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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Luis Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Susi on the side of the head.
Susi connects with the punch.
Susi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriguez did well to prevent Susi getting side control.
Rodriguez wants to control but Susi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Susi trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Susi is controlling well.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Susi throws a strike but Rodriguez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez clinches up with Susi and pushes him back against the cage.
Susi tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
Susi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Susi shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Susi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Jose Luis Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Susi swinging wildly here.
Susi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Susi advances to full mount.
Susi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi tries to control but Rodriguez wriggling away.
Rodriguez is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriguez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Susi trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Susi looking to secure an arm triangle but Rodriguez defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi has control of Rodriguez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rodriguez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rodriguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Susi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rodriguez is surviving well by controlling Susi's body position as best he can.
Susi looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to control but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Susi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Susi postures up.
Rodriguez is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriguez is squirming around, avoiding Susi's attempts to control the action.
Susi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Susi dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Susi connects with a body shot.
Susi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
A jab lands there for Susi.
Susi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Susi showed some decent athleticism there.
Susi throwing shots but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Susi wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.
Susi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a big right hand that misses.
Susi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Susi wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Susi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Susi throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Susi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Susi somewhat.
Susi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Susi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Susi shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Susi lands with an overhand left.
Iso Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Susi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Susi.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Susi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Susi throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Susi.
Susi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodriguez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Susi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Susi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. Susi eventually gives up the hold.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Susi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Susi tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez tries to escape but Susi is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Susi advances nicely into full mount.
Rodriguez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Iso Susi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Susi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodriguez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodriguez and Susi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Susi keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Susi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Susi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Susi swings around for an armbar but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Susi's guard.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Susi is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Susi is keeping the position.
Susi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Susi extends an breaks Rodriguez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Susi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iso Susi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micky McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Lecic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic takes one on the button.
McFinnigan ducks under a wild hook from Lecic.
McFinnigan slips a jab and a cross from Lecic.
Lecic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McFinnigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecic manages to avoid it.
Lecic wants to clinch up but McFinnigan keeps it at a distance.
McFinnigan throws a good cross that connects.
McFinnigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecic.
Lecic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McFinnigan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan cracks Lecic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lecic throws a series of punches but McFinnigan avoids them all with ease.
Lecic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFinnigan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecic throws a big shot that misses.
Lecic misses the body punch
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecic slips a straight right by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFinnigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecic is just out of range.
A slow jab from Lecic misses its intended target.
Lecic slips under a jab.
Lecic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McFinnigan pinned against the cage. McFinnigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Lecic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lecic misses with a jab to the body
and McFinnigan counters with a straight right hand.
McFinnigan looks to land a combination but Lecic avoids it well.
Lecic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the side of Lecic's head but Lecic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFinnigan slips under a jab from Lecic.
McFinnigan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McFinnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecic tries to land a leg kick but McFinnigan saw it coming and moves away.
McFinnigan throws an overhand right that lands on Lecic's shoulder, as Lecic tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lecic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFinnigan at a distance.
McFinnigan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lecic misses with a body punch
and McFinnigan counters with a straight right hand.
McFinnigan misses with a two punch combination.
McFinnigan with a jab.
Lecic tries to clinch but McFinnigan is having none of it.
Lecic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecic looks to throw the jab but McFinnigan is out of range.
Lecic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecic throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by McFinnigan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a hook.
Nice shot by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecic misses with a looping left.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lecic misses with a two punch combination.
Lecic takes a swing at McFinnigan's ribcage but misses.
McFinnigan looks to land a right hand but Lecic moved out of range.
McFinnigan misses with a hook.
Lecic darts in trying to clinch
and McFinnigan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky McFinnigan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McFinnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecic shoots in and drives through. McFinnigan sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFinnigan.
Lecic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McFinnigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Lecic misses with a low kick as McFinnigan jumps back.
McFinnigan cracks a nice hook into Lecic's ribs.
Lecic moves out of range of the body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan's corner calls for a 1-2. McFinnigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Lecic scores with a four punch combination!
Lecic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McFinnigan looks to land a left hand but Lecic moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic moves away from the strike by McFinnigan.
Lecic misses with a shot to the body
and McFinnigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecic looks to score with a jab to the body but McFinnigan is just out of range.
A big right from Lecic misses.
A jab from McFinnigan misses.
Lecic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan connects with a right hand. Lecic shakes it off.
Micky McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFinnigan misses the jab.
Lecic misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lecic throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from McFinnigan misses
and Lecic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Micky McFinnigan is winning the standup battle so far.
McFinnigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lecic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McFinnigan's guard now.
Lecic tries to free his leg and advance position but McFinnigan is retaining full guard.
Lecic stops McFinnigan from standing up.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFinnigan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFinnigan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lecic lands with a left to the head.
McFinnigan blocks an uppercut.
Lecic lands a shoulder strike.
Lecic throws a punch but it's blocked by McFinnigan.
A body shot lands from Lecic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lecic throws an elbow but misses.
McFinnigan misses with a body punch.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lecic fails to land.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but McFinnigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFinnigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micky McFinnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFinnigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecic.
McFinnigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lecic misses the jab.
Lecic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
Lecic slips under a jab from McFinnigan.
Lecic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecic swinging wildly here.
Lecic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McFinnigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFinnigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecic.
McFinnigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lecic to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lecic.
McFinnigan connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by McFinnigan there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from McFinnigan misses.
Lecic with a poor takedown
enabling McFinnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
McFinnigan lands a nice shot that snaps Lecic's head back.
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 Micky McFinnigan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McFinnigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by McFinnigan - just one landing.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan throws a right hand that Lecic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecic also avoids with ease.
Lecic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lecic 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.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Lecic moves out of range.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecic clinches but McFinnigan breaks the clinch
enabling McFinnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Lecic avoids it easily.
McFinnigan takes a swing at Lecic's ribcage but misses.
Lecic misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lecic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecic slips under a jab.
McFinnigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lecic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McFinnigan misses with a wild combination.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecic moves away.
McFinnigan loads up on a big right hand but Lecic slips the punch.
A big right from McFinnigan misses.
McFinnigan misses with a body punch
and Lecic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marko Lecic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFinnigan misses the jab.
McFinnigan misses with a looping left.
A low kick from McFinnigan misses
and Lecic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFinnigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick as Lecic jumps back.
Lecic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McFinnigan.
Lecic lands a jab to McFinnigan's midsection.
A nice combination there by Lecic.
McFinnigan is rocked!
Lecic misses with a double jab
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lecic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lecic lands a jab to McFinnigan's midsection.
McFinnigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecic lands a body shot.
Micky McFinnigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFinnigan manages to avoid it.
McFinnigan scores with a nice head shot.
McFinnigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecic misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFinnigan looks to land a left hand but Lecic moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McFinnigan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with a straight right.
McFinnigan lands a right hook to the body.
Lecic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFinnigan.
Lecic looks to land a right hand but McFinnigan moved out of range.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Lecic avoids it easily.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McFinnigan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Micky McFinnigan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper takes a swing at Torturo's ribcage but misses.
Draper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
Draper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Draper.
Draper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draper misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Torturo as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Torturo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Draper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draper throws a jab but it's blocked by Torturo.
Draper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Draper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torturo throws a right hand that Draper ducks under and follows up with a left that Draper also avoids with ease.
Draper takes one on the button.
Torturo lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draper. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Don Draper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo throws out a loose jab but Draper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draper throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Draper misses.
Draper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Draper misses.
Torturo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draper doesn't seem bothered though.
Draper is breathing heavily.
Draper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torturo.
Torturo throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo scores with a jab. Draper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torturo connects with a right hand. Draper shakes it off.
Torturo connects with a crisp jab.
Draper is rocked!
Torturo moves in close and cracks Draper with a massive right hand! Draper, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Torturo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Torturo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lapio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Mane!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapio throws a sloppy head kick and Mane moves out of range easily.
Lapio scores with a decent looking hook.
Mane misses with a body shot.
Mane looks to throw the jab but Lapio is out of range.
Lapio looks to land a right hand but Mane moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lapio, right into the meat.
Mane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lapio throws a shot from downtown. Mane moves away and avoids it.
Lapio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lapio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mane misses with a combination
and Lapio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mane throws a combination. Lapio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lapio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Lapio - just one landing.
Mane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mane throws a big shot that misses.
Lapio dodges the punch combination from Mane.
Mane lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Lapio misses.
Lapio misses with a combination
and Mane counters with a left and a right that stings Lapio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane stalks Lapio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lapio's face. Lapio staggers backwards, shaken.
Lapio is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mane knocks Lapio out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Magnus Mane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Be Touched. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quizz Al Fazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazz slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Fazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fazz can pounce on him.
Fazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fazz but Fazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Fazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Fazz tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Fazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quizz Al Fazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fazz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones looks gassed!
Fazz is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Fazz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Fazz throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones clobbers Fazz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Fazz feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Fazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fazz feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Fazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick from Fazz.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fazz wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fazz's guard now.
Fazz pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Fazz wants to sweep but no luck.
Fazz kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Fazz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Quizz Al Fazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fazz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fazz doesn't seem phased though.
Fazz cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Fazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fazz as he avoids it easily.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fazz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz throws a body kick that misses.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fazz. Fazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Fazz throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fazz.
Fazz misses with the combination.
A head kick from Fazz lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
It looks like Roy Jones has been cut.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Fazz misses.
A solid body kick from Fazz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Fazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fazz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quizz Al Fazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones'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.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fazz ducks down to avoid it.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fazz throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Fazz only half commits.
Fazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Fazz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fazz.
Fazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Fazz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fazz throws and low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Fazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Fazz.
Fazz is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Fazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
A jab from Jones misses.
Fazz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fazz. Fazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Fazz scores with a leg kick.
Fazz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Fazz thumps Jones with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick from Fazz.
Fazz moves into the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fazz controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Fazz tries to tie him up.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fazz breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Fazz which made him look bad.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fazz.
Fazz misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Fazz throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Fazz throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fazz.
Fazz stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Quizz Al Fazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones.
Fazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick from Fazz.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fazz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fazz.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Fazz throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Fazz only half commits.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid body kick from Fazz.
Quizz Al Fazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fazz.
Fazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Fazz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fazz ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quizz Al Fazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fazz, right into the meat.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fazz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fazz avoids the head kick by Jones.
Fazz thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fazz is looking to clinch.
Fazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Fazz throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Fazz counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones shoots in but Fazz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fazz.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Fazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fazz.
Fazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fazz looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fazz's waist but Fazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Fazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Fazz throws a nice head kick!
Fazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Fazz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fazz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazz throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Fazz is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fazz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Fazz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fazz keeps moving.
Roy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Quizz Al Fazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fazz is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones postures up in Fazz's guard and throws a big left but Fazz blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quizz Al Fazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fazz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quizz Al Fazz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasara Markku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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185 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregor Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Markku!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilhelm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markku.
Wilhelm tries to clinch but Markku is having none of it.
Markku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilhelm swings for the body but Markku moves out of range.
Wilhelm misses with a combination
and Markku counters with a right hand to the body.
Markku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm takes a swing at Markku's ribcage but misses.
Markku misses with a body shot.
Wilhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Markku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilhelm missing with a left hand there. Markku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilhelm throws out a loose jab but Markku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick
and Markku counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wilhelm!
Wilhelm wants to hold on but Markku pushes him away.
Markku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilhelm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Markku tries to control but Wilhelm wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markku looking to finish Wilhelm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilhelm!
Markku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Markku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markku is landing with some decent strikes but Wilhelm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markku working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilhelm wants to control but Markku is having none of it.
Markku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Markku lands a big elbow.
Wilhelm is in a horrible position here. Markku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markku unloading with bombs!
Wilhelm is breathing heavily.
Wilhelm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Markku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Markku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Markku cracks Wilhelm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markku working Wilhelm over with strikes here.
Markku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Wilhelm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilhelm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Markku breaks from Wilhelm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markku trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilhelm is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markku breaks from Wilhelm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is trying desperately to improve position.
Markku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilhelm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Markku.
Wilhelm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markku breaks from Wilhelm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilhelm is in a horrible position here. Markku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Markku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Markku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Markku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilhelm looks to land a right hand but Markku moved out of range.
A big left from Wilhelm misses.
Markku scores with a takedown into Wilhelm's guard.
Markku working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markku landing with the ground and pound.
Wilhelm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilhelm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markku landing with the ground and pound.
Markku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilhelm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilhelm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Markku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Markku wants to control from the top but Wilhelm keeps moving.
Wilhelm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilhelm misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilhelm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Markku counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wilhelm's guard now.
Markku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilhelm wants to sweep here but Markku controlling him for the moment.
Markku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Markku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
Wilhelm keeping moving, preventing Markku from controlling successfully.
Markku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markku postures up.
Wilhelm keeping moving, preventing Markku from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Markku has taken the fight to the clinch.
Markku misses with a punch on the inside.
Markku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Markku tries to work over Wilhelm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Markku breaks the clinch.
Wilhelm throws the kick towards the body but Markku avoids it.
Good exchange - Markku coming out on top.
Markku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markku moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Markku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilhelm.
Wilhelm looks to land a left hand but Markku moved out of range nicely.
Markku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Markku blocks a jab.
Markku throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilhelm's waist but Wilhelm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Markku off to one side.
Markku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilhelm as he avoids it easily.
Markku has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Vasara Markku has been cut.
Markku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markku feints and as Wilhelm raises his hands in defense, Markku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Markku landing with the ground and pound.
Markku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilhelm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilhelm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Markku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasara Markku's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Markku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markku moves away.
Wilhelm stuffs the takedown attempt from Markku. Markku gets slowly back to his feet.
Markku misses with a series of wild punches.
Markku fails to land the takedown.
Gregor Wilhelm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasara Markku.
Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Markku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilhelm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markku.
Markku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilhelm counters with a straight right hand.
Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilhelm throws a hook but Markku blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm misses with a looping left.
Markku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markku staying out of range there.
Wilhelm darts in trying to clinch
and Markku counters with a single leg into guard. Wilhelm didn't expect that.
Markku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasara Markku has got the better of the ground game so far.
Markku trying to control but Wilhelm is working from the bottom.
Wilhelm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Markku stands and throws Wilhelm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Markku crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is looking for a sweep.
Markku takes a little break here. Wilhelm wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Markku grinds an elbow into Wilhelm's temple.
Markku staying calm.
Wilhelm taking a bit of punishment here - Markku scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markku looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wilhelm is avoiding damage well.
Wilhelm is looking to regain half guard here but Markku keeps moving and retains side control.
Markku is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wilhelm will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Markku cracks Wilhelm with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wilhelm tries to escape but Markku is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Wilhelm's face as Markku controls the position.
Markku working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilhelm taking a bit of punishment here - Markku scoring with strikes.
Wilhelm is being controlled here.
Wilhelm is not content to let Markku control the position.
Markku works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gregor Wilhelm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilhelm taking a bit of punishment here - Markku scoring with strikes.
Wilhelm is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasara Markku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasara Markku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Epstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kuosmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Epstein might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Hundred Songs. Scott Epstein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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159 lbs
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167 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Epstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kuosmanen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epstein throws a body punch but Kuosmanen moves out of range.
Keijo Kuosmanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epstein sizes up Kuosmanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Epstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Kuosmanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kuosmanen tries to clinch up but Epstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Epstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Epstein leaves Kuosmanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epstein.
Kuosmanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Epstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Epstein tries to get out of the position.
Kuosmanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Epstein has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuosmanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Epstein is not content to let Kuosmanen control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuosmanen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Epstein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Epstein is pushing Kuosmanen's head away, looking to escape. Kuosmanen manages to hold on to the position though.
Epstein regains half guard, as Kuosmanen was trying to land strikes.
Epstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuosmanen on the ground.
Kuosmanen is pressing down on Epstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Epstein is holding on for now.
Kuosmanen trying to control from half guard but Epstein is working away.
Epstein keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuosmanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Epstein defends it nicely.
Scott Epstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kuosmanen.
Epstein misses the jab.
Kuosmanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuosmanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Epstein sprawls well. Epstein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuosmanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuosmanen is looking to clinch.
Kuosmanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epstein throws out a loose jab but Kuosmanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Kuosmanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Epstein which made him look bad.
Kuosmanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Epstein avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen ducks under a wild hook from Epstein.
Kuosmanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Epstein, as that shot connected.
Epstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuosmanen.
Kuosmanen looks gassed!
Epstein dips to his left and cracks Kuosmanen with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kuosmanen is defended easily by Epstein.
Kuosmanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Epstein digs a good hook to Kuosmanen's body.
Epstein scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen ducks under a wild hook from Epstein.
Kuosmanen moves away from the strike by Epstein.
Kuosmanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuosmanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuosmanen prevents Epstein from getting back to his feet.
Epstein is controlling Kuosmanen's posture.
Epstein keeping moving, preventing Kuosmanen from controlling successfully.
Kuosmanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Epstein dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuosmanen misses with a shot to the body
and Epstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epstein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Epstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuosmanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Epstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Epstein sizes up Kuosmanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Epstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuosmanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Epstein counter with a right hand.
Kuosmanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Epstein counters with a straight right hand.
Kuosmanen shoots and misses
enabling Epstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuosmanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Epstein counter with a right hand.
Kuosmanen is rocked!
Scott Epstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keijo Kuosmanen.
Kuosmanen is breathing heavily.
Kuosmanen ducks right into an uppercut from Epstein.
Kuosmanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Epstein finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuosmanen.
Kuosmanen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epstein scores with a jab. Kuosmanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Epstein throws a hook but Kuosmanen avoids it easily.
Kuosmanen slips a jab from Epstein.
Epstein misses with a straight right.
Epstein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Epstein misses the jab.
Epstein's corner calls for a 1-2. Epstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scott Epstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuosmanen misses with a takedown
letting Epstein counter with a right hand.
Epstein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Epstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Epstein misses with a straight left.
Epstein lands with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen has Epstein pressed against the cage, preventing Epstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Epstein manages to break the clinch.
Kuosmanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuosmanen.
Kuosmanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Epstein did well to prevent Kuosmanen getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epstein is trying to stand back up but Kuosmanen is controlling him
Epstein won't allow Kuosmanen to pass to mount.
Epstein tries to kick Kuosmanen off but Kuosmanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Epstein desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Epstein wants to get back to his feet.
Kuosmanen moves into full mount! Epstein won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen goes for an armbar but Epstein turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Epstein.
Epstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Epstein's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kuosmanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuosmanen pushes a forearm under Epstein's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Epstein is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keijo Kuosmanen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu comes to the cage accompanied by Anekdoten - Karelia. Santeri Norzu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
163 lbs
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169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norzu scores with a punch to the head.
Norzu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norzu.
Rakennusmies connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.
Rakennusmies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norzu's hands.
Norzu is rocked!
Rakennusmies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Norzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rakennusmies shoots for a double leg takedown but Norzu sprawls well. He's pushed Rakennusmies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norzu seems to have got his legs back now.
Rakennusmies throws a jab when Norzu was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norzu. Rakennusmies shrugs it off though.
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!
Norzu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rakennusmies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norzu throws a series of punches but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norzu.
Rakennusmies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rakennusmies looks gassed!
A left lands for Norzu.
Norzu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norzu digs a good body shot into Rakennusmies's ribs.
Norzu lands with a right hand.
Norzu connects with a right hand. Rakennusmies shakes it off.
Norzu lands a jab to Rakennusmies's midsection.
Norzu throws a leg kick which misses Rakennusmies's front leg but catches the back leg as Rakennusmies tries to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rakennusmies.
Norzu throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rakennusmies takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rakennusmies is rocked!
Norzu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rakennusmies is still on wobbly legs! Can Norzu finish him?
Norzu with a nice cross.
Norzu misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Norzu does it's job there.
Norzu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norzu with a hook.
Rakennusmies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norzu finds it's way round the side to connect with Rakennusmies's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norzu throws a monster overhand right that drops Rakennusmies! Norzu follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santeri Norzu!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai comes into the arena with CKY - Chinese Rap blaring out of the sound system. Johannes has chosen Raised Fist - Killing It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kosti Johannes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kuai Lai's chin.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuai Lai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai throws a shot to the body.
Lai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johannes avoids the head kick by Lai.
Lai throws a head kick but Johannes moves out of range.
Lai tries to land a leg kick but Johannes saw it coming and moves away.
Lai throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
Good exchange - Johannes coming out on top.
Johannes looks to throw the jab but Lai is out of range.
Johannes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johannes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johannes checks it well.
Kuai Lai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johannes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lai is just out of range.
Johannes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johannes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lai lands a head kick. Johannes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai lands with a slapping head kick.
Kosti Johannes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johannes.
Johannes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lai throws a head kick but Johannes moves out of range.
Lai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johannes stuns Lai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lai misses with the body kick
and Johannes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johannes counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes moves out of range of the body kick.
Lai is looking to land body kicks.
Lai throws a low kick, looking for Johannes's leg but Johannes calmly moves out of range.
Lai misses with a hook. Johannes ducked under it nicely.
Lai misses with a body kick.
Lai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lai avoids a kick to the body.
Lai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Kuai Lai has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johannes.
Lai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lai is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Johannes misses
and Lai counters with a head kick.
Johannes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johannes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johannes. That one must have hurt.
Johannes throws the kick towards the body but Lai avoids it.
Johannes throws the kick towards the body but Lai avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lai tries to land a body kick
and Johannes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johannes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lai counters with a good, hard body kick but Johannes shrugs it off.
Johannes swinging wildly here.
Lai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lai looks to land a left hand but Johannes moved out of range nicely.
Johannes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lai is looking to land body kicks.
Johannes lands a jab-cross combination.
Lai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johannes manages to avoid it.
Lai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Lai
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannes avoids the head kick by Lai.
Johannes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lai rather than just go for the knockout.
Lai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johannes manages to avoid it.
Johannes moves out of range of the strikes.
Lai looks to throw a body kick
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannes throws a right hand that Lai ducks under and follows up with a left that Lai also avoids with ease.
Lai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johannes counters with a nice right hand that sends Lai toppling to the canvas! Lai scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johannes finish him?!
Lai is rocked!
Kuai Lai's cut is getting worse.
Kosti Johannes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lai, pushing him back against the cage.
Johannes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Lai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johannes.
Lai seems to have got his legs back now.
Lai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johannes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johannes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lai counters with a body kick that stops Johannes in his tracks momentarily.
Johannes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johannes is breathing heavily.
Lai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Lai misses
and Johannes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Lai.
Johannes is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses with a kick to the body
and Johannes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lai really felt that one!
Lai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johannes counters with a series of strikes. Lai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lai throws a head kick but Johannes moves out of range.
A head kick by Lai misses
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johannes.
Johannes catches Lai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johannes digs a good hook to Lai's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuai Lai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johannes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johannes throws a jab when Lai was well out of range.
Johannes lands a hook that stumbles Lai back into the cage. Johannes follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lai to the canvas! Johannes pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lai has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kosti Johannes!
Kosti Johannes is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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