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CEC 93 : Untamed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). B Nasty will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Per Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukkonen tries for a takedown but Nasty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saukkonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nasty sneaks back into half guard.
Nasty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nasty gets back to full guard.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasty wants to sweep here but Saukkonen controlling him for the moment.
Saukkonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nasty working for submissions but it's allowed Saukkonen to get to half guard.
Saukkonen is looking to advance position but Nasty won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nasty manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nasty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saukkonen defends it easily.
Saukkonen pushing down on Nasty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saukkonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nasty misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nasty tries to get to full guard but Saukkonen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saukkonen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nasty actively working from the bottom here.
Nasty looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Saukkonen seems content to control.
Saukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasty keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saukkonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nasty!
Nasty is trying to escape the mount.
Saukkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen lands with some strikes.
Nasty is working to get back to half guard.
Saukkonen content just to control the position here.
Saukkonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Saukkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saukkonen wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Saukkonen prevents Nasty from getting the reversal.
Saukkonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nasty is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasty is looking to escape.
Saukkonen unloading with bombs!
Saukkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukkonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saukkonen slips a jab from Nasty.
Nasty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nasty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nasty looks to land a right hand but Saukkonen moved out of range.
Nasty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nasty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saukkonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saukkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nasty trying to keep a closed guard but Saukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Saukkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saukkonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saukkonen controls the pace.
Nasty has an active guard here but Saukkonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
Saukkonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nasty sees it coming and defends easily.
Nasty is looking for a sweep. Saukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nasty misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Saukkonen is taking a breather. Nasty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nasty wants to get back to full guard.
Nasty regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two 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.
Saukkonen preventing the sweep.
Nasty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
Nasty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saukkonen is one step ahead there.
Nasty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saukkonen is aware though and is defending well.
Saukkonen throwing strikes from guard but Nasty blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saukkonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nasty.
Nasty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saukkonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saukkonen is looking to advance position but Nasty won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nasty is looking for a sweep. Saukkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saukkonen works his way into full mount!
Saukkonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saukkonen trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Nasty is in a horrible position here. Saukkonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Saukkonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nasty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saukkonen tries to control but Nasty wriggling away.
Saukkonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nasty is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Saukkonen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nasty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saukkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasty.
Nasty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saukkonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nasty wants to sweep but no luck.
Per Saukkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saukkonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saukkonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nasty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saukkonen defends well.
Nasty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nasty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saukkonen defends it easily.
Saukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen wants to pass the guard but Nasty is keeping the position.
Nasty isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saukkonen stacks Nasty on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saukkonen!
Saukkonen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Saukkonen working away.
Saukkonen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nasty!
Saukkonen wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
B Nasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saukkonen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nasty looks a forlorn figure.
Nasty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Saukkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saukkonen trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Nasty is looking to get to half guard.
Saukkonen wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
Saukkonen controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Saukkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasty is looking to escape.
Saukkonen controlling from the full mount.
Nasty is looking to improve his position but Saukkonen isn't that keen on the idea.
Nasty is squirming around, avoiding Saukkonen's attempts to control the action.
Nasty working to try and regain half guard.
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.
The referee warns Nasty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nasty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saukkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nasty is working to get back to half guard.
Saukkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saukkonen tries to control but Nasty wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Per Saukkonen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nasty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Saukkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saukkonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Saukkonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenon Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nokia comes into the arena with It can't rain everyday - P.O.D blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Nokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zenon Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heavy.
A combination from Heavy does no damage.
Nokia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heavy misses with a series of wild punches.
Heavy slips under a jab.
Heavy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heavy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nokia.
Nokia dodges the punch combination from Heavy.
A combination from Heavy does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heavy misses with a few strikes there.
Heavy looks to land a combination but Nokia avoids it well.
Nokia takes a swing at Heavy's ribcage but misses.
Heavy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heavy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heavy throws a series of punches but Nokia moves out of range.
Nokia jabs at Heavy's body.
Heavy looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nokia lands a nice hook to Heavy's body. Heavy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nokia.
Heavy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nokia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heavy.
Heavy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nokia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heavy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zenon Heavy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavy blocks a jab.
Nokia lands a nice shot to the body.
Heavy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokia lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nokia.
A swing and a miss from Nokia.
Nokia thows a body shot but no joy.
Heavy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heavy throws a series of punches but Nokia moves out of range.
Heavy avoids the body shot from Nokia.
Heavy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavy misses with a two punch combination.
Heavy throws a nice looking combination but Nokia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nokia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heavy.
Nokia lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heavy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nokia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nokia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Heavy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Nokia 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.
Heavy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor Nokia is winning the standup battle so far.
Nokia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nokia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heavy.
Heavy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zenon Heavy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Heavy.
Heavy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Heavy.
Heavy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heavy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heavy scores with a one two! Nokia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heavy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nokia's head backwards.
Nokia misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy scores with a one two! Nokia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavy swinging wildly here.
Heavy throws a series of punches but Nokia avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Heavy does no damage.
Nokia avoids the body shot from Heavy.
Heavy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nokia.
A big left from Nokia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokia loads up on a big right hand but Heavy slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heavy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nokia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heavy counters with a left right combination that sends Nokia crashing to the mat - Heavy wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Nokia out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zenon Heavy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danihh Kamarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volmar Wikstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volmar Wikstrom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danihh Kamarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Volmar Wikstrom!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wikstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamarainen throws a series of punches but Wikstrom avoids them all with ease.
Kamarainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wikstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Kamarainen tries to escape but Wikstrom is in control.
Kamarainen sneaks out the side door and pushes Wikstrom away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kamarainen takes one to the chin there.
Kamarainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wikstrom counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wikstrom stops Kamarainen from standing up.
Wikstrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kamarainen is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wikstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamarainen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kamarainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamarainen is breathing heavily.
Kamarainen misses with a double jab
and Wikstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Danihh Kamarainen has been cut.
Wikstrom works over Kamarainen's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wikstrom scores with a hook to the body. Kamarainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wikstrom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kamarainen sprawls well initially but Wikstrom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wikstrom trying to pass the guard but Kamarainen defending well.
Kamarainen is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wikstrom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wikstrom gets a takedown into half guard.
Wikstrom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kamarainen defending well though.
Kamarainen wants to get back to his feet.
Kamarainen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wikstrom manages to mount him!
Wikstrom controlling from the full mount.
Wikstrom won't let Kamarainen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wikstrom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Kamarainen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kamarainen taking shots to the head.
Kamarainen is trying to stand up.
Wikstrom with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Kamarainen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamarainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wikstrom controlling his opponent.
Wikstrom working Kamarainen over with strikes here.
Wikstrom controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that Kamarainen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wikstrom controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volmar Wikstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danihh Kamarainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wikstrom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wikstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Wikstrom lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kamarainen sprawling to the canvas. Wikstrom follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kamarainen hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wikstrom lands a nice short elbow.
Kamarainen is rocked!
Wikstrom is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kamarainen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Wikstrom fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kamarainen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Wikstrom! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volmar Wikstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Speedos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddie Ohallahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohallahan has chosen Home For A Rest by Spirit Of The West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Speedos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddie Ohallahan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohallahan misses the shot to the body.
Speedos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ohallahan finds it's way round the side to connect with Speedos's head.
Speedos shoots for a double leg takedown but Ohallahan sprawls well. He's pushed Speedos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Speedos blocks the body kick.
Speedos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ohallahan throws a one two combo.
Ohallahan throws a lazy right hand but Speedos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ohallahan cracks Speedos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Speedos slips under a jab from Ohallahan.
Ohallahan tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Ohallahan misses.
Ohallahan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Speedos walks into a straight right hand from Ohallahan.
Ohallahan misses with a straight left.
Ohallahan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Ohallahan.
Ohallahan scores with a body shot.
Ohallahan misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohallahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohallahan stalks Speedos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Speedos's face. Speedos staggers backwards, shaken.
Speedos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Speedos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speedos shoots in but Ohallahan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Speedos with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Ohallahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Speedos takes one on the button.
Ohallahan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speedos's hands.
Ohallahan with a nice cross.
Speedos is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Speedos.
No luck for Speedos with that takedown attempt.
Speedos thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohallahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Ohallahan.
Speedos throws out a loose jab but Ohallahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speedos shoots for a takedown but Ohallahan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ohallahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ohallahan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speedos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ohallahan swivels and escapes.
Ohallahan scores with a sloppy right hand. Speedos should have avoided that one.
Oh Speedos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohallahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedos seems to have got his legs back now.
Speedos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Speedos is breathing heavily.
Ohallahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ohallahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ohallahan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speedos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Speedos slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohallahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Speedos.
Paddie Ohallahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohallahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speedos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Speedos blocks a jab.
Ohallahan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ohallahan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ohallahan cracks Speedos with a hook to the temple - Speedos is on wobbly legs here! Ohallahan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Speedos falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ohallahan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paddie Ohallahan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Dmitrejv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Rupponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupponen has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Niko Rupponen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Dmitrejv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Rupponen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitrejv avoids the body shot from Rupponen.
Dmitrejv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dmitrejv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rupponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rupponen dodges the punch combination from Dmitrejv.
Dmitrejv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rupponen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rupponen is working Dmitrejv over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dmitrejv takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rupponen trying to control the position but Dmitrejv is working away.
Dmitrejv is looking for a sweep.
Dmitrejv is trying to buck Rupponen off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrejv tries to buck Rupponen off but Rupponen is having none of it.
Dmitrejv is trying to work for a sweep but Rupponen has mounted him!
Rupponen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rupponen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rupponen breaks from Dmitrejv's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rupponen working the ground and pound effectively.
Rupponen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dmitrejv regains half guard.
Dmitrejv is looking for a sweep. Rupponen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv tries to kick Rupponen off but Rupponen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dmitrejv pushes Rupponen off but Rupponen dives into side control.
Rupponen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rupponen controlling the position from side mount.
Dmitrejv wants to get back to his feet.
Rupponen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dmitrejv keeps working.
Dmitrejv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dmitrejv wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dmitrejv is not content to let Rupponen control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv is looking to get back to his feet here but Rupponen is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dmitrejv's back.
Dmitrejv is really stuck here.
Dmitrejv really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rupponen lands a shot to the head.
Rupponen lands strikes to the head.
Rupponen is hanging on to Dmitrejv's back as he tries to escape.
Rupponen is riding his opponent, not letting Dmitrejv buck him off.
Rupponen is working the ground and pound. Can Dmitrejv escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Dmitrejv tries to escape but Rupponen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rupponen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rupponen tries to get the hooks in deep but Dmitrejv pushed the leg off.
Dmitrejv is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rupponen lands shots from the back.
Dmitrejv has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Dmitrejv breaks Rupponen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dmitrejv stands up and waves to Rupponen to follow him.
Dmitrejv is breathing heavily.
Rupponen slips a jab from Dmitrejv.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen dominated that round.
That's time! Dmitrejv's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Dmitrejv there.
Rupponen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dmitrejv.
Rupponen throws a head kick but Dmitrejv moves out of range.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rupponen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rupponen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rupponen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dmitrejv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dmitrejv wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rupponen working Dmitrejv over with strikes here.
Dmitrejv manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrejv is staying active underneath Rupponen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rupponen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dmitrejv wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rupponen in particular looking to stall.
Rupponen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dmitrejv!
Rupponen is breathing heavily.
Dmitrejv is working to get back to half guard.
Dmitrejv gets back to half guard.
Dmitrejv gets back to full guard.
Dmitrejv looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rupponen is working Dmitrejv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rupponen won't allow Dmitrejv to sweep him here.
Rupponen wants to control from the top but Dmitrejv keeps moving.
Dmitrejv looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rupponen lands a couple of digs.
Rupponen stops Dmitrejv from standing up.
Rupponen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rupponen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupponen connects with a couple of short punches.
Dmitrejv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rupponen.
Dmitrejv looking for a sweep. Not yet Dmitrejv, not yet.
Rupponen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rupponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dmitrejv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dmitrejv misses with the combination.
A combination from Dmitrejv does no damage.
Dmitrejv misses with a series of wild punches.
Dmitrejv dodges the punch combination from Rupponen.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dmitrejv throws a right hand that Rupponen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rupponen also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rupponen lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Dmitrejv.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rupponen.
Rupponen working the head with strikes.
Dmitrejv gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rupponen uses his free foot to push down on Dmitrejv's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dmitrejv.
Rupponen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dmitrejv sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dmitrejv wants to improve his position but Rupponen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Rupponen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dmitrejv ducks under a wild hook from Rupponen.
Dmitrejv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rupponen.
Rupponen throws a chopping leg kick but Dmitrejv manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dmitrejv throws a nice looking combination but Rupponen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dmitrejv throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rupponen fails with the takedown.
Rupponen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dmitrejv stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dmitrejv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rupponen throws a looping overhand right but Dmitrejv ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitrejv throws a combination that misses
and Rupponen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dmitrejv's guard.
Rupponen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dmitrejv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dmitrejv looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rupponen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rupponen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupponen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rupponen looking to sit in guard and control but Dmitrejv gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rupponen is trying to keep Dmitrejv in close.
That's two 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.
Dmitrejv postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rupponen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dmitrejv, into his guard.
Rupponen postures up and lands a big shot to Dmitrejv's brow.
Dmitrejv keeping moving, preventing Rupponen from controlling successfully.
Dmitrejv wants to stand up but Rupponen is controlling him.
Dmitrejv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rupponen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrejv escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rupponen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aleksandr Dmitrejv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rupponen throwing strikes from guard but Dmitrejv blocks nicely.
Dmitrejv working for a triangle but Rupponen defends it easily.
Rupponen works over Dmitrejv with some ground and pound from guard.
Dmitrejv wants to stand but Rupponen is controlling the position.
Dmitrejv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rupponen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rupponen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dmitrejv works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dmitrejv keeping moving, preventing Rupponen from controlling successfully.
Rupponen throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dmitrejv chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rupponen can pounce on him.
Rupponen throws a body punch but Dmitrejv moves out of range.
Rupponen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rupponen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dmitrejv sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dmitrejv throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Dmitrejv misses.
Rupponen loads up on a big right hand but Dmitrejv slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rupponen loads up on a big right hand but Dmitrejv slips the punch.
Dmitrejv ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rupponen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dmitrejv fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rupponen manages to avoid it.
Dmitrejv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Rupponen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rupponen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Rupponen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by La Roux - In For The Kill. Peitsi has chosen Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän as his entrance music. Mike Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peitsi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peitsi throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Peitsi throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter throws a left that rocks Peitsi and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Carter dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Peitsi regain composure!
It looks like Pekka Peitsi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter controls the position.
Carter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carter clinches.
Carter works on Peitsi's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peitsi's efforts to push away.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Pekka Peitsi's cut even more.
Carter working Peitsi over with knees to the body.
Peitsi looks gassed!
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Peitsi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Pekka Peitsi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Pekka Peitsi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Peitsi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Peitsi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seventies Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kuorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seventies Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Kuorma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackman jabs Kuorma right on the nose. Kuorma blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuorma.
Kuorma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blackman missing with a left hand there. Kuorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuorma throws a lazy right hand but Blackman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackman scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackman stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuorma. Kuorma gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Blackman.
Kuorma looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blackman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kuorma. Blackman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seventies Blackman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AK Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AK Hong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Urho Kekkonen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, AK Hong!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kekkonen.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong tries to move into range but Kekkonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kekkonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kekkonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kekkonen misses with a wild body shot.
Kekkonen throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Kekkonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kekkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses.
Kekkonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kekkonen misses with a double jab.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekkonen moves away.
Kekkonen throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekkonen. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kekkonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hong with a nice cross.
Kekkonen throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Kekkonen misses with a kick to the body.
Kekkonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kekkonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Kekkonen moves away and avoids it.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hong wants to clinch
and Kekkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Kekkonen's knee but Kekkonen avoids it well.
Kekkonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kekkonen lands with a good body shot.
Kekkonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kekkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong slips a straight right by Kekkonen.
A jab lands there for Kekkonen.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Kekkonen saw that one coming.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kekkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Kekkonen's knee but Kekkonen avoids it well.
A left and a right from Kekkonen both land. Nice combination.
Hong lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Kekkonen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekkonen tries to bum rush Hong with a series of wild strikes but Hong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kekkonen slips under a jab.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hong rushes Kekkonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kekkonen lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kekkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kekkonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kekkonen.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Kekkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kekkonen misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Kekkonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong looks gassed!
Hong walks into a jab.
Kekkonen throws a big shot that misses.
Kekkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Urho Kekkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Kekkonen as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Kekkonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kekkonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kekkonen.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Kekkonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Kekkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Kekkonen is working Hong over against the cage.
Kekkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kekkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kekkonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kekkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kekkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kekkonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kekkonen scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kekkonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong connects with the punch.
Kekkonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kekkonen is rocked!
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekkonen.
Oh Kekkonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kekkonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hong misses.
Kekkonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kekkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong throws a leg kick but Kekkonen moved away.
Kekkonen loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Kekkonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Kekkonen ducks down to avoid it.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kekkonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into rage.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kekkonen.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Kekkonen slips the punch.
Kekkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Kekkonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kekkonen slips a straight right by Hong.
Hong throws a hook but Kekkonen avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Kekkonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kekkonen lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kekkonen.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekkonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kekkonen throws a combination. Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hong is rocked!
Hong is breathing heavily.
Donk. Kekkonen catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
Hong is still on wobbly legs! Can Kekkonen finish him?
Kekkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kekkonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Kekkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hong lands the left hand.
Kekkonen misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Hong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kekkonen is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Kekkonen's ribcage. Kekkonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kekkonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Kekkonen on the inside.
Kekkonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kekkonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kekkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Kekkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kekkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Kekkonen moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kekkonen slips under a jab.
Urho Kekkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to de liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.
Kekkonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong avoids the body shot from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kekkonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hong throws a head kick but Kekkonen moves out of range.
Kekkonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Hong defending well as Kekkonen loads up on a big left hand.
Kekkonen blocks a jab.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Kekkonen finds it's target.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kekkonen scores with a hook.
Hong motions for Kekkonen to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kekkonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Jab from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kekkonen clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kekkonen tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hong lands a right hook to the body.
Hong 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.
Urho Kekkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kekkonen circles away.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Kekkonen's leg but Kekkonen calmly moves out of range.
Kekkonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Hong closes the distance and clinches.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kekkonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hong avoids the head kick by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Kekkonen was not able to check.
Kekkonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kekkonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kekkonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kekkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Kekkonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick
and Kekkonen counters with a solid body kick.
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!
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kekkonen scores with a jab.
Kekkonen takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Kekkonen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kekkonen throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Kekkonen saw it coming and moves away.
Jab, jab by Kekkonen - just one landing.
Kekkonen lands a head kick. Hong smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Kekkonen misses.
Kekkonen lands a right hook to the body.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kekkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kekkonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong moves away from the strike by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses
and Hong counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong is looking to chop away at Kekkonen's legs.
Kekkonen defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Hong is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hong misses.
Hong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kekkonen throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kekkonen looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kekkonen.
Hong working aggressively here.
Kekkonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kekkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Kekkonen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kekkonen.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hong lands a big right hand that drops Kekkonen! The killer instinct kicks in and Hong finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AK Hong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solid Snake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rogerio Werdum's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogerio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solid Snake!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake throws a jab but it's blocked by Werdum.
Snake's corner calls for a 1-2. Snake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Rogerio Werdum has been cut.
Werdum misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snake tries to bum rush Werdum with a series of wild strikes but Werdum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snake misses with a wild combination.
Snake moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Snake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snake avoiding damage as Werdum throws knees to the body.
Werdum misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Snake.
Werdum is breathing heavily.
Werdum takes a shot to the head.
Snake lands with a short shot to the head.
Snake blocks an elbow strike.
Snake breaks the clinch.
Solid Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snake thows a body shot but no joy.
Snake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werdum loses concentration momentarily and Snake pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Werdum crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Snake finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Solid Snake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Laitinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Goulart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitinen comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Goulart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaggy - Mr. Boombastic. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Laitinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Goulart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitinen misses with a two punch combination.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Goulart moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goulart.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Laitinen lands with a good body shot.
Laitinen throws a looping overhand right but Goulart ducks down to avoid it.
Laitinen throws an overhand right that lands on Goulart's shoulder, as Goulart tries to avoid the shot.
Goulart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goulart blocks a jab.
Goulart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goulart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laitinen.
Goulart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laitinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Laitinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Goulart's head.
Laitinen looks to land a left hand but Goulart moved out of range nicely.
Goulart avoids the body shot from Laitinen.
Laitinen throws a big shot that misses.
Goulart tries to keep at a distance but Laitinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laitinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goulart takes one to the chin there.
Goulart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laitinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laitinen throws a jab when Goulart was well out of range.
Goulart wants to clinch
and Laitinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goulart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laitinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Goulart throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goulart throws a jab but it's blocked by Laitinen.
Laitinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Goulart.
Goulart ducks under a wild hook from Laitinen.
Ilkka Laitinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Laitinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laitinen throws a series of punches but Goulart avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goulart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laitinen pinned against the cage. Laitinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ilkka Laitinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laitinen tries to bum rush Goulart with a series of wild strikes but Goulart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
Goulart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laitinen lunges at Goulart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goulart's hand.
Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Laitinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goulart defending well as Laitinen loads up on a big left hand.
Laitinen moves in looking to clinch but Goulart pushes him off.
Laitinen loads up on a big right hand but Goulart slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Goulart.
Laitinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laitinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goulart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laitinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goulart thinking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laitinen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Goulart.
Laitinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laitinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Laitinen misses its intended target.
Goulart tries to clinch but Laitinen moves out of range.
Ilkka Laitinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Laitinen.
Laitinen thuds a left hand into Goulart's body.
Goulart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goulart misses with a kick to the body.
Laitinen missing with a left hand there. Goulart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laitinen misses the jab.
Goulart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goulart shoots in for a takedown but Laitinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laitinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goulart.
Laitinen lands a right hook to the body.
Laitinen looks to land a right hand but Goulart moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laitinen but Laitinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laitinen thuds his right hand into Goulart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goulart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laitinen.
Laitinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goulart.
Jab by Laitinen.
Goulart shoots in but Laitinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ilkka Laitinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao Goulart.
Laitinen scores with a one two! Goulart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laitinen scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goulart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goulart moves away from the strike by Laitinen.
Goulart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laitinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Laitinen.
Goulart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laitinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Laitinen 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!
Laitinen throws a body punch but Goulart moves out of range.
Goulart thows a leg kick but Laitinen checks it
and Laitinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laitinen misses with a straight left.
Goulart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goulart tries a low kick but Laitinen avoids it.
Laitinen with a hook.
Laitinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laitinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Goulart misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitinen is looking to clinch.
Laitinen scores with a body shot.
No luck for Goulart with that takedown attempt.
Goulart slips under a jab.
Laitinen misses with an uppercut. Goulart saw that one coming.
Laitinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goulart.
Goulart slips a jab and a cross from Laitinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laitinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goulart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Laitinen misses.
Goulart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laitinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Goulart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laitinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laitinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goulart was well out of range. Poor timing from Laitinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goulart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laitinen cracks Goulart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laitinen thows a leg kick but Goulart checks it
and Goulart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laitinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goulart wants to clinch.
Goulart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joao Goulart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goulart checks a leg kick nicely.
Joao Goulart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laitinen.
Goulart is looking to clinch.
Laitinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Laitinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laitinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goulart can do to turn this around?
Goulart tries to clinch up but Laitinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Goulart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laitinen counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goulart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Goulart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkka Laitinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laitinen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkka Laitinen!
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