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Infinity: Bottoms UP PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Suihkija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buliwyf Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suihkija comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff . Christianson has chosen Cradel to the Grave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Suihkija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buliwyf Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suihkija scores with a one two! Christianson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Buliwyf Christianson has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Suihkija as he connects with a hook.
Suihkija throws a right and a left that Christianson avoids nicely.
Christianson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suihkija defends well and Christianson ends up having to push Suihkija into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christianson shoots for a double leg takedown but Suihkija sprawls well. He's pushed Christianson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suihkija tries to counter by clinching up but Christianson breaks away and moves out of range.
Christianson blocks a leg kick.
Suihkija throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Christianson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Suihkija is in Christianson's guard.
Christianson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suihkija avoids it really well and circles away.
Hessu Suihkija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buliwyf Christianson.
Suihkija feints and as Christianson raises his hands in defense, Suihkija changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suihkija gets to his feet - Christianson follows without any prompting.
Christianson pushes Suihkija up against the cage in a clinch.
Suihkija looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Christianson has picked Suihkija up - he's going for a ride! Christianson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Suihkija is looking to escape.
Suihkija is trying to maintain the position but Christianson is very close to passing his half guard.
Suihkija keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suihkija is looking for a sweep. Christianson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christianson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suihkija is looking for a sweep. Christianson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suihkija looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Christianson trying to pass the guard but Suihkija defending well.
Christianson wants to control but Suihkija is keeping him busy.
Christianson is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Christianson prevents Suihkija from improving his position.
Christianson controlling the action here.
Christianson is trying to control the action in half guard but Suihkija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christianson slows the pace down in half guard.
Christianson trying to control the action but Suihkija is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suihkija drives through with a takedown into Christianson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christianson is trying to keep Suihkija in close.
Christianson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christianson wants to stand up but Suihkija is controlling him.
Suihkija decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Christianson, up you get!
Christianson shoots in for a double leg but Suihkija sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suihkija tries to counter by clinching up but Christianson breaks away and moves out of range.
Suihkija defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christianson.
Christianson darts in looking for a takedown but Suihkija gets double underhooks and turns Christianson into the cage.
Suihkija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Suihkija.
Suihkija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suihkija lands a head kick!
Christianson looking to score a takedown here. Suihkija is defending well but Christianson drives through and ends up in Suihkija's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suihkija manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christianson manages to get himself to full guard.
Suihkija stands and steps away. Christianson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija throws a front kick that sends Christianson stumbling back into the cage.
Suihkija darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christianson looks winded!
Christianson is looking to escape.
Suihkija gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Suihkija gets a takedown into half guard.
Christianson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Suihkija is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christianson's half guard.
Suihkija stops Christianson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hessu Suihkija dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buliwyf Christianson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suihkija closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Christianson quickly recovers to half guard.
Suihkija decides to stand up.
Suihkija clinches up against the cage.
Suihkija gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Christianson regains guard.
Suihkija stands and steps away. Christianson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Christianson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Suihkija was covering up waiting for the punch and Christianson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson trying to control the position from guard on top but Suihkija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suihkija looking for a guillotine here but Christianson defends easily.
Christianson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson is continuing to stall.
Suihkija wants to sweep but no luck.
Christianson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christianson postures up.
Suihkija has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christianson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suihkija avoids it really well and circles away.
Suihkija connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Christianson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suihkija as he avoids it easily.
Christianson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suihkija sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Christianson somewhat.
Suihkija appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hessu Suihkija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buliwyf Christianson.
Suihkija closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Christianson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hessu Suihkija is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suihkija throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Christianson is breathing heavily.
Suihkija lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suihkija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suihkija feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Suihkija gets to his feet - Christianson follows without any prompting.
Suihkija drives through with a takedown into Christianson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Suihkija forces his way into half guard.
Christianson is doing well to control the position and prevent Suihkija from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson is looking to control Suihkija's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christianson avoid being mounted?
Suihkija trying to control the action but Christianson is working from the bottom.
Christianson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suihkija is working away from the top position though.
Christianson has hold of Suihkija's hands but Suihkija slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suihkija lands a nice short elbow.
Christianson is trying to stand.
Suihkija looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Christianson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Christianson pushes Suihkija off looking to stand but Suihkija dives back in and keeps control.
Suihkija working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suihkija escapes and gets back to his feet.
Christianson has a takedown stuffed.
Christianson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suihkija sprawls well initially but Christianson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suihkija wants to improve his position but Christianson is controlling well.
Suihkija is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Suihkija's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Suihkija is holding on to half guard well.
Suihkija is looking to improve his position.
Suihkija tries to kick Christianson off but Christianson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hessu Suihkija dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buliwyf Christianson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Suihkija.
Christianson fails with a takedown attempt.
Suihkija throws a head kick that misses.
Christianson shoots in and gets a takedown into Suihkija's guard.
Christianson won't allow Suihkija to get back to his feet.
Suihkija has Christianson pulled in close to control his posture.
Christianson stops Suihkija from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Suihkija manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suihkija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suihkija throws a head kick but Christianson moves out of range.
Suihkija swinging wildly here.
Christianson tries to counter with a clinch but Suihkija shakes him off and moves away.
Christianson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suihkija to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Christianson has his feet on Suihkija's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suihkija as he jumps to the side.
Nice body kick from Suihkija.
Suihkija lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Suihkija gets a double leg takedown into Christianson's guard.
Suihkija pushing down on Christianson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Christianson is trying to control but can't.
Suihkija looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christianson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suihkija scores with a couple of nice shots.
Christianson is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suihkija lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christianson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Suihkija is on him like a limpet, forcing Christianson back against the cage.
Christianson has clasped his hands together around Suihkija's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Christianson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Suihkija throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Suihkija is pushing Christianson's head away, looking to escape. Christianson manages to hold on to the position though.
Suihkija gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Christianson is thwarting Suihkija's attempts to control the position.
Suihkija tries to kick Christianson off but Christianson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christianson in particular looking to stall.
Christianson trying to control the action but Suihkija is working from the bottom.
Suihkija wants to control but Christianson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Christianson trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hessu Suihkija is winning the standup battle so far.
Christianson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suihkija napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hessu Suihkija overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christianson is looking to take a break and control but Suihkija is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suihkija is looking for a sweep.
Hessu Suihkija is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buliwyf Christianson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suihkija is not content to let Christianson control the position.
The referee asks Christianson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Christianson prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suihkija is trying to control Christianson's posture but Christianson avoids it.
Suihkija manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Christianson stops Suihkija from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hessu Suihkija showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suihkija, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hessu Suihkija!
A victorious Hessu Suihkija thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Buliwyf Christianson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will fight next time good i will be your best fighter than other them all.Thanks,I love you all.Love all sex with me after fight in real. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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21 - 16 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mambo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
Mambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tucker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker scores with a jab to the body.
Mambo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tucker counters with a left to the body.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mambo. Mambo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mambo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mambo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Tucker has knocked Mambo down with a huge combo! Tucker steps away and waves a wobbly Mambo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mambo is rocked!
Tucker fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mambo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dan Tucker!
A very excited looking Dan Tucker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanpohja closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dos Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maanpohja in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maanpohja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maanpohja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maanpohja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Maanpohja.
Maanpohja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maanpohja working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Maanpohja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.
Maanpohja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maanpohja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Dos Santos holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maanpohja working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dos Santos's thigh. Dos Santos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maanpohja.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Maanpohja keeps moving.
Maanpohja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Maanpohja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Maanpohja keeps moving.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maanpohja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Maanpohja's legs - danger averted.
Maanpohja being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maanpohja has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Maanpohja looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dos Santos stays in close to Maanpohja's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maanpohja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
Maanpohja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maanpohja looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dos Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maanpohja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Maanpohja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maanpohja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maanpohja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dos Santos did well to prevent Maanpohja getting side control.
Maanpohja is looking to pass Dos Santos's guard but actually Dos Santos recovers to full guard.
Johannes Maanpohja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maanpohja throws a big right hand that misses.
Maanpohja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maanpohja preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
Maanpohja landing with the ground and pound.
Dos Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Maanpohja slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Maanpohja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja has gone for a leg lock! Dos Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maanpohja's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maanpohja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maanpohja is keeping the position for now.
Maanpohja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Santos trying to control but Maanpohja is working from the bottom.
Maanpohja looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maanpohja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maanpohja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maanpohja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maanpohja is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Maanpohja for as long as he can get away with.
Dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maanpohja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Maanpohja's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Maanpohja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maanpohja manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Maanpohja's guard.
Dos Santos controlling from the top position.
Maanpohja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maanpohja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Maanpohja can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dos Santos controls the pace.
Dos Santos continues to stall.
Maanpohja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dos Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maanpohja is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Maanpohja throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dos Santos uses it to pass to side control.
Maanpohja is letting Dos Santos control him for a moment.
Maanpohja gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dos Santos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maanpohja can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos looking to finish Maanpohja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maanpohja!
Dos Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johannes Maanpohja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maanpohja scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dos Santos keeps Maanpohja under control for a moment.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maanpohja is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dos Santos to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maanpohja throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maanpohja wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maanpohja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dos Santos prevents Maanpohja from improving his position.
Dos Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dos Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maanpohja has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maanpohja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Maanpohja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maanpohja actively working from the bottom here.
Maanpohja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
Maanpohja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maanpohja is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maanpohja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dos Santos in particular looking to stall.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maanpohja sees it coming and defends easily.
Maanpohja is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
Maanpohja wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maanpohja actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maanpohja sees it coming and defends easily.
Oscar Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maanpohja looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johannes Maanpohja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maanpohja doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Maanpohja wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maanpohja 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johannes Maanpohja!
Johannes Maanpohja gave a mention to Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergei Dragunov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batista Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batista Da Silva throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dragunov blocks a jab.
Batista Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batista Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batista Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragunov.
Batista Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragunov cracks Batista Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Batista Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batista Da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragunov, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragunov breaks from the clinch.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragunov is just out of range.
Batista Da Silva dives in and grabs Dragunov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragunov pushes down on Batista Da Silva's head and hops out.
Batista Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dragunov lands a right hook to the body.
Dragunov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batista Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Batista Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batista Da Silva misses with the combination.
Dragunov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Batista Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Dragunov saw that one coming.
Batista Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Dragunov avoids it.
Dragunov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Dragunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov lands a glancing blow to the side of Batista Da Silva's head.
Dragunov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batista Da Silva.
Nice body punch from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses the body punch
and Dragunov counters with a straight right hand.
Dragunov ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragunov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dragunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragunov as he avoids it easily.
Dragunov lands a brutal head kick. Batista Da Silva looks out on his feet and Dragunov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sergei Dragunov!
Our winner, Sergei Dragunov, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stacker Pentacost will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Blood or perhaps it was just good defense by Pentacost, which made it look bad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pentacost checks a leg kick.
Pentacost lands a high kick!
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Pentacost.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentacost lands an elbow inside.
Pentacost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood tries to score a body lock takedown but Pentacost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Pentacost has him pressed against the cage.
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentacost moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Blood to work.
Blood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pentacost uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pentacost working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood wants to sweep here but Pentacost controlling him for the moment.
Pentacost trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentacost throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood wants to stand but Pentacost is controlling the position.
Blood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pentacost is one step ahead there.
Pentacost would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood can't keep his opponent in guard - Pentacost advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pentacost has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pentacost perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blood is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pentacost is trying to control. Blood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blood regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pentacost.
Pentacost being controlled here momentarily.
Blood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost lands a couple of elbows.
Pentacost trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentacost is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pentacost moves into the clinch successfully.
Pentacost tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Pentacost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pentacost breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentacost as he avoids it easily.
Blood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pentacost avoids it really well and circles away.
Pentacost misses the jab.
Pentacost has closed the distance and engaged Blood in a clinch.
Blood can't get the takedown.
Blood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pentacost lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pentacost.
Blood is breathing heavily.
A short right from Pentacost on the inside.
Pentacost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentacost moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentacost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pentacost defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacker Pentacost dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Pentacost.
Blood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pentacost throws out the jab.
Blood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pentacost pinned against the cage. Pentacost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pentacost wants to counter with a clinch but Blood pushes him away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pentacost breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentacost defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blood.
Blood walks into a jab.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentacost lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blood's sensitive parts.
Pentacost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pentacost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentacost scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pentacost looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Blood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pentacost misses with an uppercut.
Pentacost misses with a two punch combination.
Pentacost misses with a looping left.
Pentacost tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentacost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pentacost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blood somewhat.
Pentacost throws a head kick that misses.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentacost.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
Stacker Pentacost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pentacost misses with a looping left.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentacost connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost drives through and clinches with Blood against the cage.
Pentacost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Stacker Pentacost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pentacost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pentacost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pentacost missing with knees to the body.
Blood keeps control of Pentacost as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pentacost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blood wants a takedown but no success here.
Pentacost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pentacost scoring well with a low kick there.
Pentacost misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pentacost.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pentacost, as that shot connected.
Pentacost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pentacost has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Pentacost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pentacost regains guard immediately.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentacost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentacost kicks Blood off and gets to his feet.
Blood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pentacost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blood somewhat.
Pentacost lunges at Blood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood's hand.
Blood walks into a stiff left hand from Pentacost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentacost misses with a straight right.
Richard Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentacost throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Pentacost.
Pentacost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pentacost drives through and clinches with Blood against the cage.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pentacost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into Pentacost's guard.
Pentacost scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Pentacost pulls Blood in close to prevent any damage.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Pentacost is keeping the position.
Pentacost escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacker Pentacost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pentacost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pentacost wants it to stay on the feet.
Pentacost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blood's calf.
The fighters circling - Pentacost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pentacost moves into the clinch.
Blood tries to pull guard but Pentacost holds him up against the cage and eventually Blood drops back down to his feet.
Pentacost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blood tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pentacost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blood avoiding damage as Pentacost throws knees to the body.
Blood fails to pull guard.
Pentacost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentacost shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blood eats them both and turns towards Pentacost to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pentacost circles away.
Blood blocks a jab.
Pentacost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pentacost as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pentacost misses with a head kick.
Pentacost takes the fight into the clinch.
Blood tightens his grip and picks Pentacost up, before dumping him to the ground. Pentacost manages to land in guard.
Blood trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pentacost manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pentacost working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Pentacost throwing strikes but missing.
Pentacost postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Pentacost looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost trying to keep a closed guard but Blood is proving a slippery customer.
Pentacost doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pentacost looking to control.
Pentacost looking for a sweep. Not yet Pentacost, not yet.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Pentacost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentacost scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentacost throws a front kick aimed at Blood's knee but Blood avoids it well.
Blood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentacost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentacost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blood.
Pentacost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pentacost as he jumps to the side.
Blood rushes Pentacost and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richard Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pentacost is defending well.
Pentacost works on Blood's body with a couple of short punches.
Pentacost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentacost moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Pentacost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blood darts in and clinches Pentacost up against the cage.
Pentacost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pentacost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stacker Pentacost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pentacost.
A shot in the inside from Pentacost.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentacost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blood's face.
Pentacost working aggressively here.
Blood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pentacost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Pentacost.
Pentacost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pentacost is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pentacost lands an uppercut.
Pentacost breaks from the clinch.
Pentacost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pentacost throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Pentacost connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blood momentarily.
Pentacost closes the distance and pushes Blood back into the cage.
Blood takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Richard Blood has been cut.
Pentacost lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stacker Pentacost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pentacost 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stacker Pentacost!
A victorious Stacker Pentacost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartmen comes into the arena with Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away blaring out of the sound system. Black has chosen Bob Marley - Natural Mystic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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26
277 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black forces Cartmen back against the cage and clinches.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cartmen lands a knee to the body.
Black is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Black jumps guard but Cartmen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cartmen blocking some punches.
Black manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Black is controlling Cartmen's posture.
Cartmen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cartmen wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Cartmen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cartmen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartmen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Cartmen is proving a slippery customer.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartmen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartmen is stalling in the full guard.
Cartmen won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cartmen passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Black's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black tries to bench press Cartmen off him but Cartmen keeps the position.
Black is trying to control Cartmen's posture but Cartmen avoids it.
Black prevents Cartmen from moving into mount.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartmen trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen advances nicely into full mount.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cartmen wants to take Black's back but he can't do it this time.
Cartmen trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cartmen avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Cartmen controlling from the full mount.
Black wants to hold on but Cartmen pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cartmen prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Cartmen content just to control the position here.
Black tries to hold on but Cartmen pushes him away.
Cartmen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartmen looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black prevents Cartmen from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartmen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cartmen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Cartmen avoids it.
Cartmen throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cartmen is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Cartmen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cartmen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartmen throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black with a hook.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartmen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartmen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Cartmen saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black pushes Cartmen up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cartmen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eric Cartmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Black.
Black is working for takedown but Cartmen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cartmen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black misses with a body punch.
Cartmen managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartmen.
Cartmen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cartmen is defending well.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cartmen walks away with a smile on his face. Black gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black looks to throw a body kick
and Cartmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cartmen.
Black has managed to clinch.
Cartmen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Cartmen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartmen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartmen connects with a knee to the head.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartmen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Cartmen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cartmen throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Cartmen keeps Black at a distance using the push kick.
Black misses with a body kick.
Cartmen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Cartmen tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cartmen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black instigates a clinch.
Cartmen working Black over with knees to the body.
Cartmen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matt Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black gets a clinch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartmen.
Cartmen stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Cartmen lands a knee to the body.
Cartmen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartmen is working Black over against the cage.
Cartmen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cartmen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartmen controls his hands.
Cartmen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cartmen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Cartmen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartmen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartmen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartmen stalling the fight.
Cartmen'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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cartmen obliges.
Cartmen'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.
Knees to the body from Cartmen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartmen.
Cartmen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black is trying to pull guard but Cartmen has him pressed against the cage.
Cartmen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartmen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Cartmen pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartmen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
A short right from Cartmen on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartmen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartmen is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cartmen. That's going to slow Black down.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cartmen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Cartmen.
Cartmen throws a front kick that sends Black stumbling back into the cage.
Black shoots in but Cartmen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black misses with a combination
and Cartmen counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartmen stalling.
Black letting Cartmen take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cartmen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Black is looking to take this one to the mat.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cartmen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eric Cartmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Black.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cartmen lands a body shot.
Cartmen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cartmen.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cartmen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cartmen avoiding damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cartmen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cartmen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartmen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartmen smiles and moves away.
Cartmen with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartmen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eric Cartmen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartmen tries a head kick but it misses.
Whack! Cartmen lands a heavy head kick that drops Black. The ref tackles Cartmen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Black was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eric Cartmen!
Eric Cartmen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuck Nogueira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
154 lbs
7 - 2 - 2 |
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27
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a head kick.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nogueira.
Kenway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway catches Nogueira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway catches Nogueira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nogueira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenway.
Nogueira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nogueira throws a series of punches but Kenway avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Kenway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenway throws a right hand that misses
and Nogueira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kenway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira wants to stall.
Nogueira scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Nogueira looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenway presses Nogueira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Kenway - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway pushes Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway is leaning against Nogueira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Kenway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kenway misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Nogueira tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a shot to the body.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries a body shot but Nogueira blocks it.
Kenway lands a hook that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenway.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira misses with a knee strike.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Kenway.
Nogueira is rocked!
Kenway working aggressively here.
Nogueira is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenway finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Nogueira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kenway.
Nogueira taking a breather.
Kenway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenway.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Nogueira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kenway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway lands a big right hand that drops Nogueira! The killer instinct kicks in and Kenway finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kenway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
An out of breath Edward Kenway 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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24
194 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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24
201 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kron Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao lands with a hook. Vieira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Galvao swinging wildly here.
Galvao cracks a nice hook into Vieira's ribs.
Galvao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Galvao fails with a takedown attempt.
Vieira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Galvao defends it well.
Galvao looks for a takedown but Vieira sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vieira.
Vieira working the head and body with strikes.
Galvao wants to control but Vieira postures up.
Vieira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Vieira easily slips into full mount!
Galvao tries to hold on but Vieira postures up.
Vieira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Galvao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Galvao is looking to work some ground and pound but Vieira has wrist control.
Our spies down at at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness inform us that Vieira has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira keeping full guard, as Galvao tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Galvao from controlling successfully.
Vieira has his foot on Galvao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Galvao works his way back into a safe position though.
Galvao slips nicely into half guard.
Galvao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Galvao working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vieira's thigh. Vieira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Vieira seems keen to control Galvao's posture.
Galvao is posturing up here but Vieira has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Galvao tries to roll out but it's too tight and Galvao has to tap! Slick submission there by Vieira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kron Vieira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
214 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter ducks under a wild hook from Stapleton.
Shifter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stapleton misses with an uppercut. Shifter saw that one coming.
Shifter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stapleton tries to avoid it but Shifter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stapleton to the ground. Stapleton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shifter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stapleton throws a hook to the side of Shifter's head but Shifter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stapleton misses with a looping left.
Stapleton throws a lazy right hand but Shifter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stapleton throws a wild body kick that Shifter sees coming a mile off.
Shifter tried to counter with a leg kick but Stapleton avoided it.
Shifter misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stapleton gets caught napping as Shifter dives in and scores a takedown. Stapleton manages to retain guard.
Shifter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shifter slips nicely into half guard.
Stapleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shifter passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleton wants to control but Shifter is having none of it.
Stapleton is trying to escape the mount.
Shifter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stapleton is working to get back to half guard.
Shifter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stapleton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shifter.
Shifter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stapleton is now in Shifter's guard. A big mistake from Shifter there, giving up the dominant position!
Shifter 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.
Shifter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stapleton.
Stapleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Shifter is retaining full guard.
Stapleton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stapleton has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
Stapleton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stapleton has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
Stapleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stapleton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shifter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stapleton content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter wants to sweep but no luck.
Shifter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stapleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shifter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stapleton stacks Shifter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stapleton!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shifter is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton scoring with punches and elbows.
Shifter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shifter tries to buck Stapleton off but Stapleton is having none of it.
Stapleton wants to control but Shifter is keeping him busy.
Shifter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shifter wants to improve his position but Stapleton is controlling well.
Shifter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stapleton pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stapleton in particular looking to stall.
Stapleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stapleton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton stalling away here and it's allowed Shifter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stapleton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stapleton stopping the sweep attempt from Shifter.
Stapleton throwing strikes from guard but Shifter blocks nicely.
Shifter keeping moving, preventing Stapleton from controlling successfully.
Stapleton preventing the sweep.
Stapleton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stapleton trying to control but Shifter is working from the bottom.
Shifter has an active guard here but Stapleton has managed to pass into half guard.
Shifter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stapleton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stapleton's back!
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 Shape Shifter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stapleton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shifter in his tracks.
Stapleton looks to land a right hand but Shifter moved out of range.
Stapleton connects with a looping right hand.
Stapleton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shifter on the side of the head.
Stapleton cracks Shifter with a hook to the temple - Shifter is on wobbly legs here! Stapleton swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shifter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Stapleton wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeremy Stapleton!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Stapleton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Freedom. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom misses the shot to the body.
Freedom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Freedom sees coming a mile off.
Freedom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freedom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker tries to circle away but Freedom has him pinned against the cage.
Freedom prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Freedom.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Freedom keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freedom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Freedom's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Freedom won't allow it.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker blocks the body kick.
Walker counters with a body kick.
Freedom tries to clinch up.
Freedom tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Freedom has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freedom misses with some punches.
Walker presses Freedom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker trying to stall but Freedom improves his position.
Freedom takes a shot to the head.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freedom backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Freedom.
Walker thows a body kick. Freedom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Freedom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Freedom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Freedom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch there but Freedom circles away.
Walker moves out of range as Freedom throws a body kick.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freedom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Freedom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Freedom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Freedom lands with a nice body kick.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Freedom scores with a shot to the body.
Freedom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Freedom tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freedom takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Freedom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freedom dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walker connects with a jab.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Freedom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Walker swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Freedom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Freedom takes a kick to the side of the head.
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 Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freedom tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freedom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Walker really felt that one!
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Freedom's leg but Freedom calmly moves out of range.
Freedom is looking to wear down Walker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freedom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom moves away from the strike by Walker.
Freedom lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Walker scores with a jab.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Freedom misses with a kick to the body
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freedom doesn't seem phased though.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Freedom thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker motions for Freedom to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Freedom.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Freedom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker 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.
Freedom is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Walker connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
As Walker tries to get set, Freedom tries to push him back and clinch up but Walker manages to avoid the attempt.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Freedom throws a front kick aimed at Walker's knee but Walker avoids it well.
Freedom lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Freedom takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Walker is rocked!
It looks like Shane Walker has been cut.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedom finish him?
Freedom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freedom.
Freedom can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker is trying to stall.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walker pushes Freedom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Freedom scores with the left hand. Walker knows he should have avoided that one.
Freedom will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom connects with a body shot.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Walker slams his shin into Freedom's torso.
Walker slips a straight right by Freedom.
Freedom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Walker misses.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Freedom with an uppercut!
Freedom blocks a jab.
Freedom seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom keeps the fight on the outside.
Freedom tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freedom misses with a body kick.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Freedom checks it.
Walker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freedom throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker clobbers Freedom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker'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.
Walker blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Freedom!
Nice straight punches there by Freedom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freedom.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freedom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Freedom is predictable there
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Freedom steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freedom tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Freedom counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walker thows a body kick. Freedom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Freedom checks a low kick from Walker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom scores with a body shot.
Walker looks for the body kick but Freedom saw that one coming.
Freedom tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
Walker scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Freedom motions for Walker to come forward. Freedom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Freedom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Freedom throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Freedom blocks a leg kick.
Freedom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Freedom misses
and Freedom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker jabs at Freedom's body.
Freedom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freedom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freedom throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Freedom tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Freedom pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Freedom.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Freedom scores with a knee to the head.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Freedom drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Freedom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freedom works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Freedom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Freedom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom lands a nice knee to the body.
Freedom lands an uppercut.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freedom stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Freedom tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Freedom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freedom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Freedom misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Freedom.
Freedom with a nice cross.
Freedom tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker blocks a head kick by Freedom.
Freedom misses with a kick to the body.
Walker digs a good hook to Freedom's body.
Freedom throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freedom. Freedom obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Freedom doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Freedom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
Freedom throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freedom misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Freedom tries a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Freedom throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freedom throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freedom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Walker throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Walker throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker with a nice cross.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freedom tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker scores with a push kick.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Freedom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freedom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freedom stalling in the clinch.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Freedom.
Walker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Freedom has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freedom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker thumps Freedom with a low kick.
Freedom connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Freedom throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freedom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walker throws out a counter right but Freedom avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom 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.
Freedom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freedom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freedom is out of range and Walker settles back down.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
It appears Freedom was looking to counter with a kick there.
Freedom stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Freedom misses with a hook
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Freedom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Freedom scores with a four punch combination!
Freedom lands a slapping body shot.
Freedom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freedom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freedom.
Walker scores with a nice body kick.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Freedom tried to counter with a leg kick but Walker avoided it.
Freedom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Johnny Freedom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Freedom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Freedom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freedom connects with a crisp jab.
Freedom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker moves out of range as Freedom strikes.
Freedom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker lands a jab to Freedom's midsection.
Shane Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Walker.
I think Freedom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his super heavyweight title!
Johnny Freedom took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Lion Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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