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Infinity 73: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laith Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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, Laith Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernard Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Law shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dela Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Law connects with a body shot.
Law throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Cruz.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dela Cruz moves away.
Dela Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Law takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Law drives through with a takedown into Dela Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Law postures up in Dela Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Dela Cruz blocks it.
Dela Cruz 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.
Law postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Law from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Law trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Law sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Laith Law.
Law fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Law connects with a jab.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Dela Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dela Cruz defends well and Law ends up having to push Dela Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Law tries to throw a body punch but Dela Cruz avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Law staying out of range there.
Dela Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Law misses with a body shot.
Dela Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook.
Dela Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Law dodges the punch combination from Dela Cruz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Law misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decent striking displayed by Law there.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Law scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Law's head coaches at CEC Underdark that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Law throws an overhand right that lands on Dela Cruz's shoulder, as Dela Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Dela Cruz defending well as Law loads up on a big left hand.
Dela Cruz avoids the body shot from Law.
Dela Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Law.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Law, as that shot connected.
Law scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dela Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Law misses with an uppercut.
Law changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dela Cruz tries to avoid it but Law manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dela Cruz to the ground. Dela Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laith Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Law.
Laith Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law thows a body shot but no joy.
Law thows a body shot but no joy.
Law tries for a takedown but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Law swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Law.
Law throws a lazy right hand but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Law counter with a right hand.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dela Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Law.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law jabs at Dela Cruz's body.
Dela Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Law digs a good hook to Dela Cruz's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laith Law dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dela Cruz slips a straight right by Law.
Dela Cruz tries to move into range but Law moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dela Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Law lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Law lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Law misses.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
Law throws out a powerful jab.
Law cracks Dela Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dela Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz walks into a jab.
Dela Cruz avoids the body shot from Law.
Law swings for the body but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law throws a good cross that connects.
Dela Cruz dodges the punch combination from Law.
Law takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Law.
Dela Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Law scores with a jab to the body.
Dela Cruz slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Law avoids them all with ease.
Dela Cruz looks to land a right hand but Law moved out of range.
Dela Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Law swings for the body but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to bum rush Dela Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Law misses.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dela Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Law moves away and avoids it.
Law comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dela Cruz takes a swing at Law's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
Dela Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Law.
Law scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laith Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Law misses with a looping right.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela Cruz throws a series of punches but Law avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Law does it's job there.
Law throws a lazy right hand but Dela Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Law tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Law.
Law fails to land the takedown.
Law scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Law.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Law lunges at Dela Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dela Cruz's hand.
Dela Cruz swings for the body but Law moves out of range.
Dela Cruz moves away from the strike by Law.
Law scores with a nice strike.
Law stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Law.
Dela Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Law misses with a wild combination.
Law throws a body punch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Law throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Law pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law throws a shot to the body.
Law misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Law. That snapped Dela Cruz's head back.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laith Law 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!
Law misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Dela Cruz misses.
Dela Cruz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Law digs a good hook to Dela Cruz's body.
Law misses the shot to the body.
Dela Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Law sizes up Dela Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dela Cruz looks to land a right hand but Law moved out of range.
Law missing with a left hand there. Dela Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dela Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Law with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Law throws a body punch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Law with a jab.
Law connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dela Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Law lands with a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela Cruz throws a body punch but Law moves out of range.
Law swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Law.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Law slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dela Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Law saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Law.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Law lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Law lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Law lands a nice hook to Dela Cruz's body. Dela Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Law is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruz can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Law tries to sprawl out of it but Dela Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Law manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law cracks Dela Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dela Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Dela Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Law moves away and avoids it.
Law just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Dela Cruz misses.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law scores with a jab to the body.
Law lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela Cruz off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Dela Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dela Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Law lands a really nice looking cross but Dela Cruz seems unphased.
Law with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dela Cruz dodges the punch combination from Law.
Dela Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Law.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Law avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Law moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
Law slips under a jab.
Dela Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Law slips a straight right by Dela Cruz.
Law misses the shot to the body.
Law throws a jab but it's blocked by Dela Cruz.
Law smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laith Law is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Law avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dela Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
Law fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dela Cruz sprawls well initially but Law persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bernard Dela Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Law seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dela Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laith Law showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Law 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laith Law!
Laith Law was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allu Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Lee had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allu Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teppo doesn't seem phased though.
Teppo moves into the clinch successfully.
Teppo is trying to break free.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Teppo jumps guard but Lee stands there with Teppo around his waist. Teppo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee digs a right hand into Teppo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teppo's gas tank.
Teppo breaks the clinch.
Teppo clinches with his opponent.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Teppo tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Teppo is trying to stall.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teppos head.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teppo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee pushes Teppo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee digs a right hand into Teppo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teppo's gas tank.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Teppo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Teppo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teppo rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teppos head.
Lee keeps control of Teppo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teppo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Teppo into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Teppo looks winded!
Teppo is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Teppo tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Teppo.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Teppo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee gets through Teppo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Teppo is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Teppo is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Teppo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Teppo is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Teppo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teppo seems to have recovered his senses.
Teppo tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee is leaning against Teppo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teppo backwards.
Teppo has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teppo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Teppo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lee swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Teppo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Christopher Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rene Ayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Perhana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pate Perhana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Ayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Perhana!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perhana scores with a sloppy right hand. Ayson should have avoided that one.
Perhana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perhana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perhana fails to land with a series of punches.
Perhana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ayson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perhana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Perhana gets back to half guard.
Perhana is doing well to control the position and prevent Ayson from advancing to side control.
Ayson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Perhana to regain full guard.
Perhana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ayson.
Ayson scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Ayson wants to control from the top but Perhana keeps moving.
Perhana looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ayson is defending well. Perhana quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ayson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Perhana celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pate Perhana!
Pate Perhana spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abul Djabar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Koppinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Koppinen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abul Djabar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Koppinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Djabar.
Koppinen misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koppinen, as that shot connected.
Koppinen misses the jab.
Koppinen misses with a low kick.
Koppinen tries to clinch up.
Benjamin Koppinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koppinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koppinen throws a head kick but Djabar moves out of range.
Koppinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koppinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Koppinen misses with some punches.
Djabar throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djabar managing to block the knees to the body from Koppinen.
Djabar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koppinen is looking to control Djabar's arms but Djabar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koppinen has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Koppinen.
Koppinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Djabar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djabar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koppinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koppinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koppinen wants to stall.
Koppinen has Djabar pressed against the cage, preventing Djabar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen can't find room to land a body shot as Djabar controls the action.
Koppinen looking to stall.
Djabar is working for takedown but Koppinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Djabar tries to break free but Koppinen pushes him back against the cage.
Koppinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Djabar has had enough of the clinch but Koppinen keeps him there for the moment.
Koppinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koppinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abul Djabar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koppinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Koppinen stalling in the clinch.
Koppinen trying to control the position but instead, Djabar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koppinen into the cage.
Koppinen prevents Djabar from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djabar tries to circle away but Koppinen has him pinned against the cage.
Djabar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koppinen after a bit of a struggle.
Koppinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Djabar or not.
Koppinen trying to control the position but instead, Djabar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koppinen into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koppinen as Djabar tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djabar wants to take the fight to the mat but Koppinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koppinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Djabar backwards.
Koppinen misses with a knee to the head.
Koppinen tries to land a knee to the head but Djabar blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Koppinen fails to land.
Djabar tries to break free but Koppinen pushes him back against the cage.
Koppinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koppinen tries to land a knee to the head but Djabar blocks with his arms.
Djabar is trying to maintain a safe position but Koppinen gets an underhook and turns Djabar into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koppinen managing to block the knees to the body from Djabar.
Koppinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Djabar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koppinen lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Koppinen 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.
Koppinen looks to land a left hand but Djabar moved out of range nicely.
Djabar dives in for a single leg takedown but Koppinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koppinen is trying to stall.
Koppinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Djabar's defenses.
It looks like Abul Djabar has been cut.
Djabar takes an elbow to the temple.
Koppinen misses with some punches.
Koppinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Djabar can't get the takedown.
Djabar is trying to drag Koppinen to the mat but Koppinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abul Djabar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djabar dodges an elbow strike from Koppinen.
Djabar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koppinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Djabar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koppinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Djabar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koppinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Djabar avoids the damage to the body.
Koppinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Koppinen on the inside.
Djabar throws a head punch that misses.
Koppinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Djabar's efforts to push away.
Djabar tries to throw a body punch but Koppinen avoids it by throwing Djabar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djabar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benjamin Koppinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koppinen is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Koppinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Djabar blocks it with crossed arms.
Koppinen looking to stall.
Koppinen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Djabar has denied him.
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!
Koppinen lands an elbow inside that Djabar shrugs off.
Koppinen throws a head punch that misses.
Djabar avoiding damage as Koppinen throws knees to the body.
Djabar avoids a wild elbow strike from Koppinen.
Djabar tries to land a knee to the head but Koppinen blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Djabar.
Djabar takes a shot to the head.
Koppinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koppinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Djabar's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Djabar as Koppinen tries to tie him up.
Koppinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Djabar tries to break free but Koppinen pushes him back against the cage.
Koppinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koppinen lands a nice elbow.
Koppinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Djabar backwards.
Koppinen is leaning against Djabar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djabar blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koppinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Djabar's brow.
Djabar blocks an elbow strike.
Djabar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koppinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koppinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Djabar tries to score a body lock takedown but Koppinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koppinen throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koppinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Djabar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koppinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Djabar tries to land knees in the clinch but Koppinen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Koppinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abul Djabar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koppinen sends Djabar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Koppinen is motioning to the referee to let Djabar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koppinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Djabar.
Djabar keeps the fight on the outside.
Djabar darts in looking for a takedown but Koppinen gets double underhooks and turns Djabar into the cage.
Djabar stalling in the clinch but Koppinen improves position.
Koppinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koppinen trying to land knees to the body.
Koppinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Djabar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Djabar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koppinen after a bit of a struggle.
Koppinen throws an elbow that misses.
Koppinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Djabar is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Koppinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djabar is trying to maintain a safe position but Koppinen gets an underhook and turns Djabar into the cage.
Koppinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koppinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Koppinen on the inside.
Koppinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Djabar gets an underhook and turns Koppinen into the cage.
Djabar avoids a wild elbow strike from Koppinen.
Koppinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abul Djabar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koppinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koppinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Djabar's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djabar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koppinen tries to stall but Djabar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koppinen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Djabar tries to break free but Koppinen pushes him back against the cage.
Koppinen pushes Djabar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koppinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koppinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Djabar's brow.
Koppinen just leaning against Djabar, taking a breather.
Djabar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koppinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Djabar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koppinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djabar is looking to break free of the clinch but Koppinen has double underhooks.
Djabar has Koppinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koppinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koppinen lands an elbow inside that Djabar shrugs off.
Djabar blocks the elbow strike.
Koppinen drops Djabar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Djabar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Djabar is rocked!
Koppinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Djabar! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Koppinen is unloading with more strikes now! Djabar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Koppinen!
A very excited looking Benjamin Koppinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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230 lbs
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279 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith feints a jab promting Mouth to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mouth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mouth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith stalks Mouth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mouth's face. Mouth staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith feints a jab promting Mouth to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mouth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith drives through and clinches with Mouth against the cage.
Mouth presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
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!
Mouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Mouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mouth pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Mouth.
It looks like Abe Smith has been cut.
Mouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mouth lands a nice elbow.
Mouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mouth slows down the pace here.
Mouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Abe Smith's cut is getting worse.
Mouth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mouth creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Smith's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Smith drops to his knees and Mouth pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Mouth!
After winning the bout, Big Mouth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hopster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Oki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Hopster had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Daniel Hopster looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Hopster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Oki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hopster looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oki is taking a breather. Hopster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oki stands up from half guard.
Oki clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Oki.
Oki manages to break the clinch.
Oki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hopster uses from the top position.
Oki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopster stops Oki from standing up.
Oki managing to control the position.
Oki looking for a sweep. Not yet Oki, not yet.
Oki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hopster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hopster has managed to get both his arms back between Oki's legs - danger averted.
Oki has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hopster is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki manages to pull guard.
Oki wants to sweep here but Hopster controlling him for the moment.
Hopster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopster wants to control from the top but Oki keeps moving.
Oki is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hopster presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Oki pulls guard successfully.
Oki lands with a heel strike from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopster preventing the sweep.
Oki has a closed guard, preventing Hopster from standing up.
Oki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hopster preventing the sweep.
Oki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hopster got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hopster has managed to get both his arms back between Oki's legs - danger averted.
Oki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hopster doesn't defend quickly enough and Oki has managed to lock this one up! Can Hopster escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Oki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Krzysiek Oki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilmster comes to the cage accompanied by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Jake Kilmster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 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
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clausen throws a body punch but Kilmster moves out of range.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clausen moves away.
Kilmster closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Claus Clausen has been cut.
A combination from Kilmster does no damage.
Kilmster swings for the body but Clausen moves out of range.
Kilmster misses the shot to the body.
Clausen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clausen ducks under a wild hook from Kilmster.
Clausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilmster is just out of range.
Kilmster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilmster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clausen can pounce on him.
Kilmster throws a nice looking combination but Clausen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilmster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausen misses with a jab to the body
and Clausen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilmster misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Clausen.
Kilmster throws a combination that misses
and Clausen counters with a stiff right hand.
Clausen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kilmster rather than just go for the knockout.
Clausen cracks Kilmster with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clausen looks to throw the jab but Kilmster is out of range.
Clausen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clausen avoids the body shot from Kilmster.
Clausen scores with the left hand. Kilmster knows he should have avoided that one.
Clausen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clausen misses with a right hand
and Kilmster counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on Kilmster's shoulder, as Kilmster tries to avoid the shot.
Kilmster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clausen back to the cage. Kilmster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clausen is rocked!
A punch combination from Clausen misses.
Kilmster blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Clausen finds it's way through Kilmster's defenses.
Clausen misses with an uppercut. Kilmster saw that one coming.
Kilmster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clausen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilmster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Kilmster.
Clausen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilmster finish him?
Clausen get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Clausen stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Kilmster runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Kilmster!
Jake Kilmster decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus's entrance music is bad boy - cascada. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
35 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barnes throws a combination. Kolmiokuristus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kalle Kolmiokuristus has been cut.
Kolmiokuristus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kolmiokuristus ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Kolmiokuristus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
Kolmiokuristus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CEC Underdark in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kolmiokuristus is able to avoid easily.
Kolmiokuristus throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Kolmiokuristus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a wild body shot.
Kolmiokuristus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Kolmiokuristus's legs.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a wild body shot.
Kolmiokuristus looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Kolmiokuristus staying out of range there.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a two punch combination.
Kolmiokuristus looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kolmiokuristus or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
Clifton Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kolmiokuristus loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Kolmiokuristus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolmiokuristus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kolmiokuristus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kolmiokuristus somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus just misses with a punch to the body.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Kolmiokuristus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolmiokuristus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolmiokuristus.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barnes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kolmiokuristus scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Kolmiokuristus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kolmiokuristus throws a strike aimed at the side of Barnes's head but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes is trying to control Kolmiokuristus's posture but Kolmiokuristus avoids it.
Barnes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kolmiokuristus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kolmiokuristus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barnes is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clifton Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kolmiokuristus throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clifton Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Kolmiokuristus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kolmiokuristus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Kolmiokuristus throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kolmiokuristus throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kolmiokuristus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kolmiokuristus swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Kolmiokuristus jumps back.
Barnes digs a good hook to Kolmiokuristus's body.
Kolmiokuristus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes slips a jab from Kolmiokuristus.
A punch combination from Kolmiokuristus misses.
Barnes wants to slow Kolmiokuristus down by chopping away at his legs.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnes tries to sprawl out of it but Kolmiokuristus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barnes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Kolmiokuristus was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Kolmiokuristus throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Kolmiokuristus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kolmiokuristus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kolmiokuristus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kolmiokuristus darts in looking for a takedown but Barnes gets double underhooks and turns Kolmiokuristus into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barnes can't fight it off and eventually Kolmiokuristus manages to take the fight to the floor. Barnes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kolmiokuristus stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Kolmiokuristus with a nice head shot there.
Barnes has momentary wrist control but Kolmiokuristus slips an elbow through the middle.
Kolmiokuristus throws an elbow that misses. Barnes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kolmiokuristus's guard. Nice move by Barnes!
Kolmiokuristus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Kolmiokuristus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes but missing.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus throwing strikes from guard but Barnes blocks nicely.
Kolmiokuristus won't allow Barnes to get back to his feet.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Kolmiokuristus from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus is out of range.
Kolmiokuristus connects with a body shot.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
Kolmiokuristus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kolmiokuristus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolmiokuristus scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kolmiokuristus is one step ahead there.
Barnes is trying to keep Kolmiokuristus in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
Barnes wants to stand and escape but instead Kolmiokuristus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Kolmiokuristus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kolmiokuristus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kolmiokuristus postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to work some ground and pound but Barnes has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnes is keeping the position for now.
Kolmiokuristus works over Barnes with some ground and pound from guard.
Kolmiokuristus looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolmiokuristus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kolmiokuristus tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position but Kolmiokuristus is working away.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Barnes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kolmiokuristus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kolmiokuristus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kolmiokuristus.
Barnes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a triangle but Barnes pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Kolmiokuristus's cut.
That's time! Kolmiokuristus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kolmiokuristus throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes slips a straight right by Kolmiokuristus.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Kolmiokuristus shakes it off.
Kolmiokuristus throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Kolmiokuristus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kolmiokuristus's sensitive parts.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Kolmiokuristus throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Kolmiokuristus cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a straight right.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kolmiokuristus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kolmiokuristus has his takedown stuffed
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Kolmiokuristus looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Kolmiokuristus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Kolmiokuristus lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus shoots for a takedown but Barnes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolmiokuristus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kolmiokuristus misses with an uppercut.
Kolmiokuristus gets the takedown into side control.
Kolmiokuristus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kolmiokuristus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes is trying to control Kolmiokuristus's posture but Kolmiokuristus avoids it.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Kolmiokuristus crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes manages to get back to half guard.
Kolmiokuristus is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kolmiokuristus to get the leverage.
Kolmiokuristus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kolmiokuristus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Kolmiokuristus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barnes defending well though.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Kolmiokuristus there.
Barnes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Kolmiokuristus is controlling him
Nice strikes from Kolmiokuristus there.
Kolmiokuristus working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolmiokuristus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Kolmiokuristus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolmiokuristus is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Barnes is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Kalle Kolmiokuristus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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