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Fire FC: Bring It PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela doesn't manage to clinch there - Isotalo circles away.
Koskela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koskela drives through and clinches with Isotalo against the cage.
Isotalo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koskela has had enough of the clinch but Isotalo keeps him there for the moment.
Koskela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Isotalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isotalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koskela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskela is looking to slow Isotalo down with leg kicks.
Koskela swinging wildly here.
Koskela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koskela lands a big head kick that sends Isotalo tumbling to the mat! Koskela takes a step backwards and waves Isotalo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Isotalo is rocked!
It looks like Antti Isotalo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela throws a series of punches but Isotalo moves out of range.
Isotalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskela finish him?
Koskela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Isotalo seems to have recovered his senses.
Koskela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Isotalo moves away from the strike by Koskela.
Isotalo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Isotalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koskela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Isotalo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koskela sprawls well initially but Isotalo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Isotalo.
Isotalo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koskela is breathing heavily.
Isotalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Isotalo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Isotalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskela's head.
Isotalo thows a huge punch but Koskela dodges it nicely.
Koskela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Isotalo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Isotalo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Isotalo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Isotalo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koskela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Isotalo works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isotalo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koskela?
Isotalo working the ground and pound effectively.
Isotalo with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Isotalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isotalo lands a nice shot to the head.
Koskela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Isotalo on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Isotalo.
Isotalo content just to control the position here.
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Koskela is in trouble!
Isotalo lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isotalo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isotalo landing strikes from the mount and Koskela is in trouble!
Isotalo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Koskela wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Isotalo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Isotalo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Adebizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Adebizi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ollila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adebizi.
Adebizi throws a right and a left that Ollila avoids nicely.
Adebizi tries to keep at a distance but Ollila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebizi avoids it.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Adebizi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adebizi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adebizi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebizi managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ollila ducks under a wild hook from Adebizi.
Adebizi clinches but Ollila breaks the clinch
and Ollila counters with a body kick that stops Adebizi in his tracks momentarily.
Ollila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adebizi clinches but Ollila breaks the clinch
and Ollila counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adebizi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
Adebizi is breathing heavily.
Adebizi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollila looking to stall.
Ollila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adebizi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but Adebizi blocks with his arms.
Ollila scores a nice knee to the body.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adebizi managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ollila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ollila tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebizi avoids the damage to the body.
Ollila is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebizi won't want to take too many of those.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Adebizi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ollila manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ollila continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ollila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adebizi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ollila.
Adebizi misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Adebizi.
Ollila scores a nice knee to the body.
Ollila landing knees to the head.
Ollila takes a shot to the head.
Ollila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Adebizi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ollila's elbow.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Adebizi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Adebizi.
Ollila blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ollila.
Ollila slowing the pace effectively.
Adebizi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adebizi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ollila.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebizi is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila looking to slow down the pace here.
Ollila tries to break the clinch but Adebizi is controlling the position.
Adebizi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Adebizi.
Adebizi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ollila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ollila letting Adebizi take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Adebizi.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Adebizi scores with a hook to the body.
Adebizi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adebizi lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Adebizi.
Adebizi working aggressively here.
Adebizi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Adebizi.
A short uppercut from Adebizi.
Adebizi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ollila.
Adebizi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ollila.
Adebizi works on Ollila's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adebizi.
Adebizi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ollila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi pushes Ollila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Adebizi.
Adebizi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ollila or not.
Adebizi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adebizi.
Adebizi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adebizi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Adebizi pushes Ollila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adebizi fails to land.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adebizi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Adebizi.
A knee to the head by Ollila.
Adebizi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adebizi digs a right hand into Ollila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ollila's gas tank.
Adebizi lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Adebizi.
Adebizi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ollila is trying to break the clinch but Adebizi has him pressed against the cage.
Adebizi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Adebizi.
Adebizi is working Ollila over against the cage.
Adebizi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Adebizi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ollila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ollila circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ollila counters with a leg kick.
Ollila throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adebizi's head.
Adebizi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ollila circles away.
Adebizi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ollila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollila lands a nice looking body kick.
Ollila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ollila clinches up with Adebizi and pushes him back against the cage.
Ollila has Adebizi pressed against the cage.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adebizi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebizi won't want to take too many of those.
Adebizi managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adebizi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
Ollila scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ollila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ollila goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ollila lands a front kick.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses.
Ollila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ollila tries to move into range but Adebizi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ollila throws a head kick that Adebizi semi-blocks.
Ollila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adebizi darts in trying to clinch
and Ollila counters with a nice body kick.
Adebizi wants to clinch but Ollila slips to the side
and Ollila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebizi avoids it.
Adebizi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ollila.
Ollila stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila stalling against the cage.
Adebizi managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Adebizi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ollila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebizi up against the cage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Adebizi.
Adebizi lands a hook that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Adebizi lands an uppercut.
Adebizi lands a nice uppercut.
Adebizi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adebizi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ollila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebizi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi lands a body punch.
Ollila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adebizi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Adebizi.
Adebizi lands an uppercut.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila takes a shot to the head.
Adebizi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Adebizi.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adebizi gets through Ollila's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adebizi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adebizi misses with some punches.
Adebizi pushes Ollila back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adebizi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ollila tries to stall but Adebizi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adebizi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adebizi.
Adebizi works on Ollila's body with a couple of short punches.
Adebizi trying to stall but Ollila improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ville Ollila seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adebizi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adebizi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but Adebizi blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
Adebizi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ollilas head.
Adebizi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Adebizi.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Adebizi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adebizi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adebizi digs a right hand underneath Ollila's ribcage. Ollila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adebizi pushes Ollila back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adebizi.
A head punch on the inside from Adebizi fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ollila just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adebizi's brow.
Adebizi lands a shoulder strike.
Adebizi digs a right hand into Ollila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ollila's gas tank.
Adebizi has Ollila pressed against the cage.
Ollila landing knees to the body.
Ollila throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Ollila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Adebizi darts in trying to clinch
and Ollila counters with a nice leg kick.
Ollila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebizi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adebizi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ollila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebizi darts in trying to clinch
and Ollila counters with a thumping low kick.
Ollila circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ollila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dante Adebizi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ollila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebizi. That did some damage!
Adebizi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adebizi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Adebizi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adebizi tries to clinch up
and Ollila holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Adebizi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebizi won't want to take too many of those.
Ollila with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adebizi avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Adebizi digs a right hand underneath Ollila's ribcage. Ollila let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adebizi lands a body shot.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Adebizi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Adebizi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Adebizi.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Adebizi.
Adebizi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebizi avoids it.
Adebizi pushes Ollila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Adebizi.
Adebizi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adebizi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ollila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ollila lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebizi won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi misses with a punch on the inside.
Adebizi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ollila or not.
Adebizi lands a shot to the body.
Adebizi is trying to maintain a safe position but Ollila gets an underhook and turns Adebizi into the cage.
Adebizi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ollila.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Adebizi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adebizi is leaning against Ollila and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adebizi scores with a shoulder strike.
Adebizi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ollila wants to break free but Adebizi has control.
Adebizi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebizi taking a breather.
Adebizi managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Adebizi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adebizi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Adebizi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adebizi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Adebizi lands an uppercut.
A short right from Adebizi.
Adebizi digs a right hand into Ollila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ollila's gas tank.
Adebizi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adebizi slows down the pace here.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but Adebizi blocks with his arms.
Adebizi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adebizi.
Adebizi presses Ollila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Adebizi.
A right hand to the body from Adebizi.
Adebizi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adebizi.
Adebizi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adebizi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ollila backwards.
Ollila breaks the clinch.
Adebizi darts in trying to clinch
and Ollila counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adebizi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ville Ollila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adebizi takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adebizi tries to clinch but Ollila moves away
and Ollila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adebizi lands with a good body shot.
Adebizi darts in trying to clinch
and Ollila counters with a nice kick to the body.
Adebizi looks to clinch
and Ollila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ollila lands a high kick!
Ollila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Adebizi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ollila counters by clinching up.
Adebizi tries to throw a body punch but Ollila avoids it by throwing Adebizi back against the cage.
Dante Adebizi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adebizi misses with some punches.
Adebizi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ollila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Adebizi.
Well Ollila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ollila!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolas Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo's entrance music is Bodies. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolas Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov misses with a wild combination.
Hessu Hopo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov punishes Hopo's body with a nice straight punch.
Romanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hopo thinking.
Romanov stuns Hopo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hopo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov with a nice cross.
It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopo.
Hopo throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Hopo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanov drops Hopo with a beautiful combination! Hopo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Romanov is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hopo to the canvas! Hopo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Romanov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolas Romanov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrape comes to the cage accompanied by Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. Mercury is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shawn Michaels -Sexy Boy. Eddie Mercury has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sky Scrape's chin.
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scrape moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scrape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scrape throws a series of punches but Mercury moves out of range.
Scrape swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Scrape misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury thows a body shot but no joy.
Sky Scrape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scrape just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercury misses with a hook.
Scrape shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scrape 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.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercury pushes Scrape off looking to stand but Scrape dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape is trying to work for a kimura but Mercury is defending well.
Scrape wants to take a breather but Mercury is having none of it.
Mercury pushes Scrape off looking to stand but Scrape dives back in and keeps control.
Scrape lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Scrape throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scrape missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scrape tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mercury knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mercury is looking to escape.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scrape throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scrape sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercury defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from Scrape.
Scrape digs a good hook to Mercury's body.
Eddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scrape misses with a combination
and Mercury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Mercury misses
and Scrape counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercury throws a shot from downtown. Scrape moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Scrape throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercury throws a hook but Scrape blocks it.
Scrape throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scrape jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scrape misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury staying out of range there.
Mercury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scrape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercury circles away quickly and effectively.
Scrape digs a good hook to Mercury's body.
Mercury misses the shot to the body.
Scrape sizes up Mercury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercury throws a body punch but Scrape moves out of range.
Scrape will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scrape misses with an uppercut.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scrape.
Mercury swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scrape counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scrape throws a series of punches but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scrape tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercury takes one to the side of the head.
Mercury swings for the body but Scrape moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scrape moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Scrape there.
Scrape fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercury sprawls well initially but Scrape persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mercury on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scrape not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scrape missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scrape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercury keeps working.
Scrape is nestled in close to Mercury, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrape is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scrape trying to mount his opponent but Mercury defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scrape throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercury.
Mercury looks to land a combination but Scrape avoids it well.
Scrape shoots in but no luck this time.
Scrape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Scrape shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scrape moves away.
Scrape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercury throws out the jab.
Mercury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scrape scores with a jab to the head.
Scrape lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrape manages to avoid it.
Scrape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scrape misses with a body shot.
Mercury misses with a wild body shot.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scrape thuds his right hand into Mercury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scrape misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercury misses the target.
Scrape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Scrape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scrape moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrape manages to avoid it.
Scrape uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercury.
Mercury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mercury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scrape misses with a straight right.
Mercury tries to move into range but Scrape moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Scrape saw that one coming.
Mercury misses with a combination
and Scrape counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercury thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Scrape lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scrape with a hook.
Mercury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scrape misses with a wild combination.
Scrape shoots in and drives through. Mercury sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sky Scrape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scrape misses with a looping left.
Scrape throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scrape throws a leg kick
and Mercury counters with a series of strikes. Scrape will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Scrape misses.
Scrape scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape punching from mount but Mercury doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mercury is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Scrape working Mercury over with strikes here.
Scrape lands a heavy elbow.
Scrape landing shots from mount.
Mercury's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Scrape lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Scrape landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrape looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Scrape is landing with some decent strikes but Mercury is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape lands a big elbow.
Scrape landing strikes from the mount and Mercury is in trouble!
Scrape in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scrape will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scrape misses with a head shot.
Scrape working the ground and pound effectively.
Sky Scrape overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scrape cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrape landing strikes from the mount.
Scrape dominating with strikes here.
Scrape pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sky Scrape dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scrape with a jab.
Scrape throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Sky Scrape is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scrape looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mercury!
Mercury wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Scrape lands a heavy elbow.
Scrape lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Scrape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercury can do to turn this around?
Mercury wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Scrape scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Scrape lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury taking shots to the head.
Scrape cracks Mercury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scrape cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scrape is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scrape cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mercury is bucking up trying to escape but Scrape cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrape punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mercury is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrape fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mercury is still in real trouble! Can Scrape finish him?
Scrape looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scrape is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mercury is surviving well by controlling Scrape's body position as best he can.
Mercury seems to have recovered his senses.
Scrape dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape controlling from the full mount.
Mercury wants to get back to his feet.
Scrape dominating with strikes here.
Scrape lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mercury hang on?
Scrape unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scrape moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mercury has worked his arm free - good work by Mercury!
Mercury is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Scrape has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sky Scrape is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scrape 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.
Scrape scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mercury to see if he's OK.
Mercury pushes Scrape away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Scrape gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Scrape works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Scrape throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Scrape lands a few punches from side control.
Scrape cracks Mercury with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Scrape is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mercury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scrape lands some shots froms side control.
Eddie Mercury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scrape wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercury keeps working.
Mercury is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Scrape has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrape in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scrape scoring with punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Scrape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scrape has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Scrape!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to He Man's chin.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Man.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Man misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a head kick that drops Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Man.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Man.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Man counters with a body kick that stops Gonzalez in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Fernando Gonzalez'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.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
He Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Man misses with the combination.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Man.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Man.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gonzalez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gonzalez really felt that one!
Man is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Man is looking for the KO!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Man.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Man counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
He Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Man scores with a head kick.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Fernando Gonzalez'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzalez moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man misses the jab.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Man strikes.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Man darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
Man cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Man tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Gonzalez blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Man.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Man on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gonzalez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gonzalez 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.
Man tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez is trying to hold Man in close to prevent damage but Man has managed to pass into half guard.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man wants to stand up but Gonzalez manages to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
He Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mocha Latte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Latte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vauvan teko homma. Mocha Latte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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21
181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mocha Latte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Latte throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Rock lands with a nice combination. Latte backs away looking to recover.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Latte gets a takedown into half guard.
Latte works his way into side control.
Latte is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Latte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Latte tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rock, who protects the arm well.
Latte goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Latte but great work by Rock.
Rock trying to control the position but Latte is working away.
Rock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latte manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rock's best efforts.
Latte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rock content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rock trying to control the action but Latte is working from the bottom.
Latte won't allow Rock to pass to mount.
Rock controlling the action here.
Latte wants to improve his position but Rock is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Latte keeps working.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Latte kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Latte moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Latte shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Latte was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock lands a slapping body shot.
Latte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock connects with a body shot.
Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Latte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rock circles away.
Rock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Latte takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a series of punches but Latte avoids them all with ease.
Latte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Latte on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock.
Latte is breathing heavily.
Rock digs a good body shot into Latte's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock works over Latte's head and body with a nice combination.
Latte throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock stalks Latte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Latte's face. Latte staggers backwards, shaken.
Rock connects with a jab.
Rock scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Latte is just out of range.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Latte's head.
Latte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Latte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Latte rather than just go for the knockout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rock.
Rock lands a jab.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Latte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Latte is out of range.
Rock takes a swing at Latte's ribcage but misses.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Latte's ribs.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Latte's head back.
Rock scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latte misses with a wild body shot.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
Latte misses with a straight left.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock stuns Latte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Latte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Latte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Latte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rock but Rock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Latte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Latte moves away.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock scores with a nice right hand.
Latte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rock misses.
Latte blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Latte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Latte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Latte looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Latte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Latte doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock misses with a hook.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Latte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Latte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Latte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock throws a shot to the body.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Latte on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock.
Rock lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock throws a head kick that half lands.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Latte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rock's waist but Rock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Latte off to one side.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Latte.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latte.
Latte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Rock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Latte throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Latte looks to throw the jab but Rock is out of range.
Rock thumps Latte with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by Latte.
Latte works Rock's body with a nice hook.
Rock misses with a few strikes there.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rock thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock connects with a looping right hand.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Latte misses with a takedown
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Rock slips under a jab.
Rock looks to land a left hand but Latte moved out of range nicely.
Rock misses with an uppercut. Latte saw that one coming.
Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Latte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock cracks Latte with an open hand slap.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Rock lands a head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Rock. No joy for Latte on that attempt.
Rock is looking to score with low kicks.
Rock lands a nice hook to Latte's body. Latte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock cracks Latte with an open hand slap.
Rock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Rock thuds his shin into the meat of Latte's side.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Latte manages to avoid it.
Rock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latte lands a right hook to the body.
Latte walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Latte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock wants to slow Latte down by chopping away at his legs.
Rock feints and then cracks Latte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Latte down.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Latte. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Latte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Latte avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock is looking to slow Latte down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Latte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Latte blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock scores with a three punch combo!
Rock tries to bum rush Latte with a series of wild strikes but Latte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Latte lands a right hook to the body.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Latte on the side of the head.
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock thumps Latte with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Latte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Latte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Latte misses with a takedown attempt
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mocha Latte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Latte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Latte.
Mocha Latte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock moves away from the strike by Latte.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Latte's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
Rock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Latte. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Latte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rock stuns Latte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mathew Lacey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
gets the takedown into side control.
Lacey is trying to escape the position but is controlling the position.
Lacey is trying to get back to half guard.
Lacey is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lacey is in all sorts of trouble here.
avoids the attempt from Lacey to control.
tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lacey regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey is looking for a sweep. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lacey to get to his feet.
Lacey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but manages to avoid it.
Mathew Lacey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lacey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as backs up against the cage.
wants to clinch up but Lacey keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Lacey.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lacey! is backing up but he can't get away as Lacey lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mathew Lacey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvadore Spectra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roky Erickson - Stand For The Fire Demon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvadore Spectra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Horner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Horner as Spectra shoots in.
Spectra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spectra shoots in and bounces Horner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spectra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spectra looking to pass the guard.
Spectra trying to control the position from guard on top but Horner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spectra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spectra 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.
Horner keeping moving, preventing Spectra from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horner keeping full guard, as Spectra tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spectra slips a straight right by Horner.
Spectra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spectra shoots in and drives through. Horner sprawls well.
Spectra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horner but Horner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvadore Spectra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Horner.
Horner cracks Spectra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spectra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horner lands with a kick to the temple. Spectra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spectra.
Spectra shoots for a double leg takedown but Horner sprawls well. He's pushed Spectra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spectra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spectra lands in his opponent's guard.
Horner pushes Spectra off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spectra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Horner.
Spectra fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Horner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spectra fails to land the takedown.
Horner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spectra's sensitive parts.
Spectra throws a jab but it's blocked by Horner.
Horner throws a head kick but Spectra moves out of range.
Spectra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horner but Horner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horner is looking to land body kicks.
Horner tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Horner.
Spectra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horner's head backwards.
Horner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spectra's head.
Spectra walks forward, straight into a front kick from Horner.
Horner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horner connects with a body shot.
Horner throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spectra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Horner tries to avoid it but Spectra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Horner to the ground. Horner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horner connects with a solid leg kick.
Horner jabs Spectra right on the nose. Spectra blinks but takes it well.
Spectra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horner circles away.
Horner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horner.
Horner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horner lands a high kick!
Spectra shoots in and drives through. Horner sprawls well.
Horner loads up on a big right hand but Spectra slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spectra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spectra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spectra shoots for a takedown but Horner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
Horner tries a head kick but it misses.
Spectra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner 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.
Horner lands a really nice looking cross but Spectra seems unphased.
Horner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horner throws a low kick but Spectra avoids it.
Horner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Horner.
Mike Horner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horner misses with a wild body shot.
Horner throws a head kick that half lands.
Spectra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salvadore Spectra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spectra defending well as Horner loads up on a big left hand.
Spectra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spectra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Horner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spectra.
Spectra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Horner. No joy for Spectra on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spectra is defended easily by Horner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvadore Spectra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spectra slips under a jab from Horner.
Horner throws a looping overhand right but Spectra ducks down to avoid it.
Horner lands a jab.
Horner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spectra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spectra moves away from the strike by Horner.
Horner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spectra throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Horner was covering up waiting for the punch and Spectra finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Horner wants to stand but Spectra is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectra trying to control but Horner is working from the bottom.
Spectra is really struggling to control Horner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Spectra looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spectra drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horner!
Horner wants to stand but Spectra is controlling his arm.
Spectra is looking for a sweep.
Spectra is working hard here to advance position.
Horner tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spectra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horner kicks Spectra off and gets back to his feet.
Spectra tries for a takedown but Horner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spectra's hands.
A jab from Horner misses.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Spectra tries to clinch up.
Horner lands the left hand.
Spectra misses with a looping left.
Horner throws a sloppy head kick and Spectra moves out of range easily.
Horner throws a sloppy head kick and Spectra moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Horner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Horner.
Spectra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Horner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spectra shoots in but Horner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spectra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvadore Spectra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horner looks for the body kick but Spectra saw that one coming.
Horner lunges at Spectra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spectra's hand.
Horner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horner misses with a head kick.
Spectra fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spectra.
Horner looks to score with a jab to the body but Spectra is just out of range.
Spectra fails to land the takedown.
Horner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spectra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Horner can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Horner is trying to stand up here but Spectra is controlling him well.
Spectra wants to control but Horner is keeping him busy.
Spectra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Spectra is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Horner pushes Spectra off looking to stand but Spectra dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spectra is looking to advance position but Horner won't allow it.
Spectra is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horner throws a head kick that half lands.
Spectra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horner circles away.
Horner misses the jab.
Spectra moves away from the strike by Horner.
Both fighters circling a little - Horner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spectra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horner connects with a crisp jab.
Horner throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Horner misses the target.
Horner lands with a slapping head kick.
Spectra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horner.
A good leg kick by Horner.
Horner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spectra shoots for a double leg takedown but Horner sprawls well. He's pushed Spectra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spectra's hands.
Horner connects with a high kick.
Horner throws a head kick that Spectra semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Horner as Spectra shoots in.
Horner throws a head kick but Spectra moves out of range.
Horner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horner throws a head kick that misses.
Horner scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Horner misses.
Horner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner throws a leg kick which misses Spectra's front leg but catches the back leg as Spectra tries to avoid it.
Horner throws a head kick that Spectra semi-blocks.
Spectra moves in looking to clinch but Horner pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Horner.
Spectra slips a straight right by Horner.
Horner throws a right hand that Spectra ducks under and follows up with a left that Spectra also avoids with ease.
Horner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spectra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spectra slips under a jab from Horner.
Horner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Horner as he connects with a hook.
Salvadore Spectra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horner avoids the head kick by Spectra.
A head kick misses from Horner.
Horner lands a glancing blow to the side of Spectra's head.
Spectra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Horner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spectra somewhat.
Spectra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horner leaves Spectra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Horner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Horner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike The Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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Great low kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike The Judge!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from SIka lands but The Judge takes it in his stride.
SIka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Judge missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paha SIka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Judge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by SIka.
The Judge throws a hook to the side of SIka's head but SIka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Judge misses with a straight right.
SIka scoring well with a low kick there.
The Judge walks into a left hand.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Judge. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Judge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
SIka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Judge was well out of range. Poor timing from SIka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka swinging wildly here.
The Judge missing with a left hand there. SIka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
SIka misses with a head kick.
The Judge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Judge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping SIka at a distance.
SIka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Judge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
SIka cracks the inside of The Judge's front leg.
SIka scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Judge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Paha SIka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Judge avoids the head kick by SIka.
The Judge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SIka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Judge blocks a head kick by SIka.
The Judge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Judge misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
SIka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Judge swinging wildly here.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
SIka lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Judge's sensitive parts.
SIka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from SIka.
SIka throws a lazy right hand but The Judge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Judge moves out of range as SIka throws a body kick.
SIka misses with a wild combination.
SIka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Judge throws out the jab.
SIka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
SIka throws out a loose jab but The Judge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - SIka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SIka throws a head kick that The Judge semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SIka moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paha SIka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Judge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but SIka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SIka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
SIka scoring well with a low kick there.
SIka throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from The Judge does no damage.
The Judge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
SIka stalks The Judge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Judge's face. The Judge staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by SIka.
The Judge is breathing heavily.
The Judge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from SIka. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by SIka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Judge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka scores with a push kick.
SIka lands with a kick to the temple. The Judge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
SIka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Judge takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike The Judge 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!
SIka scores with a spinning back kick!
SIka thows a body kick. The Judge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
SIka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Judge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Judge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SIka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Judge takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Judge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
SIka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
SIka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
SIka lands a high kick!
SIka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Judge.
The Judge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by SIka.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Judge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, SIka has got the better of the exchanges.
Left hook, right uppercut from SIka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SIka lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Judge takes a step back to recover.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! The Judge crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from SIka - the referee stops the clock and The Judge gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says SIka. The Judge manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
SIka delivers a nice body kick.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SIka misses with a combination
so The Judge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SIka wants to stand up but The Judge is controlling him.
The Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. SIka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
SIka is looking to stand up but The Judge isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Judge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha SIka dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
SIka connects with a high kick.
SIka throws a head kick that misses.
The Judge lands with a good body shot.
SIka throws a right and a left that both miss.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and The Judge moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Judge scores with a sloppy right hand. SIka should have avoided that one.
SIka connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from The Judge finds it's target.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SIka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Judge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
SIka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Judge scores with a hook to the body. SIka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Judge misses with a hook to the body
and SIka counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Judge's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Judge.
Mike The Judge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka moves away from the strike by The Judge.
SIka looks to land a body kick but The Judge moved away.
Paha SIka is winning the standup battle so far.
The Judge misses with a body shot.
SIka moves out of range as The Judge strikes.
SIka lands with a kick to the temple. The Judge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
SIka connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by SIka.
The Judge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Judge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Judge throws a looping overhand right but SIka ducks down to avoid it.
SIka scores with a head kick.
SIka lands with a thumping leg kick.
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.
The Judge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and SIka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Judge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from SIka.
SIka scores with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts SIka, as that shot connected.
Paha SIka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
SIka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Judge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by SIka.
SIka misses with a head kick.
SIka scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from The Judge misses.
The Judge throws a hook but SIka avoids it easily.
The Judge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and SIka counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SIka lands with a slapping head kick.
SIka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Judge can do to turn this around?
The Judge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha SIka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for SIka, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha SIka!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Slim Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kronburger.
It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Kronburger tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Star.
Star misses with a wild combination.
Kronburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Star on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kronburger instigates a clinch.
Star pushes Kronburger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kronburger blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Star.
Star is trying to stall.
Star blocks a body shot from Kronburger.
Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Kronburger slips a jab from Star.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Star.
Star throws a series of strikes that have Kronburger backpedaling.
It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
Kronburger throws a shot from downtown. Star moves away and avoids it.
Star displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronburger throws out the jab.
Star walks into a left hand.
Star gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kronburger.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kronburger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kronburger tries to clinch up.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Star.
Kronburger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Star counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Star moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kronburger misses with a leg kick.
Star slips a jab from Kronburger.
Kronburger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kronburger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Star at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star throws a nice looking combination but Kronburger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Star moves out of range as Kronburger strikes.
Kronburger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Star lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Kronburger misses.
Kronburger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Star counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Star there.
Kronburger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Star misses with a double jab.
Kronburger avoids the body shot from Star.
Kronburger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kronburger closes the distance but Star moves to the side
and Star counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Star.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star can't find room to land a body shot as Kronburger controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Kronburger.
Kronburger presses Star against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Star digs a right hand underneath Kronburger's ribcage. Kronburger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kronburger prevents a body shot from Star.
Star throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronburger.
Kronburger breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Kronburger misses with a body punch
and Star cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kronburger lands a jab.
Kronburger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Star slips a straight right by Kronburger.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Star.
Kronburger has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger is trying to break free.
Star throws a head punch that misses.
Kronburger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kronburger is leaning against Star and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Star is leaning against Kronburger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kronburger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star misses with some punches.
Star tries a body shot but Kronburger blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Star lands a body shot.
Star can't find room to land a body shot as Kronburger controls the action.
Kronburger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Kronburger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kronburger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Star backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronburger scores with a one two! Star had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kronburger tries to bum rush Star with a series of wild strikes but Star uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Star avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slim Star will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
Star slips a jab and a cross from Kronburger.
Kronburger dips to his left and cracks Star with an uppercut!
Star instigates a clinch.
Star throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronburger.
Kronburger swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Star misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kronburger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Star throws a punch but it's blocked by Kronburger.
Kronburger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronburger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kronburger.
Kronburger scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Star.
Kronburger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Kronburger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Star backwards.
A short right from Kronburger on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kronburger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger breaks from the clinch.
Star throws a series of punches but Kronburger moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Star.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Star throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shawn Kronburger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kronburger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star is having none of it.
Kronburger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kronburger wants to clinch
and Star cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Star swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Star takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a body punch but Kronburger moves out of range.
Star bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shawn Kronburger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kronburger looks to throw the jab but Star is out of range.
Star blocks a jab.
Star tries to clinch up.
Star moves out of range as Kronburger strikes.
Kronburger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kronburger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Star throws a hook to the side of Kronburger's head but Kronburger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Star bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Star tries to keep at a distance but Kronburger has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Star lands a body shot.
Kronburger misses with a punch to the body.
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronburger blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Star's elbow.
Kronburger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Star lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Star misses with some punches.
Star tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kronburger's elbow.
Kronburger working aggressively here.
Star throws a head punch that misses.
Star's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kronburger wants to get back to striking at distance but Star won't allow it.
Kronburger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Star throws a big shot that misses.
Kronburger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Star, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Star.
Star scores with a shot to the side of Kronburger's head.
Kronburger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Star.
Kronburger lands a hook that snaps the head of Star backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kronburger.
Shawn Kronburger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Star doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger is trying to force a seperation but Star has the dominant position.
Star swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Kronburger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Star counters with a left and a right that stings Kronburger.
Nice defenses there by Kronburger.
Star throws a lazy right hand but Kronburger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Star misses its intended target.
Star uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronburger.
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kronburger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kronburger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Star.
Kronburger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Star is looking to clinch but Kronburger is avoiding it.
Kronburger swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Star looks to land a combination. Kronburger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kronburger misses with a wild body shot.
Star fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.
Kronburger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star misses with a series of wild punches.
Kronburger tries to clinch up.
Star closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Star has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kronburger finds it's way round the side to connect with Star's head.
Kronburger throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kronburger was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
Kronburger misses with a combination
and Star counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kronburger lands a slapping body shot.
Star misses with a double jab
and Kronburger counters with a one-two to the body.
Kronburger misses with a combination
and Star counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Star throws a combination that misses
and Kronburger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Star scores with a one two! Kronburger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kronburger misses with a looping right.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kronburger looks to throw the jab but Star is out of range.
Kronburger misses with a looping left.
Star scores with a hook to the body. Kronburger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger misses the body punch
and Star counters with a nice uppercut.
Star throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kronburger.
Kronburger thows a body shot but no joy.
Kronburger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kronburger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Star cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shawn Kronburger's cut is getting worse.
Kronburger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kronburger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Kronburger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kronburger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Star.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Kronburger lands.
Kronburger darts in trying to clinch
letting Star counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kronburger.
Kronburger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Star misses with a double jab.
Star throws a series of punches but Kronburger moves out of range.
Kronburger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Kronburger tries to clinch there but Star circles away.
Kronburger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kronburger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kronburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kronburger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kronburger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kronburger clinches with his opponent.
Kronburger breaks the clinch.
Kronburger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kronburger manages to avoid it.
Star throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kronburger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kronburger throws a shot from downtown. Star moves away and avoids it.
Kronburger misses the shot to the body.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Kronburger misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Slim Star just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Kronburger throws a leg kick but Star checks it.
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Kronburger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kronburger moves in looking to clinch but Star pushes him off.
Kronburger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kronburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger throws a hook but Star avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Kronburger.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Star tries to bum rush Kronburger with a series of wild strikes but Kronburger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kronburger throws a jab but it's blocked by Star.
Star swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kronburger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kronburger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kronburger throws a series of punches but Star avoids them all with ease.
Star misses with a few strikes there.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronburger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kronburger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Star counters with a stiff right hand.
Star swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kronburger counters with a nice uppercut.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kronburger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kronburger scores with a hook to the body. Star takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Star tries to clinch up.
Kronburger lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star swats away the attempt to clinch by Kronburger.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star moves away
enabling Star to counter with a crisp jab.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kronburger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Star counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Star falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kronburger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Slim Star's cut even more.
Star is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Star avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger misses the body punch
letting Star counter with a right hand.
Star takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Kronburger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Star fails to land with a series of punches.
Kronburger slips a jab and a cross from Star.
Star throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Star closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger misses with a double jab.
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Kronburger misses its intended target.
Kronburger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Star backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Kronburger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kronburger blocking some punches.
Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Star lands with a nice body punch.
Kronburger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kronburger slips under a jab from Star.
A punch combination from Star misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger connects with a looping right hand.
Kronburger throws a hook but Star blocks it.
Kronburger wants to clinch.
Star throws a body punch but Kronburger moves out of range.
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kronburger throws out the jab.
A big right from Kronburger misses.
Kronburger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Star counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kronburger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Star has taken the fight to the clinch.
Star doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronburger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger had his way with Slim Star in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kronburger tries to clinch
and Star counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Star misses with a looping left.
Kronburger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kronburger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Kronburger tries to clinch
and Star counters with a stiff right hand.
Kronburger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Star rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kronburger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kronburger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kronburger counters by moving into the clinch.
Kronburger throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kronburger misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kronburger.
Stalling in the clinch from Star.
Star is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Star as the two fighters clinch.
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
Star lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Star.
Kronburger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Star scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Star does no damage.
Star lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kronburger circles away quickly and effectively.
Kronburger tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Kronburger misses with a combination
and Star counters with a straight right hand.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star misses with a double jab
and Kronburger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Star gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Star fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Kronburger.
A head punch on the inside from Star fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Star.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Star.
Kronburger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Star throws a head punch that misses.
Kronburger is pushing Star up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Star lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Star.
Star scores with a shot to the side of Kronburger's head.
A right hand to the body from Kronburger.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Kronburger avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.
Kronburger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kronburger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kronburger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Star moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kronburger misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a series of punches but Kronburger moves out of range.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
Star walks into a left hand.
Kronburger loads up on a big right hand but Star slips the punch.
Kronburger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kronburger closes the distance and clinches.
Star lands with a right to the head.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Star is keeping busy.
Kronburger misses with the head strike.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Star tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Star.
Star can't find room to land a body shot as Kronburger controls the action.
Star lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kronburger tries to stall but Star uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kronburger lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger avoiding damage.
Kronburger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Star or not.
Kronburger lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kronburger.
Star struggles to land a body shot inside as Kronburger controls his hands.
Kronburger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kronburger is leaning against Star and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stars head.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronburger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kronburger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kronburger breaks from the clinch.
Kronburger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Star at a distance.
Star takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronburger clinches up against the cage.
Kronburger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronburger blocking some punches.
Star fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Kronburger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kronburger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Kronburger!
Shawn Kronburger retains his welterweight title!
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