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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louner throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Louner's guard now.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jokinen has passed into side control.
Jokinen taking a breather here.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Louner is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Louner is working from the bottom.
Louner struggling a bit here.
We're going to have a standup here because Orpo Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
Louner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Louner tries to pass.
Jokinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Louner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Louner tries to pass.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louner looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokinen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Orpo Jokinen just wasn't active enough.
Louner tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Louner misses.
Louner scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louner throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Louner misses
so Jokinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louner controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpo Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner'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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uno Louner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Louner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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.
Louner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Louner is looking to stall here but Jokinen recovers full guard.
Louner stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jokinen has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Louner manages to get his head free but now Jokinen has transitioned to an armbar! Louner grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jokinen! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Orpo Jokinen!
A very excited looking Orpo Jokinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assange comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Van Halen - Eruption. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Assange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pirate misses with a two punch combination.
Assange takes one on the button.
Assange cracks The Pirate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assange tries to clinch but The Pirate is having none of it.
The Pirate avoids the body shot from Assange.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut. Assange saw that one coming.
Assange stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with a straight right.
The Pirate scores with a sloppy right hand. Assange should have avoided that one.
The Pirate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assanges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Pirate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assange eats them both and turns towards The Pirate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Assange clinches with his opponent.
Assange has a couple of punches blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate pushes off an throws an elbow but Assange leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Assange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Pirate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assange's elbow.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Pirate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from The Pirate fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a punch but it's blocked by Assange.
A body shot lands from The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate gets through Assange's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assange.
Assange blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The Pirate on the inside.
Assange blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
The Pirate blocks an uppercut.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Pirate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assange tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Assange back against the cage.
The Pirate swings wildly with an uppercut but Assange uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Pirate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assange takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Pirate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Pirate misses with a series of wild punches.
The Pirate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange tries to move into range but The Pirate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Assange takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Assange fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Pirate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Assange throws a shot from downtown. The Pirate moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate misses with a series of wild punches.
The Pirate throws a head kick but Assange moves out of range.
Assange changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assange swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Assange throws a body punch but The Pirate moves out of range.
The Pirate circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Assange throws a big shot that misses.
Assange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assange, right into the meat.
Assange throws the left hand but The Pirate avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate cracks Assange with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Assange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pirate misses with a series of wild punches.
The Pirate misses the shot to the body.
Assange takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate tries to keep at a distance but Assange has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assange lands a left hand.
The Pirate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assange ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate swinging wildly here.
The Pirate lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from The Pirate.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the body.
Assange tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assange bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pirate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Pirate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assange's head.
The Pirate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Pirate throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Assange to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Pirate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackbeard The Pirate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
The Pirate misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate 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.
The Pirate tries to keep at a distance but Assange has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Pirate tries to work over Assange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pirate scores with a hook to the body.
Assange scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Assange.
The Pirate scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Pirate tries to work over Assange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Pirate's elbow.
The Pirate throws a head punch that misses.
The Pirate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from The Pirate.
Blackbeard The Pirate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Pirate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by The Pirate.
Assange throws a hook but The Pirate blocks it.
Assange throws a shot from downtown. The Pirate moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assange connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Pirate scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Pirate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assange scrambles back to his feet.
The Pirate stalks Assange and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Assange's face. Assange staggers backwards, shaken.
The Pirate misses with a right hand
and Assange counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Pirate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Pirate lands with a hook. Assange tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assange ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Assange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Pirate throws a shot from downtown. Assange moves away and avoids it.
Assange throws a solid leg kick but The Pirate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assange.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Assange moved out of range.
The Pirate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assange.
Assange avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange slips a jab from The Pirate.
A left lands for The Pirate.
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 Pirate throws a body punch but Assange moves out of range.
Assange sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Assange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pirate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pirate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Assange.
Assange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
Assange throws a lazy right hand but The Pirate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by The Pirate.
The Pirate circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pirate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Pirate throws a nice looking combination but Assange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assange throws a hook but The Pirate avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assange digs a good body shot into The Pirate's ribs.
Assange throws out a leg kick but The Pirate moves out of range and Assange only half commits.
Assange is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a looping overhand right but Assange ducks down to avoid it.
Assange thuds a left hand into The Pirate's body.
Assange tries to clinch but The Pirate is having none of it.
The Pirate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assange on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Pirate scoring well with a low kick there.
Assange avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
Assange ducks right into an uppercut from The Pirate.
No joy there for Assange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Pirate scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assange.
The Pirate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assange takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assange slips a jab from The Pirate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Pirate throws a right hand that Assange ducks under and follows up with a left that Assange also avoids with ease.
Assange tries to clinch up but The Pirate circles away and keeps his distance.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Pirate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assange moves forwards but The Pirate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Assange lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Pirate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assange has The Pirate up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pirate looking to stall.
The Pirate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Pirate connects with a single shot there.
The Pirate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Assange looks to land a body kick but The Pirate moved away.
A big right from Assange misses.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Assange moves out of range easily.
The Pirate lands a high kick!
The Pirate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assange throws a body punch but The Pirate moves out of range.
Assange throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Pirate, right into the meat.
Assange rushes The Pirate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Assange looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Pirate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Pirate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Pirate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Pirate. Assange does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Pirate swings for the body but Assange moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Assange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange moves out of range of the strikes.
The Pirate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Pirate, as that shot connected.
Assange on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Pirate throws a poor cross that misses
and Assange counters with a straight right hand.
The Pirate scores with a leg kick.
Assange doesn't manage to clinch there - The Pirate circles away.
The Pirate lands with a cross.
The Pirate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Pirate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Pirate lands a body shot.
Assange is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Assange moved away.
Decent striking displayed by The Pirate there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate looks to land a left hand but Assange moved out of range nicely.
Assange defending well as The Pirate loads up on a big left hand.
The Pirate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pirate moves out of range of the strikes.
Assange takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
Assange avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Pirate 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.
Nice cross by The Pirate.
The Pirate looks to land a body kick but Assange moved away.
Assange lands a jab to the head.
Assange staying out of range there.
Assange throws a combination. The Pirate tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James Assange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Pirate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assange if he has to take too many more of those.
Assange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Pirate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate tries to land a leg kick but Assange saw it coming and moves away.
Assange throws a series of punches but The Pirate avoids them all with ease.
Assange takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Pirate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Pirate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assange.
The Pirate throws a nice head kick!
The Pirate throws a hook to the side of Assange's head but Assange sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Pirate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Assange takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
Assange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Pirate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assange looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
Assange bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Pirate staying out of range there.
The Pirate checks the leg kick.
The Pirate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assange backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate connects with a body shot that sends Assange's belly button to the back.
Assange closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assange takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate throws a poor cross that misses
and Assange counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple The Pirate!
The Pirate is rocked!
The Pirate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assange.
The Pirate is still in real trouble! Can Assange finish him?
Assange is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Pirate defends it well.
The Pirate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assange.
Blackbeard The Pirate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Assange is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Pirate defends it well.
Assange 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.
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Pirate's head.
The Pirate seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Pirate pushes Assange off looking to stand but Assange dives back in and keeps control.
The Pirate is looking to improve his position.
Assange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Assange showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Pirate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Performance Enhancing Drugs for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Karhu has chosen House of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Karhu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karhu moves out of range as Ruutu strikes.
Karhu looks to throw the jab but Ruutu is out of range.
Karhu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ruutu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ruutu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruutu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karhu.
Ruutu lands with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karhu. Ruutu shrugs it off though.
Ruutu blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Karhu checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhu.
Karhu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruutu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karhu's knee momentarily.
Karhu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karhu.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
Ruutu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhu.
Karhu connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruutu misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu defending well as Ruutu loads up on a big left hand.
Karhu shoots in but Ruutu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruutu leaves Karhu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruutu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruutu is keeping the position for now.
Ruutu controls Karhu momentarily but Karhu frees himself.
Ruutu keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karhu passes into half guard.
Karhu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruutu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karhu is trying to work for a kimura but Ruutu is defending well.
Karhu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruutu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to get back to full guard.
Karhu is trying to control the action in half guard but Ruutu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ruutu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Karhu looking to sit in guard and control but Ruutu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karhu trying to keep a closed guard but Ruutu is proving a slippery customer.
Karhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruutu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to control from the top but Karhu keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruutu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jakke Ruutu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruutu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruutu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karhu manages to avoid it.
Karhu scores with the left hand. Ruutu knows he should have avoided that one.
Karhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woima Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruutu's head.
Ruutu misses the jab.
Ruutu checks a low kick from Karhu.
A cross from Karhu lands.
Karhu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruutu is out of range and Karhu settles back down.
Karhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Karhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karhu ducks under a wild hook from Ruutu.
Karhu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruutu. Ruutu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karhu is looking to slow Ruutu down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu slips under a jab.
Ruutu misses with a combination
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Karhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karhu has a takedown stuffed.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Ruutu throws a right hand that misses
and Karhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karhu scores with a punch to the head.
Karhu throws the kick towards the body but Ruutu avoids it.
Ruutu tries to score with a low kick but Karhu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruutu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but Ruutu pushes him off.
Jakke Ruutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karhu, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a series of punches but Karhu avoids them all with ease.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruutu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
Karhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karhu scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutu scores with a sloppy right hand. Karhu should have avoided that one.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Ruutu lands with a right hand.
Karhu throws a body kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karhu.
Jakke Ruutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woima Karhu.
Karhu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruutu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruutu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karhu.
Ruutu loads up on a big right hand but Karhu slips the punch.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruutu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu takes a swing at Ruutu's ribcage but misses.
Ruutu misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutu throws out a leg kick but Karhu moves out of range and Ruutu only half commits.
Karhu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruutu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruutu looks to land a left hand but Karhu moved out of range nicely.
Ruutu tries to score with a low kick but Karhu moves his leg out of the way.
Karhu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruutu cracks the inside of Karhu's front leg.
Karhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruutu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruutu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruutu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruutu's guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Ruutu keeps moving.
Ruutu is looking to sweep but instead, Karhu has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu is working for a kimura but Ruutu is defending it quite comfortably.
Ruutu moves into full guard.
Karhu trying to control but Ruutu is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruutu is looking for a triangle here but Karhu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Karhu tests Ruutu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Ruutu.
Ruutu drops his hands momentarily and Karhu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karhu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruutu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruutu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruutu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karhu clinches.
Ruutu pushes off an throws an elbow but Karhu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruutu misses with some punches.
Ruutu wants to get back to striking at distance but Karhu won't allow it.
Ruutu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Ruutu avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Ruutu breaks the clinch.
Ruutu is looking to score with low kicks.
Karhu feints and as Ruutu raises his hands in defense, Karhu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karhu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karhu has gone for a leg lock! Ruutu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Karhu's guard.
Karhu keeping full guard, as Ruutu tries to pass.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu working a defensive guard but Ruutu manages to pass into side control anyway.
Karhu sneaks back into half guard.
Ruutu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruutu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karhu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jakke Ruutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu is trying to control but Ruutu passes into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu is trying to control Ruutu's posture but Ruutu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu is looking to take a break and control but Karhu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karhu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruutu connects with a decent elbow.
Karhu wants to control but Ruutu postures up.
Karhu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruutu lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu wants to control but Karhu is keeping him busy.
Woima Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Woima Karhu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karhu can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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 Jakke Ruutu.
Well Karhu 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!
A very excited looking Woima Karhu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce McBrain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler moves in looking to clinch but McBrain pushes him off.
McBrain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawler throws out the jab.
That kick from McBrain tenderised Lawler's leg. Lawler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lawler checks a leg kick.
Lawler wants to clinch
enabling McBrain to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler tries to clinch but McBrain is having none of it.
McBrain closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from McBrain fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lawler.
Lawler lands with a light punch inside.
Lawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McBrain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Lawler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBrain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawler.
Lawler throws a punch but it's blocked by McBrain.
McBrain lands an uppercut.
Lawler struggles to land a body shot inside as McBrain controls his hands.
McBrain stalling in the clinch but Lawler improves position.
Lawler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lawler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawler tries to break free but McBrain pushes him back against the cage.
McBrain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McBrain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McBrain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McBrain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawler swings wildly with an uppercut but McBrain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawler lands a nice uppercut.
Lawler tries to work over McBrain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Lawler - that landed with a thud.
McBrain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBrain struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawler controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Lawler fails to land.
A short right from Lawler.
Lawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawler tries to work over McBrain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBrain lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Lawler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Lawler. Those never looked like landing.
McBrain tries to clinch but Lawler moves out of range.
McBrain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McBrain misses with a looping right.
Lawler with a nice cross.
Lawler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
A jab from McBrain finds it's way through Lawler's defenses.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
Lawler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McBrain avoids the head kick by Lawler.
McBrain looks to land a right hand but Lawler moved out of range.
McBrain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBrain is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Lawler moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lawler as he checks the leg kick.
McBrain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McBrain doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawler circles away.
Lawler tries a low kick but McBrain avoids it.
Eric Lawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBrain lands a jab.
Lawler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBrain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawler. That did some damage!
McBrain lunges at Lawler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lawler's hand.
Lawler thuds a left hand into McBrain's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawler misses with a kick to the body.
McBrain ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
McBrain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBrain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McBrain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lawler - the referee stops the clock and McBrain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lawler. McBrain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawler checks a low kick from McBrain.
McBrain lands a jab.
McBrain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBrain tries a head kick but it misses.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Lawler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBrain moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler throws a leg kick but McBrain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McBrain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain throws a body punch but Lawler moves out of range.
Lawler scores with a jab to the body.
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 Bruce McBrain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lawler cracks a nice hook into McBrain's ribs.
Lawler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBrain circles away quickly and effectively.
McBrain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawler misses with a body shot
and McBrain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McBrain throws a hook to the side of Lawler's head but Lawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBrain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBrain needs to keep his hands up - Lawler had a free shot at his head there.
Lawler checks a low kick from McBrain.
McBrain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McBrain thows a body shot but no joy.
McBrain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBrain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawler.
Lawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain lands a lovely overhand right.
McBrain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lawler checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McBrain counters with a slapping leg kick.
McBrain needs to keep his hands up - Lawler had a free shot at his head there.
McBrain scores with a decent looking hook.
Lawler takes one to the chin there.
Lawler is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by McBrain.
Lawler is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrain finish him?
Lawler is breathing heavily.
McBrain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawler but Lawler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawler.
Lawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBrain.
That kick from McBrain tenderised Lawler's leg. Lawler is trying to keep his angry face on.
McBrain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawler.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Lawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawler dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
Lawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawler misses with a body shot.
McBrain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler swings for the body but McBrain moves out of range.
Lawler blocks a head kick by McBrain.
Lawler digs a good body shot into McBrain's ribs.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from McBrain finds it's way through Lawler's defenses.
Lawler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McBrain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawler is out of range.
McBrain slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McBrain punishes Lawler's body with a nice straight punch.
McBrain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McBrain dives in and grabs Lawler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lawler pushes down on McBrain's head and hops out.
McBrain lands a slapping body shot.
McBrain scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBrain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McBrain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawler's sensitive parts.
McBrain fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce McBrain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McBrain lands a nice hook to Lawler's body. Lawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McBrain is looking to chop away at Lawler's legs.
Lawler looks to throw the jab but McBrain is out of range.
McBrain throws a leg kick but Lawler checks it.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain lands with a nice body punch.
McBrain misses with a low kick.
Lawler misses with a body kick.
Lawler checks a low kick from McBrain.
Bruce McBrain is winning the standup battle so far.
McBrain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBrain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McBrain.
McBrain scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from McBrain.
McBrain sends Lawler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McBrain is motioning to the referee to let Lawler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lawler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrain tries to bum rush Lawler with a series of wild strikes but Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle, before McBrain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lawler's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! McBrain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bruce McBrain!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce McBrain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjalmar Soderberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnnie Stalker's 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soderberg's waist but Soderberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stalker off to one side.
Soderberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soderberg looks for a takedown but Stalker sprawls well.
Stalker goes for a double leg but Soderberg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soderberg continues to drive forward.
Stalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Soderberg.
Soderberg prevents Stalker from breaking the clinch.
Soderberg prevents the takedown attempt.
Hjalmar Soderberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Stalker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soderberg has a couple of punches blocked by Stalker.
Soderberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Soderberg manages to end up in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stalker wants to control but Soderberg postures up.
Stalker tries to bench press Soderberg off him but Soderberg keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker stops Soderberg from passing to mount.
Stalker can't do much from the bottom here.
Stalker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soderberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Soderberg trying to control the position but Stalker is working away.
Soderberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Stalker is defending well.
Soderberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stalker keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg landing a few strikes.
Soderberg throws an elbow but Stalker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stalker is trying to get back to half guard.
Soderberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stalker is trying to get back to his feet.
Stalker regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soderberg 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.
Soderberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stalker is looking to improve his position.
Soderberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soderberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stalker defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to pass the guard but Stalker defending well.
Soderberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stalker tries to get to full guard but Soderberg has control of the leg.
Stalker is trying to maintain the position but Soderberg is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Soderberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Soderberg's head coaches at The Stray Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soderberg ducks right into an uppercut from Stalker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalker throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Hjalmar Soderberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stalker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown. Stalker fights it but they end up in guard.
Stalker looking for a sweep. Not yet Stalker, not yet.
Stalker is striking from the bottom but Soderberg uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Soderberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soderberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stalker is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker is working to get back to half guard.
Soderberg lands with some strikes.
Stalker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stalker wants to control but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg controlling the pace for now.
Soderberg scoring with strikes but Stalker is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg looking to finish Stalker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stalker!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soderberg controlling from the full mount.
Stalker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stalker is still trying to improve position.
Soderberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soderberg is landing with some decent strikes but Stalker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stalker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soderberg 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.
Soderberg has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stalker defend it? Soderberg steps over the head and cranks it - Stalker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Soderberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hjalmar Soderberg!
In his post fight interview, Hjalmar Soderberg gave a big smile as he said '...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
272 lbs
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240 lbs
20 - 14 - 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
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saukko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lindel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saukko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Saukko.
Come on Saukko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saukko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saukko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lindel postures up.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko controls Lindel momentarily but Lindel frees himself.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko is trying to keep Lindel in close.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lindel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saukko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lindel trying to pass the guard but Saukko defending well.
Lindel works his way into full mount!
Saukko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lindel working over Saukko with some ground and pound. Saukko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lindel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lindel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saukko defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko wants to control but Lindel is keeping busy.
Lindel seems to be working for a kimura but Saukko defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saukko defending well though.
Saukko wants to improve his position but Lindel is controlling well.
Lindel throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindel throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
Saukko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lindel is working away from the top position though.
Lindel looks to land a strike but Saukko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saukko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lindel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Saukko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lindel stands and throws Saukko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lindel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lindel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saukko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lindel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lindel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Saukko tries to buck Lindel off but Lindel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko can't do much from the bottom here.
Saukko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saukko tries to get to full guard but Lindel has control of the leg.
Saukko wants to control but Lindel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lindel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saukko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lindel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saukko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lindel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lindel is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Saukko as he works his way to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikael Lindel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lindel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saukko misses with a takedown attempt - Lindel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lindel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saukko tries to bench press Lindel off him but Lindel keeps the position.
Lindel is working Saukko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lindel tries for a kimura but Saukko is defending well.
Saukko struggling a bit here.
Lindel throws a strike aimed at the side of Saukko's head but Saukko avoids it well.
Saukko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lindel trying to control the position but Saukko is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saukko is looking for a sweep.
Lindel working away.
Lindel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saukko is trying to improve his position.
Lindel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lindel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saukko some visible discomfort.
Lindel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Saukko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lindel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saukko defending well though.
Mikael Lindel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindel thows a huge punch but Saukko dodges it nicely.
Saukko is looking to control Lindel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saukko avoid being mounted?
Lindel 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.
Saukko is looking to improve his position.
Saukko gets full guard.
Lindel lands a couple of digs.
Lindel wants to pass the guard but Saukko is keeping the position.
Lindel lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saukko trying to keep a closed guard but Lindel is proving a slippery customer.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Saukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saukko looking for a sweep. Not yet Saukko, not yet.
Saukko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lindel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saukko tries to control but Lindel wriggling away.
Lindel is looking to improve his position but Saukko isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lindel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Saukko lands a big shot to the head and Lindel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Per Saukko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto Sotto Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
165 lbs
21 - 8 - 3 |
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sotto Jr.
Reynolds walks into a stiff left hand from Sotto Jr.
Reynolds takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reynolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotto Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Sotto Jr is trying to stall.
Sotto Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Sotto Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Sotto Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Sotto Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sotto Jr throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotto Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotto Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reynolds counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reynolds throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotto Jr.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
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!
Reynolds lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Sotto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Reynolds on the inside.
Sotto Jr lands a body shot.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Sotto Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Sotto Jr is trying to pull guard but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Sotto Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Sotto Jr jumps guard but Reynolds stands there with Sotto Jr around his waist. Sotto Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frank Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umberto Sotto Jr.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotto Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Reynolds has double underhooks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sotto Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sotto Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotto Jr is struggling to control the position.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds lands a hook that snaps the head of Sotto Jr backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
Sotto Jr is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Sotto Jr tries to tie him up.
Reynolds will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sotto Jr up against the cage.
Sotto Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reynolds as Sotto Jr tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sotto Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Sotto Jr blocking some punches.
Sotto Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sotto Jr misses with some punches.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Sotto Jr.
Sotto Jr stalling in the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotto Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Reynolds.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is working for takedown but Sotto Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sotto Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Sotto Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto Jr connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Frank Reynolds has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotto Jr.
A bone on bone clash there as Sotto Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sotto Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Reynolds.
Sotto Jr throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Sotto Jr misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sotto Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Reynolds tries to work over Sotto Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Frank Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Reynolds's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sotto Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sotto Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Sotto Jr tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sotto Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
Sotto Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto Jr misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reynolds checks a leg kick.
Sotto Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sotto Jr drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Reynolds follows Sotto Jr to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reynolds!
A very excited looking Frank Reynolds made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Speed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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213 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos slips under a jab.
Speed misses with a hook. De Matos ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Matos 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 Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Matos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Speed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Matos. That did some damage!
Speed avoids the body shot from De Matos.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Good work by De Matos as he checks the leg kick.
De Matos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Matos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos scoring well with a low kick there.
De Matos lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Speed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Matos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speed misses with a hook
and De Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed throws a leg kick
and De Matos counters with an outside leg kick.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos misses with a body kick.
De Matos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed throws a jab but it's blocked by De Matos.
De Matos moves out of range of the body kick.
De Matos is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos digs a good body shot into Speed's ribs.
De Matos punishes Speed's body with a nice straight punch.
De Matos lands a head kick. Speed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
Speed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at De Matos's knee but De Matos avoids it well.
Speed tries a low kick but De Matos avoids it.
De Matos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Matos stuffs the takedown attempt from Speed. Speed gets slowly back to his feet.
De Matos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Matos takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
De Matos stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Matos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from De Matos.
A bone on bone clash there as De Matos blocks the leg kick.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Matos tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speed scores with a body shot.
De Matos checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Matos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Matos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Matos throws a shot from downtown. Speed moves away and avoids it.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - De Matos had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos throws a chopping leg kick but Speed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
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 Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as De Matos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
De Matos tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Matos checks a leg kick.
De Matos lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Matos tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
Speed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Matos blocks a head kick by Speed.
De Matos ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
De Matos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from De Matos lands but Speed takes it in his stride.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
Speed moves out of range as De Matos throws a body kick.
De Matos misses with a body shot
and Speed counters with a right hand to the body.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Speed avoids the head kick by De Matos.
De Matos blocks a leg kick.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. De Matos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Speed misses with a looping left.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Speed wants to land a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Matos enables Speed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Matos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Matos has Speed pulled in close to control his posture.
Speed wants to control from the top but De Matos keeps moving.
De Matos pulls Speed in close to his closed guard and prevents Speed from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed looking to sit in guard and control but De Matos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Speed wants to sweep here but De Matos controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Moacyr Domingos De Matos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Matos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from De Matos lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Matos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Speed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Matos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speed doesn't seem bothered though.
De Matos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Speed on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Matos checks a leg kick.
De Matos misses with a body shot.
De Matos is looking to score with low kicks.
A cross from Speed lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed cracks the inside of De Matos's front leg.
Speed shoots in and drives through. De Matos sprawls well.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Matos is out of range.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Matos lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
De Matos tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from De Matos.
De Matos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Speed digs a good body shot into De Matos's ribs.
De Matos scores with a leg kick.
Speed throws a leg kick but De Matos sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looks like De Matos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Matos throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed throws the left hand but De Matos avoids the punch easily.
Speed throws a low kick but De Matos moves out of range easily.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. De Matos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but De Matos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos checks a leg kick nicely.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Matos swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed tries to land a body kick
and De Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Speed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Matos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speed takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Matos looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
De Matos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed looks to throw the jab but De Matos is out of range.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Matos.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Matos misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Matos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Matos missing with a left hand there. Speed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from De Matos.
De Matos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. De Matos does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Matos connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Matos checks a low kick from Speed.
De Matos slips under a jab from Speed.
De Matos slips a jab from Speed.
De Matos throws a nice head kick!
De Matos tries to work over Speed's front leg with a kick but Speed checks it.
De Matos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Speed scores with a jab to the head.
De Matos loads up on a big right hand but Speed slips the punch.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Matos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Speed misses
letting De Matos counter with a right hand.
Speed dives in for a single leg takedown but De Matos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Matos backwards.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but De Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Matos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Matos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nathan Speed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed has De Matos pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Matos, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaromskis's choice of entrance music: Moment of Peace. Brutaali Keijo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Zaromskis's chin.
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskis misses with a leg kick.
Keijo misses with an uppercut
and Keijo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Keijo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keijo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaromskis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaromskis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keijo. That did some damage!
Keijo misses the jab.
Keijo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Keijo walks into a jab.
Keijo misses with the body kick
and Zaromskis counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaromskis motions for Keijo to come forward. Zaromskis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keijo tests Zaromskis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keijo throws a hook but Zaromskis blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaromskis. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaromskis.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keijo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaromskis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Keijo.
A jab from Keijo misses.
Good leg kick by Zaromskis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keijo throws a right and a left that Zaromskis avoids nicely.
Zaromskis lands with a cross.
Zaromskis misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keijo 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 Zaromskis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaromskis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keijo throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Keijo throws out a powerful jab.
Zaromskis misses the body punch
and Keijo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaromskis slips a straight right by Keijo.
Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keijo.
A swing and a miss from Keijo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaromskis checks a leg kick.
Zaromskis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis slips under a jab.
Keijo throws a low kick, looking for Zaromskis's leg but Zaromskis calmly moves out of range.
Keijo connects with the punch.
Zaromskis avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Zaromskis walks into a stiff left hand from Keijo.
Zaromskis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaromskis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keijo. That one must have hurt.
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskis moves away.
Zaromskis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo missing with a left hand there. Zaromskis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaromskis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keijo.
Jab from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Keijo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses.
Keijo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Zaromskis - just one landing.
Keijo throws a body kick that misses.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keijo on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaromskis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keijo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Keijo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zaromskis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid body kick from Zaromskis.
Keijo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskis tries to avoid it.
Zaromskis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaromskis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keijo moves away.
Keijo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis is looking to slow Keijo down with leg kicks.
Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keijo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Keijo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaromskis lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaromskis works Keijo's body with a nice hook.
Keijo blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Zaromskis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keijo lands with a nice body punch.
Keijo throws a leg kick but Zaromskis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keijo throws a wild body kick that Zaromskis sees coming a mile off.
Zaromskis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keijo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keijo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.
Keijo wants to slow Zaromskis down by chopping away at his legs.
Keijo throws a leg kick but Zaromskis moved away.
A lazy body kick from Keijo
and Zaromskis counters with a good low kick that Keijo was not able to check.
Zaromskis misses with a low kick.
Brutaali Keijo is winning the standup battle so far.
Keijo stalks Zaromskis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaromskis's face. Zaromskis staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis misses with the combination.
Keijo checks a low kick from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keijo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaromskis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keijo throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
Keijo motions for Zaromskis to come forward. Keijo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keijo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaromskis.
Keijo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaromskis.
Keijo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaromskis manages to avoid it.
Keijo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keijo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaromskis connects with a right hand. Keijo shakes it off.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo looks to land a combination. Zaromskis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaromskis lands a nice looking body shot.
Keijo throws a jab when Zaromskis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a one two combo.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keijo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaromskis on the side of the head.
Zaromskis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keijo. Keijo obviously looking to wear him down.
Keijo throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaromskis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaromskis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keijo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keijo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keijo lands an overhand right.
Keijo misses with a looping right.
Keijo throws a sloppy head kick
and Zaromskis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keijo lands a jab to Zaromskis's midsection.
Zaromskis wants to land a leg kick but Keijo is out of range.
Keijo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keijo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws the kick towards the body but Keijo avoids it.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaromskis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keijo.
Zaromskis throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo digs a good hook to Zaromskis's body.
A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
Keijo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keijo throws a low kick but Zaromskis avoids it.
Keijo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Zaromskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keijo.
Zaromskis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keijo throws out a powerful jab.
Keijo throws a head kick that misses.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keijo.
Both fighters circling a little - Keijo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo is looking to chop away at Zaromskis's legs.
A leg kick checked by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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 Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaromskis throws a wild body kick that Keijo sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Zaromskis. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Keijo does no damage.
Keijo throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Keijo does no damage.
Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keijo throws a right hand that Zaromskis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zaromskis also avoids with ease.
Zaromskis fakes the leg kick and cracks Keijo in the body.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keijo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keijo takes one to the side of the head.
Keijo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaromskis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keijo won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo is trying to improve his position.
Keijo can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis is chipping away with strikes.
Zaromskis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Keijo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zaromskis trying to control the position but Keijo is working away.
Keijo sneaks back into half guard.
Zaromskis is pressing down on Keijo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Keijo is holding on for now.
Zaromskis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Keijo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis prevents Keijo from getting the reversal.
Keijo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zaromskis is landing with strikes from the back.
Keijo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zaromskis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaromskis trying to control but Keijo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Keijo regains half guard.
Zaromskis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Keijo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaromskis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keijo wants to control but Zaromskis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo trying to get back to full guard but Zaromskis takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zaromskis controlling from the full mount.
Zaromskis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keijo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keijo regains half guard.
Keijo manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Zaromskis really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaromskis scores with a leg kick.
Keijo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zaromskis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Keijo - the referee stops the clock and Zaromskis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Keijo. Zaromskis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keijo.
A low kick from Keijo misses
and Zaromskis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Keijo!
Zaromskis wants to control but Keijo is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaromskis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keijo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Keijo is trying is best to control the position here.
Keijo is trying to get back to full guard.
Zaromskis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keijo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keijo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keijo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zaromskis has passed into half guard!
Zaromskis is nestled in close to Keijo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Keijo is trying to maintain the position but Zaromskis is very close to passing his half guard.
Keijo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keijo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskis is working Keijo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis connects with a couple of short punches.
Keijo trying to keep a closed guard but Zaromskis is proving a slippery customer.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Zaromskis from controlling successfully.
Keijo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zaromskis!
Keijo lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zaromskis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keijo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zaromskis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Keijo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaromskis gets back to full guard.
Zaromskis wants to improve his position but instead Keijo has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaromskis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Keijo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keijo blocks a leg kick.
Keijo throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Zaromskis slips a straight right by Keijo.
Keijo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Keijo misses with a low kick.
Zaromskis throws a front kick aimed at Keijo's knee but Keijo avoids it well.
Zaromskis is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaromskis connects with a solid leg kick.
Keijo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keijo looks to land a body kick but Zaromskis moved away.
Zaromskis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keijo moves out of range of the body kick from Zaromskis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keijo lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaromskis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
An inside leg kick from Keijo misses.
Good work by Zaromskis as he checks the leg kick.
Zaromskis is looking to score with low kicks.
Keijo checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Zaromskis misses
and Keijo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keijo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis moves out of range of the body kick.
Keijo is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaromskis avoids a kick to the body.
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keijo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaromskis.
Keijo misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaromskis scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis moves out of range as Keijo strikes.
Zaromskis swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Zaromskis walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaromskis. That snapped Keijo's head back.
Zaromskis moves out of range of the body kick from Keijo.
Zaromskis lands with a nice body kick.
Keijo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaromskis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaromskis throws out a powerful jab.
Keijo moves out of range of the leg kick from Zaromskis.
Keijo scores with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keijo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaromskis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Keijo scores with a nice strike.
Keijo thuds his right hand into Zaromskis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keijo scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Keijo finds it's way through Zaromskis's defenses.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaromskis thuds his shin into the meat of Keijo's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaromskis scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaromskis. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo misses with a leg kick
and Zaromskis counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Zaromskis misses
and Keijo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Zaromskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a lazy right hand but Zaromskis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keijo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Keijo.
Keijo throws a nice looking combination but Zaromskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keijo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaromskis misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskis misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Zaromskis.
Keijo is looking to land body kicks.
Zaromskis missing with a left hand there. Keijo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaromskis. Keijo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Brutaali Keijo.
I think Keijo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brutaali Keijo!
Brutaali Keijo retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Brutaali Keijo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egyptian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Egyptian Entrance Song. Velmu has chosen Doctor Doctor by UFO as his entrance music. Jyrska Velmu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinuhe Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Egyptian looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Velmu throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egyptian takes one on the button.
Egyptian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Egyptian checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Egyptian's head coaches at Gutz Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Velmu scores with a nice strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Velmu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Velmu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Velmu looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Velmu ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Egyptian. Velmu shrugs it off though.
A swing and a miss from Velmu.
Nice uppercut there from Velmu.
Velmu connects with a leg kick. Egyptian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velmu throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.
Velmu wants to land a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Velmu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Velmu avoids it.
Egyptian lands a nice shot that snaps Velmu's head back.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Egyptian lands with a nice body kick.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
Velmu just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian scores with a jab. Velmu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Egyptian wants to clinch but Velmu slips to the side
and Velmu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egyptian's knee momentarily.
Velmu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Velmu is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian tries to clinch there but Velmu circles away.
Egyptian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egyptian takes the fight into the clinch.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Velmu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Egyptian to the mat. Egyptian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Egyptian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Velmu throws a big elbow that misses.
Velmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Velmu throws an elbow that misses. Egyptian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velmu's guard. Nice move by Egyptian!
Egyptian wants to pass the guard but Velmu is keeping the position.
Velmu working a defensive guard but Egyptian passes into half guard.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
Velmu is still trying to improve position.
Velmu is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Egyptian is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian is keen to just control but Velmu is a slippery customer.
Velmu is looking for a sweep. Egyptian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Egyptian is looking for a kimura but Velmu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Egyptian to get the leverage.
Velmu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Egyptian has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu is squirming around, avoiding Egyptian's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu dominated that round.
That's time! Egyptian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velmu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Velmu digs a good body shot into Egyptian's ribs.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Velmu moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Velmu.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
Velmu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Egyptian checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Egyptian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Egyptian with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Egyptian.
Velmu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Egyptian misses.
Velmu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egyptian looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Egyptian instigates a clinch.
Egyptian lands a left hand.
Egyptian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the side of Velmu's head.
Velmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velmu avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Egyptian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egyptian lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Egyptian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Egyptian breaks the clinch.
Egyptian tries to sprawl but Velmu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Velmu thows a huge punch but Egyptian dodges it nicely.
Velmu misses with a head shot. Egyptian uses the momentum to regain guard.
Egyptian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Velmu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Velmu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Egyptian working a defensive guard here.
Egyptian being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Velmu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velmu postures up in Egyptian's guard and throws a big left but Egyptian blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu with a nice head shot there.
Egyptian trying to keep a closed guard but Velmu is proving a slippery customer.
Velmu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Velmu trying to control but Egyptian is working from the bottom.
Egyptian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jyrska Velmu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Egyptian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velmu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egyptian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Velmu counters with an inside leg kick.
Velmu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Velmu takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Velmu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Velmu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egyptian circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Egyptian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu pushes Egyptian away with a front kick.
Velmu misses with a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velmu's calf.
Egyptian checks a leg kick.
Velmu throws a solid leg kick but Egyptian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Velmu.
Velmu scores with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velmu, right into the meat.
Egyptian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Egyptian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Velmu fails with the takedown.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velmu's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Velmu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Egyptian misses with a leg kick
and Velmu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velmu throws out a leg kick but Egyptian moves out of range and Velmu only half commits.
Egyptian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sinuhe Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Egyptian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Velmu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Egyptian.
Velmu is rocked!
A short right from Velmu.
Velmu has Egyptian pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Velmu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Egyptian tumbling to the mat - Velmu dives into Egyptian's guard.
Velmu looking to sit in guard and control but Egyptian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Egyptian defends it easily.
Velmu pulls Egyptian in close to prevent any damage.
Velmu wants to sweep but no luck.
Velmu keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyrska Velmu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu keeping full guard, as Egyptian tries to pass.
Egyptian 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sinuhe Egyptian just wasn't active enough.
Egyptian throws out a powerful jab.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu misses with a low kick.
Velmu checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jyrska Velmu just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Velmu tries to score with a low kick but Egyptian moves his leg out of the way.
Velmu moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Egyptian. No joy for Velmu on that attempt.
Velmu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egyptian lands with a straight right. Velmu didn't see that one coming.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. Velmu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egyptian checks a low kick from Velmu.
Velmu walks into a left hand.
Velmu is still on wobbly legs! Can Egyptian finish him?
Velmu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Egyptian's calf.
Egyptian lands a big head kick that sends Velmu tumbling to the mat! Egyptian takes a step backwards and waves Velmu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a monster overhand right that drops Velmu! Egyptian follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinuhe Egyptian!
Sinuhe Egyptian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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