MMAHelsinki - 14 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 2544 p4p, 246 weight class) and Eddie William (ranked 3633 p4p, 343 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Peterson
vs
William

180 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie William!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in William's guard.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Peterson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
William is trying to keep Peterson in close.
William looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson pushing down on William's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
William on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Peterson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
William is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peterson scores with a couple of nice shots.

William is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Peterson works his way into side control.
The referee asks Peterson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Peterson prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson advances to mount.
Peterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
William is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peterson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Peterson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peterson with a couple of short strikes.
William is still in real trouble! Can Peterson finish him?
William looks winded!
A big strike lands for Peterson! That's really hurt William and he's turned his back - Peterson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Peterson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Dylan Peterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Eddie William was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know what to say.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 7890 p4p, 264 weight class) and Byron Werner (ranked 23707 p4p, 287 weight class). Aleksander Kazimierz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kazimierz
vs
Werner

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Byron Werner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Kazimierz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Werner shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt
and Werner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
Nice sprawl there from Werner as Kazimierz shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
Werner stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz with a poor takedown

and Werner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Werner.

Werner is trying to trip Kazimierz. He has hold of a leg but Kazimierz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Werner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kazimierz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Werner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Kazimierz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kazimierz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Kazimierz.
Kazimierz is keeping good posture, landing some 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.
Kazimierz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kazimierz is taking a breather. Werner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kazimierz lands strikes from half guard.
Kazimierz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Werner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kazimierz scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Werner trying to control but Kazimierz postures up.
Werner looks winded!
Kazimierz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Kazimierz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Werner is trying to control but Kazimierz passes into side control!
Kazimierz advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz dominating with strikes here.

Kazimierz throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Werner has his hands clasped together but Kazimierz breaks the hold and Werner is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kazimierz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksander Kazimierz!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Beard (ranked 8221 p4p, 271 weight class) and Littel The (ranked 7518 p4p, 256 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beard
vs
The

225 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Beard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Littel The!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Beard.
Beard works to advance to full mount. The defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Beard content just to control the position here.
The is trying desperately to improve position.
Beard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Beard looking for a guillotine from mount but The is having none of it.
The holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The is trying desperately to improve position.
Beard controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is working to get back to half guard.
Beard looking to ground and pound but The is blocking nicely.
Beard looking to ground and pound but The is blocking nicely.
Beard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beard looking for a guillotine from mount but The is having none of it.
The tries to control Beard's body but Beard pushes him off. The squirms to his side and now Beard has his back!

Beard is looking for the choke from the back position but The is controlling his hands well.

The preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Beard.
Beard missing with punches from the back.

Beard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

The defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The tries to roll but Beard sticks to his back.
Beard slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Beard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, The has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Beard keeps control of the position as The tries to break free.
The is trying to stand back up.

Beard has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, The has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Beard looking for the choke from the back.
Beard avoiding The 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beard is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The just trying to survive but Beard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Beard dominated that round.
That's time! Beard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The misses with a head kick.
The misses with a head kick.

Beard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for The!
The is looking to get back to his feet here but Beard is keeping cool and he's managed to take The's back.

Beard looking for the choke from the back.
The trying to get back to his feet but Beard is in full control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beard misses with a punch to the head.
Good control from Beard.

Beard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard has good solid back control here.

Beard looking for the choke from the back.
The is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
I really don't envy The right now.
The is trying to get back to his feet but Beard has full control of the position and if anything, The has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Beard is hanging on to The's back as he tries to escape.
Beard missing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Beard.

The is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Beard gets his way!
Tyler Beard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good control from Beard.
The covering up well and avoiding damage.
What can The do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The turns into Beard and is now in his guard.
Beard controlling the position.
The must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The trying to control but Beard is working from the bottom.
Beard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard continues to stall.
The has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Beard 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.

Beard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beard wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Beard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The dives in for a single leg takedown but Beard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyler Beard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beard manages to move to mount!
Beard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beard controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beard.
Beard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
The tries to hold on but Beard pushes him away.
Beard looking to control and managing it successfully.
The is looking to improve his position but Beard isn't that keen on the idea.

Beard has hold of The's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and The manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Beard throws some wild stikes that The manages to avoid easily.
Beard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Beard controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is desperately trying to improve his position but Beard has a good base and remains in mount.
The is trying to stand up.
Beard looking to ground and pound but The is blocking nicely.
The really wants to buck Beard off and get back to his feet.
Beard misses with a head shot.
Beard punching from mount but The doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beard controlling the position easily from mount.
Beard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The tries to control the position but Beard now has his back.
The is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Beard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The is trying to stand back up.
Littel The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be The right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Beard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Beard!

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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Banda (ranked 5157 p4p, 392 weight class) and Mike Blaston (ranked 24795 p4p, 497 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - We Right Here. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banda
vs
Blaston

174 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
26
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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, Lexington Banda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Blaston!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banda closes the distance and clinches.
Blaston is trying to pull guard but Banda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blaston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blaston misses with a punch on the inside.

Blaston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blaston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Banda drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blaston manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Banda has Blaston in his guard.

Blaston scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaston wants to control from the top but Banda keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Banda looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blaston has picked Banda up and slammed him! Banda can't keep hold of the triangle and Blaston manages to pass to side control!
Banda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blaston on the ground.
Banda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaston is looking to take a break and control but Banda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Banda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaston trying to control the position but Banda is working away.
Banda struggling a bit here.
Blaston is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Banda misses with a strike from the bottom.
Banda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banda being controlled for a moment.
Banda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Blaston is trying to get an arm triangle but Banda is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banda is looking for a sweep.
Banda is working hard here to advance position.
Blaston landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Banda tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Blaston has an Americana. Banda didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Blaston is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Blaston hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Blaston!
Lexington Banda spoke after the fight, saying 'You got lucky! See you next time!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hanson (ranked 4646 p4p, 409 weight class) and Duece Monroe (ranked 24634 p4p, 576 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hanson
vs
Monroe

188 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duece Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Monroe pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Hanson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson connects with a superb combination that knocks Monroe out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hanson before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Monroe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Hanson!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Hanson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simba Moso (ranked 6948 p4p, 513 weight class) and Thomas Maeda (ranked 2918 p4p, 327 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Simba Moso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Maeda's chin.

Moso
vs
Maeda

169 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
164 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simba Moso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda shoots for a takedown but Moso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maeda somewhat.

Maeda rushes Moso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maeda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simba Moso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Maeda.

Maeda jumps guard and drags Moso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Maeda has his feet on Moso's thighs here. He's pushed Moso off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Moso screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Maeda!
Simba Moso spoke after the fight, saying 'I will never give up!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Splinter (ranked 2054 p4p, 223 weight class) and Alex Sunchez (ranked 1613 p4p, 185 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Splinter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snäfä - Kaikest Huolimatta pt2 feat. Mc Rambo & Iivo. Alex Sunchez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Splinter
vs
Sunchez

179 cm
27
169 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

180 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$
Top Nutrition 160Q\200$ 140Q\150$ 100Q\50$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Master Splinter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Sunchez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Splinter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sunchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Splinter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Splinter tries to score with some ground and pound. Sunchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sunchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sunchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Splinter swings around for an armbar but Sunchez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Splinter's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Splinter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sunchez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Splinter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sunchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Splinter wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Splinter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sunchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Splinter wants to sweep but no luck.
Sunchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Splinter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sunchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sunchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sunchez trying to control but Splinter is working from the bottom.
Sunchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Splinter is keeping the position for now.

Splinter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sunchez defends well.
Sunchez scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splinter keeping moving, preventing Sunchez from controlling successfully.
Sunchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sunchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Splinter's head.
Sunchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sunchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sunchez pushes down on Splinter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sunchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Splinter tries to roll over but Sunchez keeps him under control.
Sunchez slips a nice elbow through Splinter's hands, connecting with Splinter's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez wants to pass the guard but Splinter is defending well.
Splinter is looking to improve his position.
Splinter is working hard here to advance position.
Sunchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Splinter manages to get to full guard.
Sunchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sunchez lands a couple of digs.
Sunchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Splinter is rocked!

Splinter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sunchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh Splinter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunchez postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Splinter covers up, he's hurt! Sunchez keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sunchez and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sunchez can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Sunchez!
A victorious Alex Sunchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 131 p4p, 19 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 337 p4p, 42 weight class). Seery has chosen An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Murhaa
vs
Seery

169 cm
25
146 lbs
16 - 0 - 0

175 cm
36
147 lbs
30 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Seery.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Seery looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws a jab when Seery was well out of range.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seery throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Seery moved away.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patrick Seery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Seery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seery closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Seery finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Seery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seery misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seery throws a big shot that misses.
Seery swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Seery lands a right hook to the body.
Seery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook but Seery blocks it.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Seery.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Seery sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Seery slips the punch.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Seery throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Seery throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
A nice side step and Seery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Seery off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seery slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa wants to slow Seery down by chopping away at his legs.
Seery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Seery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa throws a hook but Seery avoids it easily.
Seery takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Seery stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Seery saw that one coming.
Seery connects with the punch.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Seery's shoulder, as Seery tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seery blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Seery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Seery.
Seery misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Seery moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Seery moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seery avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
A little jabbing left from Seery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Seery misses the target.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seery is able to avoid easily.
Seery avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Seery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters circling a little - Murhaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seery misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Seery throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Seery throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seery.
Seery paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seery under the eye.
Murhaa is looking to slow Seery down with leg kicks.
Seery stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa defending well as Seery loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Murhaa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Seery finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Murhaa swings for the body but Seery moves out of range.
Seery swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seery dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Murhaa walks into a jab.
Seery misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Seery.
Seery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seery.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seery connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Seery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Seery throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Seery's shoulder, as Seery tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Seery misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murhaa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Seery misses with a body shot.
Murhaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seery eats them both and turns towards Murhaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Patrick Seery has been cut.
Murhaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murhaa thumps Seery with a low kick.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Seery's side.
Seery throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seery.
Murhaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
Seery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seery misses the shot to the body.
Seery throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seery connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery just misses with a punch to the body.
Seery lands with a shot to the body.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
It looked like Murhaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seery.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seery manages to avoid it.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Seery.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Seery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Seery.
Seery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seery scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Murhaa tests Seery's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patrick Seery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seery looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Seery's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seery swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Seery there.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Seery counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seery, as that shot connected.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Seery blocks the body kick.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seery at a distance.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murhaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seery throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Seery.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Seery saw that one coming.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Seery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seery throws a lazy uppercut

and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.

Seery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Seery throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Seery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seery misses with a looping left.
Murhaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Seery misses.
Seery looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seery connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Seery lands with a nice body punch.
Seery slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Seery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Seery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seery blocks a low kick nicely.
Seery misses with a body shot.
Seery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa walks into a stiff left hand from Seery.
Murhaa wants to land a leg kick but Seery is out of range.
A head kick by Murhaa misses
and Seery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Seery cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Seery slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seery looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seery connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Seery is out of range.
Seery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Seery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa swinging wildly here.
Seery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Seery misses its intended target.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Seery takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Seery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seery digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Seery blocks a jab.
Seery misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seery throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Seery sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Seery throws a counter combo.
Seery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seery checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Seery throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Seery fails to land with a series of punches.
Seery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Seery cracks Murhaa with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seery cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Seery throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely.
Seery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Seery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Seery counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Seery misses the target.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Seery manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Seery.
Murhaa swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Seery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seery throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa throws a hook but Seery avoids it easily.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Seery.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Seery's leg. Seery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seery moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Seery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seery.
A jab lands there for Seery.
Seery misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with the body kick
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seery avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Seery.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seery sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa takes a swing at Seery's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seery really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seery's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Seery throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa stalks Seery and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seery's face. Seery staggers backwards, shaken.
Seery throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Murhaa.
Seery throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Seery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seery doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seery moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seery bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Seery.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
Seery misses with a hook.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seery lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Seery.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Seery.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seery scores with a jab to the head.
Seery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Seery to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seery lands with a nice body punch.
Seery throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Seery counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Murhaa lands but Seery takes it in his stride.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Seery unleashes a big counter combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Seery.
Seery checks a leg kick.
Seery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Seery swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Seery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Seery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seery has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Seery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Seery moves out of range of the body kick.
Seery moves out of range of the body kick.
Seery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seery counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seery lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seerys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seery connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seery moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seery misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seery throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa works the jab nicely.
Seery walks into a jab.
Seery thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Seery connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Seery throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Seery looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Seery swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Seery moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
Seery misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Patrick Seery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Seery's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Seery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Seery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seery bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Seery on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seery connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Seery.
Seery throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seery lands with a nice body punch.
Seery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Seery saw that one coming.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Seery takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seery staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Murhaa
and Seery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook
and Seery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seery looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seery cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Seery stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seery scores with a hook.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Seery saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Seery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Seery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Seery moves forwards but Murhaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Seery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Seery manages to avoid it.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Seery.
Seery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Seery's front leg.
Seery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa tries a low kick but Seery avoids it.
Seery connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Seery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Seery moves out of range.
Seery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
and Seery counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Seery moves out of range.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seery was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Seery displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murhaa slips a jab from Seery.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seery throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook
letting Seery counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Seery slips the punch.
Seery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Murhaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seery throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
As Seery tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Seery manages to avoid the attempt.
Seery with a hook.
Seery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Seery thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Seery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Seery saw that one coming.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Seery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Seery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seery connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Paul Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seery digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Seery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seery 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Seery!
Patrick Seery was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Paul Murhaa stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.