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CFH 21: Hunt v Reuhkala PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quarto Vjadenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quarto Vjadenek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tamao Serizawa's chin.
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208 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quarto Vjadenek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vjadenek clinches up against the cage.
Vjadenek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vjadenek has Serizawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Serizawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vjadenek has Serizawa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Serizawa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Serizawa pulls Vjadenek into guard.
Serizawa has momentary wrist control but Vjadenek slips an elbow through the middle.
Vjadenek throwing strikes from guard but Serizawa blocks nicely.
Vjadenek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vjadenek throws a big right hand that misses.
Serizawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vjadenek is controlling him.
Vjadenek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vjadenek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vjadenek throws a strike but Serizawa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vjadenek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vjadenek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serizawa stopping the sweep attempt from Vjadenek.
Vjadenek can't keep his opponent in guard - Serizawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vjadenek wants to get back to full guard but Serizawa has mounted him!
Serizawa controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serizawa avoids the attempt from Vjadenek to control.
Vjadenek is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vjadenek is squirming around, avoiding Serizawa's attempts to control the action.
Vjadenek working to try and regain half guard.
Vjadenek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Serizawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vjadenek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Serizawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vjadenek is surviving well by controlling Serizawa's body position as best he can.
Vjadenek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vjadenek is squirming around, avoiding Serizawa's attempts to control the action.
Serizawa is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Vjadenek is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tamao Serizawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeSean Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anderson Emelianenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeSean Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Mccoy keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mccoy.
Mccoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Mccoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
It looks like LeSean Mccoy has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Emelianenko enables Mccoy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emelianenko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mccoy passes Emelianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mccoy is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
Mccoy is trying to control. Emelianenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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!
Mccoy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Mccoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mccoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mccoy pushes down on Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko is controlling Mccoy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mccoy prevents Emelianenko from standing back up.
Emelianenko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Mccoy circles away.
Emelianenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mccoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Mccoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
Emelianenko tries to sprawl but Mccoy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Mccoy has control of the leg.
Mccoy is looking for a kimura but Emelianenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mccoy to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mccoy is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko is not content to let Mccoy control the position.
Mccoy is controlling the pace.
Mccoy moves into full mount! Emelianenko won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy goes for an armbar but Emelianenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Emelianenko.
Mccoy trying to control the position.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but instead Mccoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mccoy throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mccoy's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Mccoy trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Mccoy is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy trying to control the position.
Emelianenko stands and steps away. Mccoy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mccoy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mccoy has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mccoy blocks it with crossed arms.
Mccoy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emelianenko is defending well.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mccoy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeSean Mccoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeSean Mccoy'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.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mccoy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mccoy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Mccoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko punishes Mccoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Mccoy keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mccoy throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emelianenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccoy tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mccoy throws a leg kick
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Mccoy is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mccoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccoy circles away quickly and effectively.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Emelianenko enables Mccoy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emelianenko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mccoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mccoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mccoy trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Mccoy stands and throws Emelianenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emelianenko is trying to control Mccoy's posture but Mccoy avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mccoy cracks Emelianenko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to half guard.
LeSean Mccoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko tries to escape but Mccoy is in control.
Emelianenko is not content to let Mccoy control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mccoy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mccoy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Mccoy works to advance to full mount. Emelianenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mccoy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mccoy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Emelianenko turns into him and now he's in Mccoy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Mccoy follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Mccoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mccoy looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Mccoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushes Mccoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mccoy has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
Mccoy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mccoy manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mccoy.
Mccoy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Emelianenko down.
Mccoy trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Mccoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mccoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LeSean Mccoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on LeSean Mccoy's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mccoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mccoy tries to clinch up.
Mccoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mccoy blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Mccoy pushes him off.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Mccoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mccoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeSean Mccoy.
Mccoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy tried to score with a low kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Mccoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mccoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mccoy throws a body kick that misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Mccoy with a series of wild strikes but Mccoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mccoy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mccoy fails to land the takedown.
Mccoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccoy dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Mccoy's head and hops out.
Emelianenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mccoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko rushes Mccoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Mccoy tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Mccoy drops back down to his feet.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Mccoy.
Mccoy is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mccoy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mccoy.
Mccoy shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mccoy avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Mccoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mccoy 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.
Mccoy shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Mccoy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emelianenko. Emelianenko obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Emelianenko lands but Mccoy takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mccoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Mccoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mccoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mccoy on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
LeSean Mccoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A solid body kick from Emelianenko.
Mccoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mccoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis feints a jab promting Pettis to slip. Pettis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pettis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis slips a jab and a cross from Pettis.
Pettis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pettis counters with a flying knee that drops Pettis! Pettis dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sadness. Kylla Ei has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ei managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ei.
Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Ei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Faria is trying to break the clinch but Ei is controlling him.
Ei blocks a body shot from Faria.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ei takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria can't find room to land a body shot as Ei controls the action.
Ei keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Faria - that landed with a thud.
Ei managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria presses Ei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria dodges the punch combination from Ei.
Ei misses with a double jab.
Faria looks to land a combination but Ei avoids it well.
Ei tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faria walks into a straight right hand from Ei.
Faria loads up on a big right hand but Ei slips the punch.
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faria pushes Ei up against the cage in a clinch.
Ei is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faria obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria manages to break the clinch.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Ei closes the distance and pushes Faria back into the cage.
Ei is trying to break free.
Faria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ei avoiding damage as Faria throws knees to the body.
Faria is trying to push Ei away but Ei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Ei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faria thows a body shot but no joy.
Faria misses with a series of wild punches.
Ei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria missing with a left hand there. Ei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faria throws a right hand that Ei ducks under and follows up with a left that Ei also avoids with ease.
Faria swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ei counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Ei lands with a shot to the body.
Ei slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria moves into the clinch successfully.
Ei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ei'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.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ei has him pressed against the cage.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria has managed to clinch.
Ei misses with the head strike.
Faria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ei backwards.
Faria struggles to land a body shot inside as Ei controls his hands.
Faria tries a body shot but Ei blocks it.
Ei lands a left hand.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
Faria lands a nice shot to the body.
Ei has a couple of punches blocked by Faria.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faria forces Ei back against the cage and clinches.
Faria wants to break free but Ei has control.
Faria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ei is defending well for now.
Ei scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbe Faria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ei looks to land a combination but Faria avoids it well.
Jab from Ei.
Abbe Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faria misses with a wild combination.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Faria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Faria forces Ei back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ei displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria clinches up with Ei and pushes him back against the cage.
Ei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ei keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Ei dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Ei misses the body punch
and Faria counters with a two punch combo.
Ei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faria looks to score with a jab to the body but Ei is just out of range.
Ei throws a nice looking combination but Faria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei slips a jab and a cross from Faria.
Faria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Ei has had enough of the clinch but Faria keeps him there for the moment.
Faria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ei's elbow.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ei.
Ei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faria obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Ei.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Faria wants to break free but Ei has control.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ei misses with a body shot.
Ei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Ei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faria doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ei works the jab nicely.
Faria has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ei misses with some punches.
Ei stalling.
Abbe Faria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faria tries to land knees in the clinch but Ei avoids the damage to the body.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Ei throws a poor cross that misses
and Faria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria staying out of range there.
Ei connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kylla Ei is winning the standup battle so far.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ei counters with a stiff right hand.
Ei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ei misses with a double jab.
Faria tries to bum rush Ei with a series of wild strikes but Ei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ei clinches with his opponent.
Faria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ei struggles to land a body shot inside as Faria controls his hands.
Ei throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylla Ei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ei misses the body punch
and Faria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faria has Ei up against the cage in a clinch.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria closes the distance and clinches.
Ei takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faria digs a right hand underneath Ei's ribcage. Ei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faria scores with a one two! Ei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei throws the left hand but Faria avoids the punch easily.
Faria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Faria defending well as Ei loads up on a big left hand.
Ei misses with a few strikes there.
Faria throws a right and a left that Ei avoids nicely.
Faria throws a series of punches but Ei moves out of range.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Ei misses with a hook
and Faria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Ei.
Ei tries to clinch but Faria moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria looks to land a combination. Ei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ei moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
Faria gets a clinch.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Ei closes the distance but Faria moves to the side
and Faria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ei thinking.
Faria cracks Ei with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei misses with a body shot.
Ei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faria was well out of range. Poor timing from Ei.
Ei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faria lands with a nice combination. Ei backs away looking to recover.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ei circles away quickly and effectively.
Faria throws a series of punches but Ei moves out of range.
Faria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ei goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ei avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Ei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ei slips a jab from Faria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ei tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Ei wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abbe Faria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Faria has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abbe Faria!
Abbe Faria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Dewaere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewaere comes to the cage accompanied by Mona Mona !. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Dewaere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich misses with a takedown
and Dewaere counters by clinching up.
Mikhasevich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dewaere is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mikhasevich to the mat. Mikhasevich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mikhasevich looking for a guillotine here but Dewaere defends easily.
Dewaere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mikhasevich on the ground.
Mikhasevich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dewaere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dewaere lands a couple of digs.
Dewaere wants to control from the top but Mikhasevich keeps moving.
Mikhasevich has momentary wrist control but Dewaere slips an elbow through the middle.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dewaere connects with a couple of short punches.
Mikhasevich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dewaere lands a couple of digs.
Dewaere trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewaere scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dewaere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dewaere wants to pass the guard but Mikhasevich is keeping the position.
Mikhasevich has momentary wrist control but Dewaere slips an elbow through the middle.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mikhasevich pushes a forearm under Dewaere's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Dewaere is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gennady Mikhasevich!
Gennady Mikhasevich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Kveldulfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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256 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Kveldulfson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kveldulfson clinches up against the cage.
Kveldulfson is trying to pull guard but Bertuccio has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bertuccio.
Bertuccio is leaning against Kveldulfson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kveldulfson is trying to drag Bertuccio to the mat but Bertuccio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kveldulfson takes a shot to the head.
Bertuccio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bertuccio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kveldulfson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kveldulfson blocks a body shot from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio digs a right hand underneath Kveldulfson's ribcage. Kveldulfson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kveldulfson looks winded!
Bertuccio lands with a light punch inside.
Kveldulfson is trying to force a seperation but Bertuccio has the dominant position.
Bertuccio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bertuccio lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bertuccio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bertuccio lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bertuccio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertuccio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bertuccio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bertuccio lands with a light punch inside.
Kveldulfson is rocked!
Bertuccio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kveldulfson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bertuccio finish him?
Bertuccio cracks Kveldulfson with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bertuccio pushes Kveldulfson against the cage. Bertuccio is working some dirty boxing. Bertuccio pushes off with a quick right hook! Kveldulfson goes down! Kveldulfson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bertuccio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Bertuccio!
An out of breath Giovanni Bertuccio 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bone Grim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickus McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGee 's choice of entrance music: Change (In the house of flies). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bone Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dickus McGee !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grim throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
McGee looks for a takedown but Grim sprawls well.
McGee drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGee is aware though and is defending well.
McGee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGee has Grim in his guard.
Grim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grim defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grim has managed to get both his arms back between McGee 's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grim looking to pass the guard.
Grim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGee is looking for a triangle but Grim pushes his legs off easily.
Grim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grim is in close to McGee 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grim throws a big elbow that misses.
Grim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grim connects with a couple of short punches.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Grim from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grim forces his way into half guard.
Grim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grim seems to be looking for submissions.
Grim passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grim working the ground and pound effectively.
Grim tries to control but McGee wriggling away.
The referee warns McGee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGee regains half guard.
McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Grim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grim trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
McGee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grim pulls his head out easily.
Grim wants to pass to mount but McGee is defending the position.
Grim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGee defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grim drops an elbow to the side of McGee 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Grim 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.
McGee dives in and grabs Grim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grim pushes down on McGee 's head and hops out.
Grim shoots in but McGee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grim misses the shot to the body.
Grim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grim pulls his head out easily.
Grim 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.
McGee actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim wants to control but McGee is keeping him busy.
Grim drops an elbow to the side of McGee 's head.
McGee actively working from the bottom here.
Grim seems to be working for a kimura but McGee defends the submission attempt.
Grim is looking to stall here but McGee recovers full guard.
Grim trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGee 's head.
Grim got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grim has managed to get both his arms back between McGee 's legs - danger averted.
McGee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grim defends it easily.
Grim pushes down on McGee 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grim uses his free foot to push down on McGee 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGee .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grim working the ground and pound effectively.
Bone Grim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grim takes McGee 's back.
Grim lands a shot to the body.
Grim tightening his grip on McGee , looking for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
Grim looking for the choke but no joy.
Grim tightening his grip on McGee , looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee showing good submission defense here.
McGee is in bad spot here.
McGee breaks Grim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Grim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee 's guard.
McGee looking for a guillotine here but Grim defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGee looking for subs off his back but Grim has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Grim dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grim scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGee , who protects the arm well.
Grim lands some shots froms side control.
Grim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grim cracks McGee with a big elbow.
Grim is looking to take a break and control but McGee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grim tries for a kimura but McGee is defending well.
McGee tries to improve position but can't.
Grim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
McGee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grim's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Grim! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and McGee has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bone Grim!
Our winner, Bone Grim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Akiro Sata has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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147 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrance Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brookins misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Brookins.
Brookins misses with a two punch combination.
Sata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brookins backs up against the cage.
Brookins rushes Sata and presses him up against the cage.
Brookins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sata slips a straight right by Brookins.
Sata tries for a takedown but Brookins circles away easily
and Brookins counters with a nice body shot.
Sata tries to clinch up but Brookins circles away and keeps his distance.
Brookins slips a jab and a cross from Sata.
The fighters circling - Brookins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sata moves out of range as Brookins strikes.
Sata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sata showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sata is thwarting Brookins's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata is working for a kimura but Brookins is defending it quite comfortably.
Sata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brookins defends it well.
Brookins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sata is working away from the top position though.
Sata is looking to advance position but Brookins won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brookins's head.
Sata trying to control from half guard but Brookins is working away.
Brookins tries to get to full guard but Sata has control of the leg.
Sata is keen to just control but Brookins is a slippery customer.
Brookins is trying to maintain the position but Sata is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sata.
Brookins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brookins is looking to improve his position.
Brookins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sata.
Sata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brookins defending well though.
Sata 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins gets full guard.
Sata postures up and lands a big shot to Brookins's brow.
Sata trying to control but Brookins is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sata throws a series of punches but Brookins moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sata.
Brookins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sata tries to clinch but Brookins is having none of it.
Sata shoots in for a double leg but Brookins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sata fails with the takedown.
Sata fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins jabs at Sata's body.
Brookins throws a head kick that half lands.
Sata shoots for a double leg takedown but Brookins sprawls well. He's pushed Sata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brookins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brookins lands with a hook. Sata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brookins is fending him off so far but Sata persists. Nope, Brookins circles away and we're back to standing.
Brookins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brookins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sata, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brookins lands with a right to the head.
Sata wants to take the fight to the mat but Brookins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brookins has had enough of the clinch but Sata keeps him there for the moment.
Brookins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sata gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brookins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brookins won't allow Sata to sweep him here.
Brookins postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.
Sata pulls Brookins in close to his closed guard and prevents Brookins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brookins trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brookins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brookins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Terrance Brookins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brookins connects with a jab.
Brookins takes a swing at Sata's ribcage but misses.
Sata is looking to chop away at Brookins's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins looks to land a right hand but Sata moved out of range.
Brookins throws a series of punches but Sata moves out of range.
Brookins misses with an uppercut.
Sata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brookins keeping full guard, as Sata tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brookins holds on and takes a little breather.
Brookins keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Brookins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sata.
Brookins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brookins trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terrance Brookins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brookins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sata.
Brookins throws a nice looking combination but Sata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brookins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sata's calf.
Brookins misses with a double jab
letting Sata counter with a right hand.
Sata on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sata dodges the punch combination from Brookins.
Brookins throws a series of strikes that have Sata backpedaling.
Sata is rocked!
Sata tries for a takedown but Brookins circles away easily
and Brookins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sata takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Sata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brookins tests Sata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brookins pounces like a tiger and cracks Sata with a vicious hook! Sata is down but not out! Brookins follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terrance Brookins!
A relieved looking Terrance Brookins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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250 lbs
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276 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gage!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but Gage shows good takedown defense.
Gage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juntta.
Gage throws a hook but Juntta blocks it.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gage sprawls well. Gage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
Gage stuffs the takedown attempt from Juntta. Juntta gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta fails to land the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gage enables Juntta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gage is pulling down on Juntta's head. It's preventing any offense from Juntta, at least for the moment.
Juntta throwing strikes but missing.
Gage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juntta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juntta with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gage has wrist control.
Juntta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juntta postures up in Gage's guard and throws a big left but Gage blocks it.
Gage looking to control.
Juntta forces his way into half guard.
Gage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juntta is fighting to break Gage's control of his arms but Gage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Juntta lands a couple of elbows.
Gage controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Juntta stops Gage from standing up.
Juntta wants to pass the guard but Gage is keeping the position.
Juntta throwing strikes but missing.
Juntta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gage is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
Juntta postures up.
Gage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Gage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Juntta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gage's waist but Gage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juntta off to one side.
Gage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juntta.
Gage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gage misses with a hook.
Juntta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gage avoids it really well and circles away.
Juntta tries for a takedown but Gage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juntta drops his hands momentarily and Gage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Jaska Juntta has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gage throws a combination. Juntta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Juntta has his takedown stuffed
and Gage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Juntta or perhaps it was just good defense by Gage which made him look bad.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gage as he avoids it easily.
Juntta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gage did well to prevent Juntta getting side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juntta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gage is looking for a sweep. Juntta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gage manages to get to full guard.
Juntta is fighting to break Gage's control of his arms but Gage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Juntta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juntta lands a couple of elbows.
Gage has his hands on Juntta's head, controlling the position.
Gage controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Juntta throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntta is looking to work some ground and pound but Gage has wrist control.
Gage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Gage hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gage leaves Juntta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juntta slips under a jab from Gage.
Gage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gage wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Gage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaska Juntta's cut.
That's time! Juntta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gage scores with a leg kick.
Juntta shoots in looking for a takedown. Gage tries to sprawl out of it but Juntta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gage tests Juntta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Juntta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage scores with a nice strike.
Jaska Juntta's cut is getting worse.
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!
Juntta misses with a takedown attempt
and Gage counters with a crisp right hand that drops Juntta! Gage lets Juntta back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Juntta is rocked!
Juntta drops his hands momentarily. Gage doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Juntta staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Juntta doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Gage!
A victorious Joe Gage 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Reuhkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Reuhkala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt tries to clinch but Reuhkala moves out of range.
Reuhkala dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reuhkala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Donk. Hunt catches Reuhkala right on the button with a cross.
Reuhkala throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
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!
Reuhkala loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala avoiding damage.
Hunt presses Reuhkala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Reuhkala controls his hands.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Reuhkala avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunt.
Reuhkala tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reuhkala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Reuhkala wants to get back to striking at distance but Hunt won't allow it.
Reuhkala is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt tries a body shot but Reuhkala blocks it.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Reuhkala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reuhkala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Reuhkala prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Reuhkala.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Reuhkala tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Reuhkala scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Reuhkala is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Reuhkala tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reuhkala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala has Hunt pressed against the cage.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tries to work over Reuhkala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reuhkala swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Reuhkala slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reuhkala slows down the pace here.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Reuhkala gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reuhkala looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reuhkala moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reuhkala lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Reuhkala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reuhkala lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Reuhkala tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Reuhkala.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reuhkala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reuhkala is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Reuhkala on the inside.
Reuhkala gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Reuhkala misses with some punches.
Reuhkala throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt'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.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuhkala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reuhkala lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Reuhkala.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reuhkala.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuhkala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Reuhkala controls the action.
Reuhkala breaks the clinch.
Reuhkala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Danga de danga de dang - Reuhkala scores with a four punch combination!
Hunt throws a jab when Reuhkala was well out of range.
Reuhkala looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reuhkala on the side of the head.
Reuhkala lands with a right hand.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reuhkala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reuhkala moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Reuhkala as he connects with a hook.
Reuhkala lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reuhkala drives through and clinches with Hunt against the cage.
Hunt is stalling here.
Reuhkala misses with a body punch.
Reuhkala tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reuhkala or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Reuhkala is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt tries to work over Reuhkala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reuhkala prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Reuhkala blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Reuhkala.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A short right from Hunt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reuhkala prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Reuhkala throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reuhkala.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Reuhkala avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Reuhkala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reuhkala misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jani Reuhkala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reuhkala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reuhkala throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Reuhkala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Reuhkala moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt jabs Reuhkala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reuhkala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Reuhkala.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Reuhkala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reuhkala misses with a looping right.
Hunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reuhkala under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt thuds his right hand into Reuhkala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reuhkala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reuhkala misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reuhkala blocks a head kick by Hunt.
Reuhkala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt thows a body kick. Reuhkala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Reuhkala's head back.
Hunt punishes Reuhkala's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reuhkala takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reuhkala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Reuhkala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reuhkala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reuhkala swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Reuhkala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Reuhkala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reuhkala scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt walks into a jab.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reuhkala misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Reuhkala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Reuhkala wants to stall.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Reuhkala is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Reuhkala into the cage.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt tries to work over Reuhkala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Reuhkala blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala misses with some punches.
Reuhkala blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reuhkala misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reuhkala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Reuhkala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Reuhkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Reuhkala avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt is working Reuhkala over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt clearly takes 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.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Reuhkala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Reuhkala misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Reuhkala throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Reuhkala moved out of range.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reuhkala doesn't seem bothered though.
Reuhkala misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Reuhkala takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Reuhkala blocks a jab.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Reuhkala is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Reuhkala connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt gets through Reuhkala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries a body shot but Reuhkala blocks it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Reuhkala tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Reuhkala blocks an uppercut.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Reuhkala.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuhkala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Reuhkala.
Reuhkala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunt is keeping busy.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reuhkala's elbow.
Hunt has Reuhkala pressed against the cage, preventing Reuhkala from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reuhkala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Reuhkala to work.
Reuhkala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reuhkala misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reuhkala backwards.
Reuhkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Reuhkala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reuhkala breaks from the clinch.
Reuhkala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Reuhkala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reuhkala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reuhkala cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuhkala checks a leg kick.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Reuhkala moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Reuhkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt had his way with Jani Reuhkala in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reuhkala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Reuhkala off the cage and back into range.
Reuhkala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reuhkala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Phol Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Reuhkala lands a nice shot to the body.
Reuhkala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reuhkala tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reuhkala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reuhkala throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Reuhkala needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reuhkala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuhkala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Reuhkala's head but Reuhkala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Reuhkala.
Reuhkala moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reuhkala gets a clinch.
Reuhkala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reuhkala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reuhkala gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reuhkala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hunt presses Reuhkala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Reuhkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Reuhkala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Reuhkala avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Reuhkala taking a breather.
Jani Reuhkala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt gets through Reuhkala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Reuhkala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reuhkala being controlled against the cage.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reuhkala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reuhkala blocking some punches.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Reuhkala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reuhkala.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reuhkala has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Reuhkala lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reuhkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reuhkala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Reuhkala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Reuhkala tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reuhkala misses with the head strike.
Reuhkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt retains his middleweight title!
Phol Hunt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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