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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scooter - Fire. Llewelyn Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Speed's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
43 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Llewelyn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter blocks a head kick by Speed.
Carter blocks a head kick by Speed.
Tyson Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Speed and move into the clinch.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a crisp one two that drops Speed! Carter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Speed to his feet! Speed is in big trouble!
Speed is rocked!
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Speed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to slow Speed down with leg kicks.
Speed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Speed sprawling to the canvas! Speed rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carter finish him?!
Speed is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Speed misses with a combination
and Carter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Speed looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Speed seems to have recovered his senses.
Carter delivers a nice body kick.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed wants to stay close but Carter steps back to make room for something. Speed seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Carter and Speed drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogart has chosen "Dutch National Anthem" by Het Wilhelmus as his entrance music. Bjorn Bogart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bogart!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow darts in and clinches Bogart up against the cage.
Bogart looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Snow breaks from the clinch.
Snow instigates a clinch.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bogart backwards.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bogart's elbow.
Snow decides to pull guard.
Snow manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Snow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Snow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bogart to the ground. Snow is now in Bogart's guard.
Snow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow stands up from Bogart's guard - Snow perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snow drives through with a takedown into Bogart's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bogart's guard.
Snow stands and steps away. Bogart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Snow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snow decides to stand and escape the position.
Bogart tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bogart clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Snow has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Snow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogart for as long as he can get away with.
Snow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bogart wants to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bjorn Bogart has been cut.
Snow misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bogart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogart can turn it around.
Snow tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogart avoids the damage to the body.
Bogart is breathing heavily.
Snow manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow rushes Bogart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow landing knees to the head.
A short right from Snow.
Snow lands a knee to the head.
Bogart is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bogart's defenses.
Bogart is still on wobbly legs! Can Snow finish him?
Snow pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow kicks Bogart off and gets to his feet.
Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Snow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Snow manages to end up in side control.
Snow decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bogart to his feet.
Snow has managed to clinch.
Snow gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Snow gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Snow clinches with his opponent.
Snow lands a nice knee to the body.
Snow landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow landing knees to the body.
Bogart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogart can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snow throws a big uppercut that drops Bogart! More strikes from Snow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bogart lies dazed against the cage as Snow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Nosula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Jokela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Nosula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Jokela!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokela shoots for a takedown but Nosula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nosula drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jokela sprawls and moves away.
Nosula is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokela fails with the takedown.
Jokela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nosula pushes Jokela off looking to stand but Jokela dives back in and keeps control.
Jokela is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Jokela has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosula wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nosula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nosula tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nosula is breathing heavily.
Jokela tries for a takedown but Nosula sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dmitri Nosula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Jokela.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jokela.
Nosula appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jokela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nosula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nosula counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nosula.
Jokela seems keen to control Nosula's posture.
Nosula wants to control from the top but Jokela keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosula stopping the sweep attempt from Jokela.
Jokela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jokela wants to sweep here but Nosula controlling him for the moment.
Jokela looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nosula trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jokela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokela with a poor takedown
and Nosula counters with a takedown into side control.
Nosula wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokela keeps working.
Jokela is trying to get back to half guard.
Nosula moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jokela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nosula is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jokela is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokela sneaks back into half guard.
Jokela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nosula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jokela defends it well.
Jokela keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokela is pressing down on Nosula's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Nosula dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nosula keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nosula tries to counter with a takedown but Jokela is quick to defend against it.
Nosula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jokela swivels and escapes.
Jokela fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nosula sprawls well initially but Jokela persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jokela is controlling the pace.
Nosula scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Jokela manages to mount him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokela tries to control but Nosula wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nosula squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Nosula that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jokela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jokela lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jokela controlling his opponent.
Jokela is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jokela looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokela landing punches.
Nosula is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jokela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Jokela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Jokela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jokela misses with a takedown attempt - Nosula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jokela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nosula leaves Jokela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nosula feinted with a counter takedown.
Dmitri Nosula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Jokela.
Jokela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nosula as he jumps to the side.
Jokela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nosula as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nosula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokela tries to avoid it but Nosula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokela to the ground. Jokela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Nosula. No joy for Jokela on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nosula counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosula working the body and head with strikes.
Jokela sneaks back into half guard.
Nosula controlling the action here.
Nosula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jokela wants to get back to his feet.
Jokela is trying to get back to full guard.
Jokela looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokela wants to improve his position but Nosula is controlling well.
Nosula is trying to work for a kimura but Jokela is defending well.
Jokela trying to hold on to Nosula's head to control him but Nosula postures up.
Nosula seems to be working for a kimura but Jokela defends the submission attempt.
Jukka Jokela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jokela is positioning himself well to prevent Nosula advancing to mount.
Nosula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokela slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jokela keeping moving, preventing Nosula from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jokela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nosula avoids it really well and circles away.
Jokela fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jokela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nosula tries to kick Jokela off in order to stand up. Jokela Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Nosula takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jokela is staying tight to Nosula's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jokela working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nosula is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Nosula showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nosula has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Nosula!
Dmitri Nosula decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jui Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Paniccia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jui Jitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jui Jitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piero Paniccia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniccia cracks a nice hook into Jitz's ribs.
Paniccia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jitz's head.
Jitz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paniccia closes the distance and clinches.
Jitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paniccia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paniccia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paniccia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paniccia scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paniccia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniccia lands a knee to the head.
Jitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paniccia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jitz 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 Jui Jitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paniccia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jitz is breathing heavily.
Paniccia pushes Jitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Paniccia.
Paniccia digs a right hand underneath Jitz's ribcage. Jitz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paniccia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Paniccia.
Paniccia digs a right hand into Jitz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jitz's gas tank.
Paniccia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paniccia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paniccia lands with a light punch inside.
Paniccia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paniccia is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Paniccia.
Paniccia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paniccia presses Jitz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Paniccia - that landed with a thud.
Paniccia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paniccia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paniccia digs a right hand underneath Jitz's ribcage. Jitz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paniccia cracks Jitz with a nice body shot.
Paniccia lands a body punch.
Jitz takes a shot to the head.
Paniccia manages to break the clinch.
Paniccia scores with a jab.
Jitz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paniccia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paniccia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paniccia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paniccia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paniccia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paniccia jabs Jitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paniccia.
Jitz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Paniccia drives through and clinches with Jitz against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paniccia lands a knee to the body.
Jitz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paniccia lands a knee to the body.
Paniccia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paniccia tests Jitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paniccia scores with a one two! Jitz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Paniccia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paniccia has Jitz up against the cage in a clinch.
Paniccia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jitz backwards.
A hook to the body from Paniccia.
Nice body punch from Paniccia - that landed with a thud.
Paniccia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paniccia is pushing Jitz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paniccia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paniccia is working Jitz over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniccia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jitz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paniccia walks away with a smile on his face. Jitz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paniccia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jitz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jitz walks into a stiff left hand from Paniccia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniccia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paniccia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jitz.
Piero Paniccia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paniccia.
Paniccia lands with a nice body punch.
Paniccia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Piero Paniccia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paniccia feints a jab promting Jitz to slip. Paniccia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paniccia thows a body kick. Jitz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paniccia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniccia drives through and clinches with Jitz against the cage.
Paniccia lands a shot to the body.
Paniccia landing knees to the body.
Paniccia is leaning against Jitz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Paniccia.
A right hook to the body lands for Paniccia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Paniccia as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Paniccia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Paniccia.
Piero Paniccia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paniccia lands a body shot.
Paniccia lands a shot to the body.
Paniccia digs a right hand underneath Jitz's ribcage. Jitz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paniccia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitz.
A right handed body shot lands from Paniccia.
Paniccia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paniccia.
Paniccia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paniccia breaks from the clinch.
Paniccia scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jui Jitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniccia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jitz. Jitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paniccia connects with a nice looking jab.
Jitz is rocked!
Paniccia jabs at Jitz's body.
Paniccia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paniccia stuns Jitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paniccia, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Paniccia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jitz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Jitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paniccia cracks Jitz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jitz falls backwards against the cage. Paniccia follows up with more strikes that drop Jitz to his knees. Paniccia keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jitz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piero Paniccia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (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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194 lbs
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185 lbs
27 - 26 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral throws the left hand but Fayden avoids the punch easily.
Fayden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fayden dives in and scores a takedown into Amaral's guard.
Amaral is looking to stand back up but Fayden counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Amaral.
Amaral blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fayden.
Fayden is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amaral wants to improve his position but Fayden is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayden thows a huge punch but Amaral dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Fayden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fayden is pressing down on Amaral's thigh, looking to free his foot. Amaral is holding on for now.
Fayden throwing shots but Amaral is blocking nicely.
Amaral keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fayden is just content to waste time from the top position. Amaral takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fayden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Fayden prevents Amaral from getting back to his feet.
Fayden looking to sit in guard and control but Amaral gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amaral tries to stand but Fayden is controlling from the bottom.
Fayden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amaral seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amaral wants to get up but he can't break Fayden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fayden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fayden has his foot on Amaral's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amaral works his way back into a safe position though.
Fayden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fayden works his way into side control.
Amaral is trying to buck Fayden off.
Fayden goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Amaral has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fayden but great work by Amaral.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fayden tries to bench press Amaral off him but Amaral keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Fayden is looking for a sweep.
Fayden struggling a bit here.
Fayden is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Amaral is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Amaral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fayden tries to hold on but Amaral postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fayden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Rafael Amaral will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Amaral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fayden connects with a jab.
Amaral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch but Fayden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fayden moves out of range as Amaral throws a body kick.
Fayden lands a lovely overhand right.
Amaral ducks right into an uppercut from Fayden.
Donk. Amaral catches Fayden right on the button with a cross.
Fayden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amaral moves into the clinch.
Fayden blocks an uppercut.
Amaral trying to land knees to the body.
Amaral tries to land knees in the clinch but Fayden avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral slowing the pace effectively.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fayden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amaral.
Amaral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fayden.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amaral working Fayden over with knees to the body.
Amaral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fayden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amaral blocks it with crossed arms.
Amaral misses with some punches.
Fayden throws a punch but it's blocked by Amaral.
Fayden takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Amaral throws a head punch that misses.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
Fayden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amaral struggles to land a body shot inside as Fayden controls his hands.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fayden managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
Fayden misses with a punch on the inside.
Fayden swings wildly with an uppercut but Amaral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amaral tries a body shot but Fayden blocks it.
Amaral can't find room to land a body shot as Fayden controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amaral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amaral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amaral blocks an uppercut.
Amaral working aggressively here.
Amaral avoids a wild elbow strike from Fayden.
Fayden pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
Fayden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fayden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amaral.
Rafael Amaral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Amaral has Fayden pushed against the cage.
Amaral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fayden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fayden prevents a body shot from Amaral.
Amaral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amaral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fayden backwards.
Amaral crunches a lovely knee into Fayden's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amaral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fayden avoids it.
Amaral lands with a left to the head.
Amaral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fayden can do to turn this around?
Amaral doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fayden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fayden working aggressively here.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amaral throws a hook but Fayden avoids it easily.
Amaral tries to clinch but Fayden moves out of range.
Amaral waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayden.
Amaral tries to clinch there but Fayden circles away.
Fayden throws out a counter right but Amaral avoids it with no problem.
Amaral scores with a sloppy right hand. Fayden should have avoided that one.
Rafael Amaral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fayden throws a hook to the side of Amaral's head but Amaral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Amaral misses the target.
Amaral fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Amaral backs off Fayden throws a huge counter combo but Amaral manages to avoid it all.
Amaral misses with a looping left.
Amaral tries to clinch
and Amaral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaral throws the left hand but Fayden avoids the punch easily.
Amaral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amaral misses with an uppercut
and Fayden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amaral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fayden. Fayden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaral seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fayden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amaral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fayden.
Fayden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amaral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fayden moves out of range as Amaral throws a body kick.
Fayden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fayden misses with a left hand
and Amaral counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fayden is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fayden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amaral.
Amaral instigates a clinch.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fayden connects with a knee to the head.
Amaral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Fayden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amaral avoids it.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
Amaral gets through Fayden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amaral misses with a punch on the inside.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Fayden scores with a shot to the side of Amaral's head.
Amaral stalling against the cage.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amaral swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Fayden.
Amaral works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amaral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Amaral fails to land.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Amaral lands a good knee to the midsection. Fayden won't want to take too many of those.
Fayden cracks Amaral with a nice body shot.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
Amaral blocks an elbow strike from Fayden.
Fayden prevents a body shot from Amaral.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amaral misses with a body punch.
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amaral lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amaral.
Amaral scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amaral.
Amaral throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
Amaral has a couple of punches blocked by Fayden.
The referee calls for Fayden to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral misses with the head strike.
Amaral swings wildly with an uppercut but Fayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dack Fayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amaral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fayden blocking some punches.
Fayden swings wildly with an uppercut but Amaral uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Amaral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amaral, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Amaral!
A relieved looking Rafael Amaral 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by I get Knocked Down. Freeman has chosen Old Firm Casuals - Better start running as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton has managed to clinch.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch but Benton keeps him there for the moment.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Benton has Freeman pressed against the cage, preventing Freeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freeman is trying to break the clinch but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Benton stalling in the clinch.
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Benton won't allow it.
I was talking to Benton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benton wants to take the fight to the mat but Freeman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benton is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Benton presses Freeman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Benton.
Benton has Freeman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Benton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Freeman tumbling to the mat - Benton dives into Freeman's guard.
Freeman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Benton dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Benton scores with a hook to the body. Freeman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton lands a body shot.
Benton has Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benton.
Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not.
Freeman looks winded!
Benton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Benton scores with a hook to the body.
Benton stalling against the cage.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton is working Freeman over against the cage.
Benton just leaning against Freeman, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benton.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Benton has double underhooks.
A short right from Benton.
Benton lands with a left to the head.
Benton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Freeman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Freeman is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Benton looking for the choke from the back.
Benton has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Freeman's body.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking for the choke from the back.
Freeman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Benton off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Benton controlling from the back.
Benton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Benton looking for the RNC.
Freeman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Benton.
Freeman is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Freeman prevents Benton from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Freeman wants to escape the position.
Benton controlling from the back.
Benton has managed to slip his arm under Freeman's chin. This could be all over... yep, Freeman is tapping out! Submission win for Benton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grant Benton!
Grant Benton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nate Freeman was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm glad the belt went to a fellow LOD member, unfortunately it wasn't me tonight. Sorry to disappoint my fans!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Stilies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes into the arena with Like a surgeon blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Stilies!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Stilies tries to clinch
enabling Edwards to counter with a crisp jab.
Stilies misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Stilies's shoulder, as Stilies tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stilies has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards clinches up with Stilies and pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Edwards has clasped his hands together around Stilies's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stilies knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stilies struggling a bit here.
Stilies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Edwards 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.
Edwards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edwards is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stilies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stilies tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilies regains half guard.
Stilies trying to control but Edwards postures up.
Stilies is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards slows the pace down in half guard.
Edwards trying to mount his opponent but Stilies defends it.
Edwards is taking a breather. Stilies says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Edwards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stilies is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilies wants to get back to full guard.
Edwards trying to control the action but Stilies is working from the bottom.
Stilies is trying to get back to full guard.
Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards is trying to work for a kimura but Stilies is defending well.
Stilies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edwards scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Edwards seems content to control.
Edwards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stilies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards prevents Stilies from improving his position.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a punch from half guard.
Edwards prevents Stilies from improving his position.
Stilies manages to get to full guard.
Edwards stays in close to Stilies's body and controls the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Edwards.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Edwards landing with the ground and pound.
Edwards passes into half guard.
Stilies taking some punishment here, with Edwards in his half guard.
Stilies trying to control here.
Stilies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stilies regains full guard. Nicely done.
Edwards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stilies is keeping the position for now.
Stilies being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stilies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edwards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edwards trying to control but Stilies is working from the bottom.
Stilies escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Edwards gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Edwards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edwards lands a couple of digs.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stilies is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stilies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edwards advances position into side control!
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stilies keeps working.
Stilies regains half guard.
Edwards seems to be working for a kimura but Stilies defends the submission attempt.
Edwards wants to free his trapped foot but Stilies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edwards passes to full mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edwards lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edwards is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Stilies goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Edwards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Blake Edwards!
Blake Edwards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Some Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Some Dude acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Some Dude!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dude is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Dude circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dude stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude lands a left and a right that send Darko crashing to the mat, dazed. Dude thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Darko is rocked!
It looks like Donnie Darko has been cut.
Darko dives in for a single leg takedown but Dude sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oh Darko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko has a takedown stuffed.
Dude connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Darko out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Some Dude!
Some Dude is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Solberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Eriksson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Solberg!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Solberg finds it's target.
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Solberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eriksson darts in looking for a takedown but Solberg gets double underhooks and turns Eriksson into the cage.
Eriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solberg keeps Eriksson at a distance using the push kick.
Solberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Solberg swivels and escapes.
Solberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solberg.
Eriksson fails with the takedown
and Solberg counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Solberg as Eriksson shoots in.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solberg but Solberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Solberg lands a jab-cross combination.
Solberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solberg.
Eriksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solberg stuffs the takedown.
As Eriksson backs off Solberg throws a huge counter combo but Eriksson manages to avoid it all.
Rolf Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eriksson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Solberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eriksson somewhat.
Solberg is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solberg.
A combination from Solberg does no damage.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Solberg counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throws a right hand that misses
and Solberg counters with a nice body shot.
Solberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Solberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Eriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Solberg tries to sprawl out of it but Eriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eriksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eriksson thinking.
Solberg sizes up Eriksson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Solberg jabs Eriksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Solberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eriksson's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a leg kick
and Solberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back 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!
Solberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eriksson's sensitive parts.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
and Solberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eriksson shoots and misses
and Solberg counters with a three punch combo that has Eriksson backing up. Eriksson nods at Solberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.
Solberg keeps Eriksson at a distance using the push kick.
Solberg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eriksson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Eriksson drops his hands momentarily and Solberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Solberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
and Solberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eriksson shoots for a double leg takedown but Solberg sprawls well. He's pushed Eriksson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Solberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eriksson misses with a takedown
and Solberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eriksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Solberg with a nice cross.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt - Solberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eriksson goes for a double leg but Solberg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Solberg continues to drive forward.
Peter Solberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Solberg.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Solberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eriksson's sensitive parts.
Solberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eriksson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Solberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eriksson at a distance.
Eriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Solberg scores with a jab. Eriksson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eriksson.
Solberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eriksson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Solberg has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Solberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eriksson. Eriksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eriksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solberg.
Solberg throws a head kick that misses.
Solberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eriksson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solberg circles away.
Solberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Eriksson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Solberg.
Solberg tries to bum rush Eriksson with a series of wild strikes but Eriksson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solberg connects with a single shot there.
Solberg connects with a leg kick. Eriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Eriksson. Eriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Solberg tries a quick counter leg kick but Eriksson is wise to it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Solberg lands with a straight right. Eriksson didn't see that one coming.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a straight right hand.
Solberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Solberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Solberg lands with a shot to the body.
Eriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
and Solberg counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Solberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Solberg coming out on top.
Solberg digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
Solberg jabs Eriksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eriksson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solberg throws a leg kick which misses Eriksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eriksson tries to avoid it.
Solberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eriksson.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a series of strikes. Eriksson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eriksson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Eriksson takes a swing at Solberg's ribcage but misses.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Solberg punishes Eriksson's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Solberg coming out on top.
Eriksson throws a series of punches but Solberg avoids them all with ease.
Solberg connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eriksson walks into a jab.
Solberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eriksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a straight right hand.
Solberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eriksson under the eye.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Solberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with a good low kick that Eriksson was not able to check.
Jab by Solberg.
Peter Solberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg thuds his right hand into Eriksson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Solberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eriksson. That did some damage!
Eriksson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solberg circles away.
Solberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eriksson fails with the takedown
and Solberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solberg lands with a nice body punch.
Eriksson fails with the takedown
enabling Solberg to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson misses with a double jab
and Solberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Eriksson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Solberg digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
Rolf Eriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Eriksson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Solberg - the referee stops the clock and Eriksson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Solberg. Eriksson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Solberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Eriksson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Eriksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solberg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown but Solberg shows good takedown defense.
Solberg thuds his right hand into Eriksson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eriksson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Solberg.
Eriksson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Solberg cracks the inside of Eriksson's front leg.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eriksson thinking.
Solberg lands a leg kick that knocks Eriksson off balance momentarily.
Eriksson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solberg.
Eriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solberg counters with a straight right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Solberg scores with a one two! Eriksson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solberg throws a good cross that connects.
Eriksson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Solberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Solberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson misses with a looping right.
Solberg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eriksson fails with the takedown
and Eriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solberg. Solberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Solberg misses with a body kick.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with a straight right hand.
Solberg scores with a hook.
Eriksson shoots in but no luck this time.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solberg as he jumps to the side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solberg can pounce on him.
Solberg digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
Solberg throws a head kick that misses.
Solberg scores with the left hand. Eriksson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solberg scores with a shot to the body.
Solberg lands with a kick to the temple. Eriksson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eriksson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eriksson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Solberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eriksson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Solberg is fending him off so far but Eriksson persists. Nope, Solberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Eriksson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Solberg connects with a jab.
Eriksson misses with a two punch combination.
Solberg lands a body shot.
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Solberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Solberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Solberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eriksson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solberg connects with a high kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Solberg. That snapped Eriksson's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eriksson. Eriksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Solberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solberg.
As Eriksson backs off Solberg throws a huge counter combo but Eriksson manages to avoid it all.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown but Solberg shows good takedown defense.
Eriksson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Solberg. Solberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Eriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solberg counters with a nice body shot.
Solberg thows a body kick. Eriksson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt - Solberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eriksson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eriksson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eriksson shoots and misses
and Solberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solberg lands a front kick.
Nice sprawl there from Solberg as Eriksson shoots in.
Solberg feints a counter leg kick.
Solberg jabs Eriksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Eriksson with that takedown attempt.
Solberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Solberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson dives in and scores a takedown into Solberg's guard.
Eriksson is fighting to break Solberg's control of his arms but Solberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Eriksson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solberg pulls Eriksson in to control the position.
Solberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Eriksson controls the pace.
Solberg controls Eriksson momentarily but Eriksson frees himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Solberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solberg has his hands on Eriksson's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Solberg working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solberg blocks a leg kick.
Eriksson goes for a double leg but Solberg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Solberg continues to drive forward.
Some wild striking there from Eriksson.
Solberg steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eriksson misses with a head kick.
Solberg flicks out a counter leg kick but Eriksson steps away.
Eriksson misses with a takedown
and Solberg counters with a leg kick.
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
Eriksson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Solberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eriksson somewhat.
Eriksson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Solberg pinned against the cage. Solberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Solberg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solberg.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with a left to the body.
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
Solberg thuds a left hand into Eriksson's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eriksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eriksson tries to score with a low kick but Solberg moves his leg out of the way.
Eriksson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSolberg.
Eriksson fails with the takedown
enabling Solberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson throws an off balance right hand
and Solberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Solberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solberg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Solberg.
Eriksson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Solberg counter with a right hand.
Solberg throws a hook but Eriksson avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eriksson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Solberg really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solberg thuds his right hand into Eriksson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eriksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson throws out a leg kick but Solberg moves out of range and Eriksson only half commits.
Solberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Eriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Solberg blocks a head kick by Eriksson.
A nice side step and Solberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson misses with a double jab
enabling Solberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
and Solberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson shoots in but no luck this time.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a good low kick that Eriksson was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solberg throws a body kick that misses.
Solberg scores with a jab to the body.
Solberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eriksson.
Eriksson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solberg ducks right into an uppercut from Eriksson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solberg.
Solberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solberg.
Solberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eriksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eriksson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eriksson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Solberg looks to land a right hand but Eriksson moved out of range.
Eriksson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eriksson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solberg is refusing to be controlled, as Eriksson sits in half guard.
Solberg is positioning himself well to prevent Eriksson advancing to mount.
Eriksson is keen to just control but Solberg is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eriksson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Solberg as he works his way to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eriksson is pushing down on Solberg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Solberg is fighting to maintain full guard but Eriksson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Solberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eriksson is working away from the top position though.
Eriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eriksson is working away from the top position though.
Solberg wants to improve his position but Eriksson is controlling well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Solberg wants to control but Eriksson is keeping busy.
Eriksson trying to control the action but Solberg is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
and Solberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eriksson throws a body kick that misses
and Solberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Eriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Solberg tries to sprawl out of it but Eriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eriksson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a left and a right that stings Eriksson.
Eriksson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Eriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eriksson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Solberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Solberg scores with a hook.
Eriksson tries for a takedown but Solberg circles away easily
enabling Solberg to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Solberg.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eriksson throws a body shot but no joy.
Solberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Solberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Eriksson should have avoided that one.
Solberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Solberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Solberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Solberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eriksson shoots for a takedown but Solberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Solberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eriksson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Solberg wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Solberg dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Eriksson shoots and misses
and Eriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solberg connects with a single shot there.
Eriksson shoots in but Solberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Solberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Eriksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solberg can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solberg digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eriksson looks to land a right hand but Solberg moved out of range.
Eriksson darts in looking for a takedown but Solberg gets double underhooks and turns Eriksson into the cage.
It seemed like Solberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Solberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eriksson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eriksson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Solberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Solberg moves out of range easily.
Solberg lands a jab to the nose.
Eriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Solberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Solberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eriksson misses with a takedown
and Solberg counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Solberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Solberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Solberg jabs Eriksson right on the nose. Eriksson blinks but takes it well.
Eriksson goes for a double leg but Solberg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Solberg continues to drive forward.
Solberg leaves Eriksson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solberg scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Eriksson.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eriksson's knee momentarily.
Solberg connects with a looping right hand.
Solberg scores with a push kick.
Eriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Solberg tries to sprawl out of it but Eriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Solberg.
Solberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt
and Solberg counters with a left to the body.
Solberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solberg.
Solberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Solberg walks into a left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solberg thumps Eriksson with a low kick.
Eriksson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson misses with a combination
and Solberg counters with a leg kick.
Eriksson has his takedown stuffed
and Solberg counters with a body kick.
Solberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eriksson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Solberg scores with a spinning back kick!
Solberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eriksson with a poor takedown
and Solberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eriksson misses with a takedown attempt
and Solberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eriksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Solberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Solberg connects with a jab.
Solberg misses with a two punch combination.
Solberg cracks a nice hook into Eriksson's ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Solberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eriksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Solberg.
Eriksson shoots and misses
and Solberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solberg lands a jab to Eriksson's midsection.
Solberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Solberg digs a good body shot into Eriksson's ribs.
Eriksson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Solberg counters with a slapping leg kick.
Solberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eriksson.
Eriksson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solberg delivers a nice body kick.
Eriksson looks for a takedown but Solberg sprawls well.
Rolf Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Solberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 42:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 43:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Solberg!
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