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MMAHelsinki - 49 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricochet Puma (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 Ricochet Puma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Lovejoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricochet Puma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puma tries to clinch but Lovejoy is having none of it.
Puma just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLovejoy.
Puma tries to clinch there but Lovejoy circles away.
Puma looks to land a combination but Lovejoy avoids it well.
Lovejoy lands with a slapping head kick.
Puma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lovejoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puma somewhat.
Puma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puma forces Lovejoy back against the cage and clinches.
Lovejoy looking to throw knees to the head but Puma is blocking nicely.
Puma 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.
Puma misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puma scores with a shot to the side of Lovejoy's head.
Puma tries to throw a body punch but Lovejoy avoids it by throwing Puma back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puma managing to block the knees to the body from Lovejoy.
Lovejoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puma's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puma.
Lovejoy prevents a body shot from Puma.
Puma misses with a body punch.
Puma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovejoy backwards.
I was talking to Lovejoy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lovejoy trying to land knees to the body.
Lovejoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Puma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lovejoy backwards.
Lovejoy trying to land knees to the body.
Lovejoy blocking some punches.
Puma scores with a shot to the side of Lovejoy's head.
Lovejoy misses with a knee strike.
Puma works on Lovejoy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy misses with some punches.
Lovejoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puma can't get the takedown.
Puma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lovejoy misses with a head kick.
Puma missing with a left hand there. Lovejoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puma throws a hook to the side of Lovejoy's head but Lovejoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lovejoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Puma.
Puma moves in looking to clinch but Lovejoy pushes him off.
Puma looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovejoy is just out of range.
Lovejoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Puma scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lovejoy manages to mount him!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lovejoy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puma stops Lovejoy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Puma is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lovejoy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Puma is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Lovejoy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Gee. The key to victory for Ben Edwards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaki.
Edwards fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaki in the body.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zaki has eaten all the pies!
Edwards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaki is trying to pull guard but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zaki looks winded!
Edwards keeps control of Zaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edwards lands with a good body shot.
Zaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
Edwards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaki on the side of the head.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards clinches up against the cage.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edwards.
Edwards pushes Zaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards thumps Zaki with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Edwards - that will leave a mark!
Edwards cracks Zaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Zaki shrugs it off though.
Edwards knocks Zaki to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Zaki is rocked!
Edwards tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Zaki tries to bench press Edwards off him but Edwards keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zaki tries to escape but Edwards is in control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edwards lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edwards throws a nice head kick!
Zaki gets tackled into the cage by Edwards. Edwards maintains the clinch.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edwards, as that shot connected.
Zaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards cracks Zaki with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Edwards!
Ben Edwards spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heika Ostgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Olson's choice of entrance music: Bleed It Out- Linkin Park. Heika Ostgaard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heika Ostgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Olson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostgaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ostgaard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Olson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ostgaard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Olson throws a nice looking combination but Ostgaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ostgaard tries to counter with a takedown but Olson is quick to defend against it.
Ostgaard looks for a takedown but Olson sprawls well.
Olson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olson clobbers Ostgaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ostgaard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heika Ostgaard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Olson.
It looks like Heika Ostgaard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Olson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ostgaard shoots in for a takedown but Olson shows good takedown defense.
Ostgaard is breathing heavily.
Ostgaard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Olson swivels and escapes.
Olson rushes Ostgaard and presses him up against the cage.
Olson is trying to push Ostgaard away but Ostgaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Olson is trying to push Ostgaard away but Ostgaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson manages to pull guard.
Ostgaard working some strikes from top position.
Olson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Olson postures up in Ostgaard's guard and throws a big left but Ostgaard blocks it.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ostgaard keeping moving, preventing Olson from controlling successfully.
Olson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ostgaard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olson postures up in Ostgaard's guard and throws a big left but Ostgaard blocks it.
Ostgaard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Olson lands a left and a right that send Ostgaard crashing to the mat, dazed. Olson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up 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!
Olson moves into the clinch.
Olson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ostgaard got wobbled bad by a big combination! Olson presses forward with punches and knees until Ostgaard stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ostgaard closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Olson!
Will Olson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This win has been one of the most important in my career. It has helped me step up my game and test my skills. Thank you to my opponent this time, and any opponent I face in the future'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hello Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Diesel Blues" by Jim Johnston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fletcher Leone looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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295 lbs
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hello Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fletcher Leone!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leone.
Leone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bay connects with the punch.
It looks like Fletcher Leone has been cut.
Bay closes the distance and clinches.
Bay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leones head.
Bay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Fletcher Leone's cut even more.
Bay gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bay slips a nice elbow through Leone's hands, connecting with Leone's forehead.
Bay unloads with some huge strikes here! Leone is out! Bay wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hello Bay!
An out of breath Hello Bay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Fletcher Leone stepped up to the mic, saying 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose, you still in charge of your legacy!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beezy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmeri Haapasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beezy James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beezy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmeri Haapasaari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapasaari cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
A head kick by James misses
and Haapasaari counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haapasaari.
Haapasaari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haapasaari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haapasaari lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haapasaari's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haapasaari scoring with some ground and pound.
Haapasaari advances position into side control!
Haapasaari working the ground and pound from side control.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haapasaari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Haapasaari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haapasaari controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasaari in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James is breathing heavily.
Haapasaari passes to full mount! That's big trouble for James!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haapasaari lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Haapasaari! James is hurt baaadly! Haapasaari is firing away with more strikes - James is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helmeri Haapasaari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fort Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Standfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fort Nice had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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269 lbs
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268 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fort Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marlo Standfield!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standfield tries to clinch up but Nice circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice tests Standfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Standfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nice.
Nice misses with a wild combination.
Nice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Standfield counters with a shoot takedown. Nice fights it but they end up in guard.
Standfield drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Standfield jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standfield drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Standfield seems to have locked his on tight now - Nice screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Standfield, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marlo Standfield!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Who Cares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia has chosen The game by Disturbed as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Who Cares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cares misses with a looping right.
Silvia is looking for the big counter here.
Cares with a poor takedown
and Silvia counters with a one-two to the body.
Cares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvia at a distance.
Cares throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Silvia counter with a right hand.
Cares misses with a hook to the body
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cares closes the distance and clinches.
Silvia lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silvia scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cares looking for a takedown.
Cares working aggressively here.
Silvia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cares up against the cage.
Silvia struggles to land a body shot inside as Cares controls his hands.
Silvia has Cares pushed against the cage.
Silvia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silvia counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Who Cares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cares tries to clinch up but Silvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cares tries to clinch but Silvia moves out of range.
Silvia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cares is trying to break the clinch but Silvia has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Silvia to work.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
Silvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cares throws a combination that misses
and Silvia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silvia counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cares misses.
A combination from Cares does no damage.
Silvia throws out a counter right but Cares avoids it with no problem.
Cares with a poor takedown
and Silvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cares throws a series of strikes that have Silvia backpedaling.
Silvia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cares misses with a double jab
and Silvia counters with a left and a right that stings Cares.
Cares misses with a combination
and Silvia counters with a crisp right that sends Cares to the canvas! Silvia follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Silvia!
Shawn Silvia really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace shoots and misses
and Matsumoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Matsumoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Wallace.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matsumoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wallace throwing strikes but Matsumoto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace seems a little lost for a moment, as Matsumoto dominates the positioning.
Matsumoto trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto slows the pace down.
Wallace tries to buck Matsumoto off but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Wallace sneaks back into half guard.
Wallace is holding on to half guard well.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Matsumoto sits in half guard.
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.
Wallace keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Matsumoto controlling the action here.
Matsumoto trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Wallace is pressing down on Matsumoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matsumoto controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Matsumoto throwing a counter right hand but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Matsumoto counters with a left to the body.
Wallace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matsumoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsumoto circles away.
It looked like Matsumoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wallace with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Matsumoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Matsumoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
Wallace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Matsumoto parries the strikes from Wallace easily there. Wallace is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matsumoto to escape.
Matsumoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
Matsumoto is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto is being controlled here.
Wallace has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matsumoto!
Wallace lands a big shot there that rocks Matsumoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries to control but Matsumoto wriggling away.
Wallace working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Matsumoto slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsumoto's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsumoto defending well though.
Still in half guard, Wallace seems content to control.
Wallace throws a strike but Matsumoto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsumoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Wallace pulls Matsumoto in close to his closed guard and prevents Matsumoto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Matsumoto trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matsumoto looking to sit in guard and control but Wallace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matsumoto is trying to keep Wallace in close.
My spies in Helsinki Fight Club inform me that Wallace has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wallace lands a couple of digs.
Lee Wallace has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsumoto has wrist control.
Wallace won't allow Matsumoto to sweep him here.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matsumoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Wallace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace postures up in Matsumoto's guard and throws a big left but Matsumoto blocks it.
Wallace stands up over Matsumoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wallace slips nicely into half guard.
Wallace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wallace 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.
Wallace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallace with the ground and pound but Matsumoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsumoto has wrist control.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsumoto is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matsumoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matsumoto defends it nicely.
Matsumoto is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matsumoto throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
Wallace is in close to Matsumoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wallace works over Matsumoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Matsumoto keeps moving.
Wallace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wallace gets to mount! Matsumoto was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wallace lands a big shot there that rocks Matsumoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wallace is landing with some decent strikes but Matsumoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsumoto is rocked!
Wallace is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Matsumoto goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Wallace!
Lee Wallace thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Gumshoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Turner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Gumshoe!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumshoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gumshoe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gumshoe misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turner throws a low kick but Gumshoe moves out of range easily.
Gumshoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Gumshoe forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Gumshoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gumshoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumshoe has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gumshoe.
Turner wants to break free but Gumshoe has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumshoe.
Gumshoe scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gumshoe tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe misses with a punch to the body.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Gumshoe improves position.
Turner is trying to break free.
Gumshoe has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Gumshoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turner is trying to push Gumshoe away but Gumshoe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gumshoe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gumshoe lands with a left to the head.
Gumshoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumshoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Gumshoe breaks from the clinch.
Gumshoe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turner as he avoids it easily.
Ben Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Gumshoe.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gumshoe lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumshoe.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gumshoe misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Gumshoe scores with a body shot.
Gumshoe throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gumshoe moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumshoe throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Gumshoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turner.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner misses with a low kick as Gumshoe jumps back.
Gumshoe 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.
Turner is trying to keep Gumshoe in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Gumshoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Gumshoe throws a strike but Turner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gumshoe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turner wants to control but Gumshoe is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gumshoe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gumshoe is in trouble now - Turner has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner controlling his opponent.
Turner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Turner looking to ground and pound but Gumshoe is blocking nicely.
Gumshoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gumshoe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gumshoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Gumshoe - just one landing.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gumshoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Gumshoe's head back.
Gumshoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turner.
Gumshoe looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Gumshoe misses with a body punch
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gumshoe really felt that one!
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turner counters with a leg kick.
Gumshoe blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with the body kick
and Gumshoe counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Turner
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gumshoe checks a low kick from Turner.
Gumshoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
Gumshoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gumshoe scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Gumshoe moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Gumshoe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gumshoe if he has to take too many more of those.
Gumshoe misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumshoe.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumshoe throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Gumshoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Gumshoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turner. Gumshoe shrugs it off though.
Gumshoe misses with a straight left.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gumshoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turner on the side of the head.
Ben Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gumshoe tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Gumshoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumshoe.
Gumshoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner moves away from the strike by Gumshoe.
Turner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Gumshoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gumshoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Gumshoe is predictable there
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gumshoe really felt that one!
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gumshoe punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Gumshoe misses with a body shot.
As Gumshoe backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gumshoe counters with a single leg into guard. Turner didn't expect that.
Turner pulls Gumshoe in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gumshoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gumshoe throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Gumshoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Gumshoe connects with the punch.
Gumshoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner misses with a kick to the body
and Gumshoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gumshoe throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
It looks like Turner has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gumshoe moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gumshoe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gumshoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a low kick, right behind Gumshoe 's knee.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gumshoe.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gumshoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Gumshoe's head but Gumshoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner avoids the body shot from Gumshoe.
A jab from Gumshoe misses.
Gumshoe throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gumshoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gumshoe looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gumshoe. That did some damage!
Gumshoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gumshoe feints a counter leg kick.
Gumshoe closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Gumshoe pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumshoe misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gumshoe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Gumshoe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gumshoe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turner.
Gumshoe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gumshoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Gumshoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Gumshoe slips under a jab.
Gumshoe throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumshoe.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Gumshoe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turner on his heels. He'll look to pass Turner's guard now, I'm sure.
Turner is trying to keep Gumshoe in close.
Gregory Gumshoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gumshoe throws a big right hand that misses.
Gumshoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gumshoe wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gumshoe is trying to keep Turner in close.
Gumshoe keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner wants to control from the top but Gumshoe keeps moving.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gregory Gumshoe just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gumshoe throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
And Turner counters with a quick kick to the body but Gumshoe blocks it.
Crunch! Turner slams his shin into Gumshoe's torso.
Gumshoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Turner's head.
Gumshoe clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Gumshoe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Turner regains guard.
Gumshoe being controlled here momentarily.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Gumshoe from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumshoe preventing the sweep.
Turner is pulling down on Gumshoe's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gumshoe wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gumshoe connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Gumshoe moves out of range easily.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gumshoe scores with a hook.
Gumshoe avoids the body shot from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Gumshoe moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gumshoe! But no joy.
Turner throws a push kick but Gumshoe slaps the foot to one side.
Gumshoe misses with a hook
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gumshoe takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Gumshoe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Gumshoe cracks Turner with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Gumshoe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gumshoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gumshoe misses with a straight right.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Gumshoe closes the distance and clinches.
Gumshoe working aggressively here.
A short left from Gumshoe.
Gumshoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Gumshoe tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Gumshoe throws a head punch that misses.
Gumshoe lands with a right to the head.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gumshoe has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gumshoe - that landed with a thud.
Turner wants to break free but Gumshoe has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumshoe blocks a body shot from Turner.
Gumshoe keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Gumshoe.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gumshoe fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
Gumshoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumshoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner avoids the body shot from Gumshoe.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gumshoe avoids a kick to the body.
Gumshoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Gumshoe dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gumshoe thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Turner feints and then cracks Gumshoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gumshoe down.
Gumshoe misses with a straight left.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gumshoe misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Gumshoe throws a big shot that misses.
Gregory Gumshoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumshoe avoids a kick to the body.
Gumshoe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gumshoe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Gumshoe is proving a slippery customer.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Gumshoe from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumshoe preventing the sweep.
Gumshoe distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gumshoe trying to move into half guard but instead Turner has managed to sweep!
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumshoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gumshoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gumshoe 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.
Gumshoe keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Gumshoe pulls Turner in to control the position.
Turner trying to control but Gumshoe is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turner clobbers Gumshoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumshoe connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner cracks the inside of Gumshoe's front leg.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner throws a wild body kick that Gumshoe sees coming a mile off.
Gumshoe swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Gumshoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gumshoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gumshoe connects with the punch.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner cracks the inside of Gumshoe's front leg.
Turner misses with a hook
and Gumshoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Gumshoe seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Gumshoe blocks the low kick.
Gumshoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Gumshoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gumshoe scores with a jab to the body.
Gumshoe feints and as Turner raises his hands in defense, Gumshoe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Gumshoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gumshoe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Gumshoe!
Gregory Gumshoe is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Gregory Gumshoe 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Joshua's choice of entrance music: Parklife- Blur. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Joshua wants to clinch up but Tyrone Jones keeps it at a distance.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but Joshua moves out of range easily.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Joshua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joshua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrone Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joshua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrone Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joshua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyrone Jones somewhat.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshua was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Joshua tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joshua blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyrone Jones.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Tyrone Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joshua tries a quick counter leg kick but Tyrone Jones is wise to it.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Joshua's shoulder, as Joshua tries to avoid the shot.
Joshua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Tyrone Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joshua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joshua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Joshua's head.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Joshua. That's going to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Tyrone Jones is looking to wear down Joshua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joshua 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.
Joshua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joshua throws a leg kick which misses Tyrone Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws a solid leg kick but Joshua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrone Jones, as that shot connected.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joshua's sensitive parts.
Tyrone Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Joshua seems unphased.
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshua.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshua tries to clinch up.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyrone Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrone Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniel Joshua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joshua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Joshua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Joshua.
Tyrone Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyrone Jones prevents a body shot from Joshua.
Tyrone Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Tyrone Jones cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Tyrone Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyrone Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones manages to break the clinch.
Joshua lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Joshua.
Joshua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joshua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it well.
Joshua moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Joshua gets double underhooks and turns Tyrone Jones into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Tyrone Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joshua cracks Tyrone Jones with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Tyrone Jones.
Joshua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joshua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joshua connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Tyrone Jones.
That kick from Joshua tenderised Tyrone Jones's leg. Tyrone Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body kick.
Joshua throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tyrone Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Tyrone Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Tyrone Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tyrone Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrone Jones.
Joshua misses with a body shot.
Joshua throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Joshua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua lands the left hand.
Joshua moves into the clinch.
Joshua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyrone Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joshua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joshua avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Joshua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joshua, as that shot connected.
Tyrone Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joshua doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Joshua is looking to clinch.
Joshua lands a jab-cross combination.
Joshua has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Joshua moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyrone Jones misses its target.
Joshua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrone Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joshua counters with a low kick, right behind Tyrone Jones 's knee.
Joshua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joshua moves forwards but Tyrone Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joshua moves away.
Joshua throws a hook but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joshua.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua lands a jab to the nose.
Joshua feints and then cracks Tyrone Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Tyrone Jones throws the kick towards the body but Joshua avoids it.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Joshua throws a body kick.
Joshua blocks the body kick.
Joshua connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Tyrone Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joshua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Joshua's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Joshua misses the target.
Joshua is looking to slow Tyrone Jones down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
letting Joshua counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick there by Tyrone Jones.
Joshua blocks the body kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Joshua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshua controls his hands.
Joshua lands a nice knee to the body.
Joshua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Daniel Joshua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyrone Jones manages to break the clinch.
Tyrone Jones pushes Joshua away with a front kick.
Joshua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua scores with a kick to the body.
Joshua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Joshua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a push kick but Joshua slaps the foot to one side.
Joshua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joshua is looking to clinch.
Joshua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshua. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshua takes one on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyrone Jones - that will leave a mark!
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joshua. Joshua obviously looking to wear him down.
Joshua steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyrone Jones. That one must have hurt.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshua.
Joshua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones punishes Joshua's body with a nice straight punch.
Joshua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Joshua connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joshua can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Tyrone Jones - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Joshua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Joshua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tyrone Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshua.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joshua.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Joshua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping overhand right but Joshua ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joshua.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Joshua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua connects with a leg kick. Tyrone Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joshua! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Joshua's shoulder, as Joshua tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joshua is rocked!
Tyrone Jones throws a monster overhand right that drops Joshua! Tyrone Jones follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Daniel Joshua had this to say: 'I can't believe it, after all my hard work. My next opponent is going to get it tenfold.'.
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