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VFN 65: Knight Vs Mjolnir PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Fjeldsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeldsted has chosen How Deep Is Your Love as his entrance music. Ivan Fjeldsted has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Choi Siwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Fjeldsted!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeldsted lands with a straight right. Siwon didn't see that one coming.
Fjeldsted throws a head kick that misses.
Siwon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted misses with a right hand
and Siwon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siwon walks into a jab.
Siwon avoids a kick to the body.
Siwon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siwon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fjeldsted comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fjeldsted throws a sloppy head kick and Siwon moves out of range easily.
Fjeldsted throws a body punch but Siwon moves out of range.
Fjeldsted falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Siwon counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted with a jab.
Fjeldsted cracks Siwon with a good jab.
Fjeldsted looks to land a body kick but Siwon moved away.
Fjeldsted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fjeldsted lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fjeldsted throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Siwon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fjeldsted counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted throws a leg kick but Siwon checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fjeldsted.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fjeldsted!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjeldsted lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Siwon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Siwon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fjeldsted - the referee stops the clock and Siwon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fjeldsted. Siwon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fjeldsted fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Siwon is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fjeldsted misses.
Fjeldsted swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Siwon.
Fjeldsted throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fjeldsted delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fjeldsted is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Siwon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Siwon misses.
Fjeldsted tests Siwon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fjeldsted lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fjeldsted looks to land a body kick but Siwon moved away.
Fjeldsted wants to clinch up but Siwon keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Fjeldsted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjeldsted fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siwon manages to avoid it.
Fjeldsted misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fjeldsted.
Siwon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted has managed to clinch.
Fjeldsted misses with a punch to the body.
Fjeldsted pushes Siwon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fjeldsted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siwon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siwon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fjeldsted lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siwon backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjeldsted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fjeldsted misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siwon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fjeldsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Siwon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fjeldsted lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siwon or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Fjeldsted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siwon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Siwon throws a head kick that misses.
Fjeldsted closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fjeldsted creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Siwon prevents a body shot from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fjeldsted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siwon.
Fjeldsted is looking to clinch but Siwon is avoiding it.
Fjeldsted is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siwon.
Siwon loads up on a big right hand but Fjeldsted slips the punch.
Fjeldsted throws a lazy right hand but Siwon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siwon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fjeldsted counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjeldsted throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fjeldsted throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siwon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fjeldsted misses the target.
Fjeldsted missing with a left hand there. Siwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fjeldsted pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fjeldsted just misses with a punch to the body.
Siwon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted looks to score with a jab to the body but Siwon is just out of range.
Fjeldsted bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fjeldsted keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siwon.
Fjeldsted connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siwon momentarily.
Fjeldsted throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fjeldsted.
Siwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siwon avoids the head kick by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fjeldsted with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siwon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fjeldsted lands with an overhand left.
Fjeldsted lands a nice looking body kick.
Fjeldsted misses with a body kick.
Siwon jabs Fjeldsted to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fjeldsted scores with a body shot.
Fjeldsted scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Siwon throws a right hand that Fjeldsted ducks under and follows up with a left that Fjeldsted also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siwon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fjeldsted throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choi Siwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fjeldsted misses with a body shot
and Siwon counters with a straight right hand.
Fjeldsted scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Fjeldsted scoring well with a low kick there.
Fjeldsted throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Siwon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fjeldsted has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fjeldsted. That's going to slow Siwon down.
Siwon misses with a two punch combination.
Siwon misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Fjeldsted 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fjeldsted connects with a single shot there.
Fjeldsted scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Siwon.
Siwon slips under a jab from Fjeldsted.
An inside leg kick lands from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted tries a head kick but it misses.
Fjeldsted lands with a hook. Siwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Siwon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Siwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siwon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fjeldsted wants to land a leg kick but Siwon is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjeldsted takes a swing at Siwon's ribcage but misses.
Fjeldsted lands with a nice body punch.
Ivan Fjeldsted seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fjeldsted is looking to score with low kicks.
Siwon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Fjeldsted.
Siwon swings for the body but Fjeldsted moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fjeldsted.
A leg kick checked by Siwon.
Fjeldsted will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fjeldsted lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fjeldsted, right into the meat.
Siwon avoids the head kick by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siwon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fjeldsted finds it's way round the side to connect with Siwon's head.
Fjeldsted bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Siwon's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjeldsted jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siwon throws a series of punches but Fjeldsted avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Siwon blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted cracks Siwon with an open hand slap.
Fjeldsted throws out a leg kick but Siwon moves out of range and Fjeldsted only half commits.
Fjeldsted scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fjeldsted misses with a low kick.
Fjeldsted tries to clinch up but Siwon circles away and keeps his distance.
Fjeldsted misses with a body shot.
Fjeldsted catches Siwon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fjeldsted looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fjeldsted lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fjeldsted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siwon throws out the jab.
Siwon walks into a straight right hand from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted lands with an uppercut that bounces Siwon off the cage and back into range.
Choi Siwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Fjeldsted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjeldsted misses with a body kick.
Fjeldsted scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjeldsted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siwon.
Ivan Fjeldsted is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Siwon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Fjeldsted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fjeldsted 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Fjeldsted!
After winning the bout, Ivan Fjeldsted thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Falk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falk's entrance music is Bane - Ante Up. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Falk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maake counters with a left to the body.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Falk moved out of range nicely.
Johan Falk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falk looks to throw the jab but Maake is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Falk.
Falk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falk misses with a shot to the body
and Maake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falk misses with the combination.
Falk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falk misses with an uppercut. Maake saw that one coming.
Maake throws a series of strikes that have Falk backpedaling.
It looks like Johan Falk has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falk misses with a looping left.
Falk scores with a hook to the body. Maake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falk.
Falk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake cracks Falk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falk. Maake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falk to score with a decent uppercut.
Maake throws a good cross that connects.
Maake moves out of range as Falk strikes.
A big right from Maake misses.
Maake throws out a powerful jab.
Falk misses with a right hand
and Falk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falk throws an overhand right that lands on Maake's shoulder, as Maake tries to avoid the shot.
Falk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falk duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falk's hands.
Maake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falk.
Maake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falk throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Falk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk lands a jab to Maake's midsection.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Falk slips the punch.
Falk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falk misses with a shot to the body
and Maake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Falk. Beautiful body shot.
Falk scores with a jab to the head.
Falk throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Falk misses the shot to the body.
Maake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Falk's head.
Maake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falk.
Falk lands with a good body shot.
Falk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Falk.
Maake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Falk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Falk moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Maake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maake avoids the body shot from Falk.
Falk throws a series of strikes that have Maake backpedaling.
Falk misses with a shot to the body
and Maake counters with a stiff right hand.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Falk counters with a series of strikes. Maake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falk.
Maake moves forwards but Falk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake throws a one two combo.
Falk is rocked!
Falk misses with a combination
and Maake counters with a right hand from hell and Falk is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Maake!
After the fight, Cedric Maake was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Jouppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fahad Joudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joudeh has chosen Vinnie Paz - Razor Gloves as his entrance music. Fahad Joudeh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Jouppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fahad Joudeh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouppi scores with a leg kick.
Jouppi thuds a left hand into Joudeh's body.
Joudeh walks into a stiff left hand from Jouppi.
Joudeh moves forwards but Jouppi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jouppi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joudeh moves to clinch but Jouppi breaks away
enabling Jouppi to counter with a crisp jab.
Joudeh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joudeh gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jouppi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Jouppi!
Seppo Jouppi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Severino Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Severino Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynkowski throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rynkowski's sensitive parts.
Rodrigues thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rynkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rynkowski. That did some damage!
Rynkowski looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rynkowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigues lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.
Rodrigues throws a nice head kick!
Rodrigues scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues digs a good hook to Rynkowski's body.
Rynkowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rynkowski slips a jab and a cross from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
That has opened up Ryszard Rynkowski's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to slow Rynkowski down with leg kicks.
Severino Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues lunges at Rynkowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rynkowski's hand.
Rodrigues feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rynkowski's calf.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rynkowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rynkowski.
Rodrigues is looking to slow Rynkowski down with leg kicks.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. Rynkowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rynkowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues scores with a head kick. Rynkowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodrigues throws a quick head kick that knocks Rynkowski silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Rodrigues is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Severino Rodrigues!
A victorious Severino Rodrigues thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Borg Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Borg Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borg Jr instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lang is keen to just control but Borg Jr is a slippery customer.
Lang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lang in particular looking to stall.
Borg Jr won't allow Lang to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Jr is looking to escape.
Lang is taking a breather. Borg Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clubber Lang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Borg Jr tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Borg Jr throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Borg Jr down.
That kick from Lang tenderised Borg Jr's leg. Borg Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr wants to clinch.
Borg Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borg Jr throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Borg Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang throws a front kick that sends Borg Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Borg Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Bjorn Borg Jr has been cut.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Lang throws a series of strikes that have Borg Jr backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borg Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Borg Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjorn Borg Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Borg Jr back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lang connects with a solid leg kick.
Lang thuds his right hand into Borg Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Lang.
Borg Jr rushes Lang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Borg Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borg Jr.
Borg Jr tries to stall but Lang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Borg Jr fails to land.
Lang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borg Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Borg Jr.
Borg Jr is pushing Lang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Borg Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borg Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang taking a breather.
Borg Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lang controls his hands.
A short right from Borg Jr on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borg Jr.
Borg Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Borg Jr controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang'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.
Borg Jr is working Lang over against the cage.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borg Jr wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borg Jr moves away.
Borg Jr wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Bjorn Borg Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borg Jr rushes Lang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borg Jr misses with the head strike.
Borg Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Bjorn Borg Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Borg Jr avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Borg Jr.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Borg Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Borg Jr avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borg Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Borg Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Jr lands a shot to the body.
Lang can't get the takedown.
Lang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borg Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bjorn Borg Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clubber Lang.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Borg Jr backwards.
Borg Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Borg Jr.
A short left from Borg Jr.
Lang letting Borg Jr take a breather here.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Borg Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang trying to control the position but instead, Borg Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lang into the cage.
Lang prevents a body shot from Borg Jr.
Borg Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borg Jr misses with some punches.
Lang wants to take the fight to the mat but Borg Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Borg Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borg Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borg Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Borg Jr works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Borg Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Borg Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Borg Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borg Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang tries a body shot but Borg Jr blocks it.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borg Jr lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Borg Jr pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Borg Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Borg Jr.
Lang is rocked!
Borg Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Borg Jr finish him?
Borg Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Borg Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borg Jr creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lang's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lang drops to his knees and Borg Jr pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Borg Jr!
Bjorn Borg Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with 999 - Homicide blaring out of the sound system. Bobby Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahtisaari was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Mahtisaari pushes him off.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Mahtisaari misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bishop jabs Mahtisaari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahtisaari lands a body shot.
Mahtisaari cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahtisaari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahtisaari throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a good low kick that Mahtisaari was not able to check.
Bishop clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Mahtisaari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bishop keeps control of Mahtisaari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari is struggling to control the position.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mahtisaari lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mahtisaari trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Mahtisaari postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Mahtisaari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mahtisaari trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mahtisaari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Mahtisaari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mahtisaari postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Bishop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mahtisaari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mahtisaari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mahtisaari takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Mahtisaari shoots in looking for a takedown. Bishop tries to sprawl out of it but Mahtisaari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bishop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahtisaari slips a straight right by Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari misses with a two punch combination.
Mahtisaari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahtisaari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahtisaari at a distance.
Mahtisaari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahtisaari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Mahtisaari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahtisaari connects with the punch.
Mahtisaari lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop staying out of range there.
Mahtisaari tries to keep at a distance but Bishop has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Mahtisaari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mahtisaari is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bishop to the mat. Bishop regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mahtisaari postures up.
Mahtisaari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Mahtisaari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahtisaari.
Bishop tries to move into range but Mahtisaari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
Mahtisaari shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bishop throws a body punch but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Mahtisaari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahtisaari just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahtisaari works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Mahtisaari. Beautiful body shot.
Mahtisaari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bishop momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahtisaari feints and as Bishop raises his hands in defense, Mahtisaari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahtisaari distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahtisaari controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Mahtisaari from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arttu Mahtisaari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mahtisaari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop is looking to wear down Mahtisaari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mahtisaari.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Mahtisaari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop slips a jab from Mahtisaari.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Mahtisaari avoids it well.
Mahtisaari throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mahtisaari lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop cracks Mahtisaari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahtisaari.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop swings for the body but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Mahtisaari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Mahtisaari coming out on top.
Mahtisaari cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
That kick from Bishop tenderised Mahtisaari's leg. Mahtisaari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bobby Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Mahtisaari pushes him off.
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahtisaari checks a leg kick.
Mahtisaari throws a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Mahtisaari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop stuns Mahtisaari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mahtisaari misses with an uppercut.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahtisaari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahtisaari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop swings for the body but Mahtisaari moves out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Mahtisaari circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mahtisaari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Mahtisaari gets tackled into the cage by Bishop. Bishop maintains the clinch.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mahtisaari stalling the fight.
Mahtisaari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari blocking some punches.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahtisaari trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mahtisaari's defenses.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Mahtisaari is trying to trip Bishop. He has hold of a leg but Bishop is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mahtisaari persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mahtisaari stands and throws Bishop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop looks to move to half guard but instead Mahtisaari has passed into mount! Damn!
Mahtisaari goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bishop is on top in guard.
Arttu Mahtisaari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control but Mahtisaari is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Bishop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mahtisaari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Mahtisaari persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Mahtisaari misses.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahtisaari. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahtisaari digs a good body shot into Bishop's ribs.
Mahtisaari misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Mahtisaari down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahtisaari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahtisaari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Mahtisaari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahtisaari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahtisaari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahtisaari lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahtisaari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Mahtisaari is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mahtisaari avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahtisaari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahtisaari avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahtisaari digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahtisaari avoids the damage to the body.
Mahtisaari wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Bishop.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
A relieved looking Bobby Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livingston Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Syroviy's choice of entrance music: Три Буквы . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livingston Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Syroviy as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Barclay.
A head kick misses from Syroviy.
Syroviy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syroviy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Syroviy throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Barclay tumbling to the canvas!
Barclay is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syroviy trying to control the position from guard on top but Barclay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Barclay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barclay controlling the position.
Barclay seems to have got his legs back now.
Syroviy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barclay throws a hook but Syroviy avoids it easily.
Barclay jabs Syroviy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barclay thuds a left hand into Syroviy's body.
Syroviy tries to work over Barclay's front leg with a kick but Barclay checks it.
Barclay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Syroviy wants to land a leg kick but Barclay is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay scores with a nice strike.
Syroviy tries a head kick but it misses.
Barclay connects with a single shot there.
Barclay avoids the head kick by Syroviy.
Syroviy throws a head kick but Barclay moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syroviy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Syroviy looks winded!
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Syroviy darts in and clinches Barclay up against the cage.
Barclay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barclay avoids the head kick by Syroviy.
Syroviy darts in and clinches Barclay up against the cage.
Syroviy breaks the clinch.
Barclay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Syroviy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syroviy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barclay.
Syroviy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eduard Syroviy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syroviy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Syroviy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barclay thumps Syroviy with a low kick.
Barclay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Syroviy.
Syroviy walks into a straight right hand from Barclay.
Barclay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barclay scores with a nice right hand.
Barclay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barclay closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Syroviy! Barclay dives in looking to finish! Syroviy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Livingston Barclay!
After winning the bout, Livingston Barclay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Klinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
10 - 3 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Klinkhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Klinkhammer circles away.
Klinkhammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Voller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Klinkhammer really felt that one!
Nice body punch from Voller.
Voller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook.
Voller throws a body kick that misses.
Voller tried to score with a low kick but Klinkhammer checks it.
Voller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klinkhammer.
Klinkhammer misses with a straight right.
Klinkhammer lands with a straight right. Voller didn't see that one coming.
Klinkhammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voller.
Klinkhammer misses with a left hand
and Voller counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voller defending well as Klinkhammer loads up on a big left hand.
Voller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Klinkhammer will feel that in the morning.
Voller staying out of range there.
Voller throws a wild body kick that Klinkhammer sees coming a mile off.
Voller slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkhammer ducks right into an uppercut from Voller.
Klinkhammer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Voller counters with a thumping low kick.
Voller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Klinkhammer moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Voller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voller.
An inside leg kick lands from Voller.
Klinkhammer is breathing heavily.
Voller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klinkhammer's sensitive parts.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Voller thows a body kick. Klinkhammer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Voller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klinkhammer takes a step back to recover.
Voller staying out of range there.
A head kick from Voller lands but Klinkhammer takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinkhammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klinkhammer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Voller - the referee stops the clock and Klinkhammer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Voller. Klinkhammer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Voller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voller.
Voller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller lands a nice looking body shot.
Voller lands with a slapping head kick.
Voller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Voller defending well as Klinkhammer loads up on a big left hand.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voller throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Voller - that will leave a mark!
Klinkhammer throws a hook but Voller avoids it easily.
Voller throws a nice head kick!
Klinkhammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voller lands a leg kick that knocks Klinkhammer off balance momentarily.
Voller lands a nice hook to Klinkhammer's body. Klinkhammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klinkhammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voller, right into the meat.
Voller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Voller moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klinkhammer's brow.
Voller throws a head punch that misses.
Klinkhammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klinkhammer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Voller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Klinkhammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Roberto Klinkhammer has been cut.
Klinkhammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klinkhammer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klinkhammer tries to stall but Voller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Klinkhammer blocks the elbow strike.
Klinkhammer stalling in the clinch but Voller improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Voller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Klinkhammer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Voller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klinkhammer.
Voller scores with a push kick.
Voller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klinkhammer works Voller's body with a nice hook.
Voller lands a big head kick that sends Klinkhammer to the canvas! Voller follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Voller!
Lars Voller very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilpinen defending well as Drwal loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpinen slips under a jab from Drwal.
Drwal missing with a left hand there. Kilpinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drwal's calf.
Kilpinen thuds a left hand into Drwal's body.
Tomasz Drwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilpinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Drwal.
Drwal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpinen.
Drwal sizes up Kilpinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drwal ducks right into an uppercut from Kilpinen.
Drwal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drwal misses with a left hand
and Kilpinen counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drwal moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Kilpinen there.
Kilpinen misses with a low kick.
Drwal loads up on a big right hand but Kilpinen slips the punch.
Kilpinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kilpinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drwal eats them both and turns towards Kilpinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a nice hook to Drwal's body. Drwal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drwal checks a leg kick.
Drwal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kilpinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drwal's knee momentarily.
Drwal scores with the left hand. Kilpinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Drwal 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.
Drwal walks into a jab.
It looks like Tomasz Drwal has been cut.
Drwal misses with a looping right.
Kilpinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drwal looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpinen is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drwal. Kilpinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilpinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drwal throws out the jab.
Kilpinen cracks Drwal with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpinen throws a solid leg kick but Drwal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kilpinen.
Drwal defending well as Kilpinen loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilpinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drwal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpinen.
Drwal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drwal lands with a straight right. Kilpinen didn't see that one coming.
Drwal moves away from the strike by Kilpinen.
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drwal. That did some damage!
A big right from Drwal misses.
Drwal scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drwal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kilpinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drwal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilpinen has a couple of punches blocked by Drwal.
Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilpinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drwal on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilpinen, as that shot connected.
Drwal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Drwal misses.
Kilpinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Drwal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilpinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilpinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drwal.
Drwal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drwal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpinen manages to avoid it.
Kilpinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drwal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpinen misses the target.
Kilpinen connects with a right hand. Drwal shakes it off.
Kilpinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwal throws a body punch but Kilpinen moves out of range.
Drwal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kilpinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drwal's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a body shot.
Drwal misses with a straight left.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick which misses Drwal's front leg but catches the back leg as Drwal tries to avoid it.
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Drwal.
Drwal scores with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilpinen. Drwal shrugs it off though.
Kilpinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drwal fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilpinen looks to land a combination. Drwal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drwal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drwal throws a looping overhand right but Kilpinen ducks down to avoid it.
Drwal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpinen avoids the body shot from Drwal.
Kilpinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drwal throws out the jab.
Kilpinen walks into a straight right hand from Drwal.
Kilpinen connects with a leg kick. Drwal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kilpinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Drwal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kilpinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drwal. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Kilpinen. Beautiful body shot.
Kilpinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drwal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drwal's head.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drwal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilpinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Drwal's head.
Drwal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Drwal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpinen. That's going to slow Drwal down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kilpinen at a distance.
Drwal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drwal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpinen lands a jab to the head.
Kilpinen throws a right and a left that Drwal avoids nicely.
Kilpinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen lands with a cross.
Drwal is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Drwal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drwal moves out of range as Kilpinen throws a body kick.
That kick from Kilpinen tenderised Drwal's leg. Drwal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drwal seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drwal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kilpinen connects with a crisp jab.
Drwal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kilpinen's hands.
Kilpinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilpinen tries to bum rush Drwal with a series of wild strikes but Drwal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drwal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drwal walks into a straight right hand from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpinen lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack! Kilpinen lands a heavy head kick that drops Drwal. The ref tackles Kilpinen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Drwal was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jaakko Kilpinen!
A very excited looking Jaakko Kilpinen 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the cage accompanied by The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix. Mjolnir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die for Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
273 lbs
15 - 0 - 0 |
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34
271 lbs
32 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Merrimac Mjolnir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjolnir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mjolnir finds it's way round the side to connect with Knight's head.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Merrimac Mjolnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjolnir lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight scores with a jab. Mjolnir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Merrimac Mjolnir has been cut.
Mjolnir is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
Mjolnir misses the jab.
Mjolnir digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjolnir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mjolnir at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Mjolnir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mjolnir looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Mjolnir.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight misses with a low kick as Mjolnir jumps back.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mjolnir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mjolnir ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight lands a jab to Mjolnir's midsection.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Mjolnir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight thumps Mjolnir with a low kick.
Mjolnir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mjolnir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mjolnir misses with an uppercut.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Mjolnir 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.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Knight misses.
Mjolnir cracks Knight with a good 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!
Mjolnir tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mjolnir throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mjolnir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mjolnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight lands a jab to Mjolnir's midsection.
Mjolnir looks winded!
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Knight swings for the body but Mjolnir moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a head shot.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight moves out of range as Mjolnir throws a body kick.
Mjolnir throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Knight 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.
Mjolnir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Mjolnir's head back.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mjolnir.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Mjolnir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mjolnir keeps Knight at a distance using the push kick.
Mjolnir throws a lazy uppercut
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Merrimac Mjolnir's cut even more.
Knight lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight takes a swing at Mjolnir's ribcage but misses.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight lands with an uppercut that bounces Mjolnir off the cage and back into range.
The cut above Merrimac Mjolnir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mjolnir looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Mjolnir is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
Mjolnir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight lands a big uppercut and Mjolnir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mjolnir looks OK. Knight waves Mjolnir back to his feet!
Mjolnir is rocked!
Merrimac Mjolnir's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Merrimac Mjolnir's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rockford Knight!
After winning the bout, Rockford Knight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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