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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf's entrance music is POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION). A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan defending well as Kedorf loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Kedorf.
It looks like Jeremy Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kedorf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan with a nice head shot there.
Kedorf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kedorf tries to get out of the position.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan has gone for a leg lock! Kedorf slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sullivan's guard.
Kedorf is posturing up here but Sullivan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kedorf tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kedorf has to tap! Slick submission there by Sullivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Sullivan!
Jeremy Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Barol Kedorf spoke after the fight, saying 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astalo has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Astalo scores with a jab.
Benson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Astalo lunges at Benson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benson's hand.
Astalo cracks Benson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Astalo.
Astalo throws out a counter right but Benson avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Astalo.
Benson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Benson misses.
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.
Astalo scores with a jab.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Astalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Astalo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Astalo avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson struggles to land a body shot inside as Astalo controls his hands.
Benson misses with a punch to the body.
Astalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Astalo as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Benson misses with the head strike.
Astalo wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Benson misses with a punch on the inside.
Astalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benson backwards.
Astalo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Astalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Astalo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Astalo avoids the body shot from Benson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astalo, right into the meat.
Astalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Astalo - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astalo. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Astalo scores with a punch to the head.
Astalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Astalo's head but Astalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astalo thuds his right hand into Benson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Astalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Astalo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Benson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Astalo and Benson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Astalo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rami Astalo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rami Astalo waved his t-shirt featuring PED Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Nordlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lahden Linkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordlund comes to the cage accompanied by Hate to say I told you so from the Hives. Linkki has chosen Cypress Hill - Cuban Necktie as his entrance music. Lahden Linkki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Nordlund's chin.
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200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nordlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lahden Linkki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linkki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linkki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like David Nordlund has been cut.
Linkki throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Nordlund tumbling to the canvas!
Nordlund is rocked!
Linkki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Nordlund is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linkki postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Nordlund covers up, he's hurt! Linkki keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Linkki and the ref steps in to end the fight! Linkki can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lahden Linkki!
A victorious Lahden Linkki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated David Nordlund had this to say: 'Thanks for giving me the opportunity to fight for the belt. This fight meant a lot to me. I fought the best and I lost to the best so there is nothing to be ashamed about. He's a great champ! But I learn from fights like this and I will come back strong..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Firanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firanen has chosen Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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200 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colt Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Firanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Firanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Firanen's head.
It looks like Kai Firanen has been cut.
A short uppercut from Jones .
A right handed body shot lands from Jones .
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jones .
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones .
Firanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Colt Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Firanen.
Firanen looks winded!
Firanen misses with a kick to the body
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Firanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Jones .
Firanen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Firanen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jones .
Jones lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Jones .
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Firanens head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Firanen is rocked!
Jones lands a left hand.
Firanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Firanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Firanens head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones .
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Firanen! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colt Jones !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cenk John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cenk John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from John.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee 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.
Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee dances in with a quick combination. John is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lee snaps John's head back. John stumbles backwards against the cage. Lee steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with John's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. John just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Lee!
A less than humble Brandon Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23 - 12 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booger tries to bum rush Rusted with a series of wild strikes but Rusted uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusted lands with an overhand left.
Booger misses with an uppercut.
Booger misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Rusted. Those never looked like landing.
Booger looks to land a combination but Rusted avoids it well.
It appears Rusted was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice shot by Rusted.
Rusted lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rusted delivers a nice body kick.
Rusted misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rusted swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booger with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Booger takes one to the chin there.
Booger misses the jab.
Booger walks into a left hand.
Booger checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Booger lands with a good body shot.
Booger looking to score a takedown here. Rusted is defending well but Booger drives through and ends up in Rusted's guard.
Rusted utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusted bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Booger's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booger trying to keep a closed guard but Rusted is proving a slippery customer.
Rusted preventing the sweep.
Booger pulls Rusted in close to prevent any damage.
Rusted controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Booger is trying to control the position but Rusted postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booger is keeping the position for now.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Booger keeps moving.
Rusted trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Booger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusted is one step ahead there.
Booger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rusted is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Booger.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger is trying to improve his position.
Booger trying to control but Rusted flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
I would not like to be Booger right now.
Rusted gets his hands free as Booger looks to control.
Rusted lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rusted.
Rusted wants to control but Booger is keeping busy.
Booger breaks Rusted's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rusted looking for a sweep. Not yet Rusted, not yet.
Rusted has control of Booger's left arm, preventing Booger from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booger advances to half guard.
Rusted preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Booger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Booger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Booger there.
Booger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rusted wants to improve his position but Booger is controlling well.
Booger throwing shots but Rusted is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jethro Rusted will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Booger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rusted takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Booger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Booger throws a right and a left that Rusted avoids nicely.
Booger ducks right into an uppercut from Rusted.
Rusted pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Booger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rusted throws a nice looking combination but Booger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rusted cracks the inside of Booger's front leg.
Booger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booger just misses with a punch to the body.
Booger works Rusted's body with a nice hook.
Booger throws a poor cross that misses
and Rusted counters with a two punch combo.
Rusted tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Booger was well out of range. Poor timing from Rusted.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rusted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger looks for a takedown but Rusted sprawls well.
Rusted looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rusted defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Booger.
Rusted connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Booger momentarily.
Rusted tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Booger throws a big shot that misses.
Booger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rusted sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Rusted is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rusted.
Rusted connects with a crisp jab.
Rusted lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booger. Rusted does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rusted thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rusted scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger missing with a left hand there. Rusted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rusted lands a leg kick that knocks Booger off balance momentarily.
Rusted is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Booger can do to turn this around?
Rusted changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Booger moves out of range of the body kick.
Booger has a takedown stuffed.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Rusted scores with a jab to the body.
Rusted misses with a body shot.
And Booger tries to counter it with a takedown but Rusted pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rusted shoots in and bounces Booger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Booger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger is trying to keep Rusted in close.
Booger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusted is one step ahead there.
Rusted is stalling in the full guard.
Rusted stands up over Booger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Booger keeping moving, preventing Rusted from controlling successfully.
Jethro Rusted overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rusted slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rusted trying to control but Booger is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booger misses the jab.
Rusted throwing a counter right hand but Booger manages to avoid it.
Booger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Booger trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusted looking to hit a scissor sweep but Booger is one step ahead there.
Booger postures up in Rusted's guard and throws a big left but Rusted blocks it.
Booger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rusted works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rusted dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Booger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Booger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Booger shoots in but Rusted avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Booger shoots in looking for a takedown. Rusted tries to sprawl out of it but Booger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rusted manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rusted thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Rusted lands a nice looking kick to the body. Booger takes a step back to recover.
Jethro Rusted is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted scores with a push kick.
Rusted on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Booger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rusted connects with a nice looking jab.
Booger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rusted sprawls well. Rusted wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Booger gets slowly back to his feet.
Rusted lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rusted looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Booger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rusted is fending him off so far but Booger persists. Nope, Rusted circles away and we're back to standing.
Rusted thinks about countering with a body kick.
Booger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Rusted connects with a solid leg kick.
Rusted lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rusted is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rusted jabs at Booger's body.
Chris Booger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger shoots for a double leg takedown but Rusted sprawls well. He's pushed Booger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rusted lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted scores with a jab. Booger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rusted lands a nice looking kick to the body. Booger takes a step back to recover.
Booger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rusted lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rusted lands a nice leg kick that just misses Booger's sensitive parts.
Booger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Booger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rusted thuds a left hand into Booger's body.
A jab from Rusted finds it's way through Booger's defenses.
Booger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Booger misses with a hook.
Jethro Rusted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger misses with a series of wild punches.
Rusted catches Booger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rusted lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rusted darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rusted misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Booger misses with a takedown
and Rusted counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rusted fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Booger connects with a body shot.
Booger just misses with a punch to the body.
Booger misses with a hook
enabling Rusted to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rusted counters with a slapping leg kick.
Booger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rusted connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rusted dives in and scores a takedown into Booger's guard.
Booger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rusted has picked Booger up and slammed him! Booger can't keep hold of the triangle and Rusted manages to pass to side control!
Rusted moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rusted'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Rusted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rusted 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 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Rusted!
Jethro Rusted seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Von Richthoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber comes into the arena with Hamburg Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manfred Von Richthoffen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richthoffen lands a glancing blow to the side of Weber's head.
Weber tries for a takedown but Von Richthoffen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Von Richthoffen 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.
A slow jab from Von Richthoffen misses its intended target.
Weber thinks about countering with a head kick.
Weber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Richthoffen is fending him off so far but Weber persists. Nope, Von Richthoffen circles away and we're back to standing.
Manfred Von Richthoffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Richthoffen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Von Richthoffen on the inside.
Von Richthoffen lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Richthoffen scores with a shot to the side of Weber's head.
It looks like Leon Weber has been cut.
Von Richthoffen tries to work over Weber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Richthoffen misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Von Richthoffen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen lands a body shot.
Weber blocks a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Weber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Richthoffen lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Richthoffen pushes Weber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Richthoffen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Richthoffen throws a nice looking combination but Weber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Richthoffen lands an overhand right.
Weber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Von Richthoffen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber slips a straight right by Von Richthoffen.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Von Richthoffen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Richthoffen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Richthoffen throws the left hand but Weber avoids the punch easily.
Weber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Von Richthoffen throws a good cross that connects.
Von Richthoffen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Von Richthoffen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weber tries for a takedown but Von Richthoffen circles away easily
and Von Richthoffen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Weber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber throws a jab when Von Richthoffen was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Weber. Beautiful body shot.
Von Richthoffen clinches.
Weber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Richthoffen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weber up against the cage.
Weber tries for a takedown but Von Richthoffen manages to get underhooks.
Weber stalling in the clinch but Von Richthoffen improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen tries a body shot but Weber blocks it.
Von Richthoffen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Von Richthoffen pushes Weber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Richthoffen gets through Weber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Von Richthoffen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Richthoffen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Von Richthoffen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weber's head backwards.
Von Richthoffen throws out a loose jab but Weber uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Von Richthoffen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Weber's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Von Richthoffen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weber.
Weber moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Von Richthoffen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weber on the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weber circles away quickly and effectively.
Weber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Richthoffen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Richthoffen throws a series of punches but Weber moves out of range.
Nice cross by Von Richthoffen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen throws a shot from downtown. Weber moves away and avoids it.
Von Richthoffen lands with a right hand.
Von Richthoffen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Von Richthoffen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weber. Weber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Richthoffen misses with a body shot.
It looked like Weber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weber moves away from the strike by Von Richthoffen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen lunges at Weber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weber's hand.
Weber slips under a jab from Von Richthoffen.
Weber is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Von Richthoffen misses.
Von Richthoffen looks to score with a jab to the body but Weber is just out of range.
Weber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Weber takes one to the chin there.
Von Richthoffen with a hook.
Von Richthoffen lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Von Richthoffen's guard.
Von Richthoffen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Weber presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Von Richthoffen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Von Richthoffen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weber.
Von Richthoffen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Richthoffen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Von Richthoffen pushes Weber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen struggles to land a body shot inside as Weber controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen digs a right hand underneath Weber's ribcage. Weber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weber.
Von Richthoffen lands a hook that snaps the head of Weber backwards.
Von Richthoffen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Von Richthoffen stops a takedown attempt from Weber.
Von Richthoffen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen scores with a shot to the side of Weber's head.
Weber is rocked!
Von Richthoffen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Weber! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Von Richthoffen is unloading with more strikes now! Weber drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manfred Von Richthoffen! Manfred Von Richthoffen retains his bantamweight title!
Manfred Von Richthoffen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Leon Weber had this to say: 'I knew this day would come. Concrats to Flanagan. He's a really tough opponent and a deserved champion now. I will lean from this loss and come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Espo Jaksinen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
31 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaksinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soderberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaksinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jaksinen tries to clinch up.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soderberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Soderberg slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
A quick step to the side and Soderberg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaksinen throws a good cross that connects.
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Soderberg strikes.
Jaksinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soderberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Jaksinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaksinen has managed to clinch.
Soderberg tries to pull guard but Jaksinen won't allow it.
Soderberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaksinen lands a body shot.
Soderberg looks to land a right hand but Jaksinen moved out of range.
Soderberg throws a body punch but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Jaksinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soderberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaksinen throws a lazy head kick
and Soderberg counters with a takedown into side control.
Jaksinen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderberg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soderberg lands a nice hook to Jaksinen's body. Jaksinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soderberg misses the jab.
Jaksinen throws a big counter head kick but Soderberg avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a sloppy head kick and Soderberg moves out of range easily.
Soderberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaksinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soderberg on the side of the head.
Jaksinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaksinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soderberg on the side of the head.
Jaksinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaksinen misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Jaksinen misses
and Soderberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Jaksinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soderberg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soderberg looks to throw the jab but Jaksinen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaksinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Soderberg blocks a head kick by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands a big head kick that sends Soderberg tumbling to the mat! Jaksinen takes a step backwards and waves Soderberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Soderberg is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soderberg misses the shot to the body.
Oh Soderberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaksinen stuns Soderberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soderberg avoids the head kick by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Soderberg head around and knocks him out cold! Jaksinen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Espo Jaksinen!
Our winner, Espo Jaksinen, 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.
Rufus Soderberg was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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