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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysiek Oki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysiek Oki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysiek Oki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oki tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker throws a big counter combination but Oki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Oki.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
Baker tries to keep at a distance but Oki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oki forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Oki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oki is defending well for now.
Oki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oki jumps guard but Baker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oki jumps guard but Baker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oki.
Johny Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysiek Oki.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki misses with a double jab.
Oki doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Oki wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Oki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oki wants to clinch.
Oki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oki throws a low kick, looking for Baker's leg but Baker calmly moves out of range.
Oki fails with a takedown attempt.
Oki tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Oki takes one on the button.
Baker tries to bum rush Oki with a series of wild strikes but Oki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baker scores with a head kick.
Oki thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker stalks Oki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oki's face. Oki staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Baker rushes Oki and presses him up against the cage.
Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oki takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baker as Oki tries to tie him up.
Oki working hard to break the clinch.
Oki is trying to pull guard but Baker has him pressed against the cage.
Oki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oki eats them both and turns towards Baker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baker walks into a left hand.
Oki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker drives through and clinches with Oki against the cage.
Oki working hard to break the clinch.
Oki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker is looking for a counter combo.
Oki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baker.
Oki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
Oki ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Oki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Baker sends Oki down but not out. Baker dives into side control looking to finish.
Oki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Oki is still in real trouble! Can Baker finish him?
Baker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oki to his feet.
Oki seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker throws a combination. Oki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baker drops Oki with a left right combo! Baker follows him down to the ground into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker decides to stand back up. Baker steps back and let's Oki get back to his feet.
Baker rushes Oki with punches - Oki moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Oki goes down! Baker follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Baker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miika Liukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Wickam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miika Liukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Wickam!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Liukkonen scores with a four punch combination!
Liukkonen throws a right hand that Wickam ducks under and follows up with a left that Wickam also avoids with ease.
Liukkonen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wickam takes a swing at Liukkonen's ribcage but misses.
Liukkonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Liukkonen.
Miika Liukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liukkonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wickam sprawls well. Wickam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liukkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Liukkonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Liukkonen misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liukkonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liukkonen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wickam can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wickam keeps working.
Wickam is looking to regain half guard here but Liukkonen keeps moving and retains side control.
Wickam sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Liukkonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wickam's head.
Liukkonen is working for a kimura but Wickam is defending it quite comfortably.
Wickam trying to control but Liukkonen postures up.
Wickam is looking to improve his position.
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.
Wickam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liukkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liukkonen postures up.
Wickam keeping full guard, as Liukkonen tries to pass.
Wickam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wickam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liukkonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Liukkonen drops back looking for a leg! Wickam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wickam manages to kick Liukkonen off! Liukkonen jumps back into Wickam's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickam pushes a forearm under Liukkonen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Liukkonen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randall Wickam!
A victorious Randall Wickam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoga Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uruk Owraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoga Flame!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Flame. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Owraa.
It looks like Yoga Flame has been cut.
Flame throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Owraa.
It looks like Uruk Owraa has been cut.
Owraa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flame dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flame jabs Owraa right on the nose. Owraa blinks but takes it well.
Flame throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flame shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flame stands up over Owraa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Owraa has an active guard here but Flame has managed to pass into half guard.
Flame takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Flame is looking for a kimura here.
Owraa wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Flame in particular looking to stall.
Flame is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Owraa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flame controlling from mount.
Flame unloading with bombs!
Owraa taking shots to the head.
Flame is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Flame landing punches.
Flame in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Flame avoids the attempt from Owraa to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Owraa tries to reverse the position but Flame maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flame scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Owraa is rocked!
Flame controlling from mount.
Flame working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Owraa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flame looking to control and managing it successfully.
Flame working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Owraa takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Flame's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoga Flame!
Uruk Owraa was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not get to drink the blood of my opponent but I promise Il be back to take his soul.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva's entrance music is Pride Theme. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batista Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallardo.
Batista Da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Gallardo has the dominant position.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Gallardo tries to work over Batista Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batista Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Batista Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Batista Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gallardo tries to land a knee to the head but Batista Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Batista Da Silva is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Gallardo throws a series of punches but Batista Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Gallardo clinches with his opponent.
Batista Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Gallardo. Gallardo maintains the clinch.
Batista Da Silva jumps guard but Gallardo stands there with Batista Da Silva around his waist. Batista Da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Batista Da Silva is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallardo.
Batista Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Gallardo has him pressed against the cage.
Gallardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batista Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Batista Da Silva shoots in but Gallardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gallardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Gallardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gallardo slips under a jab from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Batista Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallardo pinned against the cage. Gallardo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gallardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Gallardo.
Batista Da Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallardo counters with a straight right hand.
Gallardo avoids a kick to the body.
Batista Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallardo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Batista Da Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batista Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Gallardo.
Gallardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Batista Da Silva. Batista Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallardo is looking for the big counter here.
Gallardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gallardo tries to clinch up but Batista Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gallardo misses with the head strike.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Batista Da Silva avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Batista Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Gallardo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Batista Da Silva tries to circle away but Gallardo has him pinned against the cage.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Gallardo. Gallardo maintains the clinch.
Batista Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallardo clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo throws a head punch that misses.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
Batista Da Silva throws a right and a left that Gallardo avoids nicely.
Gallardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallardo.
Gallardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallardo pushes Batista Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallardo scores with a hook to the body.
Gallardo breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Batista Da Silva.
Gallardo rushes Batista Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with some punches.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Batista Da Silva avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gallardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Batista Da Silva misses.
Batista Da Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Gallardo, looking for a takedown. Batista Da Silva pushes Gallardo against the cage but Gallardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batista Da Silva clinches with his opponent.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Batista Da Silva avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Batista Da Silva blocks it.
Gallardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Batista Da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gallardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gallardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo clinches with his opponent.
Gallardo scores with a hook to the body.
Batista Da Silva blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo cracks Batista Da Silva with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Gallardo keeps him there for the moment.
Gallardo prevents Batista Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Batista Da Silva prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands a right hand.
Gallardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batista Da Silva or not.
Gallardo presses Batista Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batista Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Batista Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batista Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallardo gets a clinch.
Gallardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Gallardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Gallardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallardo lands a left and a right that send Batista Da Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Gallardo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batista Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
Gallardo darts in and clinches Batista Da Silva up against the cage.
Gallardo breaks the clinch.
Gallardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batista Da Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Batista Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Batista Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallardo is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Batista Da Silva like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Batista Da Silva from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lambo Gallardo!
After the fight, Lambo Gallardo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Takaraivo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruben Ortega's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruben Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takaraivo has closed the distance and engaged Ortega in a clinch.
Takaraivo blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega misses with a knee to the head.
Takaraivo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortega is keeping busy.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Takaraivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega blocks a head kick by Takaraivo.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo throws a head kick but Ortega moves out of range.
Takaraivo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takaraivo duly obliges.
It looks like Ruben Ortega has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Takaraivo misses
and Ortega counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ortega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Takaraivo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ortega.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike.
Takaraivo blocks the elbow strike.
Takaraivo blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Takaraivo blocks with his arms.
Takaraivo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo blocks an elbow strike from Ortega.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Ortega.
Takaraivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Takaraivo avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Ortega throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takaraivo is trying to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling him.
Ortega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takaraivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ortega has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Takaraivo avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with an elbow strike.
Takaraivo tries to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling the position.
Ortega misses with an elbow strike.
Come on Ortega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaraivo blocks it with crossed arms.
Takaraivo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nyyrikki Takaraivo has been cut.
Takaraivo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ortega.
Ortega lands with a light punch inside.
Ortega lands a right hand.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaraivo blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Ortega.
A nice left hand lands by Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo dodges an elbow strike from Ortega.
Takaraivo avoids the elbow strike from Ortega, against the cage.
Takaraivo is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ortega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takaraivo's brow.
Ortega stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Takaraivo dodges an elbow strike from Ortega.
Takaraivo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega prevents Takaraivo from breaking the clinch.
Ortega is struggling to control the position.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Ortega dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takaraivo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Takaraivo.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takaraivo can do to turn this around?
Takaraivo throws a low kick, looking for Ortega's leg but Ortega calmly moves out of range.
Takaraivo misses the shot to the body.
Ruben Ortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaraivo.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortega throws a body punch but Takaraivo moves out of range.
Takaraivo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takaraivo. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Takaraivo manages to circle out of the way.
Takaraivo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takaraivo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortega scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaraivo clinches up against the cage.
Takaraivo manages to break the clinch.
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ortega on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Takaraivo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega drives through and clinches with Takaraivo against the cage.
Ortega throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takaraivo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Takaraivo controls the action.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
Takaraivo working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega misses with an elbow over the top.
Ortega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo is trying to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling him.
Takaraivo wants to break free but Ortega has control.
Ortega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takaraivo breaks from the clinch.
Ortega shoots in for a double leg but Takaraivo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick.
Takaraivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortega.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takaraivo throws a big counter head kick but Ortega avoids it with no problem.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaraivo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Takaraivo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo walks into a straight right hand from Ortega.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Takaraivo.
Takaraivo misses with a combination
and Ortega counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Takaraivo prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Takaraivo manages to break the clinch.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Takaraivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takaraivo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takaraivo clinches.
Takaraivo blocks the elbow strike.
Takaraivo blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ruben Ortega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo is trying to break free.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Takaraivo.
Ortega cracks Takaraivo with an open hand slap.
Takaraivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takaraivo throws a chopping leg kick but Ortega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ortega misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaraivo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Takaraivo.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Takaraivo ducks down to avoid it.
Takaraivo keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nyyrikki Takaraivo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortega shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takaraivo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takaraivo instigates a clinch.
Ortega lands a shot to the body.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takaraivo.
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ortega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ortega just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takaraivo's brow.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega pushes off an throws an elbow but Takaraivo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takaraivo's elbow.
Takaraivo is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takaraivo blocks an uppercut.
Ortega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takaraivo dodges an elbow strike from Ortega.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takaraivo's efforts to push away.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takaraivo backwards.
Ortega lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ortega has Takaraivo pressed against the cage, preventing Takaraivo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takaraivo as Ortega tries to tie him up.
Ortega creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaraivo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Takaraivo avoids the damage to the body.
Takaraivo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ortega.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
Takaraivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takaraivo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takaraivo but Takaraivo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaraivo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takaraivo. That's going to slow Ortega down.
Ortega clinches.
Ortega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortega misses with an elbow over the top.
Ortega lands a left hand.
Ortega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takaraivo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takaraivo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takaraivo tries to circle away but Ortega has him pinned against the cage.
Ortega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortega wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortega has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Ortega!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
220 lbs
31 - 44 - 2 |
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
31 - 44 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim with a poor takedown
and McLauglin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by McLauglin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McLauglin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kim's head.
McLauglin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - McLauglin coming out on top.
McLauglin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McLauglin misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim shoots in looking for a takedown but McLauglin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLauglin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McLauglin scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but McLauglin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kim is defended easily by McLauglin.
Crunch! McLauglin slams his shin into Kim's torso.
McLauglin lands a two punch combo.
McLauglin darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim goes for a takedown in the clinch but McLauglin prevents it.
Kim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for McLauglin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin landing knees to the body.
Kim is breathing heavily.
McLauglin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McLauglin works on Kim's body with a couple of short punches.
McLauglin stalling against the cage.
McLauglin prevents the takedown attempt.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kim blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin landing knees to the body.
I was talking to Kim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McLauglin working Kim over with knees to the body.
McLauglin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLauglin lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a nice uppercut.
McLauglin lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLauglin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
McLauglin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McLauglin.
McLauglin just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
McLauglin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McLauglin lands with a light punch inside.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kim's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McLauglin with a knee to the head.
Kim is rocked!
McLauglin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
McLauglin pushes Kim against the cage. McLauglin is working some dirty boxing. McLauglin pushes off with a quick right hook! Kim goes down! Kim tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McLauglin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward McLauglin!
After winning the bout, Edward McLauglin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Walk by Pantera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clifton Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck for Guy with that takedown attempt.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy shoots and misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Barnes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a lazy head kick
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy is rocked!
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy is breathing heavily.
Barnes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Guy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Guy looks to clinch but Barnes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Guy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Clifton Barnes!
Clifton Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated That Guy had this to say: 'Sorry guys, I'll come back better next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Natsisiwa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Peltola! But no joy.
Peltola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Natsisiwa scores with a body shot.
Peltola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Natsisiwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Natsisiwa slips the punch.
Natsisiwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltola throws the left hand but Natsisiwa avoids the punch easily.
Natsisiwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Natsisiwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Peltola's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Natsisiwa throws a lazy right hand but Peltola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola throws a lazy uppercut
and Natsisiwa counters with a nice body shot.
Natsisiwa slips under a jab.
Natsisiwa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Natsisiwa digs a good hook to Peltola's body.
Natsisiwa takes a swing at Peltola's ribcage but misses.
Peltola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Natsisiwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! (18 Elite Coach) in the buildup to the fight.
Peltola throws the left hand but Natsisiwa avoids the punch easily.
Natsisiwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Peltola counters with a nice uppercut.
Peltola slips a jab and a cross from Natsisiwa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Natsisiwa misses the target.
Peltola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Natsisiwa.
Peltola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut.
Peltola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Natsisiwa loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
Peltola ducks under a wild hook from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltola is just out of range.
Kalle Natsisiwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natsisiwa misses with a wild body shot.
Peltola misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Natsisiwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa throws a sloppy body shot
letting Peltola counter with a right hand.
Peltola waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Natsisiwa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Natsisiwa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Natsisiwa is rocked!
Peltola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oh Natsisiwa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peltola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Natsisiwa seems to have got his legs back now.
Peltola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Natsisiwa keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Peltola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Natsisiwa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltola tries to pass to full mount but Natsisiwa defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to control but Peltola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peltola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natsisiwa is defending against the submission attempts here by Peltola.
Natsisiwa tries to kick Peltola off but Peltola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Peltola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Natsisiwa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peltola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Natsisiwa defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mertsi Peltola will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Natsisiwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Natsisiwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Natsisiwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Natsisiwa lands with a hook. Peltola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peltola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natsisiwa.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Natsisiwa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peltola takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natsisiwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Natsisiwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Peltola counters with a straight right hand.
Natsisiwa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kalle Natsisiwa's cut is getting worse.
A shot to the body from Natsisiwa misses
and Peltola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peltola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa walks into a straight right hand from Peltola.
Natsisiwa blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Natsisiwa.
Peltola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Natsisiwa misses the jab.
Natsisiwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
Nice uppercut there from Natsisiwa.
Peltola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natsisiwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peltola is rocked!
Peltola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peltola throws a right hand that misses
and Natsisiwa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peltola is still on wobbly legs! Can Natsisiwa finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola misses with an uppercut
and Natsisiwa counters with a right hand from hell and Peltola is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Natsisiwa!
In his post fight interview, Kalle Natsisiwa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen checks a leg kick.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kastinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kastinen connects with a looping right hand.
Kastinen misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Walker's head coaches at KO Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kastinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Kastinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Kastinen slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Kastinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker pushes Kastinen away with a front kick.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kastinen tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kastinen scores with a body shot.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kastinen.
Walker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Kastinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker avoids the body shot from Kastinen.
Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Kastinen fails to land with a series of punches.
As Kastinen backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kastinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker avoids the body shot from Kastinen.
Kastinen feints and as Walker raises his hands in defense, Kastinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker keeping full guard, as Kastinen tries to pass.
Walker has control of Kastinen's left arm, preventing Kastinen from doing any damage.
Kastinen looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kastinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Walker controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kastinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Kastinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Kastinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kastinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kastinen, not yet.
Kastinen managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Shane Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kastinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kastinen walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kastinen manages to avoid it.
Kastinen misses the shot to the body.
Walker thumps Kastinen with a low kick.
Walker cracks the inside of Kastinen's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Kastinen.
Kastinen throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Kastinen connects with a body shot.
Walker tries to land a leg kick but Kastinen saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kastinen throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kastinen can do to turn this around?
Kastinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Kastinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker slips a jab from Kastinen.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kastinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kastinen cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Kastinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kastinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Kastinen 's knee.
Kastinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Kastinen down.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Kastinen blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Walker misses
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kastinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Kastinen counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Kastinen misses.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Kastinen.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kastinen.
Walker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Walker cracks Kastinen with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Seppo Kastinen's cut even more.
Kastinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kastinen manages to avoid it.
Kastinen misses with a two punch combination.
Shane Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Kastinen off balance momentarily.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Kastinen.
Kastinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Kastinen.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kastinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kastinen. That did some damage!
Kastinen scores with a shot to the body.
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kastinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kastinen.
Kastinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kastinen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kastinen.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker scores with a hook.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Kastinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker throws a big counter combination but Kastinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kastinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kastinen darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Kastinen into the cage.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kastinen misses with a combination
and Walker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kastinen really felt that one!
Nice body kick from Walker.
Walker feints and then cracks Kastinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kastinen down.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker takes a swing at Kastinen's ribcage but misses.
Kastinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Kastinen looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Kastinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kastinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kastinen checks it well.
Kastinen is looking for the big counter here.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch! Walker slams his shin into Kastinen's torso.
Kastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Kastinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Shane Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
No joy there for Kastinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Kastinen in the body.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Walker thows a body kick. Kastinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kastinen.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kastinen is keeping busy.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen takes one to the chin there.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kastinen.
Kastinen looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker is looking to slow Kastinen down with leg kicks.
Kastinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kastinen drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kastinen blocks a head kick by Walker.
A big left from Kastinen misses.
Walker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Kastinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Walker.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kastinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Kastinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walker misses with a combination
and Kastinen counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kastinen looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Kastinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kastinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kastinen's head.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kastinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kastinen lands a two punch combo.
Walker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kastinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walker won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kastinen's best efforts.
Walker tries to roll over but Kastinen keeps him under control.
Kastinen throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is not content to let Kastinen control the position.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Kastinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kastinen is working away from the top position though.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Kastinen wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Kastinen being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kastinen misses with a looping left.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
You can see that Kastinen has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kastinen.
Kastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker is looking to chop away at Kastinen's legs.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Kastinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kastinen feints the counter takedown.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen misses with a body shot.
Walker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kastinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kastinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shane Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kastinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kastinen walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Kastinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Kastinen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Seppo Kastinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Kastinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kastinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Kastinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker moves away from the strike by Kastinen.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker throws a combination that misses
and Kastinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kastinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walker is looking to control Kastinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kastinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kastinen trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen looks to land a strike but Walker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Kastinen is proving a slippery customer.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kastinen from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Kastinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kastinen just manages to avoid it.
Kastinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kastinen.
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.
Kastinen sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker drives through and clinches with Kastinen against the cage.
Kastinen tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Kastinen back against the cage.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Kastinen improves position.
Kastinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kastinen tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Kastinen back against the cage.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastinen's elbow.
Kastinen gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a body punch but Kastinen moves out of range.
Walker gets a clinch.
Kastinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walker regains guard immediately.
Kastinen stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kastinen misses with the ground and pound.
Kastinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kastinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kastinen working away.
Walker is looking to regain half guard here but Kastinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Kastinen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walker is looking to regain half guard here but Kastinen keeps moving and retains side control.
Seppo Kastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Walker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kastinen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Walker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kastinen lets go of the hold and Walker can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seppo Kastinen!
Seppo Kastinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Seppo Kastinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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