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Infinity: WNF24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakile Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Troy Jacobsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Troy Jacobsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, Troy Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Pakile Pike!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobsen throws a lazy right hand but Pike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobsen misses with a left hand
and Pike makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pike looks to throw the jab but Jacobsen is out of range.
Pike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobsen throws out the jab.
Pike looks to throw the jab but Jacobsen is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobsen. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pike looks to land a combination. Jacobsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Troy Jacobsen has been cut.
Pike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacobsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pike takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been hearing reports that Jacobsen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobsen.
Pike throws a predictable looking body shot
so Jacobsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobsen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacobsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pike defends it easily.
Jacobsen throws a couple of heel strikes.
Pike looking to sit in guard and control but Jacobsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pike is trying to control the position but Jacobsen postures up.
Pike wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacobsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pike wants to sweep here but Jacobsen controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacobsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pike looking for a sweep. Not yet Pike, not yet.
Jacobsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pike trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobsen is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacobsen scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike has Jacobsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jacobsen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pike.
Jacobsen lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacobsen can't find room to land a body shot as Pike controls the action.
Jacobsen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands with a right to the head.
Pike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jacobsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pike - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen misses with a punch to the body.
Pike is pushing Jacobsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pike unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pike tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobsen blocks with his arms.
Pike manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jacobsen working aggressively here.
Pike blocking some punches.
Pike presses Jacobsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pike's elbow.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Jacobsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Jacobsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pike throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pike throws a push kick but Jacobsen slaps the foot to one side.
Pike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobsen feinted with a counter takedown.
Pike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pike as he avoids it easily.
Pike keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pike swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobsen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pike sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pike throws a push kick but Jacobsen slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobsen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pike sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Jacobsen.
Pakile Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobsen as he connects with a hook.
Jacobsen tried to score with a low kick but Pike checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pike! But no joy.
Jacobsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pike.
A bone on bone clash there as Pike blocks the leg kick.
Jacobsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pike throws a hook but Jacobsen blocks it.
Jacobsen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pike sprawls and moves away.
Pakile Pike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobsen lands an overhand right.
Pike has Jacobsen up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobsen tries a body shot but Pike blocks it.
Pike struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobsen controls his hands.
Troy Jacobsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jacobsen tries a body shot but Pike blocks it.
Pike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pike lands a shot to the body.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jacobsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pike as Jacobsen tries to tie him up.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pike effectively controlling the action here.
Pike working Jacobsen over with knees to the body.
Jacobsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobsen throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobsen misses with a body punch.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pike.
Jacobsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pike can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobsen controls the action.
Jacobsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pike takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pike misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike tries to work over Jacobsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobsen can't find room to land a body shot as Pike controls the action.
Jacobsen has a couple of punches blocked by Pike.
Jacobsen working aggressively here.
Pike throws an elbow that misses.
Pike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen has a couple of punches blocked by Pike.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobsen fails to land.
Jacobsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Jacobsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Pike pushes Jacobsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jacobsen.
Pike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacobsen is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pakile Pike will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Troy Jacobsen'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!
Pike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobsen tries to counter with a takedown but Pike is quick to defend against it.
Pike throws a low kick but Jacobsen avoids it.
Jacobsen feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobsen. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pike lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jacobsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Troy Jacobsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacobsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pike misses with a body shot.
Jacobsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobsen looks to land a right hand but Pike moved out of range.
And Pike responds with a good body kick, but Jacobsen manages to step out the way in time.
Pike misses with a looping right.
Pike clinches up with Jacobsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pike controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacobsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jacobsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Pike.
Jacobsen misses with the head strike.
Jacobsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pike controls his hands.
Pike tries to work over Jacobsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jacobsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries to throw a body punch but Pike avoids it by throwing Jacobsen back against the cage.
Jacobsen tries to work over Pike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pike is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobsen.
Pike presses Jacobsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobsen looking to stall.
Jacobsen managing to block the knees to the body from Pike.
Jacobsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pikes head.
Pike takes a shot to the head.
Pike putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jacobsen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jacobsen stalling in the clinch but Pike improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobsen fails to land.
Jacobsen tries to work over Pike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pike tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobsen avoids the damage to the body.
Pike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacobsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Pike scores with a knee to the head.
Pike is looking to control Jacobsen's arms but Jacobsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pike has his back to the cage.
Pike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobsen backwards.
Pike lands a body punch.
Pike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobsen's elbow.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobsen prevents a body shot from Pike.
Jacobsen can't find room to land a body shot as Pike controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Pike gets an underhook and turns Jacobsen into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pike.
Pike lands a body shot.
Pike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pike lands a shot to the body.
Pike blocks an uppercut.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobsen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pike - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jacobsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jacobsen tries to stall but Pike uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobsen.
Pike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobsens head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pakile Pike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pike 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pakile Pike!
A relieved looking Pakile Pike thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Troy Jacobsen was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll just have to work harder, become better, and return to kick some more ass. You'll be seeing me soon.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WALECZNE SERCE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baginski slips a jab from Shadow.
A punch lands to the side of Baginski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baginski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baginski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baginski avoids the head kick by Shadow.
Shadow throws a leg kick which misses Baginski's front leg but catches the back leg as Baginski tries to avoid it.
Baginski slips a straight right by Shadow.
Baginski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baginski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shadow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baginski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shadow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baginski's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baginski is working away from the top position though.
Shadow wants to get back to full guard.
Shadow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baginski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baginski's back!
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!
Shadow missing with punches from the back.
Shadow lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow wants to control the position but Baginski frees himself and scrambles - Shadow manages to regain control in side control.
Shadow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shadow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shadow working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Shadow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Shadow seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shadow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baginski is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Shadow throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Baginski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Shadow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baginski is defending against the submission attempts here by Shadow.
Shadow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baginski is refusing to be controlled, as Shadow sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow working Baginski over with strikes.
Baginski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baginski looking to control.
Shadow connects with a couple of short punches.
Shadow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baginski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shadow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadow throwing strikes from guard but Baginski blocks nicely.
Shadow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baginski keeping full guard, as Shadow tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Shadow throwing strikes from guard but Baginski blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baginski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shadow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baginski blocks the body kick.
Shadow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shadow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baginski tries to avoid it but Shadow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baginski to the ground. Baginski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baginski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baginski throws a right hand that misses
and Shadow counters with a stiff right hand.
Shadow has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baginski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baginski throws a body shot but no joy.
Baginski moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Baginski misses the target.
Shadow lands with a cross.
Shadow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Shadow looks to move away, Baginski throws a big counter combo bu Shadow just gets out of the way.
Baginski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shadow. That one must have hurt.
Shadow misses with a straight left.
Baginski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shadow throws a right hand that misses
and Baginski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shadow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shadow looking to pass the guard.
Baginski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shadow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baginski controlling the position.
Baginski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shadow.
Shadow throws a big elbow that misses.
Shadow tries to free his leg and advance position but Baginski is retaining full guard.
Shadow throws a big right hand that misses.
Shadow pushing down on Baginski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shadow wants to take a breather but Baginski is having none of it.
Shadow throwing shots but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Baginski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throwing shots but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Baginski taking some punishment here, with Shadow in his half guard.
Shadow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shadow throwing shots but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Baginski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shadow is trying to control. Baginski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shadow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baginski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shadow. Shadow obviously looking to wear him down.
Shadow scores with a spinning back kick!
Baginski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shadow.
Baginski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baginski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baginski if he has to take too many more of those.
Shadow lands a jab to the nose.
Baginski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shadow.
Baginski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shadow throws out the jab.
Shadow looks to throw a body kick
and Baginski counters with a straight right hand.
Shadow misses with a hook. Baginski ducked under it nicely.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow gets the takedown into side control.
Shadow throws an elbow but Baginski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shadow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shadow wants to take a breather but Baginski manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shadow.
Shadow throws a strike but Baginski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shadow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shadow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baginski trying to control but Shadow is working from the bottom.
Baginski throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow wants to sweep but no luck.
Bill Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shadow trying to control the position.
Baginski preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shadow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shadow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shadow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baginski defending well as Shadow loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baginski.
Shadow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Baginski defending well as Shadow loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baginski throws a hook to the side of Shadow's head but Shadow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baginski goes for a double leg but Shadow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shadow continues to drive forward.
Baginski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baginski.
Shadow misses with a hook. Baginski ducked under it nicely.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Baginski is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Baginski does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baginski.
Baginski slips under a jab from Shadow.
Baginski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shadow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shadow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baginski is one step ahead there.
Baginski distracts Shadow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baginski trying to control but Shadow is working from the bottom.
Shadow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baginski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baginski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shadow looking for a guillotine here but Baginski defends easily.
Shadow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shadow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baginski is one step ahead there.
Piotr Baginski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baginski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shadow is trying to keep Baginski in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baginski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shadow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baginski is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baginski misses with a looping left.
Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Shadow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Baginski is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tries to clinch up but Baginski circles away and keeps his distance.
Baginski is looking to slow Shadow down with leg kicks.
Shadow scores with a kick to the body.
Baginski cracks Shadow with a good jab.
Baginski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shadow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shadow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baginski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baginski cracks Shadow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baginski moves forwards but Shadow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Shadow.
Shadow throws a lazy uppercut
and Baginski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shadow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baginski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Baginski works over Shadow with some ground and pound from guard.
Shadow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Baginski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shadow 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Shadow!
Bill Shadow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (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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36
205 lbs
23 - 16 - 1 |
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32
212 lbs
23 - 20 - 1 |
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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
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kastinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kastinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kastinen trying to control but Peltola is working from the bottom.
Peltola is looking for a triangle but Kastinen pushes his legs off easily.
Kastinen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Peltola has locked up a guillotine! Peltola's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kastinen is holding on here and Peltola must be using up a lot of energy. Kastinen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Peltola gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mertsi Peltola!
Mertsi Peltola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supermies has chosen D12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. Claus Clausen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simo Supermies's chin.
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Supermies looks for the body kick but Clausen saw that one coming.
Clausen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Supermies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Supermies's coach down at DiscoClub was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Supermies's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Supermies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clausen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Supermies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clausen.
Supermies shoots in and drives through. Clausen sprawls well.
Clausen moves out of range of the body kick from Supermies.
Supermies fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Supermies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supermies throws a sloppy head kick and Clausen moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supermies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Supermies shoots and misses
and Clausen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Supermies tries to close the distance and clinch but Clausen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clausen lands a nice looking body shot.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supermies drops his hands momentarily and Clausen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Supermies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clausen throws a looping overhand right but Supermies ducks down to avoid it.
Supermies missing with a left hand there. Clausen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Clausen misses its target.
Supermies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Supermies.
Clausen misses with a straight right.
Clausen throws a jab but it's blocked by Supermies.
Clausen throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Supermies misses.
Supermies closes the distance and clinches up with Clausen, looking for a takedown. Supermies pushes Clausen against the cage but Clausen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Claus Clausen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Clausen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Simo Supermies has been cut.
Supermies walks into a left hand.
Clausen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
Clausen sets himself, and Supermies steps forward looking for the clinch! Clausen avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clausen connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clausen jabs at Supermies's body.
Clausen is looking to wear down Supermies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Supermies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clausen moves away.
It looked like Clausen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Supermies.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Supermies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supermies tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Supermies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Supermies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
Supermies counters with a body kick.
Supermies throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clausen counters with a nice uppercut.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Supermies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clausen.
Supermies doesn't manage to clinch there - Clausen circles away.
Clausen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clausen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Supermies.
A slow jab from Clausen misses its intended target.
Supermies feints the counter takedown.
Clausen lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Clausen lands an overhand right.
Clausen misses with a body shot.
Clausen throws a hook to the side of Supermies's head but Supermies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Supermies lands a nice hook to Clausen's body. Clausen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clausen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clausen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Supermies throws out a counter right but Clausen avoids it with no problem.
Clausen thuds a left hand into Supermies's body.
Supermies misses with a hook to the body
and Clausen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Supermies thinking.
Clausen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supermies.
Clausen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Supermies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clausen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supermies.
Clausen blocks a head kick by Supermies.
Clausen looks to score with a jab to the body but Supermies is just out of range.
Clausen scores with a one two! Supermies had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Supermies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clausen throws out the jab.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clausen scores with a hook to the body. Supermies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supermies counters with a body kick.
Supermies jabs Clausen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clausen misses with a shot to the body
and Supermies counters with a three punch combo that has Clausen backing up. Clausen nods at Supermies to acknowledge the strikes.
Clausen avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Clausen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supermies tries a head kick but it misses.
Clausen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clausen.
Supermies misses with a hook to the body
and Clausen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Supermies ducks under a wild hook from Clausen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Clausen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
That's time! Clausen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clausen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Supermies.
A jab from Clausen misses.
Clausen scores with a jab. Supermies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Claus Clausen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Clausen.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Supermies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Supermies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Clausen. That snapped Supermies's head back.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clausen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Supermies can do to turn this around?
Supermies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Supermies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clausen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clausen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Clausen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies misses with a kick to the body.
Supermies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clausen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Supermies closes the distance but Clausen moves to the side
and Clausen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clausen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supermies was well out of range. Poor timing from Clausen.
A big left from Clausen misses.
Supermies lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clausen blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Clausen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simo Supermies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clausen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clausen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supermies moves away.
Supermies throws a sloppy head kick and Clausen moves out of range easily.
Supermies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Supermies throws an off balance right hand
and Clausen counters with a nice uppercut.
Clausen digs a good body shot into Supermies's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws a body shot but no joy.
Clausen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supermies was well out of range. Poor timing from Clausen.
Supermies throws a head kick but Clausen moves out of range.
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!
Supermies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supermies tries to bum rush Clausen with a series of wild strikes but Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clausen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supermies tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Supermies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clausen scores with a jab to the head.
Supermies lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Supermies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Supermies checks a leg kick.
Supermies clinches up against the cage.
Clausen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Supermies.
Clausen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clausen tries to throw a body punch but Supermies avoids it by throwing Clausen back against the cage.
Supermies is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Supermies.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clausen.
Clausen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clausen gets through Supermies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supermies swings wildly with an uppercut but Clausen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clausen works on Supermies's body with a couple of short punches.
Clausen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supermies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supermies lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Supermies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Supermies landing knees to the body.
Supermies lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Supermies pushes Clausen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supermies.
Supermies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Supermies.
Supermies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Supermies.
Supermies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clausen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Supermies has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Clausen regains guard immediately.
Supermies won't allow Clausen to get back to his feet.
Supermies scoring with punches to the head and body.
Supermies throws a big right hand that misses.
Supermies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clausen keeping moving, preventing Supermies from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Clausen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simo Supermies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Supermies throws the kick towards the body but Clausen avoids it.
Supermies throws a head kick that misses
and Clausen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Supermies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clausen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Supermies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clausen throws the left hand but Supermies avoids the punch easily.
Clausen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clausen lands a nice shot to the body.
Supermies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supermies.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen checks a low kick from Supermies.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clausen finds it's way round the side to connect with Supermies's head.
Clausen throws a series of punches but Supermies moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supermies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clausen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies lands a lovely overhand right.
Supermies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Supermies moves into range and clinches up with Clausen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clausen as Supermies tries to tie him up.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clausen blocks a body shot from Supermies.
Supermies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Supermies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Supermies tries to land a knee to the head but Clausen blocks with his arms.
Supermies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clausen pushes Supermies back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clausen scores with a shot to the side of Supermies's head.
A head punch on the inside from Supermies fails to land.
Clausen working aggressively here.
Simo Supermies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supermies takes a shot to the head.
Supermies wants to take the fight to the mat but Clausen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clausen pushes Supermies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clausen.
A shot in the inside from Clausen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clausen can't find room to land a body shot as Supermies controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Supermies goes for a takedown in the clinch but Clausen prevents it.
Clausen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clausen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clausen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clausen works on Supermies's body with a couple of short punches.
Clausen scores with a shot to the side of Supermies's head.
A right hand to the body from Clausen.
Clausen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clausen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clausen can't find room to land a body shot as Supermies controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Clausen lands a hook that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Supermies is rocked!
Clausen misses with the head strike.
Clausen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supermies is still on wobbly legs! Can Clausen finish him?
Supermies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Clausen.
Clausen tries a body shot but Supermies blocks it.
Clausen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Supermies seems to have recovered his senses.
Clausen drops Supermies onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Supermies is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Clausen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claus Clausen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Supermies.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clausen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clausen blocking some punches.
Clausen tries a body shot but Supermies blocks it.
Supermies tries to pull guard but Clausen holds him up against the cage and eventually Supermies drops back down to his feet.
Supermies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clausen tries to work over Supermies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clausen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Simo Supermies's cut even more.
Clausen lands a right hand.
Clausen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clausen closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Supermies! Clausen dives in looking to finish! Supermies is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Clausen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Kannas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the cage accompanied by hotel california. Jeffrey Lebowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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39
265 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Kannas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Kannas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lebowski defends well and Kannas ends up having to push Lebowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lebowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Lebowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kannas lands with a right hand.
Lebowski slips under a jab from Kannas.
Kannas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kannas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lebowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Lebowski.
Kannas tries to clinch there but Lebowski circles away.
Kannas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lebowski circles away.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Kannas.
Lebowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Lebowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Lebowski.
It looks like Antero Kannas has been cut.
Kannas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lebowski. Lebowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kannas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kannas shoots in and bounces Lebowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lebowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kannas advances position into side control!
Kannas working away.
Lebowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lebowski gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kannas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lebowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lebowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Kannas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kannas postures up and lands a big shot to Lebowski's brow.
Lebowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kannas throwing strikes but missing.
Lebowski pulls Kannas in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kannas throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lebowski pulls Kannas in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lebowski stuffs the takedown.
Kannas shoots in for a takedown but Lebowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lebowski - that will leave a mark!
Lebowski scores with a nice strike.
Lebowski throws a front kick that sends Kannas stumbling back into the cage.
Kannas looks winded!
Lebowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lebowski lands a jab to the head.
Lebowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Lebowski stuffs the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannas tries to move into range but Lebowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kannas fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebowski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kannas avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski cracks a nice hook into Kannas's ribs.
Lebowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kannas moves away.
Kannas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lebowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Kannas. Kannas gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebowski scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lebowski cracks Kannas with a good jab.
Lebowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kannas will feel that in the morning.
Kannas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lebowski throws a front kick that sends Kannas stumbling back into the cage.
Lebowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lebowski duly obliges.
Lebowski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lebowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kannas's sensitive parts.
Lebowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kannas moves away.
Kannas avoids the head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lebowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lebowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lebowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lebowski lands a leg kick that knocks Kannas off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski digs a good hook to Kannas's body.
Kannas is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Lebowski.
Lebowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Lebowski keeps Kannas at a distance using the push kick.
Lebowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeffrey Lebowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Lebowski feints and then cracks Kannas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kannas down.
Lebowski delivers a nice body kick.
Lebowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lebowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lebowski scores with a hook to the body. Kannas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Lebowski.
A shot to the liver by Lebowski. Beautiful body shot.
Lebowski is looking to wear down Kannas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannas. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski dips to his left and cracks Kannas with an uppercut!
Kannas loads up on a big right hand but Lebowski slips the punch.
Kannas dives in and grabs Lebowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lebowski pushes down on Kannas's head and hops out.
A head kick lands from Lebowski that sends Kannas to the canvas. Kannas tries to scramble back to his feet but Lebowski brings him back down into side control.
Kannas is rocked!
Lebowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lebowski is working Kannas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lebowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kannas is not content to let Lebowski control the position.
Lebowski throws an elbow but Kannas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lebowski scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lebowski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lebowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lebowski is looking to take a break and control but Kannas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kannas some visible discomfort.
Lebowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lebowski scoring with punches from side control.
Lebowski wants to control but Kannas is keeping him busy.
Lebowski working the ground and pound but Kannas is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Lebowski crashes against the mat.
Lebowski 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.
Lebowski misses with the ground and pound.
Kannas is not content to let Lebowski control the position.
Lebowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lebowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kannas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lebowski in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lebowski dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lebowski staying out of range there.
Kannas shoots in but Lebowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lebowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lebowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kannas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lebowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Lebowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kannas is just out of range.
Lebowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kannas can do to turn this around?
Kannas tries to clinch up.
Kannas tries to clinch there but Lebowski circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebowski lands with an overhand left.
Lebowski cracks the inside of Kannas's front leg.
Lebowski lands a nice hook to Kannas's body. Kannas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kannas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kannas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lebowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Kannas in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lebowski steps into range and cracks Kannas with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Kannas flops backwards and Lebowski dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kannas is still in real trouble! Can Lebowski finish him?
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kannas seems to have recovered his senses.
Kannas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lebowski.
Lebowski passes Kannas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lebowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lebowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kannas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kannas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lebowski stands up over Kannas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lebowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kannas can't keep his opponent in guard - Lebowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kannas is staying active underneath Lebowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lebowski lands a nice short elbow.
Lebowski thows a huge punch but Kannas dodges it nicely.
Lebowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kannas is staying active underneath Lebowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is nestled in close to Kannas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lebowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lebowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lebowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lebowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lebowski trying to control the action but Kannas is working from the bottom.
Lebowski is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Antero Kannas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lebowski is looking to take a break and control but Kannas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebowski is working for a kimura but Kannas is defending it quite comfortably.
Jeffrey Lebowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lebowski content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Lebowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lebowski 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Lebowski!
Jeffrey Lebowski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Hackenburg (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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220 lbs
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224 lbs
17 - 7 - 2 |
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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
33 - 47 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Hackenburg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hackenburg lands with a kick to the temple. Kim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hackenburg but Hackenburg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hackenburg defends well and Kim ends up having to push Hackenburg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christian Hackenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackenburg pushes Kim away with a front kick.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackenburg clinches.
Hackenburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hackenburg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim tries to score a body lock takedown but Hackenburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hackenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kim's brow.
Hackenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Kim has Hackenburg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hackenburg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim is looking for a takedown.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Kim goes for a takedown attempt but Hackenburg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hackenburg.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Hackenburg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hackenburg rushes Kim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim avoids a wild elbow strike from Hackenburg.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kim takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg has Kim pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hackenburg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kim tumbling to the mat - Hackenburg dives into Kim's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim keeping full guard, as Hackenburg tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hackenburg slips nicely into half guard.
Hackenburg tries to pass to full mount but Kim defends it.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Hackenburg sits in half guard.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Hackenburg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hackenburg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hackenburg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hackenburg working over Kim with some ground and pound. Kim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hackenburg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hackenburg is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
My spies in PhoQus Sports Enterprise inform me that Hackenburg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Hackenburg sits in half guard.
Hackenburg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hackenburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hackenburg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Hackenburg clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the cage.
Hackenburg is pressed up against the cage. Kim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hackenburg down to the mat. Hackenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hackenburg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kim to the ground. Hackenburg is now in Kim's guard.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kim keeping full guard, as Hackenburg tries to pass.
Hackenburg keeps trying to improve his position.
Hackenburg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
Hackenburg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Hackenburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hackenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kim's defenses.
Hackenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hackenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hackenburg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hackenburg scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Hackenburg lands a shoulder strike.
Hackenburg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hackenburg tries to pass to full mount but Kim defends it.
Hackenburg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Hackenburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim controlling the position well.
Hackenburg lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hackenburg is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hackenburg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hackenburg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hackenburg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hackenburg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hackenburg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hackenburg - that will leave a mark!
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Hackenburg had a free shot at his head there.
Hackenburg cracks Kim with an open hand slap.
Kim gets caught napping as Hackenburg dives in and scores a takedown. Kim manages to retain guard.
Hackenburg wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Hackenburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hackenburg wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Hackenburg pushes down on Kim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hackenburg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Hackenburg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hackenburg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hackenburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Kim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hackenburg.
Hackenburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Hackenburg is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hackenburg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kim reverses the position - he's now on top in Hackenburg's guard.
Hackenburg pulls Kim in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hackenburg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackenburg lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackenburg rushes Kim and presses him up against the cage.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Hackenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jin Kim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hackenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Kim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hackenburg gets the takedown into side control.
Hackenburg tries to move to mount but Kim blocks the move with his legs.
Hackenburg working the head with strikes.
Hackenburg lands a few punches from side control.
Hackenburg tries to score with some ground and pound. Kim controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kim parries the strikes from Hackenburg easily there. Hackenburg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kim to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackenburg looks up at the clock and then as Kim takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hackenburg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hackenburg throwing strikes but Kim manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kim throws an elbow but Hackenburg slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hackenburg is looking to reverse the position.
Hackenburg can't do much from the bottom here.
Hackenburg is looking to reverse the position.
Kim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hackenburg regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackenburg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hackenburg defending well though.
Christian Hackenburg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hackenburg is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hackenburg avoid being mounted?
Hackenburg controlling the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hackenburg but Hackenburg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hackenburg connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hackenburg's waist but Hackenburg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kim off to one side.
Hackenburg wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim gets tackled into the cage by Hackenburg. Hackenburg maintains the clinch.
Hackenburg lands an uppercut.
Christian Hackenburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim is working for takedown but Hackenburg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kim wants a takedown.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hackenburg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hackenburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kim has Hackenburg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hackenburg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim tries for a takedown but Hackenburg manages to get underhooks.
Hackenburg prevents the takedown attempt.
Kim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hackenburg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hackenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackenburg lands an elbow that stopped Kim in his tracks for a moment.
Kim tries for a takedown but Hackenburg manages to get underhooks.
Jin Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hackenburg prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Hackenburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hackenburg 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Hackenburg!
An out of breath Christian Hackenburg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisto Tapper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Amis Pelle's chin.
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31
255 lbs
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260 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Tapper!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapper throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pelle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tapper.
Tapper clinches up with Pelle and pushes him back against the cage.
Pelle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pelle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapper throws a right hand that misses
and Pelle counters with a left and a right that stings Tapper.
Pelle moves out of range as Tapper strikes.
Pelle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tapper looks to land a left hand but Pelle moved out of range nicely.
Pelle misses with a hook. Tapper ducked under it nicely.
Pelle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Tapper 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.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Tapper avoids it well.
Pelle with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tapper scores with a leg kick.
Tapper blocks a jab.
Tapper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tapper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle misses with a double jab.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Tapper wants to clinch but Pelle slips to the side
and Pelle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tapper misses the shot to the body.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pelle throws an off balance right hand
and Tapper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tapper connects with a body shot.
Tapper lands with a good body shot.
Tapper moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Pelle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tapper slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapper throws a body shot but no joy.
Tapper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pelle rather than just go for the knockout.
Pelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tapper misses with a wild body shot.
Tapper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Pelle.
Tapper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pelle manages to avoid it.
Pelle sends Tapper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pelle is motioning to the referee to let Tapper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Tapper saw that one coming.
Pelle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tapper.
Tapper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Tapper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelle.
Pelle avoids the head kick by Tapper.
Taisto Tapper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapper swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tapper. Pelle does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle ducks under a wild hook from Tapper.
Pelle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tapper.
Pelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tapper.
Pelle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapper loses concentration momentarily and Pelle pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tapper crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Pelle finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy has chosen The Black Mages - Force Your Way as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy ducks under a wild hook from Pheu Pheu.
Almasy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pheu Pheu, pushing him back against the cage.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Pheu Pheu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pheu Pheu avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks with his arms.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almasys head.
Almasy controlling the action here for a moment.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Almasy or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheu Pheu blocks it with crossed arms.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Almasy misses with a punch to the body.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pheu Pheu lands an uppercut.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks with his arms.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks with his arms.
Almasy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Pheu Pheu.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pheu Pheu letting Almasy take a breather here.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pheu Pheu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pheu Pheu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pheu Pheu letting Almasy take a breather here.
A short left from Pheu Pheu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu working aggressively here.
Pheu Pheu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pheu Pheu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pheu Pheu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Almasy or not.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almasy lands a knee to the body.
Pheu Pheu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Almasy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Almasy blocking some punches.
Pheu Pheu swings wildly with an uppercut but Almasy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pheu Pheu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pheu Pheu avoids it.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almasy.
A short uppercut from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almasy is looking to control Pheu Pheu's arms but Pheu Pheu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almasy has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Pheu Pheu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pheu Pheu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pheu Pheu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pheu Pheu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pheu Pheu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pheu Pheu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almasys head.
Pheu Pheu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Almasy blocks the elbow strike.
Almasy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pheu Pheu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaka Pheu Pheu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almasy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almasy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Almasy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pheu Pheu.
Almasy shoots in but no luck this time.
Pheu Pheu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Almasy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy slows down the pace here.
Almasy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pheu Pheu is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pheu Pheu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheu Pheu blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Pheu Pheu avoids the damage to the body.
Pheu Pheu avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Pheu Pheu fails to land.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy working aggressively here.
Pheu Pheu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Almasy avoids it.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pheu Pheu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almasy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pheu Pheu blocks an uppercut.
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Almasy trying to control the position but instead, Pheu Pheu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Almasy into the cage.
Pheu Pheu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pheu Pheu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Almasy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pheu Pheu is defending well.
Kaka Pheu Pheu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pheu Pheu lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pheu Pheu as Almasy tries to tie him up.
Seifer Almasy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pheu Pheu pushes Almasy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pheu Pheu throws a punch but it's blocked by Almasy.
Almasy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pheu Pheu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pheu Pheu managing to block the knees to the body from Almasy.
Almasy slowing the pace effectively.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheu Pheu blocks it with crossed arms.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almasy lands a nice knee to the body.
Pheu Pheu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almasys head.
Almasy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pheu Pheu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almasys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Almasy wants to stall.
Almasy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Pheu Pheu coming out on top.
Pheu Pheu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pheu Pheu slips a jab and a cross from Almasy.
Almasy pushes Pheu Pheu up against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy blocking some punches.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks with his arms.
Pheu Pheu tries a body shot but Almasy blocks it.
Almasy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pheu Pheu is defending well for now.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almasys head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pheu Pheu lands a shoulder strike.
Pheu Pheu tries to work over Almasy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pheu Pheu lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pheu Pheu throws a punch but it's blocked by Almasy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pheu Pheu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Almasy wants to stall.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu is leaning against Almasy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pheu Pheu working aggressively here.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy blocks an uppercut.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Pheu Pheu is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Almasy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pheu Pheu tries a knee to the head but Almasy blocks it.
Almasy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pheu Pheu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Almasy. Those never looked like landing.
Almasy wants to clinch
and Pheu Pheu counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Almasy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pheu Pheu.
Kaka Pheu Pheu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almasy with a poor takedown
and Almasy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaka Pheu Pheu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.
Pheu Pheu feints and then cracks Almasy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almasy down.
That kick from Pheu Pheu tenderised Almasy's leg. Almasy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Pheu Pheu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pheu Pheu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy walks into a left hand.
Almasy is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pheu Pheu!
Almasy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pheu Pheu finish him?
Pheu Pheu connects with a leg kick. Almasy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pheu Pheu drops Almasy with a naaaaasty hook - Almasy is in real trouble here! Pheu Pheu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaka Pheu Pheu!
After winning the bout, Kaka Pheu Pheu 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (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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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McLauglin.
Walker slips a straight right by McLauglin.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
McLauglin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker looks for the body kick but McLauglin saw that one coming.
A head kick from McLauglin lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
It looks like Shane Walker has been cut.
McLauglin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crunch! Walker slams his shin into McLauglin's torso.
A shot to the body from McLauglin misses
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles McLauglin's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McLauglin misses with a leg kick.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLauglin. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLauglin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McLauglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLauglin connects with a single shot there.
Walker throws a push kick but McLauglin slaps the foot to one side.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
McLauglin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLauglin avoids the head kick by Walker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLauglin! But no joy.
Walker tries to clinch but McLauglin moves away
and McLauglin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
McLauglin lands a jab to the head.
McLauglin stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLauglin takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLauglin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
McLauglin scores with a nice right hand.
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walker slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from McLauglin.
McLauglin lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McLauglin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McLauglin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McLauglin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and McLauglin moves out of range easily.
McLauglin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
McLauglin cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
McLauglin wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McLauglin.
McLauglin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McLauglin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a body kick
and McLauglin counters with a straight right hand.
Walker throws a lazy body kick
and McLauglin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLauglin throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from McLauglin misses the target.
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!
McLauglin scores with a body shot.
McLauglin misses with a few strikes there.
McLauglin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McLauglin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McLauglin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McLauglin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
McLauglin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McLauglin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Edward McLauglin's cut even more.
Walker lunges at McLauglin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLauglin's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a body kick.
McLauglin closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLauglin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walker connects with a body shot.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
McLauglin has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McLauglin digs a right hand into Walker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walker's gas tank.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLauglin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but McLauglin gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McLauglin as the two fighters clinch.
McLauglin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for McLauglin.
Nice body punch from McLauglin - that landed with a thud.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
McLauglin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
McLauglin prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McLauglin.
McLauglin lands a nice uppercut.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
Walker tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Walker.
McLauglin lands with a right to the head.
Walker tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
McLauglin lands with a left to the head.
McLauglin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
McLauglin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walker is rocked!
McLauglin lands a big right hook! Walker looks hurt but is still standing! McLauglin lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Walker falls down and McLauglin dives in with a huge hammer fist! Walker's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and McLauglin runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward McLauglin!
Edward McLauglin is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Edward McLauglin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika Saarenpaa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy West's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West is looking to score with low kicks.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Saarenpaa tries a quick counter leg kick but West is wise to it.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook
and West moves into the clinch.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
Saarenpaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Saarenpaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saarenpaa is keeping busy.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a head kick.
Saarenpaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saarenpaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.
West throws out a loose jab but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saarenpaa looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
West misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Saarenpaa moves out of range easily.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarenpaa, right into the meat.
West throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West misses with a body shot.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
West throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saarenpaa's head.
Saarenpaa missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West tried to counter with a leg kick but Saarenpaa avoided it.
Saarenpaa tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Saarenpaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saarenpaa digs a good hook to West's body.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - West scores with a four punch combination!
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saarenpaa has time to react.
West feints and then cracks Saarenpaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saarenpaa down.
West thuds a left hand into Saarenpaa's body.
Saarenpaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarenpaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West looks to land a body kick but Saarenpaa moved away.
Saarenpaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And West counters with a quick kick to the body but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a series of punches.
West is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa avoids the head kick by West.
West seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
West feints a jab promting Saarenpaa to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saarenpaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saarenpaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
West misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa tries a quick counter leg kick but West is wise to it.
West throws a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles West's knee momentarily.
Saarenpaa takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West takes one on the button.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saarenpaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West looks to land a combination but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
West lands a head shot.
West lands a head kick. Saarenpaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saarenpaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
West thuds his shin into the meat of Saarenpaa's side.
Saarenpaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
West throws a combination that misses
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
West moves away from the strike by Saarenpaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
Saarenpaa checks a leg kick.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saarenpaa throws a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa lands with a good body shot.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saarenpaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa blocks a leg kick.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saarenpaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from West.
A swing and a miss from West.
Saarenpaa throws an overhand right that drops West like a sack of potatoes! Saarenpaa dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Saarenpaa!
Mika Saarenpaa is the new lightweight champion!
Mika Saarenpaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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