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Kumite 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okami Ihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan The Wrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okami Ihara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan The Wrath!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Wrath throws a leg kick but Ihara moved away.
The Wrath avoids the head kick by Ihara.
The Wrath misses with a low kick as Ihara jumps back.
The Wrath throws a leg kick but Ihara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Wrath closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Wrath missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Wrath missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Wrath throwing shots but Ihara is blocking nicely.
Ihara is trying to get back to full guard.
The Wrath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ihara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Wrath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihara wants to get back to full guard.
The Wrath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ihara misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Wrath is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ihara's half guard.
Ihara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Wrath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Wrath not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Wrath thows a huge punch but Ihara dodges it nicely.
Ihara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ihara tries to get out of the position.
The Wrath sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ihara defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Wrath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Wrath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Wrath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Wrath feints and as Ihara raises his hands in defense, The Wrath changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Wrath postures up in Ihara's guard and throws a big left but Ihara blocks it.
Ihara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ihara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
The Wrath throwing strikes but missing.
The Wrath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Wrath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Wrath postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Wrath accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Wrath clinches up with Ihara and pushes him back against the cage.
The Wrath gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The Wrath throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Wrath thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ihara's head.
The Wrath not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Wrath.
Ihara tries to roll over but The Wrath keeps him under control.
The Wrath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Wrath throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Wrath thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ihara throws a sloppy head kick and The Wrath moves out of range easily.
Ihara is breathing heavily.
The Wrath bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ihara dodges the ground and pound from The Wrath.
Ihara dodges the ground and pound from The Wrath.
The Wrath has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ihara dodges the ground and pound from The Wrath.
The Wrath throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Wrath fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ihara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Wrath.
The ground and pound from The Wrath seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Wrath throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Wrath pushes Ihara up against the cage in a clinch.
The Wrath throws an elbow but it misses.
The Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Ihara avoids the damage to the body.
The Wrath looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Wrath.
Ihara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ihara blocks the elbow strike.
The Wrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ihara dodges an elbow strike from The Wrath.
The Wrath trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan The Wrath dominated that round.
That's time! Ihara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ihara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ihara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Wrath shoots for a double leg takedown but Ihara sprawls well. He's pushed The Wrath's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Ihara.
Ihara throws a head kick that misses.
The Wrath tries a low kick but Ihara avoids it.
The Wrath drives through and clinches with Ihara against the cage.
Ihara blocks an elbow strike from The Wrath.
The Wrath pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ihara is trying to stall.
The Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Wrath tries a knee to the head but Ihara blocks it.
The Wrath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ihara avoids the elbow strike from The Wrath, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Wrath is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ihara is defending well for now.
Ihara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ihara is trying to stall.
Ihara stops a takedown attempt from The Wrath.
The Wrath looking for a takedown.
Okami Ihara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan The Wrath.
The Wrath is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrath tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Wrath tries to land a knee to the head but Ihara blocks with his arms.
Ihara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ihara is trying to break the clinch but The Wrath is controlling him.
Ihara managing to block the knees to the body from The Wrath.
Ihara is looking to break free of the clinch but The Wrath has double underhooks.
The Wrath misses with an elbow strike.
Ihara tries to break the clinch but The Wrath is controlling the position.
The Wrath tries to land knees in the clinch but Ihara avoids the damage to the body.
Ihara tries to circle away but The Wrath has him pinned against the cage.
The Wrath throws an elbow that misses.
Ihara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ihara takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Wrath gets control of Ihara's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Wrath will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Wrath controls Ihara momentarily but Ihara frees himself.
Ihara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Ihara won't allow The Wrath to sweep him here.
The Wrath wriggles free and stands up.
The Wrath closes the distance and clinches.
The Wrath misses with an elbow over the top.
The Wrath misses with a knee strike.
Ihara breaks from the clinch.
Ihara misses with a head kick.
Ihara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Wrath forces Ihara back against the cage and clinches.
The Wrath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ihara trying to control the position but instead, The Wrath has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ihara into the cage.
Ihara is trying to break the clinch but The Wrath is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihara tries to circle away but The Wrath has him pinned against the cage.
The Wrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Wrath with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ihara is looking to break free of the clinch but The Wrath has double underhooks.
The Wrath lands a nice knee to the body.
The Wrath pulls guard effortlessly.
The Wrath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Wrath lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ihara!
Ihara blocking the ground and pound.
Ihara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Wrath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrath throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The Wrath misses with a head shot.
Ihara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Wrath tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The Wrath throws some wild stikes that Ihara manages to avoid easily.
Ihara avoids a series of strikes thrown by The Wrath.
The Wrath throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Wrath won't let Ihara get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ihara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Wrath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan The Wrath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ihara tries to keep at a distance but The Wrath has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Wrath throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ihara blocks it with crossed arms.
The Wrath landing knees to the body.
The Wrath misses with a knee to the head.
The Wrath scores with a knee to the head.
The Wrath unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wrath jumps guard and drags Ihara to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The Wrath wants to sweep here but Ihara controlling him for the moment.
The Wrath is trying to keep Ihara in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Wrath is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Wrath in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ihara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Wrath on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Wrath accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Wrath throwing strikes from guard but Ihara blocks nicely.
The Wrath throws a big right hand that misses.
The Wrath trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okami Ihara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan The Wrath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Wrath controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Wrath gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The Wrath. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The Wrath throws a low kick but Ihara avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Ihara blocks the low kick.
The Wrath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Wrath misses with a kick to the body.
The Wrath closes the distance and clinches up with Ihara, looking for a takedown. The Wrath pushes Ihara against the cage but Ihara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Wrath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Wrath is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan The Wrath just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Wrath shoots in and bounces Ihara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Wrath controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ihara has his foot on The Wrath's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Wrath works his way back into a safe position though.
The Wrath slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan The Wrath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Wrath winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan The Wrath!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Varen Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Lindgren has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Lindgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Claude Van Varen Berg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Varen Berg gets caught flat footed, as Lindgren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lindgren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Varen Berg's guard.
Lindgren stands up and waves to Van Varen Berg to follow him.
Lindgren keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Varen Berg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lindgren clinches up with Van Varen Berg and pushes him back against the cage.
Lindgren gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lindgren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Varen Berg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lindgren keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Varen Berg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindgren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Lindgren.
Van Varen Berg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindgren misses with a head shot. Van Varen Berg uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Varen Berg keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
Lindgren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Varen Berg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lindgren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lindgren stands up and waves to Van Varen Berg to follow him.
Van Varen Berg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Varen Berg scores with a push kick.
Jean Claude Van Varen Berg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindgren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lindgren is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Varen Berg as he connects with a hook.
Lindgren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Varen Berg as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Varen Berg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lindgren blocks a head kick by Van Varen Berg.
Van Varen Berg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Varen Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Varen Berg lands a big head kick that sends Lindgren to the canvas! Van Varen Berg follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Varen Berg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atasuke Kazunari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Epeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atasuke Kazunari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Epeen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epeen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Epeen gets caught flat footed, as Kazunari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kazunari drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Epeen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kazunari has Epeen in his guard.
Epeen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazunari throws his legs up looking for a submission but Epeen uses it to pass to side control.
Kazunari is trying to get back to half guard.
Epeen controls the position.
Kazunari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Epeen controlling the position.
Kazunari tries to improve position but can't.
Kazunari defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazunari is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Epeen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kazunari is breathing heavily.
Epeen throwing strikes here but Kazunari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kazunari is trying to escape the mount.
Kazunari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Epeen content just to control the position here.
Epeen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Epeen working the ground and pound effectively.
Epeen controlling from mount.
Epeen lands with some strikes.
Kazunari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen landing strikes from the mount and Kazunari is in trouble!
Epeen controlling from the full mount.
Kazunari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kazunari is in a horrible position here. Epeen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Epeen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazunari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazunari is trying to escape the mount.
Epeen controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vinny Epeen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Epeen - that will leave a mark!
Epeen is looking to slow Kazunari down with leg kicks.
Epeen rushes Kazunari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazunari avoids it.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen trying to land knees to the body.
Kazunari blocks a body shot from Epeen.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Epeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Epeen tries to throw a body punch but Kazunari avoids it by throwing Epeen back against the cage.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazunari avoids the damage to the body.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazunari avoids it.
Kazunari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epeen lands an elbow inside.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazunari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Epeen stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazunari. Kazunari gets slowly back to his feet.
Epeen cracks the inside of Kazunari's front leg.
Atasuke Kazunari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazunari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Epeen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Epeen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Epeen moves into the clinch.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epeen cracks the inside of Kazunari's front leg.
Epeen instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Epeen.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the head but Kazunari blocks with his arms.
Kazunari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazunari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Epeen working Kazunari over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen rushes Kazunari and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazunaris head.
Epeen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epeen landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Epeen.
Epeen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kazunari is defending well for now.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epeen rushes Kazunari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Epeen working Kazunari over with knees to the body.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazunari avoids the damage to the body.
Epeen crunches a lovely knee into Kazunari's ribcage.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazunari avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Epeen.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazunari avoids it.
Epeen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kazunari.
Epeen looking to throw knees to the head but Kazunari is blocking nicely.
Kazunari tries for a takedown but Epeen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atasuke Kazunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazunari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Epeen obliges.
Epeen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazunari or not.
Epeen breaks from the clinch.
Epeen drives through and clinches with Kazunari against the cage.
Epeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Epeen.
Kazunari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epeen scores a nice knee to the body.
Epeen trying to land knees to the body.
Epeen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kazunari is defending well for now.
Kazunari avoiding damage as Epeen throws knees to the body.
Epeen manages to break the clinch.
Kazunari swats away the attempt to clinch by Epeen.
Epeen feints and then cracks Kazunari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kazunari down.
Vinny Epeen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epeen clinches.
Kazunari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Epeen.
Kazunari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kazunari prevents a body shot from Epeen.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Epeen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazunari's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
Epeen fakes the leg kick and cracks Kazunari in the body.
Epeen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epeen.
Epeen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Epeen has managed to clinch.
Epeen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epeen lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Epeen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazunari avoids the damage to the body.
Kazunari avoiding damage as Epeen throws knees to the body.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazunari avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Epeen.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epeen has Kazunari up against the cage in a clinch.
Epeen scores a nice knee to the body.
Epeen pushes Kazunari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epeen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epeen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazunari tries to keep at a distance but Epeen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Epeen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Epeen crunches a lovely knee into Kazunari's ribcage.
Epeen breaks the clinch.
Epeen has closed the distance and engaged Kazunari in a clinch.
Kazunari avoiding damage as Epeen throws knees to the body.
Epeen is working Kazunari over against the cage.
Epeen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Epeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Epeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen scores with a push kick.
Kazunari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kazunari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kazunari gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazunari is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Epeen manages to get to full guard.
Epeen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kazunari is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Epeen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Epeen has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Epeen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen stands up and waves to Kazunari to follow him.
Kazunari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Epeen pushes Kazunari up against the cage in a clinch.
Epeen breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Epeen, right into the meat.
Epeen closes the distance and pushes Kazunari back into the cage.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kazunari avoids the damage to the body.
Epeen is working Kazunari over against the cage.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen has closed the distance and engaged Kazunari in a clinch.
Vinny Epeen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazunari tries for a takedown but Epeen manages to get underhooks.
Epeen scores a nice knee to the body.
Epeen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Epeen obliges.
Kazunari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Epeen gets underhooks to prevent Kazunari's takedown attempt.
Epeen breaks from the clinch.
Epeen has managed to clinch.
Epeen manages to break the clinch.
Epeen scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Epeen.
Kazunari fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atasuke Kazunari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epeen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazunari's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen has closed the distance and engaged Kazunari in a clinch.
Epeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kazunari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Epeen prevents it.
Epeen presses Kazunari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epeen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kazunari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen moves into range and clinches up with Kazunari.
Epeen trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kazunari tries for a takedown. No joy.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epeen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epeen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Epeen. That's going to slow Kazunari down.
Epeen throws a front kick that sends Kazunari stumbling back into the cage.
Epeen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Epeen takes the fight into the clinch.
Atasuke Kazunari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Epeen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kazunari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Epeen manages to break the clinch.
Kazunari tries to keep at a distance but Epeen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kazunari wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Epeen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Epeen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Epeen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvidor Seriento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvidor Seriento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvidor Seriento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randall Mashburn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seriento has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Randall Mashburn has been cut.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mashburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seriento lands a nice knee to the body.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mashburn looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seriento obliges.
Seriento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seriento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seriento connects with a high kick.
Randall Mashburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seriento gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seriento forces Mashburn back against the cage and clinches.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seriento instigates a clinch.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Mashburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seriento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seriento lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seriento rushes Mashburn and presses him up against the cage.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.
Seriento putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mashburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mashburn is looking to break free of the clinch but Seriento has double underhooks.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mashburn prevents Seriento from breaking the clinch.
Mashburn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seriento lands a good knee to the midsection. Mashburn won't want to take too many of those.
Seriento misses with a knee strike.
Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mashburn darts in trying to clinch
and Seriento counters by moving into the clinch.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Mashburn is trying to maintain a safe position but Seriento gets an underhook and turns Mashburn into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mashburn.
Seriento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mashburn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seriento blocks an elbow strike from Mashburn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mashburn is trying to stall.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento tries to land a knee to the head but Mashburn blocks with his arms.
Seriento trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seriento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seriento tries to break the clinch but Mashburn is controlling the position.
A short right from Mashburn on the inside.
Seriento keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mashburn's efforts to push away.
Seriento breaks the clinch.
Mashburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seriento.
Seriento clinches up with Mashburn and pushes him back against the cage.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.
Mashburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mashburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mashburn pushes Seriento back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mashburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seriento in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seriento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seriento throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mashburn's head.
Seriento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mashburn manages to avoid it.
Mashburn misses with a body shot.
Seriento moves into range and clinches up with Mashburn.
Seriento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seriento lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seriento obliges.
Seriento crunches a lovely knee into Mashburn's ribcage.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Mashburn trying to control the position but instead, Seriento has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mashburn into the cage.
Mashburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Serientos head.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento landing knees to the body.
Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento clinches.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Mashburn stalling.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Seriento is trying to force a seperation but Mashburn has the dominant position.
Mashburn tries to stall but Seriento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salvidor Seriento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seriento throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seriento moves into the clinch successfully.
Mashburn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seriento is keeping busy.
Seriento lands a knee to the head.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Seriento lands a nice knee to the body.
Mashburn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seriento misses with a knee to the head.
Mashburn is trying to trip Seriento. He has hold of a leg but Seriento is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mashburn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mashburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seriento is keeping the position for now.
Seriento trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvidor Seriento dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randall Mashburn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seriento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mashburn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mashburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seriento holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mashburn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seriento blocks the elbow strike.
Salvidor Seriento has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seriento working Mashburn over with knees to the body.
Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seriento throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mashburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seriento throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Seriento lands but Mashburn takes it in his stride.
Seriento lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seriento rushes Mashburn and presses him up against the cage.
Seriento breaks from the clinch.
Seriento throws a nice head kick!
Seriento drives through and clinches with Mashburn against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Seriento drives through and clinches with Mashburn against the cage.
Seriento landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mashburn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seriento smiles and moves away.
Mashburn clinches but Seriento breaks the clinch
and Seriento holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seriento scores with a knee to the head.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Mashburn.
Mashburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mashburn.
Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Seriento throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mashburn.
Mashburn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seriento rushes Mashburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Mashburn missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mashburn.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Mashburn tries to land a knee to the head but Seriento blocks with his arms.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Seriento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mashburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seriento trying to land knees to the body.
Seriento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mashburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seriento has had enough of the clinch but Mashburn keeps him there for the moment.
Mashburn pulls guard.
Mashburn working a defensive guard here.
Mashburn keeping moving, preventing Seriento from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn controls Seriento momentarily but Seriento frees himself.
Seriento will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seriento tries to stand but Mashburn is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seriento stays in close to Mashburn's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seriento wants to control from the top but Mashburn keeps moving.
Seriento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mashburn can do to turn this around?
Mashburn is trying to control the position but Seriento postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvidor Seriento dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randall Mashburn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mashburn misses with a few strikes there.
Seriento closes the distance and clinches.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seriento obliges.
Seriento manages to break the clinch.
Seriento misses with a body shot.
Mashburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seriento moves into the clinch.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Seriento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seriento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mashburn's face.
Seriento landing knees to the body.
Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento moves into range and clinches up with Mashburn.
Seriento putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mashburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mashburn throws a series of punches but Seriento avoids them all with ease.
Seriento gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seriento utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seriento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seriento crunches a lovely knee into Mashburn's ribcage.
Mashburn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seriento just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seriento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seriento drives through and clinches with Mashburn against the cage.
Seriento is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seriento tries to clinch up.
Mashburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seriento closes the distance and clinches.
Seriento breaks the clinch.
Seriento lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mashburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mashburn scores with a three punch combo!
Mashburn tries to bum rush Seriento with a series of wild strikes but Seriento uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seriento lands with a kick to the temple. Mashburn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mashburn clinches but Seriento breaks the clinch
and Seriento counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mashburn throws a shot from downtown. Seriento moves away and avoids it.
Seriento rushes Mashburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salvidor Seriento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seriento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seriento gets a clinch.
Seriento with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seriento landing knees to the head.
Mashburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seriento with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Mashburn tries to work over Seriento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mashburn working hard to break the clinch.
Seriento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mashburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seriento walks away with a smile on his face. Mashburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn tries to keep at a distance but Seriento has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Seriento.
Mashburn wants to break free but Seriento has control.
Mashburn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mashburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Seriento avoids the damage to the body.
Seriento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mashburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mashburn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Seriento lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Seriento.
Seriento pushes Mashburn away with a front kick.
Mashburn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Seriento moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seriento connects with a knee to the head.
Mashburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seriento.
Seriento breaks the clinch.
Seriento rushes Mashburn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seriento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seriento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Seriento. No joy for Mashburn on that attempt.
Salvidor Seriento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Mashburn.
Seriento plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seriento clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seriento blocks the elbow strike.
Randall Mashburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seriento breaks the clinch.
Seriento lands a head kick!
Seriento lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvidor Seriento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seriento, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvidor Seriento!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Irracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Irracha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to BJJ King's chin.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Irracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, BJJ King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irracha checks a low kick from King.
Irracha tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irracha fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Irracha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irracha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Irracha drags the fight down to the ground.
Irracha has King pulled in close to control his posture.
King wants to stand but Irracha is controlling his posture from full guard.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses.
Irracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irracha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irracha.
Irracha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irracha tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Irracha tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irracha throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irracha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a front kick aimed at Irracha's knee but Irracha avoids it well.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Irracha closes the distance and clinches.
Irracha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irracha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Irracha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King trying to stall but Irracha improves his position.
King wants to break free but Irracha has control.
King tries to circle away but Irracha has him pinned against the cage.
Irracha blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Irracha manages to break the clinch.
Irracha moves into range and clinches up with King.
Irracha has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irracha prevents a body shot from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Irracha controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to throw a body punch but Irracha avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Irracha lands a knee to the body.
Irracha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Irracha wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking for a sweep. Irracha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irracha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Irracha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Irracha control the position.
Irracha working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on King's thigh. King counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irracha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
King throws a body punch but Irracha moves out of range.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
BJJ King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Irracha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irracha rather than just go for the knockout.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irracha moves away.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Irracha tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Irracha misses with a head kick.
Irracha blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Irracha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Irracha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
King is looking to chop away at Irracha's legs.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
Irracha looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Irracha throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
BJJ King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Irracha is just out of range.
King checks a leg kick.
King takes a swing at Irracha's ribcage but misses.
King tries to work over Irracha's front leg with a kick but Irracha checks it.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Irracha counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Irracha closes the distance and clinches.
King can't break the clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King wants to break free but Irracha has control.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Irracha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Irracha delivers a nice body kick.
Irracha tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Irracha tries to clinch up.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irracha lands with a kick to the ribs.
King is breathing heavily.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irracha moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Irracha.
King has had enough of the clinch but Irracha keeps him there for the moment.
Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Irracha checks the leg kick.
Zach Irracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from King as Irracha shoots in.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Irracha has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irracha scores with a knee to the head.
Irracha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irracha throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Irracha.
King blocks a jab.
Irracha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Irracha avoids the body shot from King.
Nice defenses there by King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King takes a swing at Irracha's ribcage but misses.
Irracha feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irracha was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Irracha throws a leg kick but King checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irracha misses with a series of wild punches.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King avoids the head kick by Irracha.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King blocks a head kick by Irracha.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Irracha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King throws a body punch but Irracha moves out of range.
A low kick from King misses
and Irracha counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Irracha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King misses the shot to the body.
Irracha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irracha counters with a leg kick.
King checks the leg kick.
Irracha tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irracha.
King avoids the head kick by Irracha.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Irracha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Irracha connects with a solid leg kick.
Irracha misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Irracha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zach Irracha is winning the standup battle so far.
King staying out of range there.
Irracha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
Irracha has taken the fight to the clinch.
King tries to break free but Irracha pushes him back against the cage.
Irracha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irracha.
Irracha throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irracha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Irracha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King moves forwards but Irracha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
King wants to land a leg kick but Irracha is out of range.
Irracha throws a leg kick that misses.
Irracha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
BJJ King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Irracha counters with a stiff right hand.
Irracha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Irracha checks a low kick from King.
Irracha doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
Irracha is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Irracha.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Irracha.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings for the body but Irracha moves out of range.
Irracha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Irracha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irracha manages to avoid it.
King misses the shot to the body.
Irracha drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Irracha lands a knee to the head.
King is rocked!
It looks like BJJ King has been cut.
Irracha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irracha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irracha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irracha throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Irracha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Irracha scores with a head kick.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Irracha finish him?
Irracha tries a head kick but it misses.
Irracha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Irracha takes the fight into the clinch.
Irracha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics King uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irracha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
King postures up.
Irracha 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.
Zach Irracha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Irracha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Irracha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irracha 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Irracha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie The Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Olondov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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249 lbs
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183 cm
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227 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie The Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Olondov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rocket throws a leg kick but Olondov moved away.
Olondov tries for a takedown but The Rocket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Rocket looks to score with a jab to the body but Olondov is just out of range.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov is having none of it.
Olondov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olondov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Olondov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Rocket is defending against the submission attempts here by Olondov.
Olondov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olondov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Olondov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Rocket is just riding it out for now. Olondov eventually gives up the hold.
Olondov looks gassed!
Olondov passes to side control.
The Rocket can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olondov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olondov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olondov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Olondov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Rocket knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Rocket wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olondov seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead The Rocket has recovered full guard.
The Rocket is trying to keep Olondov in close.
The Rocket managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Olondov won't allow The Rocket to get back to his feet.
The Rocket manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Olondov manages to get himself to full guard.
The Rocket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Rocket wants to get up but he can't break Olondov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olondov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Rocket tries to stand but Olondov is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Olondov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Rocket finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olondov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Rocket avoids it really well and circles away.
The Rocket swings for the body but Olondov moves out of range.
The Rocket tries to clinch there but Olondov circles away.
The Rocket misses with a wild body shot.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olondov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Rocket's waist but The Rocket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olondov off to one side.
The Rocket scoring well with a low kick there.
The Rocket fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olondov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
Olondov is breathing heavily.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Rocket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbie The Rocket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Rocket dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olondov. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Rocket works Olondov's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rocket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Rocket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olondov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov is having none of it.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Rocket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Rocket throws out a leg kick but Olondov moves out of range and The Rocket only half commits.
The Rocket lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
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!
The Rocket just misses with a punch to the body.
The Rocket cracks the inside of Olondov's front leg.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
Robbie The Rocket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Rocket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olondov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Rocket.
Olondov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olondov checks a leg kick.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
Robbie The Rocket is winning the standup battle so far.
The Rocket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olondov's calf.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by The Rocket there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Rocket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olondov was well out of range. Poor timing from The Rocket.
The Rocket wants to clinch up but Olondov keeps it at a distance.
Olondov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Rocket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Rocket with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Rocket changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Rocket throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Rocket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olondov manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket feints and then cracks Olondov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Rocket, right into the meat.
Olondov blocks a low kick nicely.
The Rocket is looking to clinch but Olondov is avoiding it.
Olondov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Rocket wants to clinch.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
The Rocket is looking to wear down Olondov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Olondov keeps the fight on the outside.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket doesn't manage to clinch there - Olondov circles away.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by The Rocket. That's going to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olondov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olondov avoids the body shot from The Rocket.
The Rocket is looking to slow Olondov down with leg kicks.
The Rocket scores with a jab to the body.
The Rocket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Rocket wants to clinch.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
The Rocket misses the shot to the body.
Olondov closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Rocket circles away.
Robbie The Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Olondov.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Rocket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch but Olondov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Rocket chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie The Rocket dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Rocket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Rocket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olondov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Rocket.
The Rocket cracks the inside of Olondov's front leg.
The Rocket tries to land a leg kick but Olondov saw it coming and moves away.
The Rocket is looking to clinch but Olondov is avoiding it.
The Rocket feints and then cracks Olondov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olondov down.
The Rocket misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
The Rocket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olondov moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rocket. Olondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olondov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Rocket tries to clinch but Olondov moves out of range.
The Rocket does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket lands a jab to Olondov's midsection.
Olondov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Rocket. The Rocket obviously looking to wear him down.
The Rocket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Rocket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
Olondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Rocket can pounce on him.
The Rocket throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olondov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Rocket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Rocket, right into the meat.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
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!
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Rocket.
The Rocket lands with a nice body punch.
The Rocket scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Rocket. Olondov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Rocket fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Rocket throws a leg kick which misses Olondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Olondov tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from The Rocket.
The Rocket fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Rocket throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The Rocket digs a good body shot into Olondov's ribs.
The Rocket lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olondov at a distance.
The Rocket feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Olondov's calf.
Olondov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Rocket.
Olondov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olondov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket lands a body shot.
The Rocket is looking to slow Olondov down with leg kicks.
Olondov swats away the attempt to clinch by The Rocket.
A good leg kick by The Rocket.
The Rocket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olondov doesn't seem bothered though.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
The Rocket thumps Olondov with a low kick.
The Rocket with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by The Rocket there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Rocket lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Rocket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olondov doesn't seem bothered though.
The Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olondov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Rocket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Rocket scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Rocket dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olondov. That did some damage!
The Rocket closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but Olondov blocks with his arms.
The Rocket throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Rocket with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Boris Olondov has been cut.
The Rocket throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olondov blocks it with crossed arms.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but Olondov blocks with his arms.
The Rocket with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Rocket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olondov.
The Rocket misses with a knee strike.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
Olondov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Rocket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Rocket prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbie The Rocket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Olondov.
The Rocket with a knee to the head.
The Rocket tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olondov wants a takedown but no success here.
The Rocket using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olondov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olondov wants a takedown but no success here.
The Rocket misses with a knee to the head.
The Rocket with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Rocket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Olondov.
Olondov goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Rocket prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie The Rocket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Rocket 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie The Rocket!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Yup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Rolston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Yup!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yup misses with an uppercut. Rolston saw that one coming.
Rolston lands with a nice body punch.
Rolston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rolston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rolston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rolston stands up from half guard.
Rolston slips a jab and a cross from Yup.
Rolston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rolston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rolston drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rolston throwing strikes from guard but Yup blocks nicely.
Yup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rolston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rolston postures up in Yup's guard and throws a big left but Yup blocks it.
Rolston is looking to work some ground and pound but Yup has wrist control.
Rolston drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rolston jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yup looking for a sweep. Not yet Yup, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rolston landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yup is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rolston has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yup looks gassed!
Yup takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rolston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rolston scores with punches from side control.
Rolston decides to stand back up.
Yup moves forwards but Rolston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ricky Rolston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rolston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rolston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yup throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolston.
Rolston shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yup napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rolston is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Yup is trying to escape and Rolston transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Yup is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rolston! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Rolston!
Ricky Rolston is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Hynninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Fernandes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Hynninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hynninen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fernandes avoids it really well and circles away.
Fernandes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hynninen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hynninen tries for a takedown but Fernandes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hynninen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fernandes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hynninen somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilkka Hynninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandes has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes jumps guard but Hynninen stands there with Fernandes around his waist. Fernandes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hynninen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hynninen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fernandes fails to pull guard.
Fernandes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes lands a shot to the body.
Hynninen is breathing heavily.
Fernandes is pressed up against the cage. Hynninen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fernandes down to the mat. Fernandes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hynninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hynninen shoots in for a double leg but Fernandes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ilkka Hynninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hynninen circles away.
Hynninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hynninen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hynninen sprawls well. Hynninen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Hynninen is having none of it.
Hynninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hynninen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hynninen misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandes counters by moving into the clinch.
Fernandes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fernandes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fernandes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fernandes cracks Hynninen with a big elbow.
Fernandes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fernandes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fernandes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fernandes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes cracks Hynninen with a big right hand but Hynninen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fernandes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Fernandes crashes against the mat.
Hynninen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hynninen parries the strikes from Fernandes easily there. Fernandes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hynninen to escape.
Fernandes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fernandes misses with the ground and pound.
Fernandes throws a strike aimed at the side of Hynninen's head but Hynninen avoids it well.
Fernandes scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four 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.
The ground and pound from Fernandes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Fernandes.
Hynninen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fernandes stands up.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hynninen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes moves in looking to clinch but Hynninen pushes him off.
Fernandes wants to clinch.
Hynninen fails with the takedown
and Fernandes moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Fernandes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hynninen swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hynninen circles away.
No luck for Fernandes with that takedown attempt.
Hynninen swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.
Hynninen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandes clinches up with Hynninen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hynninen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fernandes prevents it.
Fernandes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hynninen prevents it.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
Fernandes fails to pull guard.
Ilkka Hynninen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Fernandes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Hynninen won't allow it.
Fernandes stops a takedown attempt from Hynninen.
Hynninen goes for a takedown attempt but Fernandes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hynninen shoots and misses
and Fernandes counters with a two punch combo.
Fernandes clinches.
Fernandes is trying to maintain a safe position but Hynninen gets an underhook and turns Fernandes into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fernandes.
Fernandes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hynninen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fernandes.
Fernandes manages to pull guard.
Hynninen working some strikes from top position.
Fernandes 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.
Hynninen pushes down on Fernandes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hynninen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Fernandes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes pulls Hynninen in close to his closed guard and prevents Hynninen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fernandes is trying to keep Hynninen in close.
Hynninen has gone for a leg lock! Fernandes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hynninen's guard.
Hynninen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandes.
Fernandes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hynninen wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hynninen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fernandes stands up over Hynninen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fernandes being controlled here momentarily.
Fernandes thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four 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.
Fernandes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hynninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes presses Hynninen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fernandes gets underhooks to prevent Hynninen's takedown attempt.
Fernandes tries to pull guard but Hynninen won't allow it.
Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes drives through and clinches with Hynninen against the cage.
Fernandes decides to pull guard.
Hynninen trying to move into half guard but instead Fernandes has managed to sweep!
Fernandes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandes lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hynninen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hynninen has his takedown stuffed
and Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Fernandes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hynninen smiles and moves away.
Hynninen tries for a takedown but Fernandes circles away easily
and Fernandes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fernandes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hynninen uses from the top position.
Fernandes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing Hynninen from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hynninen is fighting to break Fernandes's control of his arms but Fernandes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hynninen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandes is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes controlling the position.
Fernandes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hynninen defends it easily.
Fernandes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hynninen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hynninen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hynninen is fighting to break Fernandes's control of his arms but Fernandes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hynninen drops back looking for a leg! Fernandes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandes manages to kick Hynninen off! Hynninen jumps back into Fernandes's guard.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing Hynninen from controlling successfully.
Hynninen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fernandes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hynninen, into his guard.
Fernandes with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes thows a big elbow that misses.
Fernandes throwing strikes but missing.
Fernandes throws a strike but Hynninen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fernandes is trying to control the position but Hynninen postures up.
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hynninen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hynninen has gone for a leg lock! Fernandes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hynninen's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fernandes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fernandes throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hynninen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ilkka Hynninen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Fernandes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernandes wants to control from the top but Hynninen keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Fernandes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Fernandes!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea has chosen Young Folks as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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238 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Bastarrachea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bastarrachea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastarrachea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Piper throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Piper tries to clinch but Bastarrachea is having none of it.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Piper cracks Bastarrachea with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bastarrachea avoids it really well and circles away.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
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!
Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Bastarrachea off the cage and back into rage.
Piper shoots for a double leg takedown but Bastarrachea sprawls well. He's pushed Piper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bastarrachea rushes Piper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastarrachea connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piper swings for the body but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Bastarrachea slips a jab from Piper.
Bastarrachea defending well as Piper loads up on a big left hand.
Piper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice leg kick.
Piper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea walks into a jab.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bastarrachea slips a jab from Piper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bastarrachea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastarrachea should have avoided that one.
Piper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastarrachea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Piper finds it's way through Bastarrachea's defenses.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper away with a front kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Piper wants to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a head kick.
It looks like Peter Piper has been cut.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that half lands.
Piper tries to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Piper was not able to check.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea slips under a jab from Piper.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastarrachea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bastarrachea counters with a good, hard body kick but Piper shrugs it off.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Piper misses with a hook.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
Bastarrachea moves into range and clinches up with Piper.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Piper. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bastarrachea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea slows down the pace here.
Piper working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastarrachea connects with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bastarrachea - that will leave a mark!
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Piper shoots and misses
and Bastarrachea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bastarrachea moves into the clinch.
Bastarrachea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Piper. That did some damage!
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Piper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bastarrachea. That one must have hurt.
Bastarrachea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piper's sensitive parts.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Piper misses with a hook.
A head kick from Bastarrachea lands but Piper takes it in his stride.
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bastarrachea. Bastarrachea obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Piper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peter Piper's cut is getting worse.
Bastarrachea with a knee to the head.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xavier Bastarrachea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
Piper has Bastarrachea pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bastarrachea manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bastarrachea working Piper over with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Piper up against the cage.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Piper's efforts to push away.
Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bastarrachea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastarrachea counters with an outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Piper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
A head kick from Bastarrachea lands but Piper takes it in his stride.
Piper looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Piper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastarrachea counters with a big head kick but Piper shrugs it off.
Bastarrachea lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piper.
Bastarrachea scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Bastarrachea pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Piper tries to circle away but Bastarrachea has him pinned against the cage.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea looking to slow down the pace here.
Bastarrachea just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Bastarrachea lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bastarrachea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastarrachea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Bastarrachea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piper's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bastarrachea looking to throw knees to the head but Piper is blocking nicely.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Piper misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Bastarrachea as Piper shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastarrachea was well out of range. Poor timing from Piper.
Piper darts in trying to clinch
and Bastarrachea counters with a solid body kick.
Bastarrachea has closed the distance and engaged Piper in a clinch.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bastarrachea prevents it.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea taking a breather.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastarrachea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piper throws a hook but Bastarrachea blocks it.
Piper scores with a hook.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Piper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bastarrachea. Piper shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea lands a head kick!
Bastarrachea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
Bastarrachea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Bastarrachea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bastarrachea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Piper will feel that in the morning.
Piper takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastarrachea.
Piper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bastarrachea finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bastarrachea.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that Piper semi-blocks.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Bastarrachea has closed the distance and engaged Piper in a clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastarrachea landing knees to the head.
Bastarrachea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piper.
Bastarrachea manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bastarrachea, right into the meat.
Bastarrachea lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Bastarrachea.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Bastarrachea lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastarrachea is trying to stall.
Piper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastarrachea has Piper pressed against the cage.
Piper wants to break free but Bastarrachea has control.
Piper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bastarrachea misses with a knee strike.
Bastarrachea has Piper pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper misses with an uppercut. Bastarrachea saw that one coming.
Bastarrachea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Piper, pushing him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Piper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bastarrachea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piper goes for a takedown attempt but Bastarrachea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bastarrachea.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Bastarrachea has managed to clinch.
Piper tries to pull guard but Bastarrachea holds him up against the cage and eventually Piper drops back down to his feet.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Bastarrachea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piper misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastarrachea counters with a good low kick that Piper was not able to check.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
Bastarrachea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Piper.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bastarrachea counters by clinching up.
Come on Bastarrachea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Bastarrachea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastarrachea manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea misses with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Piper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastarrachea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peter Piper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Knees to the body from Bastarrachea.
Piper tries to break free but Bastarrachea pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastarrachea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bastarrachea prevents it.
Bastarrachea crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bastarrachea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Bastarrachea dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Peter Piper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bastarrachea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea blocks a jab.
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bastarrachea connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper lands with a right hand.
Piper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. Bastarrachea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastarrachea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea feints and then cracks Piper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Piper down.
Piper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
Piper shoots in but Bastarrachea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bastarrachea. That's going to slow Piper down.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastarrachea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peter Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastarrachea instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastarrachea obliges.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the body.
Bastarrachea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piper's face.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastarrachea scores a nice knee to the body.
Bastarrachea landing knees to the body.
Bastarrachea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bastarrachea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Piper jumps guard but Bastarrachea stands there with Piper around his waist. Piper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bastarrachea scores with a knee to the head.
Bastarrachea unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bastarrachea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea thumps Piper with a low kick.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastarrachea clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea blocking some punches.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bastarrachea throws a front kick that sends Piper stumbling back into the cage.
Piper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bastarrachea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bastarrachea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bastarrachea.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bastarrachea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bastarrachea is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
Bastarrachea drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bastarrachea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastarrachea prevents a body shot from Piper.
Bastarrachea is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastarrachea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bastarrachea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Piper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bastarrachea can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice body kick.
Xavier Bastarrachea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastarrachea cracks the inside of Piper's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Bastarrachea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bastarrachea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 41:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 41:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Bastarrachea!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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