FEN 021 Bram vs Wiggins PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dawid Jelinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caua Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawid Jelinek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caua Azevedo's chin.

Jelinek
vs
Azevedo

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
20
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Jelinek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caua Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Jelinek just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Azevedo has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dawid Jelinek!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Koya Urabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Kalina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Urabe
vs
Kalina

178 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

155 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koya Urabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dawid Kalina!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalina darts in and clinches Urabe up against the ropes.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalina tries to break free but Urabe pushes him back against the ropes.
Urabe lands a knee to the head.
Urabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalina.
Urabe taking a breather.
Urabe looking to slow down the pace here.
Urabe taking a breather.
Urabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urabe trying to stall but Kalina improves his position.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.

Kalina clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Kalina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe tries a body shot but Kalina blocks it.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Kalina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe throws an elbow that misses.
Urabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalina is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Urabe trying to stall but Kalina improves his position.
Urabe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kalina is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.

Kalina moves into the clinch.
Kalina wants to break free but Urabe has control.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalina gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe taking a breather.
Kalina misses with a knee to the head.
Urabe tries to work over Kalina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urabe wants to stall.
Urabe looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe lands a shot to the body.
Kalina's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kalina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Urabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Urabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalina will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Urabe up against the ropes.
Kalina misses with an elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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 Koya Urabe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kalina has Urabe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Urabe is looking to control Kalina's arms but Kalina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urabe has his back to the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Urabe as Kalina tries to tie him up.
Kalina is trying to push Urabe away but Urabe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Urabe fails to land.
Urabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalina is keeping busy.
Kalina dodges an elbow strike from Urabe.
Kalina wants to stall.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koya Urabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urabes head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Urabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kalina.
Urabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalina.
Kalina pushes off an throws an elbow but Urabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalina is keeping busy.
Urabe is looking to control Kalina's arms but Kalina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urabe has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.

Kalina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Urabe, pushing him back against the ropes.
Urabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Urabe misses with the head strike.
Urabe tries a body shot but Kalina blocks it.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Kalina improves position.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalina is keeping busy.
Maybe Urabe would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Urabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalina is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe prevents Kalina from breaking the clinch.
Kalina is trying to force a seperation but Urabe has the dominant position.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalina blocks a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalina stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kalina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Urabe's brow.
Kalina is struggling to control the position.
Kalina lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urabe or not.
Kalina is trying to maintain a safe position but Urabe gets an underhook and turns Kalina into the ropes.
Urabe tries a knee to the head but Kalina blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalina is trying to force a seperation but Urabe has the dominant position.
Urabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalina controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Koya Urabe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kalina rushes Urabe and presses him up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kalina managing to block the knees to the body from Urabe.
Urabe just leaning against Kalina, taking a breather.
Kalina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urabe wants to stall.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalina is keeping busy.
Kalina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalina is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Kalina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalina missing with knees to the body.
Kalina takes a shot to the head.
Urabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urabe taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalina working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Kalina missing with knees to the body.
Urabe misses with a punch to the body.
Urabe stalling the fight.
Urabe is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.

Urabe pushes Kalina up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kalina lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalina avoiding damage.
Kalina takes an elbow to the temple.
Urabe throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kalina as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalina gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalina is trying to break the clinch but Urabe has him pressed against the ropes.
Urabe misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalina blocks an uppercut.
Urabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalina avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urabe backwards.
Kalina pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urabe tries to stall but Kalina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawid Kalina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.

Urabe gets a clinch.
Urabe blocks an elbow strike from Kalina.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koya Urabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urabe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Koya Urabe!
An out of breath Koya Urabe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Searlas Saucier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Dobzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobzinski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waters Of Nazareth - Justice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Saucier
vs
Dobzinski

170 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
34
184 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Searlas Saucier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dobzinski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saucier throws a lazy head kick
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saucier throws a head kick that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.

Dobzinski gets tackled into the ropes by Saucier. Saucier maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dobzinski obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dobzinski as Saucier tries to tie him up.
Dobzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saucier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saucier takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dobzinski lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dobzinski gets tackled into the ropes by Saucier. Saucier maintains the clinch.
Dobzinski lands a nice knee to the body.

Saucier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Saucier closes the distance and clinches.

Saucier breaks the clinch.
Saucier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.

Saucier drives through and clinches with Dobzinski against the ropes.
Saucier trying to stall but Dobzinski improves his position.
Saucier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dobzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saucier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Saucier moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saucier tries to work over Dobzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dobzinski 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.

Saucier clinches.

Saucier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saucier throws a lazy head kick
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saucier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dobzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saucier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dobzinski counters with a nice uppercut.

Dobzinski tries to keep at a distance but Saucier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saucier misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saucier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dobzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saucier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saucier struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobzinski controls his hands.
Dobzinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saucier tries to land a body kick
enabling Dobzinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Saucier throws a right hand that misses
and Dobzinski counters with a straight right hand.
Saucier throws a lazy head kick
and Saucier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Saucier gets a clinch.
Marcelo Dobzinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobzinski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saucier misses with a jab to the body
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Saucier gets a clinch.
Saucier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saucier trying to control the position but instead, Dobzinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saucier into the ropes.
Dobzinski landing knees to the body.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Saucier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Saucier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Saucier clinches up against the ropes.
Dobzinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Saucier won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Dobzinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Saucier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dobzinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Saucier has Dobzinski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Come on Saucier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dobzinski scores a nice knee to the body.

Saucier manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saucier moves into the clinch.

Saucier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saucier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dobzinski counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saucier has managed to clinch.
Saucier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Saucier manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Saucier misses
and Dobzinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Saucier rushes Dobzinski and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dobzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dobzinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Saucier won't want to take too many of those.

Saucier breaks the clinch.

Saucier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dobzinski blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobzinski working Saucier over with knees to the body.
Dobzinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saucier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dobzinski as Saucier tries to tie him up.
Saucier stalling the fight.
Saucier tries to stall but Dobzinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dobzinski crunches a lovely knee into Saucier's ribcage.
Saucier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saucier trying to stall but Dobzinski improves his position.
Searlas Saucier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dobzinski working Saucier over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Dobzinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dobzinski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Dobzinski!
Marcelo Dobzinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karol Bedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opel Insignia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bedorf
vs
Insignia

220 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
27
266 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Solid boxing
Big right hand

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Bedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Opel Insignia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bedorf scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Insignia to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

It looks like Opel Insignia has been cut.
Bedorf dances in with a quick combination. Insignia is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Bedorf snaps Insignia's head back. Insignia stumbles backwards against the ropes. Bedorf steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Insignia's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Insignia just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Karol Bedorf!
Our winner, Karol Bedorf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kastinen
vs
Roxton

180 cm
39
205 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

178 cm
37
195 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roxton looks to land a combination but Kastinen avoids it well.
Roxton cracks Kastinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kastinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roxton.
Roxton looks to land a body kick but Kastinen moved away.
Kastinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Roxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roxton throws a combination that misses
and Roxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitch Roxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roxton eats them both and turns towards Kastinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roxton takes one to the side of the head.
Kastinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kastinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kastinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Kastinen. Those never looked like landing.
Roxton throws a hook to the side of Kastinen's head but Kastinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Roxton there.
Kastinen works over Roxton's head and body with a nice combination.
Kastinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Roxton's head.
Roxton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kastinen's head.
Roxton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kastinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roxton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kastinen counters with a nice body shot.
Roxton throws a right hand that Kastinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kastinen also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kastinen misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roxton throws a hook but Kastinen avoids it easily.
A jab from Kastinen does it's job there.
Kastinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roxton.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Kastinen.
Roxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Kastinen scores with a one two! Roxton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kastinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kastinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Roxton slams his shin into Kastinen's torso.
Kastinen throws a jab when Roxton was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roxton! But no joy.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kastinen looks to land a combination. Roxton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kastinen throws a body punch but Roxton moves out of range.
Roxton raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kastinen tries to bum rush Roxton with a series of wild strikes but Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kastinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
A jab from Kastinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kastinen blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roxton.
An attempted straight right counter from Kastinen misses the target.
A combination from Roxton does no damage.
It looked like Kastinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roxton.
Roxton connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kastinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kastinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roxton on the side of the head.
Seppo Kastinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kastinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kastinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roxton manages to circle out of the way.
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Roxton.
Kastinen lands a right hook to the body.
Roxton lands with a kick to the temple. Kastinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roxton avoids the body shot from Kastinen.
Kastinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roxton misses with a head kick.
Kastinen ducks under a wild hook from Roxton.
Roxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kastinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roxton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roxton. Kastinen shrugs it off though.
Kastinen works Roxton's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastinen. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxton misses with a combination
and Kastinen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen thuds a left hand into Roxton's body.
Some wild striking there from Roxton.
Roxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kastinen.
Roxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with the combination.
Roxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Roxton.
Roxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kastinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roxton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Roxton slams his shin into Kastinen's torso.
A good leg kick by Roxton.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Kastinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kastinen thuds his right hand into Roxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Kastinen.
Kastinen throws a right hand that Roxton ducks under and follows up with a left that Roxton also avoids with ease.
Kastinen connects with a looping right hand.
Roxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kastinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kastinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kastinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxton takes one to the chin there.
Kastinen throws a combination. Roxton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roxton throws a sloppy head kick and Kastinen moves out of range easily.
Roxton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kastinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A cross from Kastinen lands.
Mitch Roxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen lands a slapping body shot.
Kastinen misses with an uppercut. Roxton saw that one coming.
Roxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Kastinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roxton thows a body kick. Kastinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roxton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kastinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kastinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kastinen misses with a double jab.
And Roxton responds with a good body kick, but Kastinen manages to step out the way in time.
Roxton misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Kastinen.
Roxton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen throws a big counter combination but Roxton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roxton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kastinen. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Kastinen.
Roxton throws a series of punches but Kastinen moves out of range.
Kastinen works Roxton's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton throws a body kick that misses
and Kastinen counters with a nice body shot.
Kastinen moves away from the strike by Roxton.
Kastinen lands with a cross.
A jab from Kastinen does it's job there.
Kastinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roxton misses with a double jab.
Kastinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roxton.
Kastinen cracks Roxton with an open hand slap.
Kastinen blocks a head kick by Roxton.
Kastinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roxton can do to turn this around?
Roxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Roxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roxton moves away.
Kastinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kastinen duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kastinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Roxton misses
and Kastinen counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Roxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kastinen connects with a body shot.
Seppo Kastinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kastinen thuds a left hand into Roxton's body.
Roxton tries a low kick but Kastinen avoids it.
As Roxton looks to move away, Kastinen throws a big counter combo but Roxton just gets out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kastinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roxton on the side of the head.
Kastinen with a jab.
Kastinen lands with a shot to the body.
Kastinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kastinen blocks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kastinen counter with a right hand.
Roxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kastinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kastinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kastinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kastinen!
After winning the bout, Seppo Kastinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mieczyslaw Okninski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Okninski
vs
Silva

187 cm
23
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
34
215 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mieczyslaw Okninski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okninski misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva avoids the body shot from Okninski.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Okninski and move into the clinch position.
Okninski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Okninski tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Okninski sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okninski throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okninski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva avoids the body shot from Okninski.
Okninski tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okninski throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Okninski lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Adrien Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okninski tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okninski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okninski's elbow.
Okninski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Okninski tries to tie him up.
Maybe Okninski would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Okninski's head.
Okninski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Okninski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Okninski fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Okninski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okninski throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okninski.
Okninski misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Okninski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okninski takes a knee right on the jaw!

Okninski is rocked!
Silva cracks Okninski with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Okninski goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Okninski wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Adrien Silva!
As Adrien Silva got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Who's Next?'.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetvard Steffensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffensen has chosen Back in Black as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kopejtka
vs
Steffensen

190 cm
35
230 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

208 cm
25
272 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jetvard Steffensen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steffensen dodges the punch combination from Kopejtka.
Kopejtka is looking to land body kicks.
Kopejtka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steffensen wants to counter the offense by Kopejtka and move into the clinch position.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kopejtka.
Kopejtka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steffensen.
Steffensen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Douglas Kopejtka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopejtka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopejtka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Steffensen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steffensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopejtka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steffensen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kopejtka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steffensen back to the ropes. Kopejtka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopejtka throws a head kick that misses.
Kopejtka sets himself, and Steffensen steps forward looking for the clinch! Kopejtka avoids it this time.
Kopejtka looks to land a combination. Steffensen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka misses the body punch
and Steffensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Douglas Kopejtka has been cut.

Kopejtka scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Steffensen to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

It looks like Jetvard Steffensen has been cut.
Steffensen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Steffensen is rocked!
Kopejtka misses with a two punch combination.
Steffensen wants to counter with a clinch but Kopejtka pushes him away.
Steffensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kopejtka finish him?
Kopejtka jabs at Steffensen's body.
Steffensen seems to have recovered his senses.
Steffensen looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopejtka misses with the combination.
Kopejtka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kopejtka knocks Steffensen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Douglas Kopejtka!
A victorious Douglas Kopejtka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuyoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ishii
vs
Tanikawa

225 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

220 cm
26
290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuyoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanikawa avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Both fighters circling a little - Tanikawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Tanikawa down.
Ishii misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanikawa swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanikawa throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Tanikawa is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanikawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tanikawa checks a low kick from Ishii.
Tanikawa scores with a hook to the body. Ishii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanikawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Ishii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tanikawa moves forwards but Ishii connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Sadaharu Tanikawa has been cut.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Tanikawa there.
Tanikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Tanikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanikawa tries a quick counter leg kick but Ishii is wise to it.
Tanikawa throws a push kick but Ishii slaps the foot to one side.
Tanikawa lands a slapping body shot.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanikawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ishii.
Ishii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ishii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ishii throws a body punch but Tanikawa moves out of range.
Ishii misses with a head kick.
Tanikawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Tanikawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanikawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Tanikawa.
Tanikawa misses the shot to the body.
Tanikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tanikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanikawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tanikawa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanikawa lands with a kick to the temple. Ishii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tanikawa digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
Tanikawa catches Ishii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Tanikawa misses.
Ishii tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tanikawa. Ishii shrugs it off though.
Tanikawa slips a jab and a cross from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanikawa cracks a nice hook into Ishii's ribs.
Tanikawa cracks Ishii with an open hand slap.
Ishii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tanikawa throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
Ishii tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanikawa misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadaharu Tanikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sadaharu Tanikawa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tanikawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tanikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Tanikawa moves out of range.
Tanikawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
No joy there for Ishii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanikawa throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Ishii is looking to wear down Tanikawa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanikawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Tanikawa has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanikawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanikawa lands with a nice body punch.
Ishii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tanikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Tanikawa.
Tanikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tanikawa misses its intended target.
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Ishii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanikawa throws out a counter right but Ishii avoids it with no problem.
Tanikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanikawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii is looking for a counter combo.
Ishii misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanikawa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tanikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii throws a solid leg kick but Tanikawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ishii.
Tanikawa blocks a head kick by Ishii.
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Tanikawa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ishii cracks Tanikawa with a good jab.
Ishii tries to move into range but Tanikawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ishii scores with a jab to the body.
Tanikawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts 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!
Tanikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanikawa swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tanikawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tanikawa there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa connects with a single shot there.
Tanikawa thuds a left hand into Ishii's body.
Tanikawa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ishii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ishii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii tries to land a front kick but Tanikawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tanikawa feints a counter leg kick.
Ishii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanikawa throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Ishii misses with a kick to the body.
Ishii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii swings for the body but Tanikawa moves out of range.
Tanikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanikawa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ishii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ishii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tanikawa scores with a head kick. Ishii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadaharu Tanikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sadaharu Tanikawa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tanikawa looks for the body kick but Ishii saw that one coming.
Tanikawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ishii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanikawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanikawa keeps Ishii at a distance using the push kick.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
Ishii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanikawa backs up against the ropes.
Ishii lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanikawa lands a high kick!
Tanikawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanikawa misses with a body kick.
Tanikawa looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Tanikawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanikawa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ishii will feel that in the morning.
Tanikawa lands with a nice body kick.
Tanikawa misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishii moves away.
Tanikawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanikawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ishii takes a swing at Tanikawa's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanikawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanikawa avoids the head kick by Ishii.
Tanikawa misses with a head kick.
Ishii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanikawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishii's hands.
Ishii tries to bum rush Tanikawa with a series of wild strikes but Tanikawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishii walks into a jab.
Tanikawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishii momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ishii.
Tanikawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ishii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Tanikawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishii doesn't seem phased though.
Ishii throws a low kick, looking for Tanikawa's leg but Tanikawa calmly moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Sadaharu Tanikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa misses with a head kick.
Ishii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ishii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tanikawa lands a head kick!
Tanikawa avoids a kick to the body.
Tanikawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Ishii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tanikawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanikawa lands a head kick. Ishii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanikawa as he connects with a hook.
Tanikawa swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tanikawa throws the kick towards the body but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii throws a nice head kick!
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Tanikawa moves out of range easily.
Tanikawa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tanikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanikawa.
Ishii blocks a head kick by Tanikawa.
Kazuyoshi Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishii throws a head kick but Tanikawa moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sadaharu Tanikawa.
Well Tanikawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadaharu Tanikawa!
After winning the bout, Sadaharu Tanikawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torquil Bram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bram
vs
Wiggins

188 cm
23
300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

203 cm
29
249 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggins clinches.
Wiggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Wiggins.
Wiggins is looking to control Bram's arms but Bram gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiggins has his back to the ropes.
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bram backwards.
Wiggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Bram misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggins lands with a light punch inside.
Wiggins scores a nice knee to the body.
Bram is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bram struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiggins controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
Wiggins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bram.
Wiggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiggins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wiggins tries to land a knee to the head but Bram blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins scores with a hook to the body.
Wiggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bram backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wiggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bram avoids the damage to the body.
Bram misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggins.
Wiggins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bram tries a body shot but Wiggins blocks it.
Wiggins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bram up against the ropes.
Wiggins can't find room to land a body shot as Bram controls the action.
Wiggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bram misses with the head strike.
Bram misses with some punches.
Wiggins trying to stall but Bram improves his position.
Nice body punch from Wiggins - that landed with a thud.
Bram takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins avoiding damage.
Wiggins tries to stall but Bram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiggins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggins is pushing Bram up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiggins scores with a hook to the body.
Bram swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Wiggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiggins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiggins trying to control the position but instead, Bram has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiggins into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Wiggins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wiggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggins is looking to clinch but Bram is avoiding it.
Bram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bram.

Wiggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wiggins has a couple of punches blocked by Bram.
Wiggins avoiding damage.
Wiggins stalling the fight.
Bram throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wiggins throws an elbow but misses.
Bram lands with a right to the head.
Bram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggins tries to work over Bram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bram.
Wiggins blocks a body shot from Bram.
Wiggins lands a damaging elbow.
Wiggins throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bram missing with knees to the body.
Bram misses with the head strike.
Wiggins trying to stall but Bram improves his position.
Andrew Wiggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bram presses Wiggins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bram tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Bram back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggins.
Bram lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bram takes a shot to the head.
Bram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggins's elbow.
Bram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bram backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bram.
Bram tries to throw a body punch but Wiggins avoids it by throwing Bram back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bram.
Bram lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bram's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bram blocks an uppercut.
Wiggins misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggins pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bram as Wiggins tries to tie him up.
A short right from Wiggins.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bram.
Bram's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Wiggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bram misses with a looping right.
Torquil Bram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bram swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bram throws a head punch that misses.
Bram prevents a body shot from Wiggins.
A shot in the inside from Wiggins.
Bram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggins backwards.
Bram throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggins.
Wiggins working aggressively here.
Bram misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wiggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bram lands an uppercut.
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins wants to stall.
Wiggins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bram backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bram throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bram throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggins.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiggins.
A head punch on the inside from Bram fails to land.
Wiggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bram has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrew Wiggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bram missing with knees to the body.
Wiggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bram fails to land.
Bram swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bram softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wiggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Bram fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins pushes Bram back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggins misses with a body punch.
Bram takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Wiggins.
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiggins.
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!
Wiggins is looking to control Bram's arms but Bram gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiggins has his back to the ropes.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bram controls his hands.
Wiggins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bram misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Wiggins - that landed with a thud.
Wiggins stalling in the clinch.
Wiggins blocks a body shot from Bram.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bram controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Wiggins.
Wiggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Wiggins.
I've got Wiggins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:30

The fight is ruled a draw!
Torquil Bram retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!