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64 - Kaato vs Fokin III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Carmelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo comes to the cage accompanied by These Boots. Dustin Carmelo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Carmelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Smoove!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoove throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carmelo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carmelo wants to control from the top but Smoove keeps moving.
Smoove trying to keep a closed guard but Carmelo is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoove wants to sweep here but Carmelo controlling him for the moment.
Carmelo works over Smoove with some ground and pound from guard.
Smoove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carmelo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smoove's guard.
Smoove is looking to sweep but instead, Carmelo has passed into half guard.
Smoove is looking for a sweep. Carmelo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smoove gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmelo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carmelo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smoove is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smoove is working an open guard so Carmelo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smoove looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carmelo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carmelo showed some decent athleticism there.
Carmelo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smoove with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smoove is trying to control but can't.
Smoove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smoove makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smoove.
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!
Carmelo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove keeping full guard, as Carmelo tries to pass.
Carmelo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smoove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carmelo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smoove is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smoove avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carmelo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carmelo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Carmelo from controlling successfully.
Smoove managing to control the position.
Smoove has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carmelo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smoove is looking for a triangle here but Carmelo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carmelo tries to score with some ground and pound. Smoove controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Smoove's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smoove takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carmelo wants to control but Smoove is keeping him busy.
Smoove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Carmelo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoove is looking for a sweep.
Carmelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smoove keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmelo stands up and beckons Smoove to his feet.
Nice shot by Smoove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Carmelo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carmelo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smoove scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smoove leaves Carmelo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carmelo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carmelo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smoove, as that shot connected.
Smoove scores with a nice strike.
Smoove misses with an uppercut. Carmelo saw that one coming.
Carmelo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smoove misses with an uppercut.
Smoove scores with a jab.
Carmelo takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Smoove.
Smoove is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smoove tests Carmelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carmelo shoots in looking for a takedown but Smoove manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carmelo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carmelo rushes Smoove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carmelo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carmelo is trying to force a seperation but Smoove has the dominant position.
Carmelo tries to land a knee to the head but Smoove blocks with his arms.
Carmelo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smoove wants to control but Carmelo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carmelo working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Carmelo there.
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!
Carmelo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smoove defending well though.
Smoove trying to hold on to Carmelo's head to control him but Carmelo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smoove manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carmelo is looking to stand up but Smoove won't let him.
Smoove trying to control the position.
Smoove is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smoove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carmelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carmelo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carmelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carmelo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo wants to pass the guard but Smoove is keeping the position.
Smoove working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carmelo has passed into half guard!
Dustin Carmelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smoove is looking to control Carmelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smoove avoid being mounted?
Smoove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carmelo.
Carmelo working Smoove over with strikes.
Carmelo lands with a punch from half guard.
Carmelo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smoove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carmelo.
Smoove is looking to control Carmelo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smoove avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo wants to control but Smoove is keeping him busy.
Smoove is trying to get back to full guard.
Carmelo working Smoove over with strikes.
Carmelo throwing shots but Smoove is blocking nicely.
Smoove wants to control but Carmelo is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smoove taking some punishment here, with Carmelo in his half guard.
Carmelo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smoove gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smoove trying to control the position.
Smoove looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carmelo has picked Smoove up and slammed him! Smoove can't keep hold of the triangle and Carmelo manages to pass to side control!
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 Dustin Carmelo 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!
The fighters circling - Smoove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmelo staying out of range there.
Smoove throws a lazy uppercut
so Carmelo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smoove looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carmelo has picked Smoove up and slammed him! Smoove can't keep hold of the triangle and Carmelo manages to pass to side control!
Smoove is trying to get back to half guard.
Carmelo is working Smoove over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smoove is rocked!
A big shot lands for Carmelo! That's hurt Smoove! Will he recover? Carmelo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Carmelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puukko Bulevardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulevardi has chosen Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Bulevardi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulevardi loads up on a big right hand but Paakkari slips the punch.
Paakkari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulevardi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulevardi.
Bulevardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Paakkari.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bulevardi 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.
Paakkari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bulevardi lands a nice uppercut.
Paakkari stalling.
Paakkari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulevardi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paakkari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paakkari lands a body punch.
Bulevardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulevardi is looking to control Paakkari's arms but Paakkari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bulevardi has his back to the cage.
Bulevardi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paakkari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bulevardi misses with a punch to the body.
Bulevardi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paakkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ville Paakkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puukko Bulevardi.
Paakkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bulevardi.
Bulevardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulevardi blocking some punches.
Paakkari working Bulevardi over with knees to the body.
Paakkari blocks an uppercut.
Bulevardi blocks a body shot from Paakkari.
Bulevardi is trying to break the clinch but Paakkari is controlling him.
Paakkari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paakkari is leaning against Bulevardi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paakkari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulevardi avoids the elbow strike from Paakkari, against the cage.
Paakkari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulevardis head.
Bulevardi takes a shot to the head.
Bulevardi is trying to pull guard but Paakkari has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Bulevardi to work.
Bulevardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paakkari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bulevardi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paakkari lands a body shot.
Paakkari pushes Bulevardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bulevardi takes a shot to the head.
Paakkari is leaning against Bulevardi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paakkari crunches a lovely knee into Bulevardi's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi works on Paakkari's body with a couple of short punches.
Bulevardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Bulevardi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bulevardi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakkari.
Paakkari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paakkari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bulevardi.
Paakkari lands an elbow inside.
Paakkari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulevardi dodges an elbow strike from Paakkari.
Bulevardi pulls Paakkari into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi 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.
Bulevardi keeping full guard, as Paakkari tries to pass.
Paakkari knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulevardi on the ground.
Paakkari trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulevardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulevardi looking for a sweep. Not yet Bulevardi, not yet.
Paakkari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bulevardi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Paakkari puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkari wants to pass the guard but Bulevardi is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulevardi trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Paakkari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paakkari lands a nice hook to Bulevardi's body. Bulevardi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paakkari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paakkari throws a hook to the side of Bulevardi's head but Bulevardi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paakkari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulevardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Paakkari.
Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulevardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paakkari loads up on a big right hand but Bulevardi slips the punch.
Paakkari wants to clinch up but Bulevardi keeps it at a distance.
Paakkari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulevardi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paakkari.
Bulevardi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paakkari throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bulevardi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paakkari tries a head kick but it misses.
Paakkari lands with a cross.
Paakkari keeps Bulevardi at a distance using the push kick.
Bulevardi 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.
Paakkari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulevardi rushes Paakkari and presses him up against the cage.
Bulevardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Bulevardi lands a nice uppercut.
Bulevardi throws a head punch that misses.
Paakkari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paakkari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bulevardi's defenses.
Paakkari tries to land a knee to the head but Bulevardi blocks with his arms.
Paakkari lands a knee to the head.
Paakkari's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paakkari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulevardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paakkari lands an elbow just above Bulevardi 's eye.
Bulevardi struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Bulevardi pulls Paakkari into guard.
Paakkari trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulevardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bulevardi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paakkari has passed into side control.
Bulevardi looking for a sweep but Paakkari has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulevardi 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.
Bulevardi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bulevardi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paakkari defends it easily.
Bulevardi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is looking for a triangle but Paakkari pushes his legs off easily.
Paakkari has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bulevardi working a defensive guard here.
Paakkari passes Bulevardi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bulevardi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paakkari is sitting in close to Bulevardi's body. Bulevardi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Paakkari is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Paakkari is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bulevardi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Puukko Bulevardi!
Puukko Bulevardi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesala blocks a jab.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Vesala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Vesala.
Jokinen is pressed up against the cage. Vesala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jokinen down to the mat. Jokinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Vesala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen takes a swing at Vesala's ribcage but misses.
Vesala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen moves out of range as Vesala strikes.
A jab from Vesala misses.
Vesala avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Vesala sprawls well.
Jokinen takes a swing at Vesala's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook but Vesala avoids it easily.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Vesala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vesala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Vesala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vesala's gas tank.
Jokinen is working for takedown but Vesala is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vesala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Vesala misses with a body punch.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala looking for a takedown.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Vesala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to work over Vesala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vesala tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Vesala back against the cage.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesala tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vesala blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vesala's elbow.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Vesala blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Vesala blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Vesala.
Vesala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vesala blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Jokinen.
Jokinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ode Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Vesala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vesala is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesala.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesala prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Vesala blocks it.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vesala's elbow.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vesala pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vesala moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen clobbers Vesala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jokinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Jokinen gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Vesala's ribs.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesala slips under a jab.
Vesala misses with a body shot.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Vesala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Vesala's shoulder, as Vesala tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesala.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Vesala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vesala avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vesala looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with punches from side control.
Jokinen controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesala is looking to regain half guard here but Jokinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Jokinen working the ground and pound from side control.
Vesala is trying to escape the position but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Vesala tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vesala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vesala manages to get back to half guard.
Jokinen wants to advance to full mount but Vesala doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Vesala wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vesala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen is in close to Vesala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vesala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
Vesala looking for a sweep. Not yet Vesala, not yet.
Jokinen postures up in Vesala's guard and throws a big left but Vesala blocks it.
Vesala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jokinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jokinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vesala struggling a bit here.
Vesala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesala tries to get to full guard but Jokinen has control of the leg.
Jokinen stalling away here and it's allowed Vesala to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vesala working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vesala has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokinen has managed to get both his arms back between Vesala's legs - danger averted.
Jokinen trying to control but Vesala is working from the bottom.
Jokinen advances position into side control!
Vesala manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is controlling Vesala's trapped leg to prevent Vesala from advancing to side control.
Vesala wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is defending well.
Vesala 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.
Jokinen wants to control but Vesala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ode Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesala is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jokinen is just riding it out for now. Vesala eventually gives up the hold.
Vesala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Ode Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokinen lunges at Vesala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vesala's hand.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Vesala ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Vesala moves out of range.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen swings for the body but Vesala moves out of range.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Vesala staying out of range there.
Vesala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesala manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vesala moves away.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesala is just out of range.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Vesala's shoulder, as Vesala tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vesala was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vesala.
Vesala ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vesala ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Ode Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen sizes up Vesala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vesala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vesala has his foot on Jokinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jokinen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vesala is trying to control Jokinen's posture but Jokinen avoids it.
Vesala is looking for a sweep.
Jokinen controls the position.
Vesala is trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen is staying tight to Vesala's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've been hearing that Jokinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jokinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vesala tries to improve position but can't.
Vesala is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala is trying to control Jokinen's posture but Jokinen avoids it.
Vesala is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Jokinen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jokinen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vesala keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Ode Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vesala moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vesala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Timo Vesala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesala catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ode Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
Our winner, Ode Jokinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morten Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morten Joikhaaja has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Joikhaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Joikhaaja tries to escape but Griffin is in control.
Joikhaaja gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Joikhaaja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffin controlling the action here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Griffin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joikhaaja tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joikhaaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffin manages to get himself to full guard.
Joikhaaja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Joikhaaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joikhaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Joikhaaja looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joikhaaja is one step ahead there.
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!
Joikhaaja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Joikhaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Griffin is trying to keep Joikhaaja in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja wanted to stand there but Griffin had control of the position.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Joikhaaja preventing the sweep.
Morten Joikhaaja has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joikhaaja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joikhaaja connects with a solid leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
Joikhaaja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Joikhaaja persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Joikhaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joikhaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joikhaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joikhaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Joikhaaja throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffin was covering up waiting for the punch and Joikhaaja finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Joikhaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin wants to improve his position but instead Joikhaaja has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joikhaaja has a takedown stuffed.
Joikhaaja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffin is fending him off so far but Joikhaaja persists. Nope, Griffin circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffin throws a hook but Joikhaaja blocks it.
Joikhaaja darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin trying to control here.
Griffin tries to roll over but Joikhaaja keeps him under control.
Joikhaaja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joikhaaja is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Griffin is still trying to improve position.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joikhaaja.
Griffin is looking to control Joikhaaja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Griffin avoid being mounted?
Joikhaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja moves nicely into side control.
Joikhaaja tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Joikhaaja throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja working the head and body with strikes.
Joikhaaja in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joikhaaja scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joikhaaja's best efforts.
Joikhaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin is doing well to control the position and prevent Joikhaaja from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Griffin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Griffin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joikhaaja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joikhaaja's back!
Morten Joikhaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin has the hooks in. Joikhaaja is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Joikhaaja 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.
Griffin is hanging on to Joikhaaja's back as he tries to escape.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position but Griffin manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Joikhaaja taking some punishment here, with Griffin in his half guard.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joikhaaja's head.
Joikhaaja wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Griffin prevents Joikhaaja from standing back up.
Joikhaaja moves into full guard.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joikhaaja looking to control but Griffin passes into half guard.
Joikhaaja wants to improve his position but Griffin is controlling well.
Joikhaaja controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Joikhaaja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja moves into full guard.
Griffin postures up in Joikhaaja's guard and throws a big left but Joikhaaja blocks it.
Griffin postures up.
Joikhaaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joikhaaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin 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.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin throws a low kick but Joikhaaja moves out of range easily.
Joikhaaja shoots in for a takedown but Griffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Joikhaaja dives in for a single leg takedown but Griffin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joikhaaja jumps guard.
Joikhaaja wants to stand and escape but Griffin is having none of it.
Joikhaaja being controlled here, momentarily.
Joikhaaja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joikhaaja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Joikhaaja looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Griffin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Griffin working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja tries to kick Griffin off but Griffin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Griffin there.
Joikhaaja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joikhaaja moves into full guard.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Joikhaaja 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.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position.
Joikhaaja 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.
Chris Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Joikhaaja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Joikhaaja's head back.
Joikhaaja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joikhaaja tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morten Joikhaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joikhaaja is defended easily by Griffin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joikhaaja momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joikhaaja somewhat.
Griffin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Joikhaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Joikhaaja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown by Joikhaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Griffin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joikhaaja shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Joikhaaja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Joikhaaja avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Joikhaaja's head but Joikhaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joikhaaja attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joikhaaja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Joikhaaja won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joikhaaja controls the pace.
Joikhaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Joikhaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joikhaaja landing some decent shots from guard.
Morten Joikhaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joikhaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Griffin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Griffin.
I think Joikhaaja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Joikhaaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Naruhodo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Naruhodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Mustacho catches Naruhodo right on the button with a cross.
Naruhodo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naruhodo there as he acknowledges the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Naruhodo.
Mustacho lands a really nice looking cross but Naruhodo seems unphased.
Naruhodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Mustacho.
Naruhodo misses with a combination
enabling Mustacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustacho lands a jab to Naruhodo's midsection.
Naruhodo shoots and misses
and Mustacho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruhodo walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mustacho. That's going to slow Naruhodo down.
Naruhodo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Naruhodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Naruhodo.
Mustacho ducks under a wild hook from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justice Naruhodo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naruhodo's sensitive parts.
Mustacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naruhodo.
Naruhodo throws a right hand that misses
and Mustacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naruhodo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mustacho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mustacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Naruhodo circles away.
Naruhodo misses with a straight left.
Mustacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mustacho moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Naruhodo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Naruhodo misses with a straight right.
Naruhodo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mustacho counters by moving into the clinch.
Naruhodo is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Mustacho fails to land.
Naruhodo trying to stall but Mustacho improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustacho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustacho can't find room to land a body shot as Naruhodo controls the action.
Naruhodo has had enough of the clinch but Mustacho keeps him there for the moment.
Naruhodo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustacho lands with a nice body kick.
Mustacho thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustacho fakes the leg kick and cracks Naruhodo in the body.
Naruhodo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mustacho as he jumps to the side.
Naruhodo tries to keep at a distance but Mustacho has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho working aggressively here.
Mustacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naruhodo's elbow.
Mustacho lands a body punch.
Naruhodo manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Mustacho as he connects with a hook.
Mustacho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheers as Mustacho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naruhodo doesn't seem phased though.
Naruhodo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustacho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Naruhodo misses with a body shot
and Mustacho counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naruhodo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Mustacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mustacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naruhodo is breathing heavily.
Mustacho thuds his right hand into Naruhodo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mustacho dips to his left and cracks Naruhodo with an uppercut!
Naruhodo is rocked!
Mustacho finds Naruhodo's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Naruhodo flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Mustacho lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Naruhodo will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnito Mustacho!
Donnito Mustacho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riku Kurikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata has chosen NANO - no pain, no game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Kurikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurikka 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.
Miyata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyata has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurikka throws out a loose jab but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurikka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurikka throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Kurikka misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyata counters with a single leg into guard. Kurikka didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miyata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurikka is keeping the position for now.
Kurikka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyata on the ground.
Miyata controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kurikka wants to get back to his feet but Miyata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miyata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurikka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Riku Kurikka.
Kurikka lands a slapping body shot.
Kurikka throws out a loose jab but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyata slips a straight right by Kurikka.
Kurikka swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyata.
Riku Kurikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurikka fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyata defending well as Kurikka loads up on a big left hand.
Kurikka throws a right hand that misses
and Miyata counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurikka misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurikka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kurikka throws out a loose jab but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurikka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyata wants to control but Kurikka is keeping him busy.
Miyata 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.
Miyata is working for a submission of some sort.
Miyata seems to be working for a kimura but Kurikka defends the submission attempt.
Miyata is thwarting Kurikka's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata prevents Kurikka from improving his position.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but Kurikka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyata to get the leverage.
Miyata stops Kurikka from getting back to his feet.
Kurikka wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kurikka tries to kick Miyata off but Miyata keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miyata tries to pass to full mount but Kurikka defends it.
Miyata has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miyata wants to take Kurikka's back here but Kurikka is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kurikka tries to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.
Kurikka is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka tries to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.
Kurikka is controlling an arm, preventing Miyata from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kurikka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Miyata fails to take his opponent's back.
Kurikka tries to reverse the position but Miyata maintains control.
Miyata working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurikka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miyata working for a submission but Kurikka is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurikka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kira Miyata will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurikka misses with a looping left.
Kurikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurikka throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyata counters with a three punch combo that has Kurikka backing up. Kurikka nods at Miyata to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurikka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyata needs to keep his hands up - Kurikka had a free shot at his head there.
Kurikka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Kurikka.
Kurikka throws a hook but Miyata blocks it.
Kurikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyata.
Kurikka misses with a hook. Miyata ducked under it nicely.
Kurikka misses with a double jab
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata throws a hook to the side of Kurikka's head but Kurikka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miyata throws a chopping leg kick but Kurikka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kurikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyata is just out of range.
Kurikka misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riku Kurikka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurikka.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurikka.
Kurikka cracks Miyata with an open hand slap.
Kurikka swings widly with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurikka thinking.
Kurikka misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Miyata to counter with a crisp jab.
Miyata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurikka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka misses with a straight right.
Kurikka throws a right hand that Miyata ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyata also avoids with ease.
Kurikka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riku Kurikka is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurikka.
Sloppy strikes from Kurikka. Those never looked like landing.
Kurikka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurikka misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a three punch combo that has Kurikka backing up. Kurikka nods at Miyata to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Kurikka misses its intended target.
Kurikka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurikka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurikka misses the target.
Kurikka jabs Miyata right on the nose. Miyata blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miyata throws a low kick but Kurikka avoids it.
Miyata dodges the punch combination from Kurikka.
Miyata walks into a straight right hand from Kurikka.
Miyata gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurikka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurikka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kurikka throws a hook to the side of Miyata's head but Miyata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurikka misses with an uppercut.
Kurikka swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurikka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurikka looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurikka misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kurikka's guard now.
Kurikka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Miyata dives into side control.
Miyata trying to control the action but Kurikka is working from the bottom.
Kira Miyata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyata is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurikka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kurikka trying to control but Miyata flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyata doesn't have the hooks in and Kurikka manages to turn into his guard.
Miyata working a defensive guard here.
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 Riku Kurikka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurikka works the jab nicely.
Kurikka throws a poor cross that misses
and Miyata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurikka misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kurikka!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurikka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miyata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miyata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurikka, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Kurikka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurikka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kurikka is trying to get back to his feet.
Miyata working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Kurikka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kurikka is looking to regain half guard here but Miyata keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata tries to move to mount but Kurikka blocks the move with his legs.
Kurikka struggling a bit here.
Miyata tries for a kimura but Kurikka is defending well.
Kurikka is trying to work for a sweep but Miyata has mounted him!
Kurikka is squirming around, avoiding Miyata's attempts to control the action.
Miyata controlling from mount.
Kurikka tries to lock up and control but Miyata gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kurikka bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kurikka doesn't defend quickly enough and Miyata has managed to lock this one up! Can Kurikka escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Miyata on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kira Miyata!
During a confident post fight interview, Kira Miyata 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ulriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Ulriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulriksen wants to clinch.
Ulriksen lands a jab.
Nikolaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nikolaev wants to stand and escape but Ulriksen is having none of it.
Ulriksen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ulriksen trying to control but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Ulriksen stays in close to Nikolaev's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ulriksen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Victor Ulriksen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ulriksen tries to clinch but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Ulriksen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ulriksen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolaev tries to avoid it but Ulriksen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolaev to the ground. Nikolaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolaev needs to keep his hands up - Ulriksen had a free shot at his head there.
Ulriksen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nikolaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ulriksen somewhat.
Nikolaev misses with a double jab.
Ulriksen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikolaev gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolaev lands an uppercut.
Ulriksen tries to circle away but Nikolaev has him pinned against the cage.
Nikolaev looking to throw knees to the head but Ulriksen is blocking nicely.
Nikolaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ulriksen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nikolaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolaev lands a right hand.
Nikolaev blocks an uppercut.
Nikolaev is trying to stall.
Nikolaev is struggling to control the position.
Ulriksen tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Ulriksen back against the cage.
Ulriksen breaks from the clinch.
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!
Ulriksen fails to land the takedown.
Ulriksen tries to move into range but Nikolaev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikolaev sprawls well. He's pushed Ulriksen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ulriksen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Ulriksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ulriksen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nikolaev pinned against the cage. Nikolaev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikolaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but Nikolaev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nikolaev gets underhooks to prevent Ulriksen's takedown attempt.
Nikolaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulriksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ulriksen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nikolaev's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulriksen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev wants to stand but Ulriksen is controlling the position.
Ulriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikolaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is looking to stand up but Ulriksen isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
That was a close round but I would say that Victor Ulriksen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ulriksen rushes Nikolaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ulriksen has Nikolaev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nikolaev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nikolaev tries to throw a body punch but Ulriksen avoids it by throwing Nikolaev back against the cage.
Nikolaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ulriksen's elbow.
Nikolaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ulriksen is keeping busy.
Nikolaev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulriksen is defending well for now.
Nikolaev managing to block the knees to the body from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen wants to take the fight to the mat but Nikolaev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nikolaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Ulriksen is trying to pull guard but Nikolaev has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev tries a body shot but Ulriksen blocks it.
Nikolaev lands a left hand.
Nikolaev misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen is trying to break the clinch but Nikolaev is controlling him.
Ulriksen looking for a takedown.
Nikolaev effectively controlling the action here.
Ulriksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Ulriksen with that takedown attempt.
Ulriksen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nikolaev is trying to stand up here but Ulriksen is controlling him well.
Ulriksen thows a huge punch but Nikolaev dodges it nicely.
Ulriksen trying to control the action but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Ulriksen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikolaev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ulriksen trying to mount his opponent but Nikolaev defends it.
Ulriksen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ulriksen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev won't allow Ulriksen to pass to mount.
Nikolaev tries to kick Ulriksen off but Ulriksen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ulriksen trying to pass the guard but Nikolaev defending well.
Ulriksen controlling the action here.
Nikolaev pushes Ulriksen off looking to stand but Ulriksen dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulriksen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ulriksen trying to mount his opponent but Nikolaev defends it.
Ulriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolaev is trying to stand up here but Ulriksen is controlling him well.
Ulriksen trying to control the action but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ulriksen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolaev tries to avoid it but Ulriksen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolaev to the ground. Nikolaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolaev stuffs the takedown.
Nikolaev throws a big shot that misses.
Nikolaev throws a leg kick
and Ulriksen counters with a left to the body.
Ulriksen missing with a left hand there. Nikolaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nikolaev is trying to maintain a safe position but Ulriksen gets an underhook and turns Nikolaev into the cage.
Nikolaev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ulriksen.
Nikolaev blocks a body shot from Ulriksen.
A short right from Nikolaev on the inside.
Nikolaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulriksen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nikolaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Nikolaev.
Ulriksen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ulriksen shoots in and drives through. Nikolaev sprawls well.
Ulriksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nikolaev drops Ulriksen with a big left hand! Ulriksen is injured, injured bad! Nikolaev jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Nikolaev!
Ivan Nikolaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo comes to the cage accompanied by Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Ruggiero has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero throws a body kick that misses.
Einemo lands a jab to Ruggiero's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruggiero blocks the leg kick.
Einemo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruggiero tests Einemo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Einemo cracks the inside of Ruggiero's front leg.
Ruggiero looks for the body kick but Einemo saw that one coming.
Einemo blocks a jab.
Einemo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruggiero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruggiero. Einemo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Einemo wants to land a leg kick but Ruggiero is out of range.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero tries to clinch up but Einemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Einemo throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Ruggiero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruggiero.
Einemo lands with a straight right. Ruggiero didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo tests Ruggiero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruggiero throws a big shot that misses.
Ruggiero digs a good hook to Einemo's body.
Ruggiero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Einemo.
Ruggiero misses with a low kick.
Einemo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ruggiero misses with a leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Einemo counters with a nice leg kick.
Einemo scores with a jab to the body.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Ruggiero tries to land a front kick but Einemo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Einemo throws a big shot that misses.
Ruggiero lands a head kick. Einemo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruggiero throws a shot from downtown. Einemo moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Einemo.
Einemo misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries to land a front kick but Einemo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruggiero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einemo takes one on the button.
Einemo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Einemo blocks a leg kick.
Ruggiero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruggiero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Einemo moves out of range as Ruggiero throws a body kick.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruggiero moves away.
A head kick by Ruggiero misses
and Einemo counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero tries to work over Einemo's front leg with a kick but Einemo checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero moves in looking to clinch but Einemo pushes him off.
Einemo misses with a body shot.
Einemo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruggiero tries to clinch up.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Einemo moved away.
Einemo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero blocks the body kick.
Einemo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruggiero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Einemo throws a hook but Ruggiero blocks it.
Einemo 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ruggiero!
Einemo misses with a body kick.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a low kick.
Ruggiero with a hook.
Ruggiero misses with a kick to the body.
Ruggiero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruggiero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruggiero swings for the body but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Einemo connects with a leg kick. Ruggiero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Ruggiero blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einemo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einemo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Einemo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruggiero if he has to take too many more of those.
Ruggiero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Ruggiero will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruggiero throws a solid leg kick but Einemo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruggiero.
Einemo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruggiero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruggiero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Einemo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Einemo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruggiero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Einemo on the side of the head.
Einemo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruggiero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruggiero scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruggiero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Einemo has him pressed against the cage.
Einemo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Einemo.
Ruggiero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruggiero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Einemo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruggiero misses with some punches.
Ruggiero has a couple of punches blocked by Einemo.
Einemo blocking some punches.
Einemo is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruggiero gets an underhook and turns Einemo into the cage.
A short right from Ruggiero on the inside.
Einemo trying to stall but Ruggiero improves his position.
Ruggiero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Einemo's elbow.
Ruggiero is leaning against Einemo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruggiero lands an uppercut.
Einemo blocks a body shot from Ruggiero.
Einemo managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruggiero misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Ruggiero presses Einemo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruggiero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruggiero misses with a knee strike.
Einemo takes a shot to the head.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero swings wildly with an uppercut but Einemo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruggiero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruggiero is looking to break free of the clinch but Einemo has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Einemo lands a shot to the body.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the side of Einemo's head.
Einemo managing to block the knees to the body from Ruggiero.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A bit of stalling here from Einemo.
Einemo tries to throw a body punch but Ruggiero avoids it by throwing Einemo back against the cage.
Einemo has Ruggiero pressed against the cage, preventing Ruggiero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruggiero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruggiero just leaning against Einemo, taking a breather.
Einemo looking to stall.
Einemo lands a body shot.
Ruggiero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Einemo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero blocks a body shot from Einemo.
Einemo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Einemo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Einemo.
Ruggiero is trying to stall.
Einemo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Einemo tries to throw a body punch but Ruggiero avoids it by throwing Einemo back against the cage.
Ruggiero is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einemo tries a body shot but Ruggiero blocks it.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Einemo avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Einemo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Einemo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruggiero is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Ruggiero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruggiero blocks the leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero looks to land a right hand but Einemo moved out of range.
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Einemo checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Ruggiero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Einemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Einemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Einemo.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily.
Einemo throws a body kick that misses.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruggiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruggiero instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruggiero.
Ruggiero manages to break the clinch.
Ruggiero lands a glancing blow to the side of Einemo's head.
Ruggiero misses the jab.
Ruggiero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Einemo is able to avoid easily.
Einemo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Einemo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero with a jab.
Einemo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Einemo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruggiero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruggiero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruggiero is looking to slow Einemo down with leg kicks.
Ruggiero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einemo thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Ruggiero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Einemo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Einemo.
Einemo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruggiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benjamin Ruggiero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Einemo scores with a nice right hand.
Einemo throws a front kick that sends Ruggiero stumbling back into the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a series of wild punches.
Einemo misses with a looping right.
Einemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruggiero is out of range and Einemo settles back down.
Ruggiero thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Einemo misses its intended target.
Ruggiero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Einemo tries a low kick but Ruggiero avoids it.
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einemo throws a right hand that Ruggiero ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruggiero also avoids with ease.
Ruggiero clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Einemo presses Ruggiero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Einemo has Ruggiero pressed against the cage.
Ruggiero tries to circle away but Einemo has him pinned against the cage.
Ruggiero lands with a light punch inside.
Einemo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruggiero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruggiero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einemo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruggiero to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruggiero tries to land a leg kick but Einemo saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Ruggiero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruggiero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Ruggiero!
Our winner, Benjamin Ruggiero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kutowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutowski has chosen Absolute Beginner - Nie Nett as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Kutowski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kutowski misses with a body shot
and Spliffton counters with a stiff right hand.
Spliffton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kutowski.
Spliffton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kutowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Spliffton throws a head kick but Kutowski moves out of range.
Kutowski throws a push kick but Spliffton slaps the foot to one side.
Spliffton throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crunch! Kutowski slams his shin into Spliffton's torso.
Spliffton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spliffton stalks Kutowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kutowski's face. Kutowski staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Karl Kutowski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffton misses with a wild body shot.
Spliffton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spliffton avoids the head kick by Kutowski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spliffton.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kutowski. That's going to slow Spliffton down.
Spliffton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kutowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Spliffton misses with a wild body shot.
Spliffton throws the kick towards the body but Kutowski avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kutowski!
Spliffton avoids the head kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spliffton. Kutowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
Spliffton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kutowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spliffton.
Spliffton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spliffton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
Kutowski throws a right hand that Spliffton ducks under and follows up with a left that Spliffton also avoids with ease.
Spliffton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kutowski avoids the head kick by Spliffton.
Kutowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kutowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spliffton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spliffton just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffton jabs Kutowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kutowski checks a leg kick.
Spliffton takes one to the chin there.
Spliffton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spliffton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spliffton is looking to wear down Kutowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kutowski blocks a head kick by Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski tries to score with a low kick but Spliffton moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spliffton. Kutowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffton throws a head kick but Kutowski moves out of range.
Kutowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kutowski throws a one two combo.
Kutowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spliffton slips a jab and a cross from Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a two punch combination.
Kutowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Spliffton.
Kutowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spliffton lands a nice shot that snaps Kutowski's head back.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kutowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kutowski moves in looking to clinch but Spliffton pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski throws a push kick but Spliffton slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliffton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kutowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spliffton's sensitive parts.
Kutowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spliffton.
Kutowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kutowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kutowski scores with a punch to the head.
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spliffton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kutowski connects with a right hand. Spliffton shakes it off.
Kutowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kutowski'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.
Spliffton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kutowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kutowski is looking to clinch.
Kutowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kutowski lands a head kick. Spliffton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Spliffton moves out of range.
Spliffton misses with a head kick.
Spliffton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spliffton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spliffton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutowski is just out of range.
Spliffton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutowski.
Kutowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kutowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Spliffton moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kutowski.
Spliffton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kutowski.
Kutowski avoids the body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kutowski misses with a low kick as Spliffton jumps back.
Kutowski tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kutowski.
Kutowski walks into a stiff left hand from Spliffton.
Kutowski tries to clinch but Spliffton is having none of it.
Kutowski lands a front kick.
Kutowski misses with a low kick.
Kutowski misses with a low kick as Spliffton jumps back.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
Kutowski misses with a hook to the body
and Spliffton counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Spliffton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kutowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffton moves away.
Kutowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spliffton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spliffton slips a straight right by Kutowski.
Spliffton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spliffton scores with a hook to the body. Kutowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kutowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kutowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kutowski throws a head kick that Spliffton semi-blocks.
Kutowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kutowski counters with a good low kick that Spliffton was not able to check.
Kutowski lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a body shot.
Kutowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kutowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Spliffton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kutowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karl Kutowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kutowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spliffton. Spliffton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spliffton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Kutowski as he checks the leg kick.
Spliffton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton throws a push kick but Kutowski slaps the foot to one side.
Kutowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kutowski throws a wild body kick that Spliffton sees coming a mile off.
Kutowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffton moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spliffton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kutowski avoids the head kick by Spliffton.
Kutowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Kutowski.
Kutowski dodges the punch combination from Spliffton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spliffton lands an overhand right.
Spliffton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spliffton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kutowski.
Kutowski throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffton moves out of range easily.
Spliffton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kutowski can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Kutowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Spliffton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutowski is just out of range.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton takes one on the button.
Kutowski throws a low kick, looking for Spliffton's leg but Spliffton calmly moves out of range.
Spliffton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spliffton is rocked!
Spliffton 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.
Oh Spliffton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kutowski drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Spliffton's head, knocking him out cold! Kutowski is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karl Kutowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Kutowski 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 Iso Kaato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaato comes to the cage accompanied by Twista - Adrenaline Rush. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Kaato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaato lands with a nice body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fokin 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.
Kaato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fokin avoids the head kick by Kaato.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Fokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Kaato's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Fokin misses the target.
Kaato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Kaato catches Fokin right on the button with a cross.
Kaato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Fokin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kaato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fokin scrambles back to his feet.
Fokin misses with a body punch
and Kaato counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaato throws a head kick but Fokin moves out of range.
Kaato connects with a leg kick. Fokin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Fokin. Beautiful body shot.
Kaato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaato looks to land a right hand but Fokin moved out of range.
Kaato lands with a shot to the body.
Kaato connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fokin. Kaato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaato gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fokin wants to pass the guard but Kaato is keeping the position.
Kaato is controlling Fokin's posture.
Iso Kaato has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fokin throws a hook but Kaato avoids it easily.
Fokin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaato is out of range and Fokin settles back down.
Fokin takes one to the chin there.
Kaato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin cracks Kaato with a good jab.
Iso Kaato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaato throws the kick towards the body but Fokin avoids it.
Fokin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaato's guard.
Fokin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fokin with a nice head shot there.
Fokin postures up in Kaato's guard and throws a big left but Kaato blocks it.
Kaato wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kaato has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kaato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Iso Kaato just wasn't active enough.
Kaato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fokin counters with a shoot takedown. Kaato fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin postures up in Kaato's guard and throws a big left but Kaato blocks it.
Fokin is fighting to break Kaato's control of his arms but Kaato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fokin postures up in Kaato's guard and throws a big left but Kaato blocks it.
Kaato keeping full guard, as Fokin tries to pass.
Fokin postures up.
Fokin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaato keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Fokin chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fokin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Kaato keeps moving.
Kaato working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Kaato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fokin checks a leg kick.
Kaato just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin swings for the body but Kaato moves out of range.
Fokin digs a good hook to Kaato's body.
Kaato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fokin is out of range and Kaato settles back down.
Fokin takes a swing at Kaato's ribcage but misses.
Kaato throws a body punch but Fokin moves out of range.
Kaato throws out a leg kick but Fokin moves out of range and Kaato only half commits.
Kaato moves away from the strike by Fokin.
Kaato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin misses with a wild body shot.
Iso Kaato is winning the standup battle so far.
Fokin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaato throws a lazy uppercut
so Fokin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kaato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaato is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fokin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaato is retaining full guard.
Fokin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fokin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaato looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fokin.
Kaato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Fokin drives through with a takedown into Kaato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kaato controlling Fokin's posture.
Fokin postures up.
Kaato keeping full guard, as Fokin tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaato is trying to keep Fokin in close.
Iso Kaato has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kaato as Fokin shoots in.
Fokin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaato rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fokin slips a jab from Kaato.
Fokin looks to throw the jab but Kaato is out of range.
Fokin misses the jab.
Fokin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaato.
Fokin lands a slapping body shot.
Kaato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaato throws a leg kick but Fokin checks it.
Fokin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fokin postures up in Kaato's guard and throws a big left but Kaato blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaato controls Fokin momentarily but Fokin frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaato seems keen to control Fokin's posture.
Fokin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fokin moves out of range as Kaato throws a body kick.
Kaato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fokin moves out of range as Kaato throws a body kick.
Fokin punishes Kaato's body with a nice straight punch.
Fokin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Kaato as Fokin shoots in.
Fokin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaato scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin blocks a head kick by Kaato.
Fokin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaato can pounce on him.
Kaato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaato ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
No luck for Fokin with that takedown attempt.
Fokin blocks the body kick.
Kaato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fokin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fokin dives in and grabs Kaato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaato pushes down on Fokin's head and hops out.
Iso Kaato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgy Fokin.
Fokin lands a nice hook to Kaato's body. Kaato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fokin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fokin punishes Kaato's body with a nice straight punch.
Fokin misses the shot to the body.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Kaato scores with the left hand. Fokin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaato misses with a straight right.
Kaato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fokin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Kaato tenderised Fokin's leg. Fokin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fokin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaato misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Fokin.
A punch lands to the side of Fokin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaato misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaato connects with a crisp jab.
Fokin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaato counters with a low kick, right behind Fokin 's knee.
Kaato connects with a leg kick. Fokin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaato. That's going to slow Fokin down.
Kaato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fokins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaato looks to land a left hand but Fokin moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Kaato ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Kaato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fokin avoids the body shot from Kaato.
Kaato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fokin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fokin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaato quickly recovers to half guard.
Kaato is looking to improve his position.
Fokin wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaato tries to get to full guard but Fokin has control of the leg.
Kaato gets full guard.
Kaato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaato being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin is fighting to break Kaato's control of his arms but Kaato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fokin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fokin lands a nice short elbow.
Fokin prevents Kaato from improving his position.
Kaato is looking to get back to full guard here but Fokin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fokin working away.
Kaato prevents Fokin from moving into mount.
Fokin working away.
Fokin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fokin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fokin working away.
Georgy Fokin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaato prevents Fokin from moving into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaato is trying to control Fokin's posture but Fokin avoids it.
Kaato is looking for a sweep.
Kaato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fokin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaato is working away from the top position though.
Kaato is controlling the pace.
Kaato is keen to just control but Fokin is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Iso Kaato just wasn't active enough.
A shot to the liver by Fokin. Beautiful body shot.
Kaato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fokin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaato pinned against the cage. Kaato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaato tries a low kick but Fokin avoids it.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaato was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Fokin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kaato can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaato is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fokin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kaato is looking to improve his position.
Fokin wants to free his trapped foot but Kaato is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaato keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fokin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaato is holding on to half guard well.
Fokin winds up and cracks Kaato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Iso Kaato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
That's time! Kaato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kaato throws a body kick that misses.
Kaato tries a head kick but it misses.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaato ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
That kick from Kaato tenderised Fokin's leg. Fokin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fokin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fokin checks the leg kick.
Kaato thumps Fokin with a low kick.
Kaato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fokin avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin avoids the head kick by Kaato.
Fokin digs a good hook to Kaato's body.
Kaato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fokin.
Kaato avoids the body shot from Fokin.
Kaato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fokin is out of range and Kaato settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaato 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 Fokin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fokin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Georgy Fokin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaato misses with a hook. Fokin ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Fokin.
Fokin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Fokin. That snapped Kaato's head back.
Fokin 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.
Kaato throws out a leg kick but Fokin moves out of range and Kaato only half commits.
Fokin checks a low kick from Kaato.
Fokin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fokin lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin looking to pass the guard.
Kaato is trying to control the position but Fokin postures up.
Fokin is fighting to break Kaato's control of his arms but Kaato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fokin pushing down on Kaato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaato trying to control from the bottom.
Fokin wants to free his trapped foot but Kaato is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fokin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fokin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is thwarting Kaato's attempts to control the position.
Kaato is defending against the submission attempts here by Fokin.
Kaato wants to control but Fokin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fokin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin is looking for a kimura but Kaato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fokin to get the leverage.
Kaato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kaato is looking to control Fokin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaato avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaato sees it coming and defends easily.
Iso Kaato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fokin is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgy Fokin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaato 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iso Kaato!
Iso Kaato retains his light heavyweight title!
Iso Kaato took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Wow, this has been a great rivarly! Props to Mr. Fokin, he is hell of a fighter! I have no doubt that he will have a bright future. Maybe we will meet again some day!'.
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