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MMAHelsinki - 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Tatli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Tatli!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diamond throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Tatli's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Diamond dives in looking to finish as Tatli flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Diamond's strikes! Diamond is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Tatli's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Tatli was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Diamond!
As King Diamond got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank all the fans, its nice to get one in the win column for you here tonight! Congrats to Khal Stark for taking the bantamweight title yesterday, see you back at home! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow. 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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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fisher. That's going to slow Lecter down.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Fisher connects with a jab.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lecter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fisher thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
A big left from Fisher misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lecter. Lecter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Fisher has been working on his balance at Crucible, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lecter.
Lecter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Lecter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter scores with a shot to the body.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fisher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Fisher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Lecter as Fisher shoots in.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter misses with a hook to the body
and Fisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Nathan Fisher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fisher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lecter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Fisher finds it's way through Lecter's defenses.
Lecter throws a jab when Fisher was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Fisher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lecters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Fisher - just one landing.
Fisher misses the jab.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter misses with a body shot
and Fisher counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fisher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fisher lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher thows a leg kick but Lecter checks it
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fisher throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Fisher scores with a jab. Lecter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lecter is trying to get back to full guard.
Lecter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lecter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fisher defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lecter sprawls and moves away.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lecter sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.
Lecter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fisher moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter misses with a hook
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher tries to land a front kick but Lecter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lecter doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher cracks a nice hook into Lecter's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Lecter counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisher blocks a jab.
Fisher connects with the punch.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter misses with a hook.
Fisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter misses with a left hand
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Lecter's guard.
Lecter looking to control.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lecter is working for a kimura but Fisher is defending it quite comfortably.
Fisher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lecter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lecter's back!
Lecter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Fisher gets his way!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fisher looking for the RNC.
Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tightening his grip on Lecter, looking for the choke.
Lecter looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher is trying to stick to Lecter's back but Lecter is turning into Fisher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fisher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lecter.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fisher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter misses with a jab to the body
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Fisher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lecter under the eye.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Lecter misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecter works Fisher's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter misses with a left hand
and Fisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fisher.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Fisher tries to pass.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lecter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.
Lecter controlling from the top position.
Fisher is trying to control the position but Lecter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter postures up in Fisher's guard and throws a big left but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lecter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fisher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Fisher's legs - danger averted.
Lecter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Lecter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecter is one step ahead there.
Nathan Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter postures up.
Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lecter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lecter landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Lecter controlling him for the moment.
Lecter trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Lecter won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Lecter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Fisher scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lecter throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fisher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannibal Lecter.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hannibal Lecter!
Our winner, Hannibal Lecter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Pulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, THE D.O.C. - it's funky enough. Jasper Pulis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simbo Klice's chin.
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simbo Klice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Pulis!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pulis pushes Klice off looking to stand but Klice dives back in and keeps control.
Klice working the head and body with strikes.
Klice trying to pass the guard but Pulis defending well.
Pulis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Klice is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Klice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Klice stops Pulis from getting back to his feet.
Klice working over Pulis with some ground and pound. Pulis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulis is trying to stand back up but Klice is controlling him
Klice slips a nice elbow through Pulis's hands, connecting with Pulis's forehead.
Klice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pulis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Klice keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klice works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pulis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pulis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulis's elbow.
Klice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulis's coach down at Helsinki Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pulis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Klice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulis throws a punch but it's blocked by Klice.
A short left from Klice.
Pulis lands an uppercut.
Pulis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pulis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Come on Klice - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pulis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klice backwards.
It looks like Simbo Klice has been cut.
Pulis pushes Klice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Klice fails to land.
A hook to the body from Pulis.
Klice is breathing heavily.
Pulis lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulis drops Klice onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Klice is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Klice is rocked!
Pulis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Klice! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pulis is unloading with more strikes now! Klice drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Pulis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Venables!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Decent striking displayed by Harrison there.
Harrison lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Harrison with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Venables has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Venables fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harrison is out of range.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venables looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Venables ducks right into an uppercut from Harrison.
Venables on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a combination. Venables tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Joseph Venables has been cut.
Harrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harrison lunges at Venables with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Venables's hand.
Venables plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrison throws a one two combo.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Venables's head but Venables sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Venables there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables throws a leg kick but Harrison checks it.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Venables avoids nicely.
Venables throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venables.
Harrison uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Harrison throws a good cross that connects.
Venables keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Venables misses with a leg kick.
Harrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Venables momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Harrison.
Venables was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Venables misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison is looking to chop away at Venables's legs.
Venables throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Venables with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Venables.
Venables slips a straight right by Harrison.
Venables avoids a punch combination nicely.
Venables dodges the punch combination from Harrison.
Harrison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison digs a good body shot into Venables's ribs.
A big right from Harrison misses.
Harrison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Venables keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venables was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Venables throws a head kick that misses.
Venables cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
Harrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Venables off the cage and back into range.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venables moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venables moves away.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harrison is looking to chop away at Venables's legs.
Venables turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venables throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venables is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venables.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venables on the side of the head.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Venables is just out of range.
Harrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Venables attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Venables circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Venables off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Harrison finds it's way through Venables's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Venables.
Venables cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Venables is looking to land body kicks.
Harrison tries to bum rush Venables with a series of wild strikes but Venables uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venables keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venables throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Venables thinking.
Venables has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Venables lands a leg kick that knocks Harrison off balance momentarily.
Harrison swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrison stuns Venables with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrison cracks Venables with an open hand slap.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Venables throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
Venables takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrison tries to bum rush Venables with a series of wild strikes but Venables uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venables keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison lands a really nice looking cross but Venables seems unphased.
Harrison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Venables eats them both and turns towards Harrison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harrison misses the body punch
and Venables counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Venables counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venables can do to turn this around?
Harrison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Venables in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot to the liver by Harrison. Beautiful body shot.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Venables might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harrison has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Harrison.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venables.
Harrison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Harrison finds it's target.
Jim Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venables dodges the punch combination from Harrison.
Jim Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venables feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrison's calf.
Harrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Venables counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison tries to clinch up.
Venables takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Jim Harrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Venables slips a jab and a cross from Harrison.
Harrison works the jab nicely.
Venables throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Venables moved out of range.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Venables dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Venables is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Harrison connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Venables is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venables looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrison checks a low kick from Venables.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a looping left.
Harrison drops his hands momentarily and Venables takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Venables takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Venables uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harrison.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison backing away here, and Venables unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Venables throws a low kick, looking for Harrison's leg but Harrison calmly moves out of range.
Venables lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venables scores with a head kick. Harrison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Venables is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Harrison lands an overhand right.
Venables is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrison lands a nice hook to Venables's body. Venables takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venables tries a low kick but Harrison avoids it.
Venables just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison works over Venables's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Venables walks into a stiff left hand from Harrison.
Venables swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrison lands a right hook to the body.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venables throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venables takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Venables is rocked!
Venables is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venables is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrison finish him?
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Harrison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venables stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Venables seems to have recovered his senses.
Venables throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrison, as that shot connected.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venables scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Venables connects with a jab.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrison lands a body shot.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venables fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.
Harrison is looking for a counter combo.
Venables checks a low kick from Harrison.
An inside leg kick from Venables misses.
Venables tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Harrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venables chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison tries to bum rush Venables with a series of wild strikes but Venables uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Venables takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison throws a right and a left that Venables avoids nicely.
Venables misses with a looping right.
Harrison lands a glancing blow to the side of Venables's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Venables bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Venables avoids them all with ease.
Harrison tests Venables's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Venables checks it.
A jab from Harrison does it's job there.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Venables's shoulder, as Venables tries to avoid the shot.
Venables misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrison.
Harrison changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrison takes one to the chin there.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Harrison lands a two punch combo.
Harrison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venables throws a looping overhand right but Harrison ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Venables.
Venables doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venables moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Harrison lands an overhand right.
Venables misses with a low kick.
Harrison throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venables.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Venables avoids nicely.
Venables now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Venables throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison wants to clinch
and Venables counters with a low kick, right behind Harrison 's knee.
Joseph Venables has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throws a hook but Venables avoids it easily.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venables is looking to slow Harrison down with leg kicks.
Harrison with a nice cross.
Harrison lands a head shot.
Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Venables in a clinch.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison misses with a combination
and Venables counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Venables avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Venables! But no joy.
Harrison moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison lands a nice uppercut.
Harrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venables lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jim Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrison lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
Harrison blocks the elbow strike.
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Harrison.
Harrison tries to work over Venables's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venables working aggressively here.
Venables is trying to stall.
Venables swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Venables fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Harrison!
A very excited looking Jim Harrison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruin St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Ben Turner. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruin St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges cracks Turner with a good jab.
St. Georges throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Turner.
St. Georges lands with a cross.
St. Georges scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. St. Georges follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bruin St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turner has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Turner throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.
St. Georges checks the leg kick.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Turner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turner slips a jab from St. Georges.
St. Georges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St. Georges throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
St. Georges is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner misses with a hook.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Turner.
St. Georges does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Turner misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St. Georges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
Turner defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St. Georges tries to clinch up.
St. Georges moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
St. Georges swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Turner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
St. Georges throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turner slips a jab from St. Georges.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
It looks like Bruin St. Georges has been cut.
Turner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St. Georges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St. Georges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruin St. Georges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruin St. Georges's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
St. Georges throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner slips under a jab.
Turner motions for St. Georges to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocks a jab.
St. Georges connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges checks the leg kick nicely there.
St. Georges scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
St. Georges misses with a wild combination.
Turner cracks St. Georges with a good jab.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turner staying out of range there.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges lands with an overhand left.
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner lets loose with a powerful body kick. St. Georges will feel that in the morning.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
St. Georges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Bruin St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner is looking to chop away at St. Georges's legs.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
A big right from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but St. Georges moves his leg out of the way.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Turner.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St. Georges slips a jab from Turner.
St. Georges will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
Turner defending well as St. Georges loads up on a big left hand.
Turner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
St. Georges looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turner counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as St. Georges blocks the leg kick.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Turner slips a straight right by St. Georges.
Turner throws a leg kick but St. Georges checks it.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges misses the body punch
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges jabs Turner right on the nose. Turner blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands with a cross.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruin St. Georges'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from St. Georges. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Turner throws a push kick but St. Georges slaps the foot to one side.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
St. Georges slowing the pace effectively.
St. Georges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocking some punches.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from St. Georges on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St. Georges throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a good low kick that St. Georges was not able to check.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
Turner fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St. Georges fails to land.
St. Georges looking to stall.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St. Georges if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Turner tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a body kick that stops St. Georges in his tracks momentarily.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
St. Georges throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but St. Georges takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Turner slips under a jab from St. Georges.
Turner cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
St. Georges lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner scores with a spinning back kick!
Turner wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Turner scores with a push kick.
St. Georges blocks a head kick by Turner.
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner connects with a right hand. St. Georges shakes it off.
St. Georges rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikuhisa Matsumoto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matsumoto moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsumoto.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsumoto takes a shot to the head.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Matsumoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsumoto.
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsumoto slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto.
Denke blocks an elbow strike from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matsumoto lands an elbow inside that Denke shrugs off.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
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!
Denke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Matsumoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsumoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsumoto working aggressively here.
A short left from Denke.
Denke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Denke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but instead, Denke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matsumoto into the cage.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch.
Matsumoto prevents a body shot from Denke.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Denke tries to break the clinch but Matsumoto is controlling the position.
Denke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matsumoto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Denke can turn it around.
Matsumoto lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Matsumoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsumoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsumoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Denke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denke prevents a body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto tries a body shot but Denke blocks it.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Denke wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsumoto won't allow it.
Denke misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsumoto.
Denke lands with a left to the head.
Matsumoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denke or not.
Matsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Matsumoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke successfully pulls guard.
Matsumoto wanted to stand there but Denke had control of the position.
Matsumoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denke on the ground.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Denke is looking for a triangle but Matsumoto pushes his legs off easily.
Denke is looking for a triangle but Matsumoto pushes his legs off easily.
Matsumoto trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Denke seems keen to control Matsumoto's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking for a sweep. Not yet Denke, not yet.
Denke seems keen to control Matsumoto's posture.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
Denke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsumoto defends it easily.
Matsumoto stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Matsumoto wanted to stand there but Denke had control of the position.
Matsumoto trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Denke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matsumoto missing with a left hand there. Denke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Denke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsumoto throws a nice looking combination but Denke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsumoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Matsumoto misses the body punch
and Denke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Denke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsumoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denke swings for the body but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto wants to clinch up but Denke keeps it at a distance.
Matsumoto closes the distance but Denke moves to the side
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsumoto has closed the distance and engaged Denke in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Denke.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Denke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsumoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsumoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Matsumoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke staying out of range there.
Denke tests Matsumoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Matsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Denke throws a body punch but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Matsumoto moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke misses with a body shot
and Denke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsumoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch.
Matsumoto lands a right hand.
Denke tries to score a body lock takedown but Matsumoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Matsumoto as the two fighters clinch.
Matsumoto is looking to control Denke's arms but Denke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matsumoto has his back to the cage.
Matsumoto takes a shot to the head.
Denke trying to stall but Matsumoto improves his position.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matsumoto misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Matsumoto.
Denke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Denke.
Denke misses with the head strike.
Matsumoto tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matsumoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Denke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke throws an off balance right hand
letting Matsumoto counter with a right hand.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up but Denke circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke cracks Matsumoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Matsumoto scores with a jab to the body.
Matsumoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Matsumoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsumoto throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsumoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Denke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matsumoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matsumoto instigates a clinch.
Denke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ikuhisa Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke misses with an uppercut
enabling Matsumoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Denke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Denke.
Matsumoto takes one on the button.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Denke misses.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto wants to clinch.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Denke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a body punch but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Matsumoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matsumoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsumoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsumoto walks away with a smile on his face. Denke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matsumoto tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsumoto. That snapped Denke's head back.
Matsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denke! But no joy.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsumoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Denke.
A shot to the liver by Matsumoto. Beautiful body shot.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Matsumoto.
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!
Matsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsumoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsumoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matsumoto looks to land a combination but Denke avoids it well.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Matsumoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ikuhisa Matsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Denke slips under a jab from Matsumoto.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Denke counters with a straight right hand.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Matsumoto finds it's target.
Denke lands a head shot.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Matsumoto is rocked!
Denke takes a swing at Matsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Oh Matsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsumoto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsumoto's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Denke avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Matsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Denke scores with a jab.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Denke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Denke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throws a jab when Matsumoto was well out of range.
Denke's corner calls for a 1-2. Denke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsumoto misses with a hook
and Denke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Matsumoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Denke walks into a straight right hand from Matsumoto.
Denke slips under a jab from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denke jabs Matsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matsumoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Denke.
I think Denke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
Karl Denke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Tones on Tail - Go!. Ysengrin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cheeky Nandos. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wyatt.
Jab, jab by Wyatt - just one landing.
Wyatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ysengrin.
Ysengrin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Ysengrin moves into the clinch.
Wyatt misses with some punches.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wyatt blocking some punches.
Wyatt blocking some punches.
Ysengrin lands with a left to the head.
Ysengrin can't find room to land a body shot as Wyatt controls the action.
Wyatt working hard to break the clinch.
Ysengrin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wyatt is defending well for now.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wyatt controls his hands.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
Wyatt blocking some punches.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Wyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ysengrin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wyatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
Wyatt pushes Ysengrin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wyatt lands a body punch.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Wyatt.
Wyatt breaks from the clinch.
Ysengrin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Wyatt's head coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ysengrin misses with a low kick.
Wyatt throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
Wyatt slips under a jab from Ysengrin.
Wyatt wants to land a leg kick but Ysengrin is out of range.
Wyatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Ysengrin checks a low kick from Wyatt.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin works Wyatt's body with a nice hook.
Ysengrin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wyatt scores with a shot to the body.
Wyatt looks to land a left hand but Ysengrin moved out of range nicely.
Ysengrin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wyatt with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt throws out a leg kick but Ysengrin moves out of range and Wyatt only half commits.
Ysengrin forces Wyatt back against the cage and clinches.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
A shot in the inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Wyatt.
Ysengrin misses with the head strike.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wyatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Ysengrin controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wyatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
Wyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Ysengrin lands a hook that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
Wyatt tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Wyatt back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin has a couple of punches blocked by Wyatt.
Ysengrin blocks a body shot from Wyatt.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
A short right from Ysengrin on the inside.
Wyatt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ysengrin or not.
Wyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands with a left to the head.
Wyatt misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Wyatt.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ysengrin scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ysengrin prevents Wyatt from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wyatt.
Ysengrin tries to throw a body punch but Wyatt avoids it by throwing Ysengrin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a punch to the body.
Ysengrin trying to land knees to the body.
Ysengrin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Wyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Wyatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ysengrin's elbow.
Wyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ysengrin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wyatt.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
Wyatt is rocked!
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Wyatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wyatt.
Ysengrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Ysengrin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ysengrin cracks Wyatt with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wyatt falls to his knees and Ysengrin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ysengrin!
Dave Ysengrin is the new heavyweight champion!
Dave Ysengrin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Gravano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glossu Rabban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 London, Sammy Gravano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glossu Rabban!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Glossu Rabban has been cut.
Gravano scores with the left hand. Rabban knows he should have avoided that one.
Rabban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rabban doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravano circles away.
Rabban takes one to the side of the head.
Rabban scores with a takedown into Gravano's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rabban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gravano is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rabban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rabban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rabban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabban trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravano wants to sweep here but Rabban controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gravano manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabban looking for a takedown.
Rabban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rabban.
Rabban is working for takedown but Gravano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sammy Gravano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glossu Rabban.
Rabban wants a takedown.
Gravano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Gravano misses
and Rabban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravano.
Gravano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gravano with a hook.
Gravano closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravano tries to stall but Rabban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gravano lands a right hand.
Rabban tries to throw a body punch but Gravano avoids it by throwing Rabban back against the cage.
Rabban gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gravano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rabban sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gravano's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabban is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gravano sees it coming and defends easily.
Gravano makes his way to full guard, as Rabban worked for a kimura.
Rabban throws an elbow that misses. Gravano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rabban's guard. Nice move by Gravano!
Gravano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rabban looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gravano passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabban actively working from the bottom here.
Gravano is keen to just control but Rabban is a slippery customer.
Rabban felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gravano decides to return to a standing position.
Rabban lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rabban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up Glossu Rabban's cut even more.
Gravano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rabban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rabban shoots in for a double leg but Gravano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rabban fails to land the takedown.
Rabban looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rabban.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rabban looks to land a combination. Gravano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gravano cracks Rabban with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gravano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rabban to stand back up!
Rabban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravano.
Rabban looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rabban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gravano swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravano swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Gravano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glossu Rabban's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gravano lands a big uppercut and Rabban crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rabban looks OK. Gravano waves Rabban back to his feet!
Gravano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gravano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabban can do to turn this around?
Gravano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabban was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravano.
Rabban shoots in looking for a takedown. Gravano tries to sprawl out of it but Rabban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gravano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Gravano misses its intended target.
Rabban shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravano defends it nicely.
Gravano cracks Rabban with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gravano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rabban to stand back up!
The cut above Glossu Rabban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano steps in with a hook that catches Rabban right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gravano follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rabban looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Gravano!
A very excited looking Sammy Gravano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Glossu Rabban was interviewed post fight and said 'Uff-Da'.
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