakka looks to throw the jab but Ivanovits is out of range.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silakka moves away.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Silakka finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovits looks to land a body kick but Silakka moved away.
Ivanovits 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.
Ivanovits blocks a leg kick.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silakka under the eye.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovits checks a leg kick nicely.
Ivanovits throws out a loose jab but Silakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Silakka misses with a wild body shot.
Silakka avoids a kick to the body.
Silakka thumps Ivanovits with a low kick.
Silakka misses with a leg kick
and Ivanovits counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silakka thinking.
Silakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silakka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silakka thumps Ivanovits with a low kick.
Ivanovits misses with a looping left.
Ivanovits misses with a leg kick
and Silakka counters with an outside leg kick.
Silakka throws a hook but Ivanovits avoids it easily.
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivanovits avoids the body shot from Silakka.
Nice defenses there by Silakka.
Silakka looks to land a body kick but Ivanovits moved away.
Silakka checks the leg kick.
Ivanovits tries to bum rush Silakka with a series of wild strikes but Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silakka tries to work over Ivanovits's front leg with a kick but Ivanovits checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silakka connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ivanovits.
Silakka throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovits's leg but Ivanovits calmly moves out of range.
Ivanovits keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanovits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ivanovits.
Silakka sizes up Ivanovits with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ivanovits blocks the body kick.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovits throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Silakka.
Silakka throws a body punch but Ivanovits moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Silakka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ivanovits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
Silakka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ivanovits misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Silakka lands a nice hook to Ivanovits's body. Ivanovits takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanovits misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silakka.
Silakka throws a nice head kick!
Silakka is looking to wear down Ivanovits with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silakka defending well as Ivanovits loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silakka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ivanovits throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silakka counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovits has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silakka thows a body shot but no joy.
Silakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovits.
Simo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Silakka jabs Ivanovits to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ivanovits is breathing heavily.
Silakka scores with a spinning back kick!
Silakka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanovits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanovits was well out of range. Poor timing from Silakka.
Silakka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silakka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silakka cracks Ivanovits with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Silakka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silakka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanovits can do to turn this around?
Silakka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ivanovitss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanovits has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ivanovits might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silakka has got the better of the exchanges.
Silakka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ivanovits checks a leg kick.
Ivanovits 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.
Silakka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ivanovits missing with a left hand there. Silakka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Silakka throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Silakka does it's job there.
Silakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivanovits.
Silakka thuds his shin into the meat of Ivanovits's side.
Silakka tries to work over Ivanovits's front leg with a kick but Ivanovits checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Ivanovits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silakka connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silakka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silakka.
Silakka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivanovits is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanovits's sensitive parts.
Ivanovits is still on wobbly legs! Can Silakka finish him?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ivanovits crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silakka - the referee stops the clock and Ivanovits gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silakka. Ivanovits manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ivanovits takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silakka lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Silakka moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ivanovits! Silakka continues to tee off on Ivanovits, landing with a left and a right! Silakka connects with a right hand that leaves Ivanovits sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Silakka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simo Silakka!
Simo Silakka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes to the cage accompanied by Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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153 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka avoids the body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab.
Pudzianowski throws a shot from downtown. Leuka moves away and avoids it.
Leuka connects with a leg kick. Pudzianowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Leuka does no damage.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Pudzianowski avoids nicely.
Leuka slips a jab from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski cracks Leuka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab.
Leuka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leuka scores with a body shot.
Donk. Leuka catches Pudzianowski right on the button with a cross.
Leuka feints a jab promting Pudzianowski to slip. Leuka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pudzianowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pudzianowski to the mat! Pudzianowski manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski pulls Leuka in close to prevent any damage.
Leuka sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Pudzianowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski has control of Leuka's left arm, preventing Leuka from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lasi Leuka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. Leuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka walks into a left hand.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Leuka keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pudzianowski misses with a knee to the head.
Leuka working aggressively here.
Leuka tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leuka tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Leuka back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Leuka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski dodges an elbow strike from Leuka.
Leuka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leuka tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pudzianowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
Leuka wants to stall.
Leuka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leuka.
Pudzianowski cracks Leuka with a nice body shot.
Leuka prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Leuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with some punches.
Pudzianowski blocks an uppercut.
Leuka wants to stall.
Leuka is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Leuka wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
A short right from Leuka.
Leuka scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Leuka misses with a body punch.
Leuka tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Leuka back against the cage.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pudzianowski tries a body shot but Leuka blocks it.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leuka's elbow.
A body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
Leuka wants to stall.
Leuka blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pudzianowski's brow.
Pudzianowski has a couple of punches blocked by Leuka.
Pudzianowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Leuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzianowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leuka blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
Pudzianowski has a couple of punches blocked by Leuka.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot.
Pudzianowski lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
That's time! Pudzianowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pudzianowski moves in looking to clinch but Leuka pushes him off.
Pudzianowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leuka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Leuka from advancing position.
Pudzianowski is staying active underneath Leuka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pudzianowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leuka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lasi Leuka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leuka throws an overhand right that lands on Pudzianowski's shoulder, as Pudzianowski tries to avoid the shot.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Leuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pudzianowski.
A jab from Pudzianowski finds it's way through Leuka's defenses.
Leuka with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Leuka there.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pudzianowski moves away.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Leuka misses.
A big right from Pudzianowski misses.
Pudzianowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzianowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pudzianowski swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pudzianowski throws a right hand that Leuka ducks under and follows up with a left that Leuka also avoids with ease.
Leuka misses with a two punch combination.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Leuka moves out of range.
Leuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pudzianowski avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Leuka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Leuka.
Darius Pudzianowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Leuka circles away.
Pudzianowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leuka tries to clinch but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Leuka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leuka.
Pudzianowski slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Leuka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pudzianowski back to the cage. Leuka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left and a right from Leuka both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throws a shot to the body.
Pudzianowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Leuka looking to slow down the pace here.
Pudzianowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leuka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leuka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka tries to score a body lock takedown but Pudzianowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pudzianowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pudzianowski has a couple of punches blocked by Leuka.
Leuka tries to stall but Pudzianowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pudzianowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leukas head.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pudzianowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leuka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski blocks a body shot from Leuka.
Leuka taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pudzianowski.
Leuka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pudzianowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Leuka fails to land.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Leuka blocks with his arms.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pudzianowski gets through Leuka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski throws a head punch that misses.
Pudzianowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pudzianowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leuka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pudzianowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leuka.
Leuka throws the left hand but Pudzianowski avoids the punch easily.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Leuka.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leuka swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Leuka looks to land a combination but Pudzianowski avoids it well.
Pudzianowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
The fighters circling - Leuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leuka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Leuka is avoiding it.
Leuka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leuka is rocked!
Pudzianowski throws a pinpoint strike between Leuka's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Leuka crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Pudzianowski scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Pudzianowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . This should be fireworks!
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38
234 lbs
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30
240 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koski.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Koski in the body.
Koski with a jab.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koski throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Koski counters with a leg kick.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Jab from Koski.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koski misses with a body kick.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Koski throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koski did well to prevent Nelson getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nelson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Koski working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson looking to control but Koski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Nelson is landing with some decent strikes but Koski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski gets back to half guard.
Koski is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nelson pulls his head out easily.
Koski wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koski tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
Nelson not doing much here.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to control. Koski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koski tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomi Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson'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.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Koski throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koski moves into the clinch.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Koski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Koski tenderised Nelson's leg. Nelson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Koski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Koski was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koski lands a high kick!
Koski slips under a jab from Nelson.
Koski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koski tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koski rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Koski tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Koski tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Koski's ribcage. Koski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koski tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Koski is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
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!
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski misses with a body punch.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson cracks Koski with a nice body shot.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koski prevents a body shot from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Koski throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koski throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koski is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Koski circles away and we're back to standing.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson lands a brutal head kick. Koski looks out on his feet and Nelson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Gunnar Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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