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CEC 78 : Surpassed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Gutenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Gutenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand James!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutenburg works the jab nicely.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gutenburg wants to control but James postures up.
Gutenburg is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
James creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gutenburg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gutenburg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked James off and has taken his back!
Gutenburg is hanging on to James's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
James trying to control the position but Gutenburg manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutenburg thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gutenburg punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gutenburg slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gutenburg missing with punches from the back.
Gutenburg misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gutenburg punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gutenburg thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gutenburg lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gutenburg missing with strikes.
Will Gutenburg go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gutenburg 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.
Gutenburg working for a choke but James is defending well.
James prevents Gutenburg from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Gutenburg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gutenburg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutenburg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Gutenburg has control of James's left arm, preventing James from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gutenburg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutenburg is stalling in the full guard.
Gutenburg throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Gutenburg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gutenburg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutenburg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James misses with a low kick.
Gutenburg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James throws a combination that misses
and Gutenburg counters with a one-two to the body.
Gutenburg slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Gutenburg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Johan Gutenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rand James.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutenburg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutenburg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Gutenburg counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gutenburg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutenburg lands a big shot that drops James! Can he finish him?
James is rocked!
Gutenburg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gutenburg wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Gutenburg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James pulls Gutenburg in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Gutenburg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gutenburg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gutenburg trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutenburg stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutenburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gutenburg looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Johan Gutenburg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Gutenburg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gutenburg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gutenburg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gutenburg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gutenburg wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutenburg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Gutenburg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gutenburg takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Johan Gutenburg has been cut.
James misses with a wild combination.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gutenburg.
Gutenburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James looks to land a left hand but Gutenburg moved out of range nicely.
Gutenburg with a jab.
Gutenburg scores with a one two! James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gutenburg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gutenburg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutenburg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutenburg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutenburg staying out of range there.
Gutenburg moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutenburg misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Gutenburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Gutenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gutenburg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Gutenburg drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and James dives on top into guard.
Gutenburg keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Gutenburg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutenburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutenburg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johan Gutenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutenburg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Gutenburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Gutenburg from controlling successfully.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James punching from mount but Gutenburg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gutenburg is in all sorts of trouble here.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by James.
Rand James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gutenburg because James loaded up on that one.
Gutenburg tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
Gutenburg blocking the ground and pound.
Gutenburg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
James working Gutenburg over with strikes here.
Gutenburg regains half guard.
Gutenburg trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutenburg is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
James with the ground and pound but Gutenburg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Gutenburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutenburg 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Gutenburg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Sagat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snake lands a big right hand that sends Sagat crashing to the mat! Snake stays standing though and waves Sagat back to his feet!
Sagat is rocked!
It looks like Victor Sagat has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snake lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sagat is looking to close the distance but Snake sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sagat crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sagat is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Solid Snake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Plumpman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Plumpman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rolfson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plumpman but Plumpman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Plumpman keeps the fight on the outside.
rolfson slips a jab and a cross from Plumpman.
Plumpman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
rolfson tries to clinch up but Plumpman circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from rolfson is defended easily by Plumpman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rolf rolfson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
rolfson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rolfson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumpman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
rolfson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plumpman counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rolfson shoots in but Plumpman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
rolfson darts in trying to clinch
and Plumpman counters with a straight right hand.
Plumpman misses with a double jab
and rolfson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
rolfson misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by rolfson as Plumpman tries to tie him up.
rolfson throws an elbow but it misses.
Plumpman jumps guard but rolfson stands there with Plumpman around his waist. Plumpman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
rolfson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
rolfson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
rolfson pulls guard.
rolfson trying to keep a closed guard but Plumpman is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plumpman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rolfson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Plumpman.
Plumpman sitting in guard here, content to control.
rolfson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plumpman wants to stand but rolfson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Plumpman gets to his feet. rolfson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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.
Plumpman with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Plumpman.
It looks like rolf rolfson has been cut.
rolfson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
rolfson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plumpman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
rolfson is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plumpman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Plumpman lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Plumpman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rolf rolfson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plumpman lands a glancing blow to the side of rolfson's head.
rolfson with a poor takedown
and Plumpman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps rolfson thinking.
Plumpman misses with a combination
and rolfson counters with a head kick. That will keep Plumpman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Plumpman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Plumpman tries to bum rush rolfson with a series of wild strikes but rolfson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plumpman lands a left and a right that send rolfson crashing to the mat, dazed. Plumpman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
rolfson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
rolfson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plumpman swinging wildly here.
Plumpman misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumpman stuns rolfson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Plumpman finds it's target.
rolf rolfson's cut is getting worse.
Plumpman throws a shot to the body.
Plumpman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts rolfson as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plumpman misses with a series of wild punches.
rolfson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plumpman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman misses with a wild combination.
Kalle Plumpman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plumpman throws a right hand that rolfson ducks under and follows up with a left that rolfson also avoids with ease.
Plumpman tries to bum rush rolfson with a series of wild strikes but rolfson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plumpman lands an overhand right.
Plumpman is trying hard to land a takedown here. rolfson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plumpman misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Plumpman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman misses with a double jab.
rolfson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
rolfson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plumpman.
rolf rolfson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plumpman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Plumpman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plumpman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
rolf rolfson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plumpman connects with a good right hand that stumbles rolfson. rolfson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Plumpman throws a right hand that rolfson ducks under and follows up with a left that rolfson also avoids with ease.
Plumpman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Plumpman duly obliges.
Jeez, rolf rolfson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Plumpman fails to land the takedown.
rolf rolfson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Plumpman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plumpman throws a series of punches but rolfson moves out of range.
Plumpman closes the distance and clinches up with rolfson, looking for a takedown. Plumpman pushes rolfson against the cage but rolfson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plumpman works over rolfson's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
rolfson needs to keep his hands up - Plumpman had a free shot at his head there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at rolf rolfson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kalle Plumpman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matias Eskelinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorst Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Buttons as his entrance music. Matias Eskelinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matias Eskelinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rorst Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
A jab-cross combination lands for Eskelinen and sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Eskelinen follows him down to the mat - Gracie regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Rorst Gracie has been cut.
Eskelinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Eskelinen's attempts to control the action.
Gracie tries to hold on but Eskelinen postures up.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Eskelinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Eskelinen looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Eskelinen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gracie is now in Eskelinen's guard. A big mistake from Eskelinen there, giving up the dominant position!
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!
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskelinen trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Eskelinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Eskelinen's attempts to control the action.
Eskelinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Eskelinen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie won't allow Eskelinen to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Eskelinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eskelinen wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Eskelinen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Eskelinen advancing to mount.
Eskelinen is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eskelinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Eskelinen.
Eskelinen is breathing heavily.
Gracie controlling Eskelinen's posture.
Gracie has his foot on Eskelinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eskelinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eskelinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Eskelinen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskelinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eskelinen throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eskelinen.
A combination from Eskelinen does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Eskelinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rorst Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Eskelinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Eskelinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Eskelinen working away.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Eskelinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskelinen trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Eskelinen throws a strike there. Gracie manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eskelinen wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eskelinen tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
That's two 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.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Eskelinen keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eskelinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eskelinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Eskelinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie rushes Eskelinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eskelinen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matias Eskelinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eskelinen jumps guard but Gracie stands there with Eskelinen around his waist. Eskelinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eskelinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eskelinen has picked Gracie up - he's going for a ride! Eskelinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Eskelinen advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskelinen wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Gracie is staying active underneath Eskelinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eskelinen is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Eskelinen is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Gracie pulls Eskelinen in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Eskelinen throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Eskelinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie cracks Eskelinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie has hold of Eskelinen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eskelinen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looking to finish Eskelinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eskelinen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rorst Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rorst Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Eskelinen darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eskelinen is on top in guard.
Eskelinen looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eskelinen trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eskelinen scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Eskelinen preventing the sweep.
Eskelinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Eskelinen trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskelinen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Eskelinen looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eskelinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eskelinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eskelinen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gracie has passed into half guard!
Eskelinen is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gracie trying to control but Eskelinen is having none of it.
Eskelinen tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Eskelinen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Eskelinen working to try and regain half guard.
Eskelinen regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rorst Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rorst Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubert Kuminauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Cervic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuminauha comes into the arena with Celine Dion - Just Walk Away blaring out of the sound system. Rubert Kuminauha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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23
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rubert Kuminauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Cervic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervic moves in looking to clinch but Kuminauha pushes him off.
Kuminauha slips a straight right by Cervic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuminauha.
Cervic moves into the clinch.
Kuminauha successfully pulls guard.
Kuminauha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cervic defends well.
Cervic wants to stand but Kuminauha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuminauha has his feet on Cervic's thighs here. He's pushed Cervic off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cervic screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rubert Kuminauha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like a surgeon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Edwards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edwards cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Edwards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Edwards misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Edwards asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Smith's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Edwards!
Edwards scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edwards lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Edwards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Edwards controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
Edwards controlling the action here.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edwards.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Edwards tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edwards missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edwards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Edwards throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks a jab.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edwards instigates a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Henry Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Edwards.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Edwards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Edwards throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Edwards misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Edwards tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Edwards, against the cage.
Edwards lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Edwards persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Smith keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass.
Smith wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edwards prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a hook.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Edwards cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Edwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edwards.
Edwards lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Henry Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards lands a jab.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
It looks like Henry Smith has been cut.
Edwards throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Edwards stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Edwards thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Edwards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Edwards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Edwards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Edwards throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Edwards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edwards working some strikes from top position.
Edwards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards stops Smith from standing up.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Edwards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Smith lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edwards lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards cracks Smith with a good jab.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
Smith slips under a jab from Edwards.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Blake Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Edwards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Edwards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Edwards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edwards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Edwards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miki Thron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Hanhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miki Thron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hanhi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanhi throws a hook to the side of Thron's head but Thron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanhi throws a body punch but Thron moves out of range.
Thron misses with a hook.
Thron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanhi is fending him off so far but Thron persists. Nope, Hanhi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanhi thuds a left hand into Thron's body.
Hanhi scores with a shot to the body.
Hanhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thron has time to react.
Thron walks into a left hand.
Hanhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanhi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanhi slaps away a takedown attempt from Thron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miki Thron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanhi throws a shot to the body.
Thron is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanhi with a jab.
Hanhi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thron moves away.
Hanhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanhi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanhi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thron lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanhi's head.
Horrible takedown by Thron or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanhi which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miki Thron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanhi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanhi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thron dives in and grabs Hanhi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hanhi pushes down on Thron's head and hops out.
Thron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hanhi, who protects the arm well.
Hanhi is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thron is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hanhi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Thron gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hanhi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Thron lets go of the hold and Hanhi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miki Thron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riddick Wannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bush kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rotten Sound - Maggots. Wannick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Green Day - Basket Case. 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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273 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Wannick!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannick misses with a series of wild punches.
Wannick tries to clinch up.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Wannick.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Bush takes a swing at Wannick's ribcage but misses.
Wannick misses with a head kick.
Wannick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wannick connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mike Bush has been cut.
Wannick lands a head kick!
Wannick tries to clinch but Bush moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Wannick.
Wannick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wannick scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannick throws a head kick that misses.
Wannick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wannick slips a straight right by Bush.
Bush takes a swing at Wannick's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Bush.
Wannick pushes Bush away with a front kick.
Wannick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wannick can pounce on him.
Bush is breathing heavily.
Wannick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Wannick.
Wannick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wannick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Wannick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannick lands a head kick!
Mike Bush's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick from Wannick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannick throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wannick.
Wannick connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bush to the floor! Wannick dives in looking for the finish!
Bush is rocked!
Wannick thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bush to regain full guard.
Wannick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wannick.
Wannick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wannick is controlling him.
Bush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wannick postures up in Bush's guard and throws a big left but Bush blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bush's head.
Mike Bush's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Bush's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riddick Wannick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Fedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedja's entrance music is Oy, to ne vecher. A fine choice. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjodor Fedja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedja.
Fedja misses with a hook.
Fedja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fedja landing with the ground and pound.
Hartola trying to keep a closed guard but Fedja is proving a slippery customer.
Fedja won't allow Hartola to sweep him here.
Fedja wants to control from the top but Hartola keeps moving.
Hartola keeping full guard, as Fedja tries to pass.
Fedja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fedja is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola is trying to control the position but Fedja postures up.
Hartola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fedja.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fedja is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hartola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fedja.
Fedja is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartola has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedja moves out of range as Hartola strikes.
Fedja stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartola.
Fedja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedja.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedja fails with the takedown.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but Fedja is out of range.
Fedja misses with a two punch combination.
Fedja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fedja misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a wild body kick that Fedja sees coming a mile off.
Fedja defending well as Hartola loads up on a big left hand.
Hartola misses the shot to the body.
Hartola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body kick there by Hartola.
Fedja throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Fedja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hartola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedja preventing the sweep.
Hartola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fedja preventing the sweep.
Hartola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fedja manages to get himself to full guard.
Fedja controlling Hartola's posture.
Hartola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fedja is proving hard to escape from.
Fedja 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.
Fedja looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hartola puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hartola wants to take a breather but Fedja is having none of it.
Fedja wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hartola is stalling here. Fedja is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hartola seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fedja has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fedja misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Hartola tries to buck Fedja off but Fedja is having none of it.
Fedja working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fedja scores with punches from side control.
Fedja working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hartola tries to bench press Fedja off him but Fedja keeps the position.
Hartola is trying to control Fedja's posture but Fedja avoids it.
The strikes coming from Fedja are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hartola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Fedja are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hartola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hartola is looking for a sweep.
Hartola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fedja's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hartola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Fedja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedja throws a big shot that misses.
Fedja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Tommi Hartola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fedja dips to his left and cracks Hartola with an uppercut!
Fedja lands a jab to Hartola's midsection.
Fedja misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
Fedja throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Fedja.
A swing and a miss from Fedja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartola slips under a jab from Fedja.
Hartola cracks the inside of Fedja's front leg.
Fedja throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
Fedja connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartola momentarily.
Hartola lands with a slapping head kick.
Fedja ducks under a wild hook from Hartola.
Fedja just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedja blocks a jab.
Hartola scores with a body shot.
Fedja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fedja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartola sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fedja somewhat.
Hartola lands a head kick!
Fedja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedja avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartola feints and then cracks Fedja's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fedja down.
Hartola moves forwards but Fedja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedja was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Fedja misses with a wild body shot.
Hartola throws an overhand right that lands on Fedja's shoulder, as Fedja tries to avoid the shot.
Hartola tries to land a front kick but Fedja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fedja defending well as Hartola loads up on a big left hand.
Fedja thuds his right hand into Hartola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartola stuns Fedja with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedja throws an overhand right that lands on Hartola's shoulder, as Hartola tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Fedja does no damage.
Fedja feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartola trying to keep a closed guard but Fedja is proving a slippery customer.
Hartola keeping moving, preventing Fedja from controlling successfully.
Fedja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hartola looking to control.
Fedja stopping the sweep attempt from Hartola.
Fedja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fedja chips away with some ground and pound.
Fedja wants to control from the top but Hartola keeps moving.
Hartola trying to keep a closed guard but Fedja is proving a slippery customer.
Fedja content to stall in guard here.
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.
Fedja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hartola trying to control the position.
Fedja won't allow Hartola to sweep him here.
Hartola is trying to control the position but Fedja postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedja misses with a hook. Hartola ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Hartola misses its intended target.
Hartola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fedja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommi Hartola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hartola swings for the body but Fedja moves out of range.
Fedja moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola lands with a kick to the temple. Fedja shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fedja misses with a wild body shot.
Hartola throws a sloppy head kick and Fedja moves out of range easily.
Hartola misses the jab.
Hartola cracks the inside of Fedja's front leg.
Fedja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fedja lands a slapping body shot.
Fedja checks a leg kick.
Hartola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.
Hartola throws a head kick that half lands.
Hartola stuffs the takedown.
Fedja swinging wildly here.
Hartola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedja at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fedja swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartola misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hartola misses its intended target.
Fedja on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hartola throws an overhand right that lands on Fedja's shoulder, as Fedja tries to avoid the shot.
Hartola swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fedja counters with a series of strikes. Hartola will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fedja walks into a straight right hand from Hartola.
Hartola slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hartola did well to prevent Fedja getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hartola can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fedja is thwarting Hartola's attempts to control the position.
Fedja perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hartola wants to improve his position but Fedja is controlling well.
Hartola trying to hold on to Fedja's head to control him but Fedja postures up.
Fedja thows a huge punch but Hartola dodges it nicely.
Hartola is looking for a sweep. Fedja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hartola wants to clinch
so Fedja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja throwing strikes from guard but Hartola blocks nicely.
Fedja works over Hartola with some ground and pound from guard.
Fedja throwing strikes but missing.
Fedja pushes down on Hartola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fedja is trying to control the action in half guard but Hartola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fedja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartola defending well though.
Fedja prevents Hartola from improving his position.
Fedja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hartola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fedja.
Hartola wants to control but Fedja is keeping busy.
Fedja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hartola knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjodor Fedja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fedja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hartola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Fedja there.
Fedja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartola.
Fedja connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fedja fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartola throws a body punch but Fedja moves out of range.
Fedja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartola throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartola misses the target.
Fedja slips a jab from Hartola.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fjodor Fedja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fedja 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fjodor Fedja!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Berg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Berg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Butler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butler manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Butler blocks the leg kick.
Berg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg throws a head kick that misses.
Butler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berg.
Berg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butler has time to react.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butler.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berg.
Berg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Butler if he has to take too many more of those.
Berg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Berg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Butler checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butler.
Berg misses with a body shot.
Berg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berg manages to avoid it.
Berg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berg is looking to slow Butler down with leg kicks.
Butler tries for a takedown but Berg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berg throws a combination that misses
and Butler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berg scores with a spinning back kick!
Berg tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Butler throws a jab when Berg was well out of range.
Berg gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Berg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butler avoids it.
Berg tries to stall but Butler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butler avoids it.
Butler is working for takedown but Berg is calmly controlling the position for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Berg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Berg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Butler.
Berg prevents the takedown attempt.
Butler looks gassed!
Berg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Berg as the two fighters clinch.
Berg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berg slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berg.
Berg misses with a body punch.
Berg lands a nice uppercut.
Berg pushes Butler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berg lands a good knee to the midsection. Butler won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Berg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Butler up against the cage.
Berg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berg stalling.
Butler wants a takedown.
Berg throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berg as Butler tries to tie him up.
Butler letting Berg take a breather here.
Berg tries to throw a body punch but Butler avoids it by throwing Berg back against the cage.
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.
Berg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berg is working Butler over against the cage.
Berg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Berg presses Butler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Berg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
Berg avoiding damage.
Berg misses with an elbow strike.
Berg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Butler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Butler blocks a body shot from Berg.
Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Berg leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Butler.
Berg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berg throws the kick towards the body but Butler avoids it.
James Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berg tries to clinch but Butler moves away
and Butler counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Berg misses its intended target.
Butler checks a low kick from Berg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butler is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berg. Butler shrugs it off though.
Berg tries to clinch but Butler is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg forces Butler back against the cage and clinches.
Berg tries to work over Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butler's brow.
Berg has Butler pushed against the cage.
Butler can't get the takedown.
Butler taking a breather.
Berg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butler.
Berg is stalling here.
Butler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Butler working hard to break the clinch.
Berg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berg is pressed up against the cage. Butler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berg down to the mat. Berg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Butler.
Berg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butler. That did some damage!
Berg closes the distance but Butler moves to the side
and Butler counters with a shoot takedown. Berg fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Berg dives on top into guard.
Berg wanted to stand there but Butler had control of the position.
Butler looking for subs off his back but Berg has passed one foot through into half guard.
Berg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to get to full guard but Berg has control of the leg.
Berg decides to stand up.
Berg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butler takes a swing at Berg's ribcage but misses.
Butler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berg. Berg obviously looking to wear him down.
Berg throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Berg misses.
Berg lands a nice looking body kick.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Berg lands but Butler takes it in his stride.
Berg is looking to slow Butler down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berg just leaning against Butler, taking a breather.
Butler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Berg throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
The referee calls for Berg to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Butler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berg lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg struggles to land a body shot inside as Butler controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Berg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Berg lands a left hand.
Berg is stalling here.
Berg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berg instigates a clinch.
Berg misses with a punch to the body.
Berg throws a head punch that misses.
Berg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berg struggles to land a body shot inside as Butler controls his hands.
Berg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berg slows down the pace here.
Berg working aggressively here.
Butler blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berg.
A knee to the head by Berg.
Berg tries a body shot but Butler blocks it.
Berg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Butler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Berg wants to stand but Butler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Butler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butler is working an open guard so Berg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butler loads up on a big right hand but Berg slips the punch.
Butler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Berg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butler throws a series of punches but Berg moves out of range.
Berg scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Butler.
Berg is looking to clinch.
Berg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berg wants to clinch
and Butler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler scores with a jab.
A big left from Butler misses.
Berg moves into the clinch successfully.
Berg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berg wants to stall.
Berg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butler avoids it.
Valentin Berg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butler's defenses.
Berg tries a body shot but Butler blocks it.
Berg throws a head punch that misses.
Butler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berg scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg looking to slow down the pace here.
Berg throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg trying to control the position but instead, Butler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berg into the cage.
Berg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butler can do to turn this around?
Berg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Berg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berg tries to stall but Butler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Berg.
Butler taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butler shoots in and bounces Berg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Berg keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berg looking for a guillotine here but Butler defends easily.
Butler trying to move into half guard but instead Berg has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg gets to his feet. Butler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Butler blocks a head kick by Berg.
Butler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butler lands with a straight right. Berg didn't see that one coming.
Butler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valentin Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
Berg throws a body punch but Butler moves out of range.
Butler scores with a jab to the head.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berg can pounce on him.
Berg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Butler is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Berg throws out a leg kick but Butler moves out of range and Berg only half commits.
Berg cracks the inside of Butler's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berg avoids it really well and circles away.
Butler scores with a sloppy right hand. Berg should have avoided that one.
Berg is looking to clinch.
Berg moves into the clinch.
Berg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Berg.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Berg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butler as Berg tries to tie him up.
Berg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a body punch.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
Berg is pressed up against the cage. Butler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berg down to the mat. Berg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valentin Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Butler.
Berg fakes the leg kick and cracks Butler in the body.
Butler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berg.
Berg misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Berg.
Berg throws a lazy right hand but Butler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berg moves into the clinch.
Berg stalling against the cage.
Berg can't find room to land a body shot as Butler controls the action.
Butler tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Butler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berg.
A head punch on the inside from Berg fails to land.
Berg lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg stalling.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
Berg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berg obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berg obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Berg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berg taking a breather.
A short right from Berg.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Butler managing to block the knees to the body from Berg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Berg had his way with James Butler in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Berg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Butler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berg tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Butler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berg.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butler checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berg - that will leave a mark!
Berg misses with a double jab
and Butler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Berg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Butler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Berg.
Berg walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Berg.
Berg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berg throws a leg kick but Butler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Butler tries to free his leg and advance position but Berg is retaining full guard.
Butler has gone for a leg lock! Berg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Butler's guard.
Butler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butler trying to control the position.
Butler wants to sweep here but Berg controlling him for the moment.
Berg wants to stand but Butler is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Berg darts in and clinches Butler up against the cage.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Berg.
Berg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butler's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berg.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berg misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Berg tries a body shot but Butler blocks it.
James Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Berg works on Butler's body with a couple of short punches.
Berg is working Butler over against the cage.
Berg has a couple of punches blocked by Butler.
Butler looking for a takedown.
Berg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Butler up against the cage.
Berg lands a shot to the body.
Berg taking a breather.
Berg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Berg.
Berg lands a shot to the body.
Berg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berg, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Berg!
Valentin Berg retains his featherweight title!
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