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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olof Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullock James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullock James will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bullock James!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soderberg eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that James has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
James moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soderberg's brow.
James manages to break the clinch.
Olof Soderberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from James misses.
Soderberg shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soderberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soderberg darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James is working Soderberg over against the cage.
Soderberg blocks a body shot from James.
Soderberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
Soderberg is breathing heavily.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James throws a series of strikes that have Soderberg backpedaling.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soderberg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olof Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws a right and a left that Soderberg avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Soderberg back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Soderberg misses with a hook
and James counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soderberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James stalks Soderberg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soderberg's face. Soderberg staggers backwards, shaken.
Soderberg is rocked!
James is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from James does no damage.
Soderberg tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Soderberg.
Oh Soderberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from James.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soderberg seems to have got his legs back now.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Soderberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a two punch combo.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from James as Soderberg shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for James.
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses
and James counters with a leg kick.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soderberg backs up against the cage.
James swinging wildly here.
Soderberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks to land a combination. Soderberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soderberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
James gets tackled into the cage by Soderberg. Soderberg maintains the clinch.
Soderberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soderberg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Soderberg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soderberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bullock James dominated that round.
That's time! Soderberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soderberg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soderberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James cracks a nice hook into Soderberg's ribs.
James scores with a one two! Soderberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James tries to clinch but Soderberg moves out of range.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Soderberg like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Soderberg from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bullock James!
Bullock James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Sudoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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191 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Sudoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudoku misses with a body shot.
Hemmo drops his hands momentarily and Sudoku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sudoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemmo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sudoku on the side of the head.
Sudoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hemmo manages to avoid it.
Sudoku throws a hook but Hemmo avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sudoku. Hemmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sudoku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Sudoku misses.
Hemmo misses the shot to the body.
Sudoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sudoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hemmo throws a hook to the side of Sudoku's head but Sudoku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemmo throws a hook but Sudoku avoids it easily.
Sudoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hemmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sudoku is looking to improve his position.
Sudoku is working hard here to advance position.
Hemmo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sudoku is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is looking to advance position but Sudoku won't allow it.
Sudoku trying to control but Hemmo postures up.
Sudoku is looking to improve his position.
Hemmo moves into full mount! Sudoku won't be happy about that!
Sudoku regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo content to control rather than advance.
Sudoku wants to improve his position but Hemmo is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sudoku wants to control but Hemmo is keeping busy.
Hemmo is looking for a kimura but Sudoku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hemmo to get the leverage.
Hemmo trying to advance position but Sudoku counters by regaining guard.
Sudoku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudoku is just content to waste time from the top position. Hemmo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sudoku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sudoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hemmo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sudoku is looking to advance position but Hemmo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudoku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hemmo looking to control but Sudoku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paha Hemmo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hemmo jabs Sudoku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sudoku misses with a right hand
and Hemmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sudoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemmo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hemmo throws the left hand but Sudoku avoids the punch easily.
Hemmo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hemmo wants to pass the guard but Sudoku is defending well.
Sudoku wants to control but Hemmo is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo is pressing down on Sudoku's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sudoku is holding on for now.
Hemmo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sudoku defends it well.
Hemmo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sudoku slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sudoku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo wants to control from the top but Sudoku keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmo wants to pass the guard but Sudoku is keeping the position.
Sudoku trying to control the position.
Sudoku keeping moving, preventing Hemmo from controlling successfully.
Sudoku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hemmo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Paha Hemmo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hemmo throws a hook but Sudoku blocks it.
Hemmo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sudoku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hemmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sudoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Sudoku is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hemmo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sudoku throws a poor cross that misses
and Hemmo counters with a straight right hand.
Hemmo lands a jab to Sudoku's midsection.
Hemmo scores with a body shot.
Hemmo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sudoku!
Sudoku is looking for a sweep.
Hemmo wants to control but Sudoku is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo controls the position.
Hemmo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
Hemmo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hemmo is trying to get an arm triangle but Sudoku is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha Hemmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sudoku missing with a left hand there. Hemmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sudoku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sudoku could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hemmo swings widly with a right hand
and Sudoku counters with a series of strikes. Hemmo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sudoku scores with a jab.
Hemmo jabs at Sudoku's body.
Hemmo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sudoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Hemmo is just out of range.
Paha Hemmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hemmo misses the shot to the body.
Hemmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sudoku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hemmo on the side of the head.
A jab from Sudoku misses.
Sudoku looks to throw the jab but Hemmo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudoku misses with an uppercut. Hemmo saw that one coming.
Sudoku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hemmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hemmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sudoku shoots for a takedown but Hemmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hemmo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sudoku is trying to defend but Hemmo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sudoku is trying to get back to full guard.
Hemmo is working for a kimura but Sudoku is defending it quite comfortably.
Paha Hemmo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sudoku wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo wants to control but Sudoku is keeping him busy.
Hemmo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sudoku wants to improve his position but Hemmo is controlling well.
Sambo Sudoku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemmo seems to be working for a kimura but Sudoku defends the submission attempt.
Sudoku regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudoku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sudoku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hemmo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hemmo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hemmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudoku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sudoku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hemmo wants to control from the top but Sudoku keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudoku is trying to keep Hemmo in close.
Hemmo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paha Hemmo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hemmo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sudoku is staying active underneath Hemmo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Hemmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hemmo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha Hemmo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Fredrikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, General Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teijo Fredrikson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrikson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fredrikson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fredrikson scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Fredrikson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fredrikson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrikson throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredrikson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredrikson tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fredrikson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lee distracts Fredrikson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fredrikson wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Lee stands up over Fredrikson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee stands up over Fredrikson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is in close to Fredrikson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fredrikson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee stays in close to Fredrikson's body and controls the position.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fredrikson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee is in close to Fredrikson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee stands and throws Fredrikson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fredrikson is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Fredrikson looks winded!
Fredrikson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fredrikson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fredrikson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fredrikson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fredrikson looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Teijo Fredrikson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Fredrikson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lee around the waist but Lee pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lee is the winner by TKO! Lee jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). General Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moistly Seeping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurul Aspanuhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurul Aspanuhkin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moistly Seeping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurul Aspanuhkin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspanuhkin dives in and scores a takedown into Seeping's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aspanuhkin stands up and waves to Seeping to follow him.
Seeping throws the left hand but Aspanuhkin avoids the punch easily.
Aspanuhkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seeping defends well and Aspanuhkin ends up having to push Seeping into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Seeping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspanuhkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seeping has him pressed against the cage.
Aspanuhkin prevents a body shot from Seeping.
Seeping is working Aspanuhkin over against the cage.
Seeping scores with a shot to the side of Aspanuhkin's head.
Aspanuhkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seeping to keep the fight standing.
Seeping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspanuhkin's coach down at MMA Sanok Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aspanuhkin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aspanuhkin has had enough of the clinch but Seeping keeps him there for the moment.
Aspanuhkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aspanuhkin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Seeping uses from the top position.
Seeping knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aspanuhkin on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seeping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aspanuhkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeping is working hard here to advance position.
Aspanuhkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seeping's guard.
Aspanuhkin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Seeping misses with a body shot.
Aspanuhkin wants to slow Seeping down by chopping away at his legs.
Aspanuhkin fails to land the takedown.
Moistly Seeping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurul Aspanuhkin.
Seeping misses with a wild body shot.
Seeping misses with the combination.
Aspanuhkin has Seeping up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seeping tries to throw a body punch but Aspanuhkin avoids it by throwing Seeping back against the cage.
Aspanuhkin jumps guard but Seeping turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aspanuhkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seeping tries to work over Aspanuhkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seeping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seeping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seeping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seeping tries to throw a body punch but Aspanuhkin avoids it by throwing Seeping back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seeping.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seeping can't find room to land a body shot as Aspanuhkin controls the action.
Seeping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seeping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aspanuhkin moves away.
Seeping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moistly Seeping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seeping misses with a wild combination.
Seeping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aspanuhkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seeping.
Seeping is looking to wear down Aspanuhkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seeping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seeping throws a body punch but Aspanuhkin moves out of range.
Seeping looks to land a combination. Aspanuhkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Seeping looks to score with a jab to the body but Aspanuhkin is just out of range.
Aspanuhkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aspanuhkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seeping pinned against the cage. Seeping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aspanuhkin has closed the distance and engaged Seeping in a clinch.
Seeping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seeping is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aspanuhkin pulls guard.
Aspanuhkin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aspanuhkin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aspanuhkin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aspanuhkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurul Aspanuhkin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aspanuhkin dives in and grabs Seeping's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seeping pushes down on Aspanuhkin's head and hops out.
Seeping throws the left hand but Aspanuhkin avoids the punch easily.
Aspanuhkin dodges the punch combination from Seeping.
Seeping lands a nice hook to Aspanuhkin's body. Aspanuhkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seeping. Aspanuhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aspanuhkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aspanuhkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seeping thows a body shot but no joy.
Aspanuhkin has a takedown stuffed.
Seeping throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aspanuhkin counters with a two punch combo.
Seeping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aspanuhkin manages to avoid it.
Aspanuhkin clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seeping prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moistly Seeping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurul Aspanuhkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seeping trying to control the position but instead, Aspanuhkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seeping into the cage.
Aspanuhkin tries to break free but Seeping pushes him back against the cage.
Seeping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seeping lands a right hook to the body.
Aspanuhkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seeping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Seeping misses
and Aspanuhkin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seeping!
Aspanuhkin is breathing heavily.
Aspanuhkin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Seeping is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspanuhkin controls the position.
Aspanuhkin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seeping. Aspanuhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moistly Seeping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeping just misses with a punch to the body.
Aspanuhkin moves in looking to clinch but Seeping pushes him off.
Aspanuhkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aspanuhkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seeping fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aspanuhkin on the side of the head.
Aspanuhkin fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seeping. Aspanuhkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aspanuhkin ducks under a wild hook from Seeping.
Seeping slips a jab and a cross from Aspanuhkin.
Seeping thows a body shot but no joy.
Aspanuhkin defending well as Seeping loads up on a big left hand.
Seeping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seeping takes a swing at Aspanuhkin's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aspanuhkin goes for a double leg but Seeping avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seeping continues to drive forward.
Seeping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seeping tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seeping works on Aspanuhkin's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspanuhkin tries to pull guard but Seeping won't allow it.
Aspanuhkin tries to stall but Seeping uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seeping breaks the clinch.
Seeping takes a swing at Aspanuhkin's ribcage but misses.
Seeping misses with an uppercut. Aspanuhkin saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aspanuhkin is defended easily by Seeping.
Seeping looks to land a combination but Aspanuhkin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Moistly Seeping will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aspanuhkin avoids the body shot from Seeping.
Seeping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aspanuhkin moves away.
Aspanuhkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seeping.
Seeping throws a sloppy body shot
and Aspanuhkin counters with a left and a right that stings Seeping.
Seeping misses with a shot to the body
and Aspanuhkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Seeping misses with a body shot
and Aspanuhkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aspanuhkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seeping.
Seeping scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Aspanuhkin ducks under a wild hook from Seeping.
Seeping throws a body punch but Aspanuhkin moves out of range.
Aspanuhkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seeping quickly recovers to half guard.
Aspanuhkin prevents Seeping from improving his position.
Aspanuhkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurul Aspanuhkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin trying to control from half guard but Seeping is working away.
Seeping has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aspanuhkin is working away from the top position though.
Seeping is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aspanuhkin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seeping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moistly Seeping is winning the standup battle so far.
Aspanuhkin dives in for a single leg takedown but Seeping sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aspanuhkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seeping pushes Aspanuhkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aspanuhkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seeping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aspanuhkin or not.
Seeping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seeping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seeping scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspanuhkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seeping.
Seeping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seeping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aspanuhkin.
Aspanuhkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seeping.
Seeping lands a nice hook to Aspanuhkin's body. Aspanuhkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Seeping misses.
Seeping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aspanuhkin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeping throws an off balance right hand
and Aspanuhkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seeping gets back to full guard.
Seeping keeping moving, preventing Aspanuhkin from controlling successfully.
Seeping working a defensive guard here.
Aspanuhkin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Seeping dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspanuhkin 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.
Seeping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seeping throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seeping stands up over Aspanuhkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seeping avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seeping trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Moistly Seeping.
I think Seeping 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moistly Seeping!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Zubkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Zubkov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrey Zubkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Murray counters with a left and a right that stings Zubkov.
Murray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zubkov.
Murray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zubkov closes the distance and pushes Murray back into the cage.
Zubkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubkov throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Murray lands with a right hand.
Zubkov throws a head kick that half lands.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Zubkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray slips a jab from Zubkov.
Zubkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zubkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zubkov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray is rocked!
Zubkov lands a huge takedown. Murray is out but the ref is slow to react and Zubkov lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Murray lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Zubkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dijkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Damozzi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Dijkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dijkman throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it.
Damozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dijkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dijkman is out of range.
Damozzi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dijkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dijkman throws a series of punches but Damozzi moves out of range.
Dijkman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dijkman gets caught flat footed, as Damozzi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dijkman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Damozzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damozzi throws an elbow that misses. Dijkman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damozzi's guard. Nice move by Dijkman!
Dijkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dijkman wants to pass the guard but Damozzi is keeping the position.
Damozzi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dijkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dijkman wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkman looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dijkman controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Dijkman just wasn't active enough.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dijkman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dijkman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Damozzi connects with a decent elbow.
Dijkman regains half guard, as Damozzi was trying to land strikes.
Damozzi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Damozzi with the ground and pound but Dijkman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damozzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damozzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dijkman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Dijkman keeps moving.
Damozzi 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.
Damozzi works over Dijkman with some ground and pound from guard.
Damozzi throws a big elbow that misses.
Dijkman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damozzi stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dijkman has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Damozzi manages to get his head free but now Dijkman has transitioned to an armbar! Damozzi grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dijkman! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Dijkman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jani Tokkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jani Tokkola has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Tokkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shinya Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanley moves into the clinch successfully.
Tokkola is looking to break free of the clinch but Stanley has double underhooks.
Tokkola is trying to maintain a safe position but Stanley gets an underhook and turns Tokkola into the cage.
Tokkola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stanley as Tokkola tries to tie him up.
Tokkola misses with a knee to the head.
Tokkola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tokkola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tokkola is trying to push Stanley away but Stanley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stanley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokkola blocks a jab.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches up with Tokkola, looking for a takedown. Stanley pushes Tokkola against the cage but Tokkola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tokkola dips to his left and cracks Stanley with an uppercut!
Tokkola checks a leg kick.
Stanley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanley moves into the clinch.
Tokkola breaks from the clinch.
Tokkola wants to clinch.
Jani Tokkola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokkola.
Stanley gets a clinch.
Tokkola tries to circle away but Stanley has him pinned against the cage.
Tokkola is trying to maintain a safe position but Stanley gets an underhook and turns Tokkola into the cage.
Stanley breaks from the clinch.
Stanley throws a nice looking combination but Tokkola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tokkola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokkola throws a series of punches but Stanley moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanley!
We've been told by Tokkola's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stanley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stanley lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stanley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley postures up in Tokkola's guard and throws a big left but Tokkola blocks it.
Stanley throws a big elbow that misses.
Tokkola is breathing heavily.
Stanley lands a couple of digs.
Stanley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stanley throwing strikes from guard but Tokkola blocks nicely.
Stanley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stanley prevents Tokkola from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tokkola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stanley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stanley gets to his feet. Tokkola looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Tokkola does no damage.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Stanley and Tokkola goes tumbling to the canvas! Stanley follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Jani Tokkola has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stanley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stanley working the head and body with strikes.
Stanley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tokkola is rocked!
Stanley not doing much here.
Oh Tokkola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley scores with a big shot! Tokkola's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Tokkola! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Stanley!
The defeated Jani Tokkola had this to say: 'That was only bad luck, I'm still the best.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herdan Pec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd Brandon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herdan Pec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lloyd Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pec avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandon.
Pec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pec tries to get out of the position.
Pec looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandon trying to mount his opponent but Pec defends it.
Brandon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pec is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Pec is looking to get to half guard.
Brandon is stalling here but it's allowed Pec to get half guard.
Pec wants to control but Brandon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon with the ground and pound but Pec uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pec throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pec keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Brandon drops back looking for a leg! Pec is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pec manages to kick Brandon off! Brandon jumps back into Pec's guard.
Brandon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pec will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brandon scoring with some ground and pound.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Pec is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pec looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brandon passes into side control.
Pec taking a bit of punishment here - Brandon scoring with strikes.
Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Pec is defending well.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pec, who protects the arm well.
Brandon has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Nordic Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pec is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brandon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pec, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pec is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brandon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pec wants to control but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pec manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brandon trying to control the action but Pec is working from the bottom.
Pec is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Pec tries to bench press Brandon off him but Brandon keeps the position.
Pec tries to control but Brandon manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brandon scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brandon looking for the choke from the back.
Brandon is trying to stick to Pec's back but Pec is turning into Brandon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brandon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pec.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pec wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brandon is trying to control the position but Pec postures up.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pec has gone for a leg lock! Brandon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pec's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pec is breathing heavily.
Pec working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Brandon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brandon throws a leg kick which misses Pec's front leg but catches the back leg as Pec tries to avoid it.
Pec shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brandon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pec wants to control but Brandon is keeping him busy.
Pec goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brandon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pec but great work by Brandon.
Brandon wants to control but Pec is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pec taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pec is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Pec tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lloyd Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pec wants to hold on but Brandon pushes him away.
Pec keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brandon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brandon lands a couple of good shots and Pec has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Pec preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brandon.
Brandon lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pec. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pec tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to keep control of the position but Pec is staying busy.
Pec is trapped and Brandon is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Brandon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Brandon trying to control.
Brandon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Brandon wants to control but Pec is keeping busy.
Brandon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pec knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pec for a finish.
Brandon keeps control of the position as Pec tries to break free.
Brandon working for a choke but Pec is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is not going to allow Pec to sit and survive in this position.
Pec rolls, trying to escape but Brandon keeps control of the position.
Brandon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pec trying to control the position but Brandon manages to sink in the hooks.
Pec rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pec is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandon.
Brandon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Pec is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pec trying to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brandon wants to free his trapped foot but Pec is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Pec is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pec dives in and grabs Brandon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes down on Pec's head and hops out.
Pec misses with a takedown
and Brandon counters with a nice body kick.
Pec shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herdan Pec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pec gets caught napping as Brandon dives in and scores a takedown. Pec manages to retain guard.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
Brandon connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pec is trying to control the position but Brandon postures up.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lloyd Brandon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pec gets caught flat footed, as Brandon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brandon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Pec keeps moving.
Pec seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brandon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brandon trying to control but Pec is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lloyd Brandon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brandon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pec quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Brandon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pec does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pec is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pec has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brandon prevents Pec from improving his position.
Pec looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brandon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pec tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
Brandon is trying to control the action in half guard but Pec is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pec has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pec is looking to improve his position.
Brandon is working for a submission of some sort.
Pec is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to pass to full mount but Pec defends it.
Pec trying to control from the bottom.
Brandon is nestled in close to Pec, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lloyd Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pec is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pec is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
Herdan Pec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pec trying to control but Brandon postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lloyd Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Brandon!
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