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HERO HITTING AMSTERDAM PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Hazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Chica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazuki's choice of entrance music: Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Hazuki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hazuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Hazuki avoids a kick to the body.
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hazuki misses.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hazuki throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Hazuki saw that one coming.
Sonni throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazuki.
Hazuki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hazuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sonni feints and then cracks Hazuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hazuki down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni motions for Hazuki to come forward. Sonni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hazuki checks a leg kick.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut. Sonni saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni darts in looking for a takedown but Hazuki gets double underhooks and turns Sonni into the cage.
Hazuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonni stuns Hazuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hazuki throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Sonni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hazuki blocks the body kick.
Hazuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hazuki throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni throws out a leg kick but Hazuki moves out of range and Sonni only half commits.
Sonni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hazuki scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Sonni takes a swing at Hazuki's ribcage but misses.
Hazuki throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni checks a leg kick.
Sonni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hazuki checks it well.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazuki moves away.
Sonni is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ryo Hazuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonni tries to land a body kick
enabling Hazuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut.
Sonni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sonni lands a nice forearm strike.
Hazuki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sonni.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazuki is trying to buck Sonni off.
Hazuki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sonni's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sonni prevents Hazuki from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hazuki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sonni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sonni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kaheli Sonni wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hazuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hazuki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Hazuki is out of range.
Sonni tries to work over Hazuki's front leg with a kick but Hazuki checks it.
A big left from Hazuki misses.
Hazuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the cage and back into range.
Hazuki connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Hazuki misses the target.
Hazuki checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Hazuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Hazuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonni.
Hazuki misses with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Hazuki.
Hazuki jabs Sonni right on the nose. Sonni blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Sonni misses
letting Hazuki counter with a right hand.
Sonni misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Hazuki blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sonni.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown but Hazuki shows good takedown defense.
Hazuki blocks the body kick.
Hazuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Hazuki does no damage.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonni is looking to wear down Hazuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hazuki thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Hazuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hazuki moves away.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazuki throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Hazuki throws a good cross that connects.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonni is looking to land body kicks.
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick.
Hazuki misses with a hook.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Hazuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Sonni should have avoided that one.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazuki.
Hazuki stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaheli Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Sonni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hazuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Hazuki blocks the leg kick.
Hazuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni throws a hook but Hazuki avoids it easily.
Hazuki misses with an uppercut.
Sonni cracks Hazuki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hazuki lands with a hook. Sonni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni tries to work over Hazuki's front leg with a kick but Hazuki checks it.
Sonni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hazuki is out of range.
Sonni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sonni is looking to take a break and control but Hazuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni prevents Hazuki from escaping the position.
Sonni throwing strikes but Hazuki manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hazuki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sonni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazuki pinned against the cage. Hazuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazuki ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
Hazuki misses with a looping right.
Hazuki misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Hazuki coming out on top.
Hazuki throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni lands a jab to Hazuki's midsection.
Hazuki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hazuki swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Good exchange - Hazuki coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sonni looks to land a body kick but Hazuki moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonni.
Sonni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaheli Sonni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hazuki misses with a hook.
Sonni slips a jab from Hazuki.
Ryo Hazuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hazuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazuki defends it nicely.
A slow jab from Hazuki misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hazuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hazuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni throws a combination. Hazuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hazuki thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hazuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hazuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sonni works to advance to full mount. Hazuki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hazuki is looking to escape.
Sonni working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonni trying to control but Hazuki is having none of it.
Hazuki is trying desperately to improve position.
Hazuki is squirming around, avoiding Sonni's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaheli Sonni wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sonni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hazuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hazuki. Hazuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hazuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonni off the cage and back into range.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Hazuki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Hazuki throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
Sonni throws a front kick aimed at Hazuki's knee but Hazuki avoids it well.
Sonni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazuki pinned against the cage. Hazuki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Hazuki's shoulder, as Hazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Hazuki moves out of range as Sonni strikes.
Sonni tries to land a leg kick but Hazuki saw it coming and moves away.
Hazuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Sonni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hazuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hazuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazuki throws a big shot that misses.
Hazuki scores with a jab to the head.
Sonni scores with a kick to the body.
Sonni lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hazuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sonni shoots in looking for a takedown but Hazuki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sonni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaheli Sonni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazuki missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Sonni drops his hands momentarily and Hazuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonni has a takedown stuffed.
Sonni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaheli Sonni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sonni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaheli Sonni!
Kaheli Sonni decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dowiyogo's choice of entrance music: another life - kano. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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25
212 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peltola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dowiyogo manages to avoid it.
Dowiyogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peltola.
We've been hearing reports that Peltola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Peltola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dowiyogo manages to avoid it.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Peltola is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dowiyogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Peltola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peltola tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Peltola back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peltola takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Peltola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peltola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peltola managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peltola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Peltola pushes Dowiyogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Peltola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peltola displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dowiyogo up against the cage.
Peltola seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Peltola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Peltola wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Peltola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Peltola blocks it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Peltola lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peltola lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peltola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dowiyogo defending well though.
Dowiyogo pushes Peltola off looking to stand but Peltola dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dowiyogo tries to get to full guard but Peltola has control of the leg.
Dowiyogo is looking to escape.
Peltola wants to pass the guard but Dowiyogo is defending well.
Peltola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is trying to stand.
Peltola is looking to advance position but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Peltola is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dowiyogo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Peltola.
Dowiyogo looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is controlling the pace.
Peltola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dowiyogo is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dowiyogo is not content to let Peltola control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mertsi Peltola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mertsi Peltola'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.
Dowiyogo connects with a high kick.
Dowiyogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Dowiyogo moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Peltola lands with a good body shot.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Peltola misses the target.
Dowiyogo moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick. Peltola smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Peltola moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with Peltola against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola stalling.
Peltola managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Peltola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peltola is defending well for now.
Peltola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peltola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Peltola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peltola stalling against the cage.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peltola is defending well for now.
A short right from Peltola on the inside.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Peltola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peltola throws a good cross that connects.
Peltola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dowiyogo swivels and escapes.
Peltola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peltola throws a hook but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo throws a nice head kick!
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Peltola moves out of range.
Dowiyogo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peltola.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola tests Dowiyogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dowiyogo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dowiyogo misses with an uppercut. Peltola saw that one coming.
Peltola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dowiyogos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Peltola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peltola throws a hook to the side of Dowiyogo's head but Dowiyogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peltola throws a big shot that misses.
Dowiyogo throws a nice looking combination but Peltola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peltola misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo leaves Peltola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Dowiyogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
A swing and a miss from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola scores with a jab. Dowiyogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick which misses Peltola's front leg but catches the back leg as Peltola tries to avoid it.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peltola lands in his opponent's guard.
Peltola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dowiyogo wants to stand but Peltola is controlling the position.
Peltola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dowiyogo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peltola is one step ahead there.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dowiyogo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Peltola avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peltola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo working Peltola over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peltola.
Peltola is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peltola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peltola scores with a shot to the side of Dowiyogo's head.
Peltola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Peltola controls the action.
Peltola tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mertsi Peltola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peltola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick that knocks Peltola off balance momentarily.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Dowiyogo.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Peltola.
Peltola throws the left hand but Dowiyogo avoids the punch easily.
Peltola misses with a takedown attempt - Dowiyogo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick. Peltola smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peltola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Peltola misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Peltola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowiyogo!
Dowiyogo slips a straight right by Peltola.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dowiyogo moves away.
Dowiyogo misses with a low kick.
Dowiyogo tries to land a leg kick but Peltola saw it coming and moves away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Peltola avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Peltola scores with a decent looking hook.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltola lands with a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dowiyogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peltola misses with a takedown attempt - Dowiyogo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Peltola.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltola moves out of range of the body kick.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dowiyogo moves away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with Peltola against the cage.
Peltola managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peltola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Peltola avoids the damage to the body.
Peltola turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peltola manages to end up in side control.
Mertsi Peltola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peltola throws a strike aimed at the side of Dowiyogo's head but Dowiyogo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is putting a hurting on Dowiyogo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peltola controls the position.
Dowiyogo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dowiyogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Peltola's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Peltola is trying to control. Dowiyogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peltola takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peltola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dowiyogo is just riding it out for now. Peltola eventually gives up the hold.
Peltola prevents Dowiyogo from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dowiyogo!
Peltola is working for a guillotine from mount but Dowiyogo frees his head quite easily.
Peltola controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltola trying to control but Dowiyogo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mertsi Peltola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peltola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mertsi Peltola!
A relieved looking Mertsi Peltola 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wai Man Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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161 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wai Man Li!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a shot from downtown. Anders moves away and avoids it.
Li lands the left hand.
Li has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anders scores with a body shot.
Anders avoids the head kick by Li.
Anders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Li's head.
Anders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anders as he avoids it easily.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fighters First Alliance Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Li moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Anders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw.
Li takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anders.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Anders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Anders missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Anders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anders counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders lands a jab to the nose.
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Li tries for a takedown but Anders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders's corner calls for a 1-2. Anders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anders staying out of range there.
Anders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders scoring well with a low kick there.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Li misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Anders. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Li connects with a looping right hand.
Ingemar Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Anders sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anders leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Anders.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li blocks a head kick by Anders.
Anders throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
Anders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Anders as Li shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Anders lands a jab-cross combination.
Anders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Li is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li wants to free his trapped foot but Anders is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anders is refusing to be controlled, as Li sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anders.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anders moves away from the strike by Li.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Anders explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anders.
Anders thows a body shot but no joy.
Anders stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Anders connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders cracks Li with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anders cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Li throws out a powerful jab.
Li avoids the head kick by Anders.
A big left from Anders misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li misses with a straight right.
Anders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anders defends it nicely.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Li waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Anders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Li throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Li down.
Anders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li blocks a body shot from Anders.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anders walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders avoids the body shot from Li.
Li takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li misses with a hook. Anders ducked under it nicely.
Li dives in and scores a takedown into Anders's guard.
Li looking to pass the guard.
Anders 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.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anders keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Anders is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a strike but Anders rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anders slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anders trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Anders defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Anders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anders wants it to stay on the feet.
Anders connects with a high kick.
Li fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li with a nice cross.
Anders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Anders works the jab nicely.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk. Li catches Anders right on the button with a cross.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anders lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Anders throws a head kick that Li semi-blocks.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown but Anders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Li's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ingemar Anders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wai Man Li.
Anders throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Anders connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Anders misses.
Anders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anders with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wai Man Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Li.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Li wants to slow Anders down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Li misses.
Anders lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ingemar Anders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anders finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anders was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Li takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anders lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anders jabs at Li's body.
Anders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Anders lands a high kick!
Li misses with a looping right.
Anders throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Li takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
Anders lands a head shot.
Anders punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Anders moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li tries for a takedown but Anders sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Li takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Anders.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Anders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Anders doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ingemar Anders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingemar Anders!
Ingemar Anders decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Wai Man Li stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd rather die than lose to a joker like this guy again. I don't know where things went wrong, but I guarantee a win next time out.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Baauer - Harlem Shake. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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214 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santiago back to the cage. Hovi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hovi under the eye.
Hovi throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Jorge Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hovi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Hovi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
Santiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hovi digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hovi.
Hovi scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hovi cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
Hovi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Santiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hovi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Hovi back against the cage.
Hovi trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
Santiago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hovi.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Hovi.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Santiago throws a chopping leg kick but Hovi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago wants to slow Hovi down by chopping away at his legs.
Santiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago misses with a body kick.
Hovi scores with the left hand. Santiago knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago lands a nice shot that snaps Hovi's head back.
Hovi throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Jab from Hovi.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hovi.
Santiago looks for the body kick but Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Hovi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi works the jab nicely.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hovi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hovi.
Santiago is rocked!
Santiago leaves his chin hanging out and Hovi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Santiago crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seppo Hovi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Jyytti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jyytti has chosen Mass Destruction (Reincarnation) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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234 lbs
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242 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrki Jyytti!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyytti misses with a hook
and Thor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jyrki Jyytti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jyytti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jyytti scores with a hook to the body. Thor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice sprawl there from Thor as Jyytti shoots in.
Thor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jyytti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jyytti looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyytti tries to keep at a distance but Thor has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thor.
Thor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thor has Jyytti pressed against the cage, preventing Jyytti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Thor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jyytti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thor.
Jyytti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thor lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jyytti.
Thor lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thor.
Thor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jyytti backwards.
Thor lands with a left to the head.
Jyytti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thor digs a right hand underneath Jyytti's ribcage. Jyytti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thor lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Thor.
A frustrated look appears on Jyytti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Thor.
Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jyytti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jyytti being controlled against the cage.
Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thor lands with a right to the head.
Jyytti can't get the takedown.
Atli Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Jyytti.
A right handed body shot lands from Thor.
Thor pushes Jyytti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thor pushes Jyytti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thor digs a right hand underneath Jyytti's ribcage. Jyytti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jyytti backwards.
Jyytti is rocked!
Thor throws a big uppercut that drops Jyytti! More strikes from Thor and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jyytti lies dazed against the cage as Thor celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atli Thor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki has chosen Kyuss - Green Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Stan's chin.
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've been hearing that Stan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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.
Stan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hauki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stan throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hauki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stan landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Stan.
Hauki dodges the ground and pound from Stan.
Hauki is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stan.
Stan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hauki, who protects the arm well.
Hauki is trying to buck Stan off.
Hauki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stan is pressing down on Hauki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hauki is holding on for now.
Stan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stan lands a nice short elbow.
Hauki wants to improve his position but Stan is controlling well.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Ground and pound from Stan.
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!
Stan with the ground and pound but Hauki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hauki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hauki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stan landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan throws a strike but Hauki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hauki manages to get himself to full guard.
Stan trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hauki is retaining full guard.
Hauki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Stan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stan is in close to Hauki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stan trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hauki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Stan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stan scores with a takedown into Hauki's guard.
Hauki trying to control the position here.
Hauki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stan manages to get himself to full guard.
Hauki trying to control the position from guard on top but Stan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taneli Hauki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stan closes the distance and clinches up with Hauki, looking for a takedown. Stan pushes Hauki against the cage but Hauki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hauki throws a jab when Stan was well out of range.
Stan lands a head shot.
Stan lands a slapping body shot.
Stan lands a body shot.
Stan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stan has time to react.
Hauki stuffs the takedown attempt from Stan. Stan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stan.
Stan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stan scoring with punches from side control.
Stan throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stan tries to score with some ground and pound. Hauki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stan looks up at the clock and then as Hauki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan lands a nice forearm strike.
Hauki tries to buck Stan off but Stan is having none of it.
Stan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Greg Stan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stan working the ground and pound from side control.
Hauki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stan lands a nice forearm strike.
Stan trying to control the action but Hauki is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stan tries for a kimura but Hauki is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki is trying to control Stan's posture but Stan avoids it.
Hauki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hauki is rocked!
Stan scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hauki is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Stan can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Stan!
An out of breath Greg Stan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata has chosen Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST as his entrance music. Mitsuomi Sakata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakata slips a jab from Geissen.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Sakata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geissen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakata.
Sakata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geissen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakata fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geissen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Geissen works the jab nicely.
Geissen connects with a right hand. Sakata shakes it off.
It looks like Mitsuomi Sakata has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakata misses with a leg kick.
Sakata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Sakata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sakata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Sakata as he checks the leg kick.
Sakata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geissen checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geissen. Sakata does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata avoids a kick to the body.
Geissen misses with a kick to the body.
Geissen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geissen swings for the body but Sakata moves out of range.
Sakata is looking to slow Geissen down with leg kicks.
Sakata scores with a hook.
Sakata lands a head kick!
Sakata scores with a shot to the body.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakata misses with a wild body shot.
Sakata throws the left hand but Geissen avoids the punch easily.
Sakata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Geissen throws a low kick but Sakata moves out of range easily.
Geissen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakata swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Geissen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata lands a leg kick that knocks Geissen off balance momentarily.
Geissen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Geissen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakata - the referee stops the clock and Geissen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakata. Geissen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakata. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakata - that will leave a mark!
Sakata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geissen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Sakata lands a jab to Geissen's midsection.
Geissen ducks under a wild hook from Sakata.
Sakata digs a good body shot into Geissen's ribs.
Geissen digs a good body shot into Sakata's ribs.
Sakata fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geissen.
Sakata throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakata.
Geissen works the jab nicely.
Geissen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Sakata lands a leg kick that knocks Geissen off balance momentarily.
Sakata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Geissen rather than just go for the knockout.
Sakata misses with a body shot.
Sakata thumps Geissen with a low kick.
Geissen checks a low kick from Sakata.
Sakata throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Sakata misses.
Sakata tries a low kick but Geissen avoids it.
Sakata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sakata lands a jab to Geissen's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen dodges the punch combination from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a body shot.
Sakata blocks a head kick by Geissen.
Some bone on bone action there as Geissen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Geissen tries a head kick but it misses.
Geissen throws a leg kick but Sakata checks it.
Sakata throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sakata misses with a straight left.
Sakata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakata misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geissen checks a leg kick.
Geissen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sakata.
Sakata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitsuomi Sakata will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitsuomi Sakata's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Geissen is just out of range.
Sakata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Sakata.
Sakata misses with a low kick.
Sakata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakata throws a low kick but it's checked well by Geissen.
Sakata ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Sakata misses with a looping right.
Geissen throws a low kick, looking for Sakata's leg but Sakata calmly moves out of range.
Sakata cracks Geissen with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Sakata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakata scores with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Sakata finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakata scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata takes a swing at Geissen's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakata throws an off balance right hand
and Geissen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Sakata misses.
Sakata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Geissen connects with a leg kick. Sakata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sakata cracks the inside of Geissen's front leg.
Sakata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Geissen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Sakata misses.
Sakata misses with a left hand
and Geissen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sakata is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geissen.
Sakata is rocked!
Geissen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sakata throws a shot from downtown. Geissen moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakata scores with a leg kick.
Geissen drops Sakata with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sakata looks back up at him and smiles so Geissen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sakata is still on wobbly legs! Can Geissen finish him?
A jab from Sakata misses.
Sakata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakata misses with a left hand
and Geissen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakata seems to have recovered his senses.
Geissen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakata throws a low kick but Geissen avoids it.
Geissen cracks Sakata with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sakata looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Geissen finish him?
Geissen lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sakata up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Geissen from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sakata's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen retains his light heavyweight title!
Shawn Geissen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Dear Agony as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones lands a high kick!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zen throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Anderson Jones has been cut.
Zen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rakala in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones takes a swing at Zen's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Zen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zen blocks a head kick by Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Zen there.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Zen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lunges at Zen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zen's hand.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Zen looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones lands with a hook. Zen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Zen - just one landing.
Zen throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Zen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zen.
Zen misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Zen moved out of range.
Zen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Zen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zen blocks a low kick nicely.
Zen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Zen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones blocks a jab.
Zen tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zen ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Zen is out of range.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Zen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Zen misses with a two punch combination.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Zen.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zen. That one must have hurt.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Zen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Zen's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones looks winded!
Zen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zen throws a big shot that misses.
Zen is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zen lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a jab when Zen was well out of range.
Zen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones takes one on the button.
Zen avoids the head kick by Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Zen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jones misses.
Zen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zen lands with a cross.
Zen blocks a head kick by Jones.
Zen avoids the head kick by Jones.
Zen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Zen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zen lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zen's head.
Zen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zen.
A combination from Zen does no damage.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Zen's shoulder, as Zen tries to avoid the shot.
Zen misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tita Zen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zen.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zen on the side of the head.
Zen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones staying out of range there.
Zen slips a jab from Jones.
Zen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Zen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Zen moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zen misses the target.
Zen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Zen ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Zen.
Zen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a huge left! Zen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jones isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Jones!
Our winner, Anderson Jones, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wursty's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin. Antero Wursty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wursty. Wursty obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Wursty.
Kunnas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wursty.
Wursty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wursty moves out of range as Kunnas throws a body kick.
Kunnas lands with a nice body punch.
Wursty avoids a kick to the body.
Kunnas lands with a nice combination. Wursty backs away looking to recover.
Wursty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Wursty misses with a body shot.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wursty checks a leg kick.
Kunnas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wursty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas tries to bum rush Wursty with a series of wild strikes but Wursty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wursty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Karl Kunnas has been cut.
Wursty scores with the left hand. Kunnas knows he should have avoided that one.
Good work by Wursty as he checks the leg kick.
Wursty tries to land a front kick but Kunnas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wursty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wursty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wursty is looking to clinch but Kunnas is avoiding it.
Kunnas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kunnas looks to score with a jab to the body but Wursty is just out of range.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Wursty.
Wursty has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.
Kunnas misses with the combination.
Wursty scores with a push kick.
Wursty cracks Kunnas with an open hand slap.
Wursty works the jab nicely.
Wursty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas misses with a hook. Wursty ducked under it nicely.
Wursty throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Nice cross by Kunnas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas misses with a left hand
and Wursty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kunnas's knee momentarily.
Kunnas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wursty throws out a leg kick but Kunnas moves out of range and Wursty only half commits.
Kunnas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wursty.
Kunnas loads up on a big right hand but Wursty slips the punch.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Kunnas - just one landing.
Wursty moves out of range as Kunnas strikes.
Kunnas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wursty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kunnas.
Kunnas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wursty.
Wursty misses with a body kick.
Wursty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kunnas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wursty.
Kunnas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wursty.
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Wursty is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas ducks right into an uppercut from Wursty.
Wursty blocks a leg kick.
Kunnas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wursty.
Wursty connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Wursty tenderised Kunnas's leg. Kunnas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wursty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick from Wursty.
Kunnas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunnas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wursty.
Kunnas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wursty cracks Kunnas with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Wursty.
Jab, jab by Wursty - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Kunnas misses
letting Wursty counter with a right hand.
Kunnas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunnas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wursty dips to his left and cracks Kunnas with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wursty.
Kunnas looks winded!
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wursty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wursty misses with a kick to the body.
Wursty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kunnas jabs Wursty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kunnas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wursty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kunnas will feel that in the morning.
Kunnas moves out of range of the body kick from Wursty.
Wursty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kunnas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wursty throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wursty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Wursty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kunnas's cut.
That's time! Wursty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kunnas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wursty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kunnas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wursty counters with a thumping low kick.
Karl Kunnas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Wursty.
Kunnas throws a body punch but Wursty moves out of range.
Wursty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kunnas fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kunnas.
Wursty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunnas.
A jab from Wursty finds it's way through Kunnas's defenses.
Kunnas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wursty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kunnas misses with a head kick.
Kunnas is breathing heavily.
Kunnas fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas connects with a jab.
Wursty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wursty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kunnas. Kunnas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wursty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wursty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kunnas throws an overhand right that lands on Wursty's shoulder, as Wursty tries to avoid the shot.
Wursty scores with a nice body kick.
Wursty works Kunnas's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wursty tries a head kick but it misses.
Wursty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kunnas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wursty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kunnas walks into a left hand.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Wursty.
Kunnas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wursty. That one must have hurt.
Wursty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty lands a big head kick that sends Kunnas tumbling to the mat! Wursty takes a step backwards and waves Kunnas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kunnas is rocked!
Kunnas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wursty.
Wursty plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Kunnas swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Kunnas face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antero Wursty!
Antero Wursty retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antero Wursty waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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