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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between luke cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). luke cummo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, luke cummo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persson lands with a straight right. cummo didn't see that one coming.
It looks like luke cummo has been cut.
cummo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
cummo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
cummo tries to clinch up.
Persson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persson thuds his right hand into cummo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Persson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Goran Persson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Koskelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarlo Koskelo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Blake's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Koskelo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskelo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blake moves into the clinch successfully.
Blake with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kaarlo Koskelo has been cut.
Koskelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koskelo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koskelo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blake quickly recovers to half guard.
Koskelo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blake's head.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Blake dodges it nicely.
Blake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blake tries to get out of the position.
Koskelo winds up and cracks Blake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blake trying to control but Koskelo postures up.
Blake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskelo.
Koskelo thows a huge punch but Blake dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koskelo is working away from the top position though.
Koskelo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskelo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koskelo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blake is trying to maintain the position but Koskelo is very close to passing his half guard.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koskelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake is looking to escape.
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 two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Koskelo connects with a nice short shot to Blake's temple.
Koskelo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blake!
Koskelo working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Bubba Blake has been cut.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blake is looking to escape.
Koskelo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo lands a big shot there that rocks Blake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koskelo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake tries to hold on but Koskelo pushes him away.
Koskelo with shots to the head and body - Blake looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koskelo looking to ground and pound but Blake is blocking nicely.
Koskelo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koskelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blake is looking to escape.
Koskelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koskelo.
Koskelo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Koskelo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Koskelo.
Blake avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koskelo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskelo throws some wild stikes that Blake manages to avoid easily.
Koskelo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Koskelo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koskelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koskelo throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Koskelo fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Kaarlo Koskelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskelo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskelo throws a big shot that misses.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koskelo's head.
Blake forces Koskelo back against the cage and clinches.
Koskelo tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blake lands a nice knee to the body.
Koskelo is breathing heavily.
Blake has Koskelo pressed against the cage, preventing Koskelo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Koskelo's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands a knee to the head.
Blake misses with a knee to the head.
Koskelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake connects with a knee to the head.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks with his arms.
Koskelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Koskelo's ribcage.
Blake with a knee to the head.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake landing knees to the body.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Koskelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Bubba Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Koskelo.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskelo avoids it.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Koskelo is blocking nicely.
Koskelo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake lands a knee to the head.
Blake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koskelo.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Koskelo is blocking nicely.
Koskelo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koskelo manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Koskelo crashes against the mat.
Blake defending against the ground and pound.
Koskelo working away.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koskelo on the ground.
Blake is looking for a sweep.
Koskelo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koskelo is putting a hurting on Blake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Koskelo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Koskelo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koskelo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Koskelo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
Koskelo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koskelo working away.
Koskelo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blake is avoiding damage well.
Blake tries to escape but Koskelo is in control.
Koskelo working the head with strikes.
Koskelo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blake is avoiding damage well.
Koskelo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Koskelo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koskelo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koskelo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Koskelo working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Blake dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koskelo's head.
Koskelo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake stuffs the takedown.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blake closes the distance and pushes Koskelo back into the cage.
Blake working Koskelo over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Blake.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koskelo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake misses with a knee strike.
Koskelo avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Koskelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koskelo blocks it with crossed arms.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskelo.
Koskelo avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Koskelo tries for a takedown but Blake manages to get underhooks.
Bubba Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Koskelo.
Koskelo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks it.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskelo looking for a takedown.
Koskelo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Blake keeps control of Koskelo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks with his arms.
Koskelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskelo is trying to maintain a safe position but Blake gets an underhook and turns Koskelo into the cage.
A knee to the head by Blake.
Blake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koskelo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koskelo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koskelo managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Koskelo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koskelo wants a takedown.
Koskelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake landing knees to the body.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Koskelo blocks it.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Koskelo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Koskelo looking for a takedown.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Koskelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskelo has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koskelo can't get the takedown.
Koskelo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blake prevents Koskelo from breaking the clinch.
Blake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koskelo managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Koskelo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Koskelo can't get the takedown.
Blake lands a knee to the head.
Koskelo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koskelo wants the takedown. Blake is fighting it off but Koskelo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blake's guard against the cage.
Blake keeping full guard, as Koskelo tries to pass.
Koskelo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskelo thows a big elbow that misses.
Koskelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koskelo.
Koskelo throws a big right hand that misses.
Koskelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake pulls Koskelo in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Koskelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake wants to stand and escape but Koskelo is having none of it.
Koskelo wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Koskelo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koskelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Blake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Junttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pertti Junttila could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Smith's chin.
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185 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Junttila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Junttila forces his way into half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Junttila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Junttila has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junttila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Junttila takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Smith fending off the submission attempt from Junttila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't enjoy being in this position. Junttila looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Smith is tapping - it's over boys! Junttila picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pertti Junttila!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonchi comes to the cage accompanied by Doesn´t remind me - Audioslave. Driver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Candy Paint. Preston Driver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nunchi Halonchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Preston Driver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Driver.
Driver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Driver checks a low kick from Halonchi.
Driver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halonchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Driver is just out of range.
Halonchi shoots in for a double leg but Driver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halonchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Driver.
Halonchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halonchi scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halonchi, right into the meat.
Halonchi tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
Halonchi misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Driver.
Halonchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Driver cracks Halonchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Driver moves away from the strike by Halonchi.
Driver blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver cracks Halonchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nunchi Halonchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halonchi tried to score with a low kick but Driver checks it.
Preston Driver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driver throws the left hand but Halonchi avoids the punch easily.
Driver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halonchi.
Driver stuns Halonchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Halonchi throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Driver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halonchi throws a front kick aimed at Driver's knee but Driver avoids it well.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halonchi moves away.
Nice jab there from Halonchi.
Driver blocks a leg kick.
Driver blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Halonchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halonchi scores with a nice strike.
Halonchi throws a looping overhand right but Driver ducks down to avoid it.
Halonchi motions for Driver to come forward. Halonchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver dips to his left and cracks Halonchi with an uppercut!
Halonchi tries to clinch up.
Driver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halonchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halonchi.
Halonchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halonchi is looking to clinch.
Halonchi throws a leg kick but Driver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halonchi misses with a body shot
letting Driver counter with a right hand.
Halonchi is looking to chop away at Driver's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Halonchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Halonchi misses
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halonchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Halonchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halonchi lands with a nice combination. Driver backs away looking to recover.
Halonchi darts in trying to clinch
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi wants to clinch but Driver slips to the side
and Driver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halonchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Halonchi is just out of range.
Halonchi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Driver misses with a body shot.
Halonchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Driver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halonchi is breathing heavily.
Driver throws a looping overhand right but Halonchi ducks down to avoid it.
Halonchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Driver slips under a jab.
Driver scores with a decent looking hook.
Halonchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi wants to slow Driver down by chopping away at his legs.
Halonchi ducks right into an uppercut from Driver.
Driver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Driver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halonchi tries for a takedown but Driver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunchi Halonchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halonchi doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Halonchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Driver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Halonchi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A thudding body kick lands there by Driver!
Halonchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Driver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Driver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halonchi momentarily.
Driver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Driver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Driver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halonchi doesn't seem phased though.
Driver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Driver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Driver loads up on a big right hand but Halonchi slips the punch.
Driver cracks Halonchi with an open hand slap.
Halonchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halonchi wants to clinch up but Driver keeps it at a distance.
Halonchi slips under a jab from Driver.
Halonchi misses with a body shot
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Driver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver clobbers Halonchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Driver cracks Halonchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halonchi misses with a combination
and Driver counters with a nice body kick.
Driver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver scores with a jab.
Halonchi moves out of range of the body kick from Driver.
Halonchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Halonchi misses
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Driver scores with a jab. Halonchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halonchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Driver finds it's way round the side to connect with Halonchi's head.
Halonchi is rocked!
Preston Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Halonchi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Driver counters with a stiff right hand.
Halonchi looks to clinch
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halonchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halonchi looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Driver with a jab.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halonchi wants to clinch
and Driver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halonchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driver connects with the punch.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Halonchi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Halonchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheers as Driver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halonchi doesn't seem phased though.
Halonchi moves forwards but Driver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halonchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Driver catches Halonchi right on the button with a cross.
Driver cracks Halonchi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Halonchi falls backwards against the cage. Driver follows up with more strikes that drop Halonchi to his knees. Driver keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Halonchi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Preston Driver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pera Pukama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pukama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfa Uros!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukama tries to control but Uros wriggling away.
Pukama stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pukama fails to land the takedown.
Pukama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pukama shoots in for a takedown but Uros shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pukama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pera Pukama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uros connects with a body shot.
Pukama is breathing heavily.
Uros moves into the clinch successfully.
Uros manages to break the clinch.
Uros lunges at Pukama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pukama's hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uros lands a nice shot to the body.
Uros lands an overhand right.
Uros misses with the combination.
Uros scores with a body shot.
Uros misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uros listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uros drops Pukama with a beautiful combination! Pukama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Uros is looking for the KO!
Pukama is rocked!
It looks like Pera Pukama has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uros sends Pukama crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Uros is motioning to the referee to let Pukama up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Pukama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Uros connects with the perfect overhand right and Pukama falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Uros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alfa Uros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Hope (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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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Young Hope!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a push kick but Hope slaps the foot to one side.
Jonhson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hope tries to clinch up but Jonhson circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Hope.
Jonhson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope slips under a jab.
Hope is looking to clinch.
Hope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jonhson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hope blocks a jab.
Hope wants to clinch.
Hope darts in and clinches Jonhson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope misses with a knee to the head.
Hope keeps control of Jonhson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonhson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Hope trying to land knees to the body.
Jonhson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hope has double underhooks.
Hope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jonhson backwards.
Hope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jonhson's face.
Hope crunches a lovely knee into Jonhson's ribcage.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonhson throws a leg kick but Hope moved away.
Jonhson connects with a high kick.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope misses with the body kick
and Jonhson counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Hope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hope is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Hope misses
and Jonhson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hope really felt that one!
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson throws a leg kick
and Hope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hope is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonhson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hope's calf.
Hope wants to clinch
and Jonhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hope throws a right hand that Jonhson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonhson also avoids with ease.
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
Hope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonhson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hope tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonhson avoids the damage to the body.
Hope tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hope lands a right hand.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jonhson backwards.
Jonhson tries to break the clinch but Hope is controlling the position.
Hope missing with knees to the body.
Hope looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson avoiding damage as Hope throws knees to the body.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Hope is looking to clinch but Jonhson is avoiding it.
Jonhson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Jonhson misses
and Hope counters with an inside leg kick.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hope's hands.
Jonhson throws a right hand that Hope ducks under and follows up with a left that Hope also avoids with ease.
Hope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jonhson can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonhson connects with the punch.
Hope blocks the body kick.
Jonhson misses with the combination.
Jonhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope clinches but Jonhson breaks the clinch
and Jonhson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hope looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hope avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Hope moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jonhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hope closes the distance and pushes Jonhson back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hope has double underhooks.
Jonhson working hard to break the clinch.
Jonhson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jonhson is trying to break the clinch but Hope has him pressed against the cage.
Hope tries to land knees in the clinch but Jonhson avoids the damage to the body.
Hope missing with knees to the body.
Jonhson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Young Hope will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Jonhson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Jonhson is predictable there
and Hope counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jonhson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hope landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hope tries a body shot but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hope keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jonhson's efforts to push away.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Jonhson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hope.
Young Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hope misses with a combination
and Jonhson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hope slips under a jab from Jonhson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Hope misses with a series of wild punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hope 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.
Jonhson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonhson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hope is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Jonhson misses the body punch
and Hope counters with a low kick, right behind Jonhson 's knee.
Hope tries to clinch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Jonhson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson misses with a body kick.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hope tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jonhson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jonhson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jonhson.
Hope wants to clinch.
Hope lands with a nice combination. Jonhson backs away looking to recover.
Jonhson throws the left hand but Hope avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hope's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jonhson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hope.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hope doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonhson circles away.
Hope wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
Hope checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope blocks a head kick by Jonhson.
Hope slips a straight right by Jonhson.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hope moves out of range of the body kick.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Jonhson scoring well with a low kick there.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson feints and then cracks Hope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hope down.
Hope takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hope's calf.
Jonhson tries to land a body kick
and Hope moves into the clinch.
Jonhson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hope won't allow it.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Jonhson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson misses with a low kick.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonhson, right into the meat.
Jonhson tries to land a leg kick but Hope saw it coming and moves away.
Jonhson scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Hope.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hope stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hope throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jonhson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hope struggles to land a body shot inside as Jonhson controls his hands.
Hope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hope keeps control of Jonhson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson is trying to break free.
Hope trying to land knees to the body.
Jonhson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hope.
Jonhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson'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!
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hope checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jonhson misses with an uppercut.
Jonhson connects with a jab.
Jonhson lands a right hook to the body.
Hope tries to clinch up.
Hope is looking to clinch but Jonhson is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Jonhson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonhson circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hope.
A head kick misses from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hope takes a step back to recover.
Jonhson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jonhson wants to land a leg kick but Hope is out of range.
Hope fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jonhson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jonhson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Jonhson scores with a one two! Hope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope tries to clinch but Jonhson moves away
and Jonhson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonhson throws the left hand but Hope avoids the punch easily.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hope's sensitive parts.
Hope looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hope drives through and clinches with Jonhson against the cage.
Hope has Jonhson pressed against the cage, preventing Jonhson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jonhson is trying to break the clinch but Hope has him pressed against the cage.
Jonhson wants to break free but Hope has control.
Jonhson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jonhson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hope prevents Jonhson from breaking the clinch.
Jonhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jonhson managing to block the knees to the body from Hope.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonhson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jonhson!
Jonhson lands a right hook to the body.
Hope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonhson.
Good shot there by Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jonhson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hope takes one to the side of the head.
Jonhson feints and then cracks Hope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hope down.
A head kick from Jonhson lands but Hope takes it in his stride.
Jonhson digs a good hook to Hope's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.
Jonhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonhson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonhson throws a chopping leg kick but Hope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jonhson lands with a nice combination. Hope backs away looking to recover.
Jonhson with a jab.
Hope ducks under a wild hook from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hope tries to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a low kick, right behind Hope 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hope wants to clinch
and Jonhson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonhson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jonhson 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jonhson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fellacio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Te Quiero Puta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fellacio Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fellacio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Fury!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fury.
Fury staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fury.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Fury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Fury's front leg.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Fury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury blocks a jab.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Fellacio Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Fury throws a head kick that misses.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Fury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Fury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Fury has control of the leg.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.
Sanchez stands up and waves to Fury to follow him.
Sanchez cracks Fury with a good jab.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Fury's defenses.
Fellacio Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Fury or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez scores with a punch 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!
Sanchez cracks Fury with an open hand slap.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Fury with an open hand slap.
Fury looks gassed!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Fury wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Sanchez looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez is pulling down on Fury's head. It's preventing any offense from Fury, at least for the moment.
Fellacio Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fury avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Fury on that attempt.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fellacio Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Fury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Fury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fury slips under a jab from Sanchez.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Sanchez stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Fury checks the leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Fury tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fellacio Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Fury is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Fury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fury backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Fury counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Fury is having none of it.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Fury is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fury postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fury, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez stands up and waves to Fury to follow him.
Brian Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fury's calf.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez clobbers Fury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Fury should have avoided that one.
Fury avoids a kick to the body.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Fury saw that one coming.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
Sanchez jabs Fury right on the nose. Fury blinks but takes it well.
Fury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fellacio Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Fury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fury off to one side.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez tries a low kick but Fury avoids it.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fury defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fury closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fellacio Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fury.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Fury avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Fury counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Fury takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez lands with a straight right. Fury didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Fury should have avoided that one.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez motions for Fury to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Fellacio Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Fury's body.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Fury walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brian Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fury moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Fellacio Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez jabs at Fury's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Fury seems unphased.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez with a jab.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Fury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fury down.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fellacio Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fellacio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mumin Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes into the arena with Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mumin Mamma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mamma looks to land a combination but Berzevaco avoids it well.
Mamma thows a body shot but no joy.
Mamma scores with a three punch combo!
Berzevaco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamma.
Berzevaco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamma.
Berzevaco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berzevaco lands in his opponent's guard.
Mamma working a defensive guard but Berzevaco passes into half guard.
Mamma wants to get back to full guard.
Mamma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mamma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mamma is doing well to control the position and prevent Berzevaco from advancing to side control.
Berzevaco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berzevaco tries to pass to full mount but Mamma defends it.
Mamma regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berzevaco is aware though and is defending well.
Berzevaco trying to control but Mamma is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mamma is trying to keep Berzevaco in close.
Berzevaco looking to pass the guard.
Berzevaco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mamma is looking for a triangle but Berzevaco pushes his legs off easily.
Berzevaco trying to control but Mamma is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco postures up in Mamma's guard and throws a big left but Mamma blocks it.
Mamma has momentary wrist control but Berzevaco slips an elbow through the middle.
Berzevaco advances to half guard.
Mamma won't allow Berzevaco to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco uses his free foot to push down on Mamma's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mamma.
Mamma can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Berzevaco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mamma is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berzevaco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berzevaco looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Berzevaco breaks from Mamma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Berzevaco landing strikes from the mount and Mamma is in trouble!
Mamma taking shots to the head.
Mamma tries to hold on but Berzevaco postures up.
Berzevaco unloading with bombs!
Berzevaco landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamma is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berzevaco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mamma hang on?
Berzevaco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Berzevaco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mamma is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berzevaco goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mamma is on top in guard.
Berzevaco is breathing heavily.
Mamma drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mamma seems to have locked his on tight now - Berzevaco screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mamma, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mumin Mamma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hokkus Pokkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokkus has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Ville Ollila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hokkus Pokkus!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollila throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pokkus.
Pokkus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ollila on the side of the head.
Ollila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pokkus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ollila.
Pokkus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ollila. That did some damage!
Hokkus Pokkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokkus thows a leg kick but Ollila checks it
and Ollila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pokkus tries to clinch
and Ollila counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ollila 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 Pokkus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pokkus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pokkus throws a push kick but Ollila slaps the foot to one side.
Pokkus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pokkus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ollila.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pokkus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pokkus throws a push kick but Ollila slaps the foot to one side.
Pokkus scoring well with a low kick there.
Pokkus tries to score with a low kick but Ollila moves his leg out of the way.
Pokkus thows a leg kick but Ollila checks it
and Ollila counters with a nice body kick.
Ollila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pokkus can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus misses with a kick to the body
and Ollila counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pokkus's knee momentarily.
Pokkus throws a front kick aimed at Ollila's knee but Ollila avoids it well.
Ollila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pokkus.
Pokkus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ollila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ollila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila moves into the clinch.
Ollila takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pokkus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pokkus throws an elbow but misses.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokkus avoids it.
Ollila takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pokkus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokkus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokkus avoids it.
Pokkus looking to throw knees to the head but Ollila is blocking nicely.
Pokkus managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but Ollila blocks with his arms.
Ollila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pokkus blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pokkus throws an elbow but it misses.
Ollila looking to throw knees to the head but Pokkus is blocking nicely.
Pokkus breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ollila.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ollila wants to clinch
and Pokkus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ollila connects with a high kick.
Ollila is looking to score with low kicks.
Pokkus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ollila.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pokkus.
Pokkus tries a low kick but Ollila avoids it.
Ollila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus tries a low kick but Ollila avoids it.
Pokkus checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Ollila is predictable there
and Pokkus counters with an inside leg kick.
Pokkus tries to land a leg kick but Ollila saw it coming and moves away.
Pokkus misses with the body kick
and Ollila counters with a nice leg kick.
Ollila throws a body kick the misses
and Pokkus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ollila is breathing heavily.
Ollila tries to clinch but Pokkus moves out of range.
A low kick from Pokkus misses
and Ollila finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pokkus 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.
Pokkus throws a lazy head kick
and Ollila counters with a body kick that stops Pokkus in his tracks momentarily.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Pokkus moves out of range easily.
Pokkus misses with a low kick.
Pokkus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pokkus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila rushes Pokkus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ollila is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ollila managing to block the knees to the body from Pokkus.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila wants to break free but Pokkus has control.
Ollila looking to throw knees to the head but Pokkus is blocking nicely.
Pokkus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pokkus avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Pokkus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ollila blocks it with crossed arms.
Ollila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pokkus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but Ollila blocks with his arms.
Pokkus breaks the clinch.
Pokkus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ollila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokkus throws a front kick that sends Ollila stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokkus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pokkus throws a sloppy head kick and Ollila moves out of range easily.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokkus Pokkus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pokkus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Ollila.
Pokkus misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Ollila is predictable there
and Pokkus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ollila's knee momentarily.
Ollila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pokkus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ollila missing with a left hand there. Pokkus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ollila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pokkus throws a low kick but Ollila moves out of range easily.
Pokkus throws a low kick but Ollila avoids it.
Pokkus slips under a jab from Ollila.
Ollila explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ollila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pokkus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ollila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pokkus takes a step back to recover.
Ollila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus cracks the inside of Ollila's front leg.
Ollila blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Pokkus is predictable there
and Ollila counters with a big head kick but Pokkus shrugs it off.
Ollila moves out of range as Pokkus throws a body kick.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses
and Pokkus counters with a good, hard body kick but Ollila shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pokkus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ollila checks a low kick from Pokkus.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pokkus 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 Ollila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ollila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ollila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pokkus throws a push kick but Ollila slaps the foot to one side.
Pokkus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pokkus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ollila throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pokkus misses with a low kick.
Ollila throws a hook but Pokkus avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollila clinches.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
Pokkus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ollila.
Ollila trying to stall but Pokkus improves his position.
Pokkus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokkus lands a head kick. Ollila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Pokkus saw it coming and moves away.
Pokkus blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Ollila checks a low kick from Pokkus.
A head kick by Pokkus misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pokkus blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Pokkus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Pokkus is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollila checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ollila misses the target.
Ollila is looking to land body kicks.
Ollila thuds his shin into the meat of Pokkus's side.
Ollila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila counters with a thumping low kick.
Ollila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pokkus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ollila's sensitive parts.
Pokkus throws a low kick but Ollila avoids it.
Ollila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pokkus counters with a solid body kick.
A leg kick checked by Ollila.
Pokkus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ollila.
Pokkus throws a wild body kick that Ollila sees coming a mile off.
Ollila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pokkus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pokkus is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila lands a head kick. Pokkus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ollila checks a leg kick nicely.
Pokkus throws a good cross that connects.
Hokkus Pokkus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Pokkus
and Ollila counters with a good low kick that Pokkus was not able to check.
Ollila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pokkus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ollila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pokkus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ollila checks a low kick from Pokkus.
A telegraphed right hand from Ollila misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Pokkus
and Ollila counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Pokkus.
Ollila misses with a kick to the body
and Pokkus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ollila tries to stall but Pokkus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pokkus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Ollila - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokkus Pokkus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Ollila blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
Pokkus misses with a leg kick
and Ollila counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ollila.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokkus avoids it.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus breaks from the clinch.
Pokkus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pokkus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ollila.
Ollila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ollila misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ollila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Pokkus.
A bone on bone clash there as Ollila blocks the leg kick.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick
and Pokkus counters with a nice body kick.
Ollila tries to land a leg kick but Pokkus saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ollila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pokkus, pushing him back against the cage.
Ollila takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ollila takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Pokkus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Ollila with a knee to the head.
Pokkus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pokkus throws a body kick that misses.
Ollila misses with a low kick.
Ollila throws a low kick, looking for Pokkus's leg but Pokkus calmly moves out of range.
Pokkus throws a sloppy head kick and Ollila moves out of range easily.
Pokkus avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pokkus.
Pokkus misses with a body kick.
Pokkus avoids a kick to the body.
Ollila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus thumps Ollila with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Pokkus misses.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila counters by clinching up.
Ollila pushes off an throws an elbow but Pokkus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pokkus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ollila's face.
Ollila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pokkus trying to control the position but instead, Ollila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pokkus into the cage.
Pokkus avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ollila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pokkus is defending well for now.
Pokkus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pokkus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pokkus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ollila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pokkus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and Ollila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ollila is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus moves out of range as Ollila throws a body kick.
Ollila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ollila cracks the inside of Pokkus's front leg.
Ville Ollila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pokkus throws a head kick that half lands.
Ollila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pokkus.
A low kick from Pokkus misses
and Ollila counters with a low kick, right behind Pokkus 's knee.
Pokkus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ollila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pokkus. That did some damage!
Ollila looks to throw a body kick
and Pokkus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ollila blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ollila.
Pokkus blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Pokkus throws a head kick that misses
and Ollila counters with a good low kick that Pokkus was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus misses with the combination.
Pokkus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hokkus Pokkus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Pokkus moves out of range easily.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick
and Pokkus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ollila plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pokkus moves out of range of the body kick from Ollila.
Pokkus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ollila tries to clinch there but Pokkus circles away.
Pokkus throws a leg kick which misses Ollila's front leg but catches the back leg as Ollila tries to avoid it.
Ollila closes the distance and clinches.
Pokkus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ollila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ollila as Pokkus tries to tie him up.
Pokkus manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hokkus Pokkus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pokkus 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hokkus Pokkus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Piper's choice of entrance music: Real Men Wear Skirts. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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9 - 2 - 0 |
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153 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Piper.
Piper misses the shot to the body.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Groot has time to react.
The crowd cheers as De Groot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Piper doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Piper misses its intended target.
Piper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper lands a lovely overhand right.
De Groot slips a straight right by Piper.
De Groot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
De Groot stuffs the takedown attempt from Piper. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
Piper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
Piper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot throws a body punch but Piper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Piper has a takedown stuffed.
A leg kick checked by Piper.
A big left from Piper misses.
De Groot throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
De Groot throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Piper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piper doesn't seem bothered though.
Piper throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
De Groot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Groot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Piper.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
A bone on bone clash there as Piper blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
De Groot throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Piper.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Piper jumps back.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
Piper loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piper.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
De Groot misses with a combination
and Piper counters with a left to the body.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Good shot there by De Groot.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Piper jumps back.
Piper moves away from the strike by De Groot.
Piper throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot tests Piper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piper misses with a hook.
Piper tries to clinch up.
De Groot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Piper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Piper ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Piper works De Groot's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Piper jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Piper.
De Groot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piper loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
De Groot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Groot there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Piper.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Piper throws a low kick but De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
De Groot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Piper.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
That's time! De Groot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot looks to throw a body kick
letting Piper counter with a right hand.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a shot to the body
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Piper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Groot tries to avoid it but Piper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Groot to the ground. De Groot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Piper walks into a stiff left hand from De Groot.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piper.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Piper.
A big right from De Groot misses.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Piper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Groot walks into a jab.
De Groot slips a jab from Piper.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper cracks De Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Piper is out of range.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piper.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piper.
Jab from Piper.
Piper's corner calls for a 1-2. Piper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piper scores with a jab.
Piper jabs De Groot right on the nose. De Groot blinks but takes it well.
De Groot missing with a left hand there. Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Piper finds it's target.
A shot to the body from De Groot misses
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Piper checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Piper.
De Groot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Piper as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
Piper throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses with a hook. Piper ducked under it nicely.
Piper tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Groot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Piper somewhat.
De Groot connects with a jab.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
De Groot has had enough of the clinch but Piper keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Piper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Groot momentarily.
Piper walks into a straight right hand from De Groot.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
Piper throws a leg kick which misses De Groot's front leg but catches the back leg as De Groot tries to avoid it.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piper.
De Groot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Piper.
Piper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Groot is looking for a sweep. Piper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Groot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piper is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper wants to work for an arm triangle but De Groot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Piper throwing shots but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Piper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Groot tries to roll over but Piper keeps him under control.
De Groot wants to control but Piper is keeping busy.
De Groot regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Groot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piper lands a shot to the body.
De Groot misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Piper avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
Piper with a knee to the head.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Piper.
Piper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Piper tries a body shot but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piper misses with the head strike.
De Groot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Groot can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Piper.
De Groot working aggressively here.
Piper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but De Groot is blocking nicely.
Piper misses with the head strike.
Piper working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piper.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piper avoids it.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Piper wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Groot keeps working.
De Groot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piper gets full guard.
De Groot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Groot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groot is working hard here to advance position.
De Groot trying to control the position from guard on top but Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Groot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl De Groot.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Piper checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper throws a hook to the side of De Groot's head but De Groot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Groot is looking to clinch.
De Groot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piper misses with a straight left.
De Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piper.
Piper lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Groot's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from De Groot is predictable there
and Piper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Groot's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper is working De Groot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Piper pushing down on De Groot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Piper slips a nice elbow through De Groot's hands, connecting with De Groot's forehead.
De Groot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piper.
Piper passes the guard and advances to mount!
De Groot bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
De Groot wants to pass the guard but Piper is keeping the position.
Piper looking for a sweep. Not yet Piper, not yet.
Piper looking for a guillotine here but De Groot defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper keeping moving, preventing De Groot from controlling successfully.
De Groot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Groot tries to free his leg and advance position but Piper is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
De Groot misses with an uppercut. Piper saw that one coming.
Piper looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
De Groot lands a head kick. Piper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Piper's body.
A big left from Piper misses.
De Groot checks a leg kick.
De Groot throws a shot to the body.
De Groot scores with a hook.
Nice cross by Piper.
Piper lands a lovely overhand right.
Piper lands a slapping body shot.
Piper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Groot misses with a body shot
enabling Piper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Groot doesn't seem bothered though.
Piper lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
Piper lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by De Groot.
De Groot swings for the body but Piper moves out of range.
Piper blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot misses with a hook.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot pushes Piper away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piper takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piper.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piper. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot misses with a hook to the body
and Piper counters with a nice uppercut.
Piper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Piper is out of range.
Piper slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot throws a right hand that Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that Piper also avoids with ease.
Piper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piper throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Piper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Groot's half guard.
Piper trying to control from half guard but De Groot is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Piper are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Piper cracks De Groot with a big right hand but De Groot just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Groot struggling a bit here.
Piper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Groot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Groot is looking to regain half guard here but Piper keeps moving and retains side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Piper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Piper slips a nice elbow through De Groot's hands, connecting with De Groot's forehead.
Piper is pressing down on De Groot's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Groot is holding on for now.
Piper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Groot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Piper bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Piper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Groot scores with a jab to the body.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Groot circles away.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. De Groot should have avoided that one.
Piper misses with an uppercut.
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - De Groot circles away.
Piper moves away from the strike by De Groot.
De Groot throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piper's calf.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piper misses with a looping left.
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Groot clobbers Piper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Piper cracks De Groot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - De Groot coming out on top.
Piper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Piper dips to his left and cracks De Groot with an uppercut!
Piper scores with a nice right hand.
Piper misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Piper pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piper is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Piper.
Piper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
De Groot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Groot clinches up with Piper and pushes him back against the cage.
Piper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piper avoiding damage as De Groot throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Piper lands a right hand.
De Groot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Piper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Piper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Piper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Groot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Piper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
De Groot is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Groot, as that shot connected.
Karl De Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot is looking to slow Piper down with leg kicks.
A jab from De Groot misses.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
De Groot thuds his right hand into Piper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piper.
De Groot lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Piper saw it coming and moves away.
Piper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Piper blocks the low kick.
Piper fails with the takedown.
Karl De Groot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roddy Piper.
Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
Piper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Groot throws a hook to the side of Piper's head but Piper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piper tries to clinch but De Groot moves out of range.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Piper.
De Groot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piper 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
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