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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 2194 p4p, 223 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 1610 p4p, 173 weight class). Costel comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. Because I Can acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Can uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costel has time to react.
Costel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
I Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costel.
I Can throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick misses from Costel.
Costel fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by I Can. Beautiful body shot.
Costel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Costel misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Costel.
Costel takes a swing at I Can's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like I Can was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
I Can throws a left and a right that both miss
and Costel counters with a single leg into guard. I Can didn't expect that.
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!
I Can trying to control the position.
I Can is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
I Can is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costel defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
I Can wants to sweep here but Costel controlling him for the moment.
Costel trying to control but I Can is working from the bottom.
I Can tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costel throws a big right hand that misses.
Costel trying to stand up but can't free himself from I Can's guard.
I Can seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
I Can not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Costel with a poor takedown
and I Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping I Can at a distance.
I Can misses with a hook. Costel ducked under it nicely.
I Can tries to bum rush Costel with a series of wild strikes but Costel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
I Can throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costel misses with a takedown
enabling I Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Costel is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neculai Costel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. I Can engages and cracks Costel with a massive lead left hook - Costel tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! I Can is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Because I Can!
Because I Can bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Neculai Costel was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 1812 p4p, 199 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 4013 p4p, 409 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses with a kick to the body.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Dog throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A big left from Dog misses.
Brown clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Dog cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Dog has Brown pressed against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
Dog manages to break the clinch.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dog feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dog counters with a one-two to the body.
Dog cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog connects with a body shot.
Brown pushes Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog manages to break the clinch.
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Dog cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Dog keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dog is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Dog misses.
Brown moves to clinch but Dog breaks away
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Dog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Dog settles back down.
Brown gets a clinch.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog looking to slow down the pace here.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog lands a right hook to the body.
Dog misses the body punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Dog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown darts in and clinches Dog up against the cage.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog is trying to stall.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dog.
Dog tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Leroy Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog stalling against the cage.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dog works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Dog scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown is rocked!
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dog tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Dog taking a breather.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Dog lands a nice uppercut.
Dog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Dog lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dog fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Brown to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Brown looks to clinch but Dog throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Brown taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Big Dog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sweyn Forkbeard (ranked 2392 p4p, 272 weight class) and Jarkko Kilpi (ranked 2027 p4p, 231 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilpi's choice of entrance music: Solid Base - I Like It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sweyn Forkbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarkko Kilpi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forkbeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilpi scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jarkko Kilpi has been cut.
Forkbeard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilpi.
Forkbeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpi moves away.
Good shot there by Forkbeard.
Kilpi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Forkbeard.
Forkbeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forkbeard fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kilpi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kilpi looks to clinch but Forkbeard throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kilpi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sweyn Forkbeard!
Sweyn Forkbeard made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 1330 p4p, 185 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 1882 p4p, 258 weight class). Harding's entrance music is Bitch School. A fine choice. Kriel has chosen Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Kriel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kriel drops Harding with a beautiful combination! Harding stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kriel is looking for the KO!
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Harding counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harding throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Harding.
Kriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harding checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harding works the jab nicely.
Kriel defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.
Kriel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Harding on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harding. Harding obviously looking to wear him down.
Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harding throwing a counter right hand but Kriel manages to avoid it.
Harding uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kriel.
Kriel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel thows a leg kick but Harding checks it
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
Harding lands a slapping body shot.
Harding avoids the body shot from Kriel.
Jonathan Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Harding.
Kriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kriel walks into a straight right hand from Harding.
A shot to the body from Harding misses
and Kriel counters with a leg kick.
Kriel blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel checks a leg kick nicely.
Kriel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harding throws a right hand that Kriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriel also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding lands with a cross.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Harding throws a push kick but Kriel slaps the foot to one side.
Kriel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Kriel lands a nice hook to Harding's body. Harding takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kriel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harding counters with a low kick, right behind Kriel 's knee.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harding cracks Kriel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Harding circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harding. That's going to slow Kriel down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Kriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriel can do to turn this around?
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Kriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harding swings widly with a right hand
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harding 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.
Harding throws a front kick aimed at Kriel's knee but Kriel avoids it well.
Kriel connects with a body shot that sends Harding's belly button to the back.
Harding wants to land a leg kick but Kriel is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kriel.
A low kick from Kriel misses
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
Kriel lands a leg kick that knocks Harding off balance momentarily.
Harding throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Harding misses.
Kriel loads up on a big right hand but Harding slips the punch.
Harding throws a jab when Kriel was well out of range.
Kriel throws out a counter right but Harding avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kriel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harding has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as Harding lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kriel doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding is looking to land body kicks.
Kriel wants to counter the offense by Harding and move into the clinch position.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Jonathan Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Kriel blocks the low kick.
A big left from Harding misses.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Harding fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harding moves away.
Kriel takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kriel scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harding misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kriel wants to counter with a clinch but Harding pushes him away.
Harding scores with a push kick.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Harding fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kriel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kriel. That did some damage!
Kriel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harding rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harding throws a right hand that Kriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Kriel also avoids with ease.
Kriel feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kriel.
Harding fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kriel just manages to avoid it.
Harding avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Harding wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Harding lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kriel doesn't seem phased though.
Kriel misses with a head kick.
As Kriel backs away, Harding returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harding will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kriel dips to his left and cracks Harding with an uppercut!
Harding misses with a body shot.
Kriel slips a straight right by Harding.
Kriel throws a head kick that Harding semi-blocks.
Harding thows a leg kick but Kriel checks it
and Kriel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kriel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harding is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding misses with a kick to the body.
Kriel lands a head kick. Harding smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harding.
Harding lands with a right hand.
Kriel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harding clobbers Kriel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harding misses with a body kick.
Kriel tries to counter with a clinch but Harding shakes him off and moves away.
Willem Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Harding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harding jabs at Kriel's body.
Harding cracks the inside of Kriel's front leg.
Harding scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding misses with a body shot.
Harding fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kriel momentarily.
Harding throws a lazy uppercut
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harding throws the left hand but Kriel avoids the punch easily.
Kriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Kriel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harding connects with an inside leg kick.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harding smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kriel throws out a leg kick but Harding moves out of range and Kriel only half commits.
Harding connects with a leg kick. Kriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Harding.
Kriel throws a leg kick
and Harding counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harding feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kriel's calf.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harding sets himself, and Kriel steps forward looking for the clinch! Harding avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Harding!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Harding thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 744 p4p, 80 weight class) and Jacky Jackal (ranked 2297 p4p, 236 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by The River Dragon by Nevermore. Jackal has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Khal Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacky Jackal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark looks to land a combination. Jackal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackal avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Jackal misses its intended target.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackal moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackal can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Jackal can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackal manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackal throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackal throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Jackal is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Jackal is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark takes a swing at Jackal's ribcage but misses.
Jackal seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Jackal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stark manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackal! But no joy.
Jackal scores with a push kick.
Jackal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackal.
Jackal tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Jackal back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackal misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackal fails to land.
Jackal lands with a right to the head.
Jackal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackal.
Jackal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackal wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackal controls the pace.
Jackal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Stark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stark looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jackal has picked Stark up and slammed him! Stark can't keep hold of the triangle and Jackal manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark wants to control but Jackal postures up.
Jackal trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to 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.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Stark is trying to improve his position.
Jackal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackal trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
Stark taking a bit of punishment here - Jackal scoring with strikes.
Stark tries to escape but Jackal is in control.
Jackal working the ground and pound.
Stark is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Jackal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackal throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Jackal throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark wants to slow Jackal down by chopping away at his legs.
Khal Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark is looking to clinch but Jackal is avoiding it.
Jackal cracks Stark with a good jab.
Jackal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackal lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Jackal counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark moves out of range as Jackal throws a body kick.
It looked like Stark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark tries to clinch there but Jackal circles away.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackal has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Stark with a nice cross.
Stark tries to clinch but Jackal is having none of it.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Jackal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackal fails with the takedown.
Jackal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark tries to clinch up but Jackal circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark tries to move into range but Jackal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from Jackal.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
As Stark backs off Jackal throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Khal Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackal takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackal throws a big shot that misses.
Jackal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark has Jackal up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark gets a clinch.
Jackal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stark working aggressively here.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Jackal working aggressively here.
Jackal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jackal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackal has him pressed against the cage.
Jackal throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Jackal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Jacky Jackal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackal.
Stark blocking some punches.
Jackal throws a head punch that misses.
Jackal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackal lands a body punch.
Jackal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark can't break the clinch.
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackal backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackal.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Jackal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackal is defending well for now.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Jackal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackal blocks a head kick by Stark.
Jackal with the counter takedown but Stark avoids it easily.
Stark blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark darts in trying to clinch
and Jackal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackal stalks Stark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stark's face. Stark staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackal connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Stark misses
and Jackal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Jackal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark scores with a head kick.
Jackal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackal lands a really nice looking cross but Stark seems unphased.
A jab from Jackal does it's job there.
Stark is rocked!
Stark tries to clinch up.
Jackal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khal Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark closes the distance but Jackal moves to the side
letting Jackal counter with a right hand.
Stark takes a swing at Jackal's ribcage but misses.
Jackal tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Jackal with the counter takedown but Stark avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Jackal.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackal scores with a hook.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark needs to keep his hands up - Jackal had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark takes one to the chin there.
Stark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Jackal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark scores with a jab. Jackal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Stark.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Jackal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackal misses with a kick to the body.
Stark throws a head kick but Jackal moves out of range.
Jackal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackal tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Jackal throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jackal gets a clinch.
Jackal misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackal's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackal.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackal won't allow it.
Jackal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Jackal.
Jackal scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Jackal lands with a right to the head.
Jackal lands a body punch.
Jackal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackal scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark wants to stall.
Jackal breaks from the clinch.
Jackal cracks Stark with a good jab.
Jackal thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to clinch there but Jackal circles away.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Jackal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackal keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Jackal feints and as Stark raises his hands in defense, Jackal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacky Jackal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jackal lands a couple of digs.
Jackal lands a couple of digs.
Jackal trying to move into half guard but instead Stark has managed to sweep!
Jackal trying to control the position.
Jackal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Jackal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stark has Jackal in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Jackal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Jackal!
Jacky Jackal spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Khal Stark stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to everyone!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 850 p4p, 95 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 4565 p4p, 466 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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267 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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273 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorn. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Thorn scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Thorn. No joy for Holmes on that attempt.
Thorn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holmes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn lands with an overhand left.
Thorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Thorn had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thorn.
Thorn staying out of range there.
Holmes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.
Thorn jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thorn duly obliges.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Thorn catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
Thorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorn cracks Holmes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorn digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Thorn throws a good cross that connects.
Holmes is rocked!
Thorn throws an overhand right that drops Holmes like a sack of potatoes! Thorn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorn!
After the big win, Damien Thorn made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 1259 p4p, 172 weight class) and Iikka Runnisto (ranked 1093 p4p, 147 weight class). Agnarsson's entrance music is Black Pearl. A fine choice. Runnisto has chosen Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! 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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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Agnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Runnisto misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Agnarsson fails to land.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runnisto's elbow.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson forces Runnisto back against the cage and clinches.
Agnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agnarsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Runnisto.
Agnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Runnisto controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Agnarsson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Agnarsson is pushing Runnisto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Runnisto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Agnarsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Runnisto can turn it around.
Agnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Runnisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Runnisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Runnisto misses
and Agnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Runnisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Runnisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Agnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Runnisto circles away.
Runnisto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto scores with a decent looking hook.
Runnisto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Runnisto tries to keep at a distance but Agnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Runnisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Runnisto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Agnarsson into the cage.
Runnisto lands a right hand.
Runnisto misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Runnisto tries to keep at a distance but Agnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Runnisto blocks it.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto blocking some punches.
Agnarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runnisto's elbow.
Runnisto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runnisto being controlled against the cage.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Runnisto on the inside.
Runnisto lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runnisto's elbow.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runnisto.
Agnarsson tries to work over Runnisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
Runnisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Runnisto working hard to break the clinch.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Runnisto blocks it.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson moves into range and clinches up with Runnisto.
Runnisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Runnisto is working Agnarsson over against the cage.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Runnisto controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Runnisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Runnisto has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarni Agnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Agnarsson slips under a jab from Runnisto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Agnarsson wants to clinch up but Runnisto keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Runnisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson pushes Runnisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runnisto is stalling here.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson lands a body punch.
Agnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Runnistos head.
Runnisto misses with some punches.
Agnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runnisto's elbow.
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Runnisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Runnisto throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Runnisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Runnisto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Agnarsson closes the distance but Runnisto moves to the side
and Runnisto counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Runnisto works Agnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Runnisto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Runnisto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Runnisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Runnisto misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Agnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Runnisto.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Runnisto circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson tries to bum rush Runnisto with a series of wild strikes but Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Agnarsson wants to clinch up but Runnisto keeps it at a distance.
Runnisto cracks Agnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
Runnisto with a nice cross.
Runnisto throws a hook but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Agnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Runnisto tries to get set, Agnarsson tries to push him back and clinch up but Runnisto manages to avoid the attempt.
Runnisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson throws a combination that misses
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Runnisto looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch but Runnisto is avoiding it.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto throws a nice looking combination but Agnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Agnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
Runnisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Agnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Agnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Runnisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agnarsson slips a jab from Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a sloppy body shot
and Agnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Runnisto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Runnisto.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agnarsson.
Runnisto cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Runnisto misses with a left hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Runnisto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnisto circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Runnisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Runnisto circles away and keeps his distance.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Agnarsson is out of range.
Agnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Runnisto throws a body punch but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson looks to land a combination but Runnisto avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Agnarsson.
Runnisto feints a counter leg kick.
Agnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Agnarsson tries to clinch
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a straight left.
Runnisto jabs at Agnarsson's body.
Agnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Agnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Agnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Agnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Runnisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agnarsson moves away.
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Runnisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runnisto tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto misses with a body punch.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson slows down the pace here.
Runnisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson cracks Runnisto with a nice body shot.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjarni Agnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Runnisto misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iikka Runnisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Runnisto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iikka Runnisto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 1367 p4p, 188 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 750 p4p, 104 weight class). Lecter has chosen The Hannibal Lecter Sonr as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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World class 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klimov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lecter's hands.
Lecter shoots in but Klimov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Klimov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lecter.
Lecter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klimov kicks off Lecter and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
A jab from Lecter misses.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
Klimov cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Lecter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Klimov.
Lecter lands a body shot.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Lecter slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Klimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
Lecter moves away from the strike by Klimov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lecter.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecter connects with a single shot there.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimov staying out of range there.
Lecter's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lecter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Klimov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lecter under the eye.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Klimov takes one to the chin there.
Lecter connects with a crisp jab.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klimov's waist but Klimov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lecter off to one side.
Vova Klimov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lecter.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lecter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Lecter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Klimov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
A big left from Lecter misses.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Klimov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klimov.
Lecter misses with a lunging right hand
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecter slips under a jab from Klimov.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook but Klimov avoids it easily.
Klimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Klimov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lecter 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.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimov slips a jab from Lecter.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
Lecter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Klimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
No joy there for Klimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Klimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lecter's corner calls for a 1-2. Lecter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lecter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimov.
Lecter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter throws a hook but Klimov blocks it.
Lecter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klimov defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lecter connects with a right hand. Klimov shakes it off.
Klimov moves into the clinch.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecter, pushing him back against the cage.
Lecter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Klimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vova Klimov dominated that round.
That's time! Klimov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klimov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lecter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Klimov should have avoided that one.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
Klimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lecter lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov lands with a cross.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
The crowd cheers as Klimov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lecter doesn't seem phased though.
Lecter walks into a jab.
Klimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vova Klimov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lecter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klimov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Klimov lands a nice shot that snaps Lecter's head back.
Lecter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lecter! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Lecter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.
Klimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lecter throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Klimov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Klimov slips the punch.
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Klimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Klimov. That snapped Lecter's head back.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lecter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
Klimov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lecter takes one to the chin there.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
Klimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
Klimov tries to clinch but Lecter is having none of it.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Klimov drops his hands momentarily and Lecter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lecter throws the left hand but Klimov avoids the punch easily.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter misses with a body shot.
Lecter lands a lovely overhand right.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lecter throws out a counter right but Klimov avoids it with no problem.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lecter.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Klimov defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov connects with a crisp jab.
Klimov takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Lecter cracks Klimov with a good jab.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Klimov's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Klimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimov misses the shot to the body.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
Klimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecter, pushing him back against the cage.
Lecter wants to break free but Klimov has control.
Lecter avoids the elbow strike from Klimov, against the cage.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lecter.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimov avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecter.
Klimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lecter finds it's way round the side to connect with Klimov's head.
Lecter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lecter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klimov scores with a body shot.
Lecter keeps the fight on the outside.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Klimov throws out a powerful jab.
Klimov digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov is looking to counter punch.
Klimov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lecter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Lecter lands with a nice body punch.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Klimov closes the distance and clinches.
Lecter tries to break free but Klimov pushes him back against the cage.
Klimov works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Lecter working hard to break the clinch.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lecter lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov lands a body shot.
Lecter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klimov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Klimov.
Lecter breaks the clinch.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vova Klimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Klimov ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.
Klimov clobbers Lecter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter misses the jab.
Klimov is looking for a counter combo.
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Klimov is out of range.
Klimov lands with a nice body punch.
Lecter digs a good body shot into Klimov's ribs.
Klimov clinches with his opponent.
Vova Klimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klimov gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lecter lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov prevents a body shot from Lecter.
Lecter wants to get back to striking at distance but Klimov won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimov.
Klimov stalls.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klimov is working Lecter over against the cage.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Klimov tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vova Klimov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klimov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vova Klimov!
In his post fight interview, Vova Klimov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck this shit. I'm out!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 1442 p4p, 201 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 578 p4p, 82 weight class). 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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208 lbs
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222 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a head kick but Funkhouser moves out of range.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Funkhouser.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Funkhouser darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to kick Funkhouser off but Funkhouser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robinson is refusing to be controlled, as Funkhouser sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Robinson tries to buck Funkhouser off but he can't manage it.
Funkhouser with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Robinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Funkhouser.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Funkhouser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Funkhouser is trying to take his opponent's back.
Robinson really wants to buck Funkhouser off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkhouser wants to control the action but instead Robinson gets a body lock and reverses into Funkhouser's guard! Nice work!
Funkhouser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Funkhouser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Funkhouser trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Funkhouser wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Funkhouser looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Robinson is controlling the pace.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Funkhouser knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson is thwarting Funkhouser's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Funkhouser moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Robinson controlling from the top position.
Funkhouser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robinson controlling from the top position.
Funkhouser wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Funkhouser keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser 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.
Funkhouser slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Funkhouser counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Funkhouser keeps it at a distance.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Funkhouser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funkhouser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Funkhouser wants to pass the guard but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser trying to control from Robinson's half guard. Robinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funkhouser is looking to pass into half guard but Robinson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Robinson is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Funkhouser seems keen to control Robinson's posture.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Funkhouser is retaining full guard.
Funkhouser trying to control the position.
Funkhouser is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Funkhouser working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Funkhouser can't keep his opponent in guard - Robinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robinson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Funkhouser is trying to control but can't.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser is trying to get back to full guard.
Funkhouser wants to control but Robinson is keeping busy.
Robinson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkhouser dives in for a single leg takedown but Robinson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Funkhouser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Funkhouser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Funkhouser wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Funkhouser is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funkhouser works his foot free and advances to mount.
Funkhouser takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trenton Funkhouser has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser looking to take Robinson's back but Robinson rolls and after a scramble, Robinson ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Robinson to escape a tricky position.
Robinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Funkhouser wants to control but Robinson passes easily into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkhouser trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ja Wuan Robinson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Funkhouser has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Funkhouser moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Funkhouser. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Funkhouser darts in looking for a takedown but Robinson gets double underhooks and turns Funkhouser into the cage.
Funkhouser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Funkhouser to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Funkhouser was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson is working Funkhouser over against the cage.
Funkhouser pulls guard effortlessly.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Funkhouser is controlling Robinson's posture.
Robinson stays in close to Funkhouser's body and controls the position.
Funkhouser has control of Robinson's left arm, preventing Robinson from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Robinson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Funkhouser fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Funkhouser.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and Funkhouser counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkhouser lands with an uppercut that bounces Robinson off the cage and back into range.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Funkhouser shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Ja Wuan Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Funkhouser.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Funkhouser's shoulder, as Funkhouser tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Funkhouser moves away and avoids it.
Ja Wuan Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Funkhouser's ribs.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Robinson lands but Funkhouser takes it in his stride.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
Funkhouser scores with a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Robinson wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ja Wuan Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ja Wuan Robinson!
Ja Wuan Robinson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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