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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rodrick Skiter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mamed Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrick Skiter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skiter tries to avoid it but Becker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skiter to the ground. Skiter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skiter lands the left hand.
It looks like Mamed Becker has been cut.
Skiter cracks Becker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Becker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Skiter finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skiter throws an overhand right that has Becker reeling! Skiter follows up with more punches and Becker is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodrick Skiter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D C Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Real American. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, D C Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Hawke throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawke.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Nathan Hawke has been cut.
Jackson tries to clinch but Hawke is having none of it.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawke throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hawke.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Hawke.
Hawke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke misses with a two punch combination.
Hawke looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Hawke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawke misses with the combination.
Hawke throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Hawke misses its intended target.
Hawke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawke lands a two punch combo.
Hawke lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawke.
Hawke misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawke.
Hawke misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Hawke fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson won't allow Hawke to get back to his feet.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hawke dives on top into guard.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Hawke from standing up.
Jackson pulls Hawke in close to his closed guard and prevents Hawke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots but Hawke is blocking nicely.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Hawke dodges it nicely.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson prevents Hawke from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawke wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawke missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hawke's guard.
Jackson won't allow Hawke to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawke working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jackson has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Hawke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Hawke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawke. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Hawke has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Hawke stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hawke taking a breather.
Hawke misses with the head strike.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson pulls Hawke into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson pulls Hawke in close to his closed guard and prevents Hawke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hawke won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawke manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawke working a defensive guard here.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Hawke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Hawke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawke keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Hawke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawke manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Hawke's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson defending well as Hawke loads up on a big left hand.
Hawke throws a good cross that connects.
Nathan Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawke misses with a few strikes there.
Hawke looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Hawke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawke is avoiding damage well.
Jackson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawke is defending well.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawke is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawke is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawke gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D C Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Hawke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawke misses with a combination
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawke walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Hawke.
Hawke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nathan Hawke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawke won't be happy with that.
Jackson throws an elbow but Hawke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hawke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson trying to control but Hawke postures up.
Hawke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson trying to hold on to Hawke's head to control him but Hawke postures up.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson is looking to control Hawke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawke scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Hawke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawke is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawke down to the mat. Hawke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawke lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
No joy there for Hawke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Hawke misses.
Hawke lands a head shot.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawke sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nathan Hawke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D C Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke misses with a few strikes there.
Hawke throws a series of strikes that have Jackson backpedaling.
Hawke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson has Hawke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Hawke manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Hawke.
Hawke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawke.
Hawke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Hawke throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Hawke only half commits.
Hawke swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Hawke as Jackson shoots in.
Hawke tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Hawke fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
D C Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Hawke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Hawke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawke 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Hawke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Rilonhaugher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rilonhaugher comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Feuer Frei. Ainsley Clearly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeus Rilonhaugher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clearly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rilonhaugher wants to get back to his feet but Clearly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clearly being controlled here momentarily.
Clearly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rilonhaugher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rilonhaugher tries to get out of the position.
Clearly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clearly postures up in Rilonhaugher's guard and throws a big left but Rilonhaugher blocks it.
Rilonhaugher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clearly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rilonhaugher's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rilonhaugher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rilonhaugher pulls Clearly in to control the position.
Clearly trying to control but Rilonhaugher is working from the bottom.
Rilonhaugher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rilonhaugher has Clearly pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rilonhaugher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clearly defends it easily.
Rilonhaugher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rilonhaugher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clearly Rushes Rilonhaugher and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Rilonhaugher is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Clearly Piles on the pressure and Rilonhaugher crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ainsley Clearly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Stara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Stara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrell Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stara shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stara stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Stara lands a two punch combo.
Timo Stara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Stara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stara wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Stara counters with a left to the body.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stara counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Stara lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that Stara ducks under and follows up with a left that Stara also avoids with ease.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stara counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Stara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stara fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Stara.
Stara lands with a nice body punch.
Stara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas looks gassed!
Stara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stara somewhat.
Stara fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stara finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Stara misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Stara throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stara counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Stara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas swings for the body but Stara moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Stara counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stara.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stara is just out of range.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Stara.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook. Stara ducked under it nicely.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stara can pounce on him.
Stara moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stara counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that Stara ducks under and follows up with a left that Stara also avoids with ease.
Stara feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Stara.
Stara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stara scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Stara closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Stara pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Stara persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Stara counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck for Stara with that takedown attempt.
Stara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Stara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Stara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stara shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Stara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stara. Stara obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stara has got the better of the exchanges.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stara counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas throwing shots but Stara is blocking nicely.
Thomas stops Stara from getting back to his feet.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stara trying to control from the bottom.
Stara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!
Thomas covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Stara wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas trying to get back to his feet but Stara is in full control for now.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stara is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stara working for a choke but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas holding both Stara 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas manages to escape to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stara shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Stara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Stara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thomas is in trouble now - Stara has advanced to mount!
Thomas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darrell Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stara scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Stara looking to control.
Thomas forces his way into half guard.
Thomas winds up and cracks Stara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas throws a strike but Stara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing Stara from standing up.
Stara looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Stara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Stara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thomas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stara to regain full guard.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Stara is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stara looking to control.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Stara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stara is controlling him.
Stara is standing up over Thomas. Thomas looks to escape but Stara dives into side control.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thomas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stara's guard! Nice work there by Thomas!
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Pro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timzi Turpasauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpasauna has chosen WTF Collective as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Timzi Turpasauna enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Pro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timzi Turpasauna!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpasauna leaves Pro Cop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pro Cop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Turpasauna!
Pro Cop jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Turpasauna manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Turpasauna manages to get back to half guard.
Pro Cop trying to mount his opponent but Turpasauna defends it.
Pro Cop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turpasauna is controlling Pro Cop's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turpasauna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pro Cop looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turpasauna can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pro Cop trying to control the position from guard on top but Turpasauna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpasauna wants to sweep but no luck.
Turpasauna is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pro Cop has his hands clasped together but Turpasauna extends an breaks Pro Cop's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Turpasauna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timzi Turpasauna!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Bulkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozka Kruty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Bulkovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulkovich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bulkovich avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Some wild striking there from Bulkovich.
Bulkovich misses with a looping left.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulkovich throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulkovich's sensitive parts.
Bulkovich tries for a takedown but Kruty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikolai Bulkovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruty defending well as Bulkovich loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Bulkovich misses.
Bulkovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruty scores with a head kick.
It looks like Nikolai Bulkovich has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulkovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bulkovich is breathing heavily.
Kruty goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruty lands with a nice body kick.
Kruty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bulkovich throws the left hand but Kruty avoids the punch easily.
Bulkovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whack! Kruty lands a heavy head kick that drops Bulkovich. The ref tackles Kruty to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bulkovich was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jozka Kruty!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and THE HAMMER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arni Olofson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arni Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, THE HAMMER!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofson misses with a two punch combination.
Olofson throws a series of punches but HAMMER moves out of range.
HAMMER tries to clinch up but Olofson circles away and keeps his distance.
Olofson stuffs the takedown attempt from HAMMER. HAMMER gets slowly back to his feet.
Olofson misses with a two punch combination.
HAMMER tries to clinch there but Olofson circles away.
HAMMER is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
HAMMER dodges the punch combination from Olofson.
HAMMER is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olofson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from HAMMER.
Arni Olofson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of THE HAMMER.
HAMMER shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olofson pinned against the cage. Olofson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Olofson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofson throws a series of punches but HAMMER moves out of range.
HAMMER shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olofson but Olofson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
HAMMER misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olofson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HAMMER fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olofson avoids it really well and circles away.
HAMMER looks gassed!
HAMMER dodges the punch combination from Olofson.
HAMMER dives in and grabs Olofson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olofson pushes down on HAMMER's head and hops out.
Olofson Rushes HAMMER and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! HAMMER is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Olofson Piles on the pressure and HAMMER crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arni Olofson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Sage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Rodgers (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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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shiro Sage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodgers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodgers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodgers showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodgers stops Sage from getting back to his feet.
Rodgers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodgers thows a huge punch but Sage dodges it nicely.
Rodgers throwing shots but Sage is blocking nicely.
Sage kicks Rodgers off and gets back to his feet.
Sage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sage wants it to stay on the feet.
Shiro Sage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Rodgers.
Crunch! Sage slams his shin into Rodgers's torso.
Rodgers looks gassed!
Sage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sage lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sage trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sage pushes Rodgers away with a front kick.
Sage lands a high kick!
Sage doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodgers circles away.
Sage misses with a few strikes there.
Rodgers shoots and misses
and Sage counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Rodgers is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shiro Sage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Hektor Bombard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hektor Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki has managed to clinch.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kusimuki presses Bombard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bombard.
Kusimuki cracks Bombard with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from Bombard.
Bombard wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes Bombard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kusimuki prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kusimuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kusimuki is pushing Bombard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Bombard looks gassed!
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bombard wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bombard working hard to break the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki controlling the action here for a moment.
Kusimuki lands a damaging elbow.
Bombard is trying to maintain a safe position but Kusimuki gets an underhook and turns Bombard into the cage.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but Kusimuki won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombard.
Bombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bombard takes a shot to the head.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
Bombard wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
A bit of stalling here from Kusimuki.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki digs a right hand underneath Bombard's ribcage. Bombard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki throws an elbow that misses.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kusimuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling him.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a nice uppercut.
Bombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombard trying to control the position but instead, Kusimuki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bombard into the cage.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki looking to throw knees to the head but Bombard is blocking nicely.
Bombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki has Bombard pushed against the cage.
Kusimuki works on Bombard's body with a couple of short punches.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but Bombard blocks it.
Kusimuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombard.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombard taking a breather.
Kusimuki blocks an uppercut.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kusimuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Bombard.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kusimuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bombard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bombard is trying to break free.
Kusimuki wants to stall.
Kusimuki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bombard is trying to break free.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
Kusimuki has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kusimuki throws an elbow that misses.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but Kusimuki won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Bombard.
Bombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Bombard.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Bombard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombard throws a nice looking combination but Kusimuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombard looks to land a combination but Kusimuki avoids it well.
Kusimuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bombard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bombard misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki wants to clinch.
Hektor Bombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bombard throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kusimuki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bombard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bombard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Bombard is having none of it.
Kusimuki walks into a jab.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
Bombard throws a series of strikes that have Kusimuki backpedaling.
Bombard throws a right hand that Kusimuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusimuki also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bombard - just one landing.
Kusimuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kusimuki rushes Bombard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bombard is trying to break free.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling him.
Bombard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
Kusimuki keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Bombard's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
Bombard looking to stall.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kusimuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Bombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kusimuki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Kusimuki.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Bombard's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bombard managing to block the knees to the body from Kusimuki.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki pushes Bombard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Kusimuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
Kusimuki keeps control of Bombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kusimuki lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks an uppercut.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Kusimuki lands an elbow inside that Bombard shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard being controlled against the cage.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki gets through Bombard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Bombard can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kusimuki is leaning against Bombard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Bombard backwards.
Kusimuki lands a left hand.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kusimuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kusimuki stalling.
Kusimuki has Bombard pressed against the cage, preventing Bombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that second round.
That's time! Kusimuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bombard lands with a nice body punch.
Bombard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kusimuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Bombard strikes.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bombard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bombard misses with a few strikes there.
Bombard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bombard throws a right and a left that Kusimuki avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bombard wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Kusimuki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Bombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Bombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Bombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
Kusimuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kusimuki prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
Bombard throws a head punch that misses.
Bombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki lands a left hand.
Bombard takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kusimuki is leaning against Bombard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Bombard is trying to force a seperation but Kusimuki has the dominant position.
Kusimuki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takeshi Kusimuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kusimuki pushes Bombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bombard is trying to break free.
Bombard wants to get back to striking at distance but Kusimuki won't allow it.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a nice elbow.
Bombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Kusimuki has double underhooks.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Hektor Bombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kusimuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Kusimuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Bombard.
Bombard tries to break free but Kusimuki pushes him back against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
Bombard is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki prevents Bombard from breaking the clinch.
Bombard tries to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling the position.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Bombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusimuki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bombard up against the cage.
Kusimuki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bombard tries to circle away but Kusimuki has him pinned against the cage.
Bombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bombard wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki slowing the pace effectively.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki blocks an uppercut.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusimuki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kusimuki taking a breather.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Bombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kusimuki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bombard's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki pushes Bombard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bombard looking to slow down the pace here.
Bombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kusimuki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McIntyre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ladies and Gentlemen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark McIntyre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bei finds it's way round the side to connect with McIntyre's head.
Bei scores with a sloppy right hand. McIntyre should have avoided that one.
Bei misses with a looping left.
Bei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McIntyre gets underhooks to prevent Bei's takedown attempt.
McIntyre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bei breaks from the clinch.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McIntyre is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIntyre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McIntyre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McIntyre tries to clinch but Bei is having none of it.
McIntyre forces Bei back against the cage and clinches.
Bei gets underhooks to prevent McIntyre's takedown attempt.
Bei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bei drops McIntyre with a straight left! Oh this is bad for McIntyre! Bei dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liu Bei!
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