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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by DeSilva or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
DeSilva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeSilva missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
#TD#
DeSilva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heikkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but DeSilva scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. DeSilva connects with a nice short shot to Heikkinen's temple.
DeSilva is nestled in close to Heikkinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
DeSilva is trying to control. Heikkinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeSilva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeSilva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heikkinen tries to get to full guard but DeSilva has control of the leg.
DeSilva wants to take a breather but Heikkinen is having none of it. #T1#
DeSilva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DeSilva is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Heikkinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
DeSilva trying to control from half guard but Heikkinen is working away.
DeSilva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DeSilva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from DeSilva there. #T2#
DeSilva thows a huge punch but Heikkinen dodges it nicely.
DeSilva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heikkinen defending well though.
DeSilva winds up and cracks Heikkinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
DeSilva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
DeSilva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeSilva misses with a head shot. Heikkinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DeSilva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DeSilva lands a couple of digs.
DeSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DeSilva stands up over Heikkinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
DeSilva distracts Heikkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Heikkinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Heikkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heikkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heikkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DeSilva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ES2#
Heikkinen wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
DeSilva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeSilva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen presses DeSilva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but DeSilva blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeSilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen is looking to break free of the clinch but DeSilva has double underhooks. #T4#
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
DeSilva is trying to trip Heikkinen. He has hold of a leg but Heikkinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. DeSilva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
DeSilva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
DeSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeSilva wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
DeSilva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heikkinen wants to sweep here but DeSilva controlling him for the moment.
DeSilva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeSilva landing with the ground and pound.
DeSilva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva 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.
#R2#
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeSilva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
DeSilva rushes Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeSilva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
Nice body punch from DeSilva - that landed with a thud.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
DeSilva working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from DeSilva.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeSilva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeSilva blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeSilva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
DeSilva misses with some punches.
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of DeSilva's head.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from DeSilva. #T2#
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeSilva defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen leaves DeSilva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. DeSilva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSilva is just out of range.
DeSilva tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeSilva throws out the jab.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSilva is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSilva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSilva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DeSilva misses with an uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DeSilva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.#T3#
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by DeSilva.
Heikkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeSilva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeSilva looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
DeSilva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeSilva fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeSilva tries for a takedown but Heikkinen circles away easily
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
DeSilva loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
DeSilva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but DeSilva checks it.#T4##TD#
DeSilva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen controls DeSilva momentarily but DeSilva frees himself.
Heikkinen wants to sweep here but DeSilva controlling him for the moment.
Heikkinen wants to stand and escape but DeSilva is having none of it.
DeSilva passes Heikkinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Heikkinen tries to kick DeSilva off but DeSilva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Heikkinen wants to improve his position but DeSilva is controlling well.
Heikkinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling DeSilva to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
DeSilva clinches with his opponent.
DeSilva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but DeSilva is blocking nicely.
DeSilva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
DeSilva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSilva controls his hands.
DeSilva gets through Heikkinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
DeSilva misses with the head strike.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
DeSilva lands with a left to the head.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeSilva misses with some punches.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSilva controls his hands.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Heikkinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DeSilva has him pressed against the cage.
DeSilva lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
DeSilva lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeSilva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heikkinen, as that shot connected.
DeSilva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeSilva darts in looking for a takedown but Heikkinen gets double underhooks and turns DeSilva into the cage.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeSilva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but DeSilva moved out of range.
DeSilva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
DeSilva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and DeSilva counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES2#
Heikkinen wriggles free and stands up.
Heikkinen walks into a jab.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
DeSilva looking to score a takedown here. Heikkinen is defending well but DeSilva drives through and ends up in Heikkinen's guard.
DeSilva with a flurry of punches that miss.
DeSilva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
DeSilva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DeSilva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing DeSilva from controlling successfully.
DeSilva postures up in Heikkinen's guard and throws a big left but Heikkinen blocks it.
DeSilva is standing up over Heikkinen. Heikkinen looks to escape but DeSilva dives into side control.
DeSilva landing a few strikes.
DeSilva trying to control the position but Heikkinen is working away.
DeSilva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heikkinen to see if he's OK.
DeSilva in side control, throwing shots but Heikkinen defends. #T4#
DeSilva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
DeSilva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Heikkinen some visible discomfort.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeSilva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heikkinen keeps working.
DeSilva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from DeSilva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Heikkinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeSilva wants to control but Heikkinen is keeping him busy.
DeSilva cracks Heikkinen with a big right hand but Heikkinen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Heikkinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeSilva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva!
A victorious Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
GC 336 Andrade vs Pearson
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Machida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Machida.
#BC2#
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it. #CL#
Machida has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Heikkinen avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Machida. #T1#
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heikkinen's knee momentarily.
Heikkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Heikkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machida tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Machida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Machida clinches.
Heikkinen tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikkinen's face.
Heikkinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Kaino Heikkinen has been cut.
Machida just leaning against Heikkinen, taking a breather.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
#T3#
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikkinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heikkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heikkinen is defending well for now.
Machida blocking some punches.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida pushes off an throws an elbow but Heikkinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Machida throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heikkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Machida's head back.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Machida darts in and clinches Heikkinen up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Machida lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
#T1#
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen wants to break free but Machida has control.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Heikkinen is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Heikkinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Heikkinen is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Heikkinen pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heikkinen is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
#T3#
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks with his arms.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heikkinen is trying to break free.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Machida.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikkinen.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
#T4#
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Machida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Heikkinen pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Heikkinen is blocking nicely.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Heikkinen pushes him off.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Machida closes the distance and pushes Heikkinen back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida blocking some punches.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikkinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Heikkinen's ribcage. Heikkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
Machida tries to clinch up.#CL#
Machida has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heikkinen is defending well for now.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards. #T2#
Heikkinen lands a body punch.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida controlling the action here for a moment.
Heikkinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heikkinen avoids it.
Machida working Heikkinen over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Machida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heikkinen up against the cage.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heikkinen's defenses.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Heikkinen in his tracks for a moment.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen pushes Machida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks it.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida crunches a lovely knee into Heikkinen's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!
Our winner, Seiryu Machida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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GC 334 Megaton vs Honda
Date: Feb 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Heikkinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Wieneke.
Wieneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Heikkinen.
Wieneke connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Wieneke with an uppercut!
Heikkinen throws a hook but Wieneke blocks it.
Wieneke throws a counter combo.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Wieneke counters with a three punch combo that has Heikkinen backing up. Heikkinen nods at Wieneke to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Wieneke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Wieneke checks it
and Wieneke counters with a two punch combo.
Wieneke tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Wieneke counters with a body kick.
Wieneke wants to clinch.#T1#
Heikkinen connects with a single shot there.
Wieneke scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Wieneke.
Wieneke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#
Wieneke is rocked!
Wieneke drops his hands momentarily. Heikkinen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wieneke staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wieneke doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaino Heikkinen!
An out of breath Kaino Heikkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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GC 332 Dee vs Andrade
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
It looked like Burduada No Cranio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Burduada No Cranio has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio is pushing Heikkinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen tries to work over Burduada No Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Burduada No Cranio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Burduada No Cranio on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen avoiding damage as Burduada No Cranio throws knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Come on Burduada No Cranio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burduada No Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Heikkinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio has Heikkinen pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Burduada No Cranio controls his hands.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burduada No Cranio. Heikkinen shrugs it off though.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burduada No Cranio's calf.#CL#
Burduada No Cranio has managed to clinch.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Burduada No Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen wants to break free but Burduada No Cranio has control.
A body shot lands from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burduada No Cranio.
A short right from Burduada No Cranio on the inside.
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!
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has double underhooks.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Heikkinen being controlled against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burduada No Cranio lands a left hand.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burduada No Cranio avoids it.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burduada No Cranio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Burduada No Cranio has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Heikkinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burduada No Cranio has his back to the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burduada No Cranio has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to stall.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burduada No Cranio is defending well for now.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Burduada No Cranio lands with a nice combination. Heikkinen backs away looking to recover.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch.
Heikkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and clinches.
Burduada No Cranio looking to stall.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a knee to the head.
Burduada No Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Burduada No Cranio is blocking nicely.
#T3#
Burduada No Cranio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Burduada No Cranio blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen tries to work over Burduada No Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burduada No Cranio trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burduada No Cranio blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burduada No Cranio tries to stall but Heikkinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Burduada No Cranio.
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!
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burduada No Cranio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio trying to control the position but instead, Heikkinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burduada No Cranio.
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
That's time! Burduada No Cranio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Burduada No Cranio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Burduada No Cranio avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen connects with the punch.#T1#
Burduada No Cranio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Burduada No Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Burduada No Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Burduada No Cranio lands a front kick.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burduada No Cranio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burduada No Cranio defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burduada No Cranio.#CL#
Burduada No Cranio clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
#T2#
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen tries to circle away but Burduada No Cranio has him pinned against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen is trying to break the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heikkinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head.
Burduada No Cranio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen lands a body punch.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burduada No Cranio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
In his post fight interview, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
GAMMA#805 Ricard v Arendse
Date: Jan 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Boy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boy.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Boy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Boy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Boy misses the target.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Boy's head back.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boy.
Boy throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen feints a counter leg kick.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heikkinen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boy, as that shot connected.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
A jab from Boy finds it's way through Heikkinen's defenses.
Heikkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2#
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen tests Boy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boy slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Boy there.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boy, right into the meat.
Boy lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Boy tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Boy moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses the body punch
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a left to the body.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Boy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Boy.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Heikkinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boy has got the better of the exchanges.
Boy throws a leg kick but Heikkinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Boy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boy.
Beast Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Boy misses the jab.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heikkinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heikkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Heikkinen misses with a body shot
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.
A nice side step and Heikkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Boy had a free shot at his head there.
Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Boy misses.
A little jabbing left from Heikkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heikkinen thinking.
Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot
and Boy counters with a nice leg kick.
Boy is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Heikkinen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Boy lands.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Boy.#T3#
Boy throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boy. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy jabs Heikkinen right on the nose. Heikkinen blinks but takes it well.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boy staying out of range there.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boy under the eye.#T4#
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen works Boy's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Boy tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Boy counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
A big right from Boy misses.
A nice side step and Heikkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boy walks into a straight right hand from Heikkinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Boy.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Boy misses with a body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boy checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heikkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen walks into a jab.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Boy throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Boy only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Boy jabs at Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Boy checks it.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boy with a jab.#T1#
Boy thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boy under the eye.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boy scores with a hook to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boy throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.#T2#
Boy throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heikkinen. Heikkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Boy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Boy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Boy misses. #T3#
Boy checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Heikkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Boy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boy slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
It looked like Boy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.
Boy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Heikkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Boy connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen lands with a cross.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Boy.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#
Heikkinen is rocked!
Boy drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boy throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boy digs a good body shot into Heikkinen's ribs.
Boy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boy misses with a hook.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boy checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Boy!
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Event:
GAMMA#800 Conservative v Steel
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
#TD#
Cage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Heikkinen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen throws a low kick, looking for Cage's leg but Cage calmly moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heikkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Cage moves out of range easily. #CL#
Cage moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen. #T1##BC#
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.#TD#
Cage shoots in and bounces Heikkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SU#
Cage gets to his feet - Heikkinen follows without any prompting.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Cage. That snapped Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage misses with the combination.
#T2#
Heikkinen digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Cage connects with the punch.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cage is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Cage takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Cage.
Heikkinen takes one on the button.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
#T4#
Heikkinen lands with a cross.
Cage throws a head kick that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cage's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Heikkinen's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Cage jabs at Heikkinen's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice body punch from Cage.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Heikkinen tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Cage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Cage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heikkinen defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards. #T1##BC#
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage pushes Heikkinen away with a front kick.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen slips a jab from Cage.
Heikkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Cage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Cage rushes Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Cage tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range. #T3#
Cage throws a sloppy body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Cage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyler Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Cage tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Cage throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage blocks it.#T4#
Heikkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Heikkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Cage avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Cage wants to clinch.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Cage seems unphased.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Cage throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen keeps the fight on the outside.#TD#
Cage throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cage is in Heikkinen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cage trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
Cage with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Heikkinen is trying to control the position but Cage postures up.
We've been hearing that Cage has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cage looking to pass the guard. #SU#
Cage stands up and waves to Heikkinen to follow him.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Cage misses its target.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Cage should have avoided that one. #T2#
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
Cage shoots in looking for a takedown. Heikkinen tries to sprawl out of it but Cage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Cage misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Cage as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cage with a body shot.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
#T3#
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cage blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Cage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Heikkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Heikkinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Cage changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cage is defended easily by Heikkinen.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Cage didn't see that one coming.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Cage.
Well Cage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Cage!
A relieved looking Tyler Cage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GAMMA#795 Curry v Closet
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for De Souza.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from De Souza.
Heikkinen defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen digs a good hook to De Souza's body.
De Souza slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to counter punch.
Heikkinen throws a low kick, looking for De Souza's leg but De Souza calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
De Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heikkinen is fending him off so far but De Souza persists. Nope, Heikkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
De Souza fails to land the takedown.
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!
De Souza staying out of range there.
De Souza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
De Souza scores with a jab.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
De Souza moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Souza.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
De Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by De Souza.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heikkinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio De Souza.#T2#
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
De Souza has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heikkinen is trying to keep an underhook but De Souza manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES#
Heikkinen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. De Souza keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as De Souza controls the action.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
De Souza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
De Souza is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Souza avoids it.
De Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heikkinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
De Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza lands a head shot.#T4#
De Souza misses with a straight left.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza with the counter takedown but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a right hand. Heikkinen shakes it off.
De Souza lands with a right hand. #TD2#
De Souza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heikkinen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio De Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised De Souza's leg. De Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
De Souza misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza sizes up Heikkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Souza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen works the jab nicely.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target. #T2#
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza looks for a takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad. #T3#
De Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza 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 Souza misses with a straight right.
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Souza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen lands the left hand.
De Souza throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
An attempted straight right counter from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Souza in his tracks.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen 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.
De Souza misses with a hook.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
An attempted straight right counter from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Souza can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Souza.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Souza under the eye.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio De Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Heikkinen.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by De Souza.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
De Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
De Souza cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
De Souza moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen slips a jab from De Souza.
Heikkinen throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Souza tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.#T2#
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by De Souza.
A counter left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses its target.
De Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heikkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen wants to land a leg kick but De Souza is out of range.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
De Souza misses the jab.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and De Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heikkinen's guard.
Rogerio De Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heikkinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Heikkinen controlling from the top position.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Heikkinen wants to pass the guard but De Souza is keeping the position.
De Souza is trying to keep Heikkinen in close.
Heikkinen controlling from the top position.
Heikkinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Souza trying to control the position.
Heikkinen pushes down on De Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rogerio De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Heikkinen wants to free his trapped foot but De Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
GAMMA#791 Jernit v Ricard
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Bunyasarn motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Bunyasarn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Bunyasarn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunyasarn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunyasarn blocks a jab.
Bunyasarn throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunyasarn's knee momentarily.
Bunyasarn misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunyasarn under the eye.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bunyasarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunyasarn lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Bunyasarn.#T1#
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Bunyasarn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Bunyasarn throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunyasarn should have avoided that one.
Bunyasarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Bunyasarn counters with a solid body kick.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Heikkinen sizes up Bunyasarn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunyasarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch.
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!
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunyasarn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
A left lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunyasarn cracks the inside of Heikkinen's front leg.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bunyasarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Heikkinen has managed to clinch.
Heikkinen tries to work over Bunyasarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunyasarn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Bunyasarn. #T3#
Bunyasarn is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Heikkinen works on Bunyasarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Bunyasarn lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn works on Heikkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn is working Heikkinen over against the cage.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Bunyasarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunyasarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bunyasarn scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunyasarn's elbow.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Bunyasarn throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
It looks like Bunyasarn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#CL#
Bunyasarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Heikkinen 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.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
A nice left hand lands by Bunyasarn.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Bunyasarn pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand underneath Heikkinen's ribcage. Heikkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Heikkinen is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunyasarn.
Heikkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunyasarn finish him?
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ananada Bunyasarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards. #T2#
Bunyasarn managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bunyasarn pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
A short right from Bunyasarn on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Bunyasarn digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bunyasarn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
A hook to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunyasarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunyasarn throws a big uppercut that drops Heikkinen! More strikes from Bunyasarn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Heikkinen lies dazed against the cage as Bunyasarn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ananada Bunyasarn!
Ananada Bunyasarn made sure to mention his sponsor, UnderGround Clothing Co. in his post fight interview.
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Event:
GAMMA#787 Shin v Baba
Date: Aug 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Heikkinen stuffs the takedown.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Buzzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Buzzard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buzzard dives in and grabs Heikkinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heikkinen pushes down on Buzzard's head and hops out.
Heikkinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Buzzard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Anthony Buzzard.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Buzzard blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buzzard is defended easily by Heikkinen.#T1#
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Buzzard saw that one coming.
Buzzard shoots in for a takedown but Heikkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Buzzard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Heikkinen was covering up waiting for the punch and Buzzard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Buzzard is looking to advance position but Heikkinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Buzzard is looking to get to half guard.
Heikkinen is trying to take his opponent's back.
#SU#
Heikkinen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Buzzard connects with a single shot there.
Buzzard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T2#
Heikkinen throws out a leg kick but Buzzard moves out of range and Heikkinen only half commits.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Buzzard is just out of range.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Buzzard moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Buzzard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Buzzard not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzzard is looking to advance position but Heikkinen won't allow it.
Heikkinen wants to get back to full guard.
Heikkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Buzzard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Buzzard wants to control the pace but Heikkinen is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Buzzard fails to move to back control.
Heikkinen wants to hold on but Buzzard pushes him away.
Buzzard controlling the pace for now.
Heikkinen is squirming around, avoiding Buzzard's attempts to control the action.
Buzzard content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buzzard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heikkinen is looking to escape. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buzzard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buzzard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heikkinen is looking to escape.
Buzzard fails to move to back control.
Heikkinen is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Heikkinen cracks Buzzard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD2#
Buzzard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heikkinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Buzzard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Buzzard not doing much here.
Buzzard is stalling here. Heikkinen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Buzzard seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Heikkinen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Buzzard tries to improve position but can't.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buzzard can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen wants to stand but Buzzard is controlling his arm.
Heikkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buzzard keeps working. #T1#
Heikkinen tries to advance to mount but Buzzard denies him.
Buzzard has one of Heikkinen's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Heikkinen tries to stand but Buzzard is controlling his head. #ES2#
Buzzard sneaks out the side door and pushes Heikkinen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Buzzard shoots for a double leg takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Buzzard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buzzard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Buzzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buzzard.
Buzzard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Anthony Buzzard.
Buzzard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heikkinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Buzzard somewhat.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Buzzard seems unphased.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heikkinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buzzard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Buzzard checks it.
Buzzard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buzzard tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3#
Buzzard doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikkinen circles away.
Buzzard looks for a takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buzzard.
Buzzard shoots in for a takedown but Heikkinen shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Buzzard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Heikkinen gets full guard.
Buzzard wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Buzzard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heikkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Heikkinen, not yet.
Buzzard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heikkinen is keeping the position for now.
Heikkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heikkinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Buzzard manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
Buzzard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heikkinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buzzard looking to control but Heikkinen passes into half guard.
Heikkinen tries to pass to full mount but Buzzard defends it.
Buzzard keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Buzzard shoots in looking for a takedown but Heikkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buzzard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buzzard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen leaves Buzzard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzard.
Buzzard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heikkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Anthony Buzzard.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Buzzard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Buzzard fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Buzzard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heikkinen looking to control.
Heikkinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Buzzard from controlling successfully. #T1#
Buzzard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buzzard wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Buzzard looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buzzard misses with a takedown
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Buzzard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buzzard lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Heikkinen wriggles free and stands up. #T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buzzard is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzard.
Buzzard shoots in and drives through. Heikkinen sprawls well.#TD2#
Heikkinen tries to sprawl but Buzzard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen wants to get back to full guard.
Buzzard trying to control from Heikkinen's half guard. Heikkinen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Buzzard is looking to advance position but Heikkinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Heikkinen avoids the attempt from Buzzard to control.#T3#
Heikkinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buzzard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Buzzard can't escape the position.
Heikkinen controlling the position easily from mount. #SU#
Heikkinen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Buzzard moves out of range.
Buzzard tries to bum rush Heikkinen with a series of wild strikes but Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buzzard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buzzard's calf.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buzzard doesn't seem bothered though.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buzzard tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Buzzard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A very excited looking Kaino Heikkinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Sir Anthony Buzzard was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.
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Event:
GAMMA#784 Rones v Shin
Date: Aug 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Gonzalez settles back down.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Heikkinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez. #T2#
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T3#
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T4#
Heikkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Heikkinen backing up. Heikkinen nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heikkinen motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen backing away here, and Gonzalez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Heikkinen sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Gonzalez throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen is wise to it.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL#
Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land. #BC2#
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen wants to slow Gonzalez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Heikkinen.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.#T1#
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Heikkinen lands the left hand.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
A shot to the body from Heikkinen misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3#
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.#T4#
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heikkinen counters with a solid body kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen backing away here, and Gonzalez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Gonzalez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
GC 303
Date: Jul 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Small tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heikkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Small misses with a low kick.
Small takes one to the chin there.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Small throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Small throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Heikkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Small throws a low kick but Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Small's front leg but catches the back leg as Small tries to avoid it.
Small misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.#T1#
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heikkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Small lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heikkinen at a distance.
Heikkinen stalks Small and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Small's face. Small staggers backwards, shaken.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Small's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Small down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Small's head.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Small seems unphased.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
Small feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Heikkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Small takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Small on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Small connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heikkinen momentarily.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Small's hands.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heikkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Small throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Small's legs.
Heikkinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Small. Small obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Small! But no joy.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Small had a free shot at his head there.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Small.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Small moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Small takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Small takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Small's head backwards.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Small's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Heikkinen tries to keep at a distance but Small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
Small throws a front kick aimed at Heikkinen's knee but Heikkinen avoids it well.
Small misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Small chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
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!
Small checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Nice body punch from Small.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Small down.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.#T4#
Heikkinen lunges at Small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Small's hand.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Small's ribs.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small connects with an inside leg kick.
Heikkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Small is predictable there
and Heikkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Small.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Small checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Small throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Small bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Small.
Small swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Small looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Small chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Heikkinen cracks Small with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Small there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small feints a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Small tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Small throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Small throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heikkinen backs up against the cage.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Small swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with an outside leg kick.
#T2#
Small tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Small throws a quick inside leg kick.
Small throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Small swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Small jumps back.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Small gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heikkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Heikkinen 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.
#T3#
Small on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Small takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Small misses with a few strikes there.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Small moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Small.
A nice inside leg kick there by Small. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Small avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen cracks Small with a right hand to the side of the head.
Small walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Small takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Small tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Small's head.
Heikkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Small under the eye.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Small takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Small on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Small there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Heikkinen swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Heikkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Small throws a quick inside leg kick.
Small missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Small walks into a jab.
Small misses with an uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a left to the body.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Small shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Small throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Small looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T1#
Small moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Small bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Small moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Small scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Small closes the distance and clinches.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
A short left from Heikkinen. #BC#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Small.
Heikkinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heikkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Small there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T2#
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Small staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Small swings widly with a right hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Small in his tracks.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Small with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Small.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Small is looking to score with low kicks.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Small defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Heikkinen.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen connects with a crisp jab.
Small throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Small wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses its target.
Small on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the body from Small misses
and Heikkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Small.#T4#
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!
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Heikkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Small misses with a leg kick
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised Small's leg. Small is trying to keep his angry face on.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen backing away here, and Small unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small swings widly with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Small looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Small's hands.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen stuns Small with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Small lands a body shot.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Small 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Small stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Small has time to react.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
A low kick from Small is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Small acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Small doesn't seem bothered though.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Small momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Heikkinen lands.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Small.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small throws a combination. Heikkinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T2#
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Small.
Heikkinen stuns Small with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Small takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Small scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Small throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heikkinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Small feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Small misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Small instigates a clinch.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Small digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Small as the two fighters clinch.
Small lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Small tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Small.
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Small blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heikkinen.
Small lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Small.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Uriah Small seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Small has Heikkinen pressed against the cage, preventing Heikkinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Uriah Small will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
Heikkinen connects with a single shot there.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen jabs Small right on the nose. Small blinks but takes it well.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Heikkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Small.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Small blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice uppercut lands for Heikkinen. That snapped Small's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Small works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Small had a free shot at his head there.
Small finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Small throws a right and a left that Heikkinen avoids nicely. #T1#
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Heikkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Small.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Small slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
letting Small counter with a right hand.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Small didn't see that one coming.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Small connects with a single shot there.
Small scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Small moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Small.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Small takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Small walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nice shot by Small.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
Small moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heikkinen's head backwards.
Heikkinen cracks Small with a good jab.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Small blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heikkinen, as that shot connected.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.#T4#
Heikkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Small looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Heikkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heikkinen tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Small clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Small throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Small.
A short left from Small.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Small.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaino Heikkinen.
I think Heikkinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Kaino Heikkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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GC 300
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Small misses the shot to the body.
Small misses the body punch
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heikkinen. Heikkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Small checks a leg kick.
Small misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Small.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Small bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Small uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Small's ribs.
Small sizes up Heikkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Small fails to land with a series of punches.
Small throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Small's midsection.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen stuns Small with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Small throws a right and a left that Heikkinen avoids nicely.
Heikkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Small lands a slapping body shot.
Heikkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Small's head.
Small throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small staying out of range there.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Small throws a solid leg kick but Heikkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Small.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Small misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Small lands a jab to the nose.
Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Small connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T3#
Heikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Small 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Small lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Small's calf.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small throws a low kick, looking for Heikkinen's leg but Heikkinen calmly moves out of range.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Small's head backwards.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heikkinen is able to avoid easily.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Small was well out of range.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Small.
Small is looking to clinch but Heikkinen is avoiding it.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Small misses with a hook.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Small has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Small misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Small misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
A right hand to the body from Small.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Small.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Small takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Small on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Small slips the punch.
Heikkinen lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Heikkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Small lands the left hand.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small lands the left hand.#T1#
Heikkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Small is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small checks a leg kick.
Small unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Small's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Small defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Small moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Small looks to clinch
and Heikkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Small.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Small blocks a jab.#T2#
Small walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Heikkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Small throws a leg kick
and Heikkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Heikkinen lands.
Heikkinen throws a low kick, looking for Small's leg but Small calmly moves out of range.
Small appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Small has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Small sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Small is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
Small misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heikkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Small punishes Heikkinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Small takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen cracks Small with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Small throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Small avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Small jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Small stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Small blocks the low kick.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Small with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Small's ribs.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Small misses.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Small throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Small checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Small counters with a two punch combo.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Small shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Small works Heikkinen's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Small scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Heikkinen gets tackled into the cage by Small. Small maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Small.
Small avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
#T1#
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Small takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Small has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Small pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Small.
A right hand to the body from Small.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uriah Small seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Small lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Small avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Small lands a body shot in the clinch.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small lands a left hand.
Small gets through Heikkinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Small.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Small misses with the head strike.
#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Small.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Small lands a body punch in the clinch.
Small pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Heikkinen is rocked!
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Small lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
Small tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
#T4#
Small lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
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!
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Small.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
A nice left hand lands by Small.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Small blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heikkinen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Kaino Heikkinen retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Date: May 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Heikkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Newton slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Newton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Newton pushes Heikkinen up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Newton jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Newton holds on and takes a little breather.
Heikkinen controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Newton working for submissions but it's allowed Heikkinen to get to half guard.
Newton is looking to control Heikkinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Newton avoid being mounted?#T1#
Heikkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Newton keeps working.
Newton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Heikkinen is working away from the top position though.
Newton manages to get to full guard.
Newton controls Heikkinen momentarily but Heikkinen frees himself. #SUB#
Heikkinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Newton holds on and takes a little breather.
Heikkinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heikkinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Newton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Newton working for a triangle but Heikkinen defends it easily.
Newton wants to control but Heikkinen passes easily into half guard.
Newton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Doherty's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Newton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Heikkinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Newton!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heikkinen tries to control but Newton wriggling away.
Heikkinen avoids the attempt from Newton to control.
Heikkinen looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Heikkinen prevents Newton from getting the reversal.
Heikkinen trying to control but Newton is having none of it.
Newton wants to hold on but Heikkinen pushes him away.
Heikkinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heikkinen content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Newton cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton misses with a hook
and Heikkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heikkinen cracks Newton with an open hand slap.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick #TD#
and Newton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heikkinen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Heikkinen dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Heikkinen wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Heikkinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heikkinen won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Heikkinen looking to pass the guard.
Newton is pulling down on Heikkinen's head to control his posture.
Heikkinen stopping the sweep attempt from Newton.
Newton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB#
Newton has gone for a leg lock! Heikkinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Newton's guard.#REVB#
Heikkinen is pushing down on Newton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Newton is fighting to maintain full guard but Heikkinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Newton is holding on to half guard well.
Heikkinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Newton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2#
Newton wants to improve his position but Heikkinen is controlling well.
Newton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heikkinen wants to stand but Newton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Heikkinen from controlling successfully.
Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heikkinen's guard. #REVR##T3#
Heikkinen keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass. #SUB#
Newton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Heikkinen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Heikkinen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Heikkinen! #REVB#
Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Heikkinen working away.
Heikkinen tries to advance to mount but Newton denies him.
Heikkinen is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newton tries to buck Heikkinen off but Heikkinen is having none of it.#T4#
Heikkinen working away.
Heikkinen is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newton is trying to control Heikkinen's posture but Heikkinen avoids it.
Newton looking for a sweep but Heikkinen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Newton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heikkinen controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses.
Donk. Newton catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newton misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Newton as he connects with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Newton counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heikkinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Newton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Heikkinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Newton's guard! Nice work there by Heikkinen! #T1##SU2#
Heikkinen stands up and waves to Newton to follow him.
Newton moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heikkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.#TD#
Newton drives through with a takedown into Heikkinen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#T2#
Heikkinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heikkinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heikkinen keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton stands and throws Heikkinen's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Newton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Heikkinen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Newton but great work by Heikkinen.#T3#
Heikkinen works to advance to full mount. Newton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Heikkinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Newton is looking to get to half guard.
Heikkinen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Newton to take his back!
Newton tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Heikkinen not allowing Newton to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Newton trying to control the position but Heikkinen manages to sink in the hooks.
Heikkinen really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Newton.
Newton tries to escape the position.
Newton is working hard here to advance position.
Heikkinen struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Heikkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick #TD#
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Heikkinen defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Heikkinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Newton.
Heikkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newton is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heikkinen sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Heikkinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1##SUB#
Newton is working for a kimura but Heikkinen is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heikkinen is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heikkinen defends it well.
Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3#
Heikkinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB#
Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heikkinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard. #REVB#
Newton keeping moving, preventing Heikkinen from controlling successfully.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heikkinen forces his way into half guard.
Newton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Heikkinen jumps into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton tries to buck Heikkinen off but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen works to advance to full mount. Newton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SU2#
Heikkinen get's back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
#R5#
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown. Heikkinen fights it but they end up in guard. #ES2#
Heikkinen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heikkinen, right into the meat.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.#TD#
Newton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Newton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heikkinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heikkinen has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Newton has his foot on Heikkinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Heikkinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Newton is pulling down on Heikkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Heikkinen, at least for the moment.#T1#
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heikkinen's guard. #REVR#
Newton wants to pass the guard but Heikkinen is keeping the position.
Heikkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newton is controlling him. #SUB#
Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Heikkinen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Heikkinen in his guard.#REVB#
Heikkinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Newton pulls Heikkinen in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Heikkinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Heikkinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Newton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Heikkinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Newton looking to control.
#T3#
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Newton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heikkinen controls the pace.
Kaino Heikkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newton looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Heikkinen is retaining full guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heikkinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Newton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Heikkinen is defending well.
Heikkinen is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB#
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Heikkinen defends the submission attempt.
Heikkinen is looking to improve his position.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton throwing shots but Heikkinen is blocking nicely.
Newton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bill Newton.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Kaino Heikkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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GC 291
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Burduada No Cranio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burduada No Cranio's sensitive parts. #CL#
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen jabs Burduada No Cranio right on the nose. Burduada No Cranio blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Burduada No Cranio jumps back.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Heikkinen misses. #CL2#
Heikkinen clinches.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
#T1#
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Burduada No Cranio is wise to it.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Heikkinen rushes Burduada No Cranio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Burduada No Cranio working hard to break the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen keeps control of Burduada No Cranio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Heikkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Burduada No Cranio trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Burduada No Cranio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burduada No Cranio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burduada No Cranio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burduada No Cranio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen pushes Burduada No Cranio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#
It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land. #BC#
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burduada No Cranio checks it well.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
#CL#
Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch successfully.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burduada No Cranio is defending well for now.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heikkinen obliges.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heikkinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.#T4#
Heikkinen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burduada No Cranio's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burduada No Cranio drops to his knees and Heikkinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaino Heikkinen!
Our winner, Kaino Heikkinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Glover saw it coming and moves away.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Glover is looking for the big counter here.
Glover tries to bum rush Heikkinen with a series of wild strikes but Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glover wants to clinch.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. Glover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Heikkinen.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Glover's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Heikkinen moves forwards but Glover connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glover.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Glover.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Glover should have avoided that one. #T2#
Glover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glover avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
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!
Heikkinen catches Glover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heikkinen lands a head shot.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glover counters with a two punch combo.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Glover tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heikkinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Glover somewhat.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Glover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Glover takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Glover.
A counter left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses its target.
Glover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Heikkinen.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glover finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#CL2#
Glover rushes Heikkinen and presses him up against the cage.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Glover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heikkinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Glover.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heikkinen lands a right hand. #T4#
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Heikkinen on the inside.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover wants a takedown.
Glover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover wants a takedown.
Heikkinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Glover.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen is controlling him.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Glover looks winded!
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Heikkinen as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Glover takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heikkinen cracks Glover with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Glover tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves away
and Heikkinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Glover tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Glover shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heikkinen defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Glover does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glover's sensitive parts.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover shoots in for a double leg but Heikkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heikkinen is looking to wear down Glover with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Glover tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Glover tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glover manages to avoid it.
Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL2#
Glover moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glover can do to turn this around?
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glover slowing the pace effectively.
Heikkinen working Glover over with knees to the body.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Glover is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heikkinen is defending well.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Glover.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Glover is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heikkinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.#T3#
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.#TD2#
Glover closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heikkinen to the mat! Heikkinen manages to get full guard. #ES#
Heikkinen pushes Glover off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Heikkinen thuds a left hand into Glover's body.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Glover defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Glover misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen. #T4#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Glover is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glover momentarily.
Glover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glover wants to clinch.
Glover misses with a series of wild punches.
Glover checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Glover off the cage and back into range.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glover was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Glover shoots in looking for a takedown but Heikkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Glover's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Glover tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glover moves to clinch but Heikkinen breaks away
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Glover.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.#T1#
Heikkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heikkinen throws out a leg kick but Glover moves out of range and Heikkinen only half commits.
Heikkinen catches Glover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Glover has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Glover counters with a right hand to the body.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Glover will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Glover has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glover there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.#T2#
Glover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Glover moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Glover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glover blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Glover blocks a jab.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Glover takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
Heikkinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Glover appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glover looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Nice cross by Heikkinen.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover tries to clinch up but Heikkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Don Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Glover is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Glover swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. Glover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Glover looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Glover's hands.
Glover lands the left hand.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glover.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Glover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glover down.
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!
Glover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glover cracks Heikkinen with an open hand slap.
A jab from Heikkinen finds it's way through Glover's defenses.
Glover throws a right hand that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen looks to land a combination but Glover avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A very excited looking Kaino Heikkinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GC 276
Date: Feb 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Heikkinen jabs Payton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payton was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Payton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Payton clinches.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Payton controls his hands.
Payton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Payton's head.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payton blocks it with crossed arms.
Payton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Payton is trying to drag Heikkinen to the mat but Heikkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Payton tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Payton lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Payton is working for takedown but Heikkinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Payton blocking some punches.
Payton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heikkinen prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Payton.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised Payton's leg. Payton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payton doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heikkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Payton checks a leg kick. #T2#
Payton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payton misses with the combination.
Heikkinen tests Payton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Payton.
Payton tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Heikkinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heikkinen thumps Payton with a low kick.
Payton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heikkinen under the eye.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heikkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Payton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payton down.
Heikkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Payton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payton down. #CL#
Payton pushes Heikkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton misses with some punches.
Heikkinen tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Payton misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Payton. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Payton.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payton.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
#BC2#
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.#CL#
Payton rushes Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payton digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Payton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payton is defended easily by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Heikkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Payton.
Payton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heikkinen's hands.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heikkinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Payton somewhat.
Payton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heikkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payton scrambles back to his feet.
Payton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Payton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen cracks the inside of Payton's front leg. #CL#
Heikkinen gets tackled into the cage by Payton. Payton maintains the clinch.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1##TD#
Payton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Heikkinen regains guard.
Payton wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Payton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payton preventing the sweep.
Payton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payton pushing down on Heikkinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Payton is looking for a kimura here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heikkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#SUB#
Payton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heikkinen has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
Payton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heikkinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heikkinen is trying to control but Payton manages to pass to mount!
Payton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Payton looking to control but Heikkinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payton is really struggling to control Heikkinen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Payton is trying to take his opponent's back.
#T3##SUB#
Payton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Heikkinen is on top in guard.
Heikkinen trying to control but Payton is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Payton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Payton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Payton keeping full guard, as Heikkinen tries to pass. #T4##SUB#
Payton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heikkinen wants to control from the top but Payton keeps moving. #SUB#
Payton working for a triangle but Heikkinen defends it easily.
Heikkinen won't allow Payton to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evan Payton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heikkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payton looks for a takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well.
Payton lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Payton's belly button to the back.
Payton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payton.
Payton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heikkinen circles away.
Payton moves in looking to clinch but Heikkinen pushes him off.#T1#
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payton.
Payton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Payton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Payton walks into a straight right hand from Heikkinen.#TD#
Heikkinen gets caught napping as Payton dives in and scores a takedown. Heikkinen manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Heikkinen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payton throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payton.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Payton thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Heikkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Payton misses with the combination.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Payton.
It looked like Payton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.#TD#
Payton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2##SUB#
Payton has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Heikkinen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Payton yanks on the arm and Heikkinen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Payton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan Payton!
Evan Payton is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Evan Payton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GC 271
Date: Jan 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Smesman didn't see that one coming.
Smesman throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
Smesman wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Heikkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smesman throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Smesman.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the liver by Smesman. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
Smesman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smesman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smesman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smesman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smesman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Smesman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Smesman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smesman throws a right hand that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Smesman takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smesman.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Smesman's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smesman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Smesman avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heikkinen, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Smesman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman misses with a body punch
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
Smesman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smesman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heikkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Smesman misses the jab.
Smesman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smesman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Smesman misses.
Smesman misses with a combination
letting Heikkinen counter with a right hand.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smesman throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Heikkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smesman throws a series of strikes that have Heikkinen backpedaling.
Heikkinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smesman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smesman.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Smesman's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smesman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smesman scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Smesman scoring well with a low kick there.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
Smesman takes one to the side of the head.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smesman doesn't seem bothered though.
Smesman cracks the inside of Heikkinen's front leg.
Smesman works Heikkinen's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Smesman strikes.
Smesman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smesman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smesman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Smesman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T4#
Smesman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smesman finds it's way round the side to connect with Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Smesman checks it.
Smesman misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Smesman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smesman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heikkinen with a nice cross.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smesman.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smesman takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Smesman.
Smesman throws an off balance right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Smesman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
Smesman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smesman.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heikkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heikkinen tries a low kick but Smesman avoids it.
Smesman throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Smesman throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smesman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heikkinen clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smesman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heikkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Smesman's head.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smesman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T1#
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen drops his hands momentarily and Smesman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smesman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smesman checks a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Heikkinen. That snapped Smesman's head back.
Smesman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
The fighters circling - Smesman throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Smesman has knocked Heikkinen down with a huge combo! Smesman steps away and waves a wobbly Heikkinen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Smesman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smesman walks into a jab.
Smesman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen throws a series of punches but Smesman avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Smesman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smesman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Smesman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smesman misses with the combination.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Smesman had a free shot at his head there.
Smesman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Smesman's ribs.
Jab by Heikkinen.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Smesman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smesman's hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen sizes up Smesman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Smesman.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Smesman misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Smesman looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Smesman looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Heikkinen as he connects with a hook.
Smesman throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
Heikkinen connects with a crisp jab.
Smesman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smesman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smesman thinking.
Smesman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a single shot there.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Smesman.
Heikkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Smesman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smesman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smesman there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Smesman walks into a left hand. #T4#
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smesman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Smesman misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smesman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Smesman.
Smesman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smesman momentarily.
Smesman throws a low kick, looking for Heikkinen's leg but Heikkinen calmly moves out of range.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smesman takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Smesman throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smesman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Smesman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Smesman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Smesman with an uppercut!
Donk. Heikkinen catches Smesman right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
Heikkinen defending well as Smesman loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Smesman steps away.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smesman throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Heikkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smesman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smesman. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Heikkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Smesman with an uppercut!
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smesman was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Smesman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smesman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smesman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
Smesman throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Smesman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smesman down.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen stuns Smesman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smesman's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jimmy Smesman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Smesman misses with a wild body shot.
Smesman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smesman's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smesman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Smesman strikes.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smesman throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Smesman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Smesman throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing. #T3#
Smesman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heikkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smesman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heikkinen slips a jab and a cross from Smesman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smesman misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Smesman.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smesman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smesman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smesman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Smesman looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Smesman misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Smesman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heikkinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Smesman moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Smesman's body. Smesman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smesman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Smesman misses with a straight left.
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Smesman misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen looks to land a combination. Smesman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smesman moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smesman misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
A low kick from Smesman is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smesman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage connects with the punch.
Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a front kick aimed at Cage's knee but Cage avoids it well.
Heikkinen clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Heikkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heikkinen's knee momentarily.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.#T1#
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cage cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen scores with a one two! Cage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Cage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heikkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Heikkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range. #CL#
Heikkinen pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cage just leaning against Heikkinen, taking a breather.
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
A jab lands there for Cage.#T4#
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Cage throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Cage only half commits.
Cage takes one to the side of the head.
Heikkinen jabs at Cage's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage ducks right into an uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Cage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back to recover.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heikkinen in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage lands a nice shot to the body.
Cage slips a jab from Heikkinen.
That kick from Cage tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Cage gets tackled into the cage by Heikkinen. Heikkinen maintains the clinch.
Cage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Heikkinen as the two fighters clinch.
Cage scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage slowing the pace effectively.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage working aggressively here.
#T3#
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
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!
Cage prevents a body shot from Heikkinen. #T4#
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Cage won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
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!
#R3#
Cage misses with a double jab.
Heikkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Cage misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen is looking to counter punch.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heikkinen. That one must have hurt.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Cage lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen punishes Cage's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen sizes up Cage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
#T1#
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Cage jabs Heikkinen right on the nose. Heikkinen blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Heikkinen misses the target.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks. #T2#
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Cage defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.#T3#
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donk. Cage catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cage with a jab.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Cage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T4#
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heikkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cage on the side of the head.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Cage.
Well Heikkinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
GAMMA#741 Ricard v Kent
Date: Nov 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Nice shot lands for Heikkinen.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moore.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore tries to counter by clinching up but Heikkinen breaks away and moves out of range.
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Moore catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore thuds his right hand into Heikkinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Heikkinen.
Moore blocks a jab.
Heikkinen lands a head shot.
Heikkinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Moore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Moore.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Moore.
A countering left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
Moore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Moore with a jab.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore blocks a jab.
Heikkinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heikkinen.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
As Heikkinen backs away, Moore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.#T3#
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore takes one on the button.#CL2#
Heikkinen darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikkinen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Moore avoiding damage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Moore slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
Moore moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Moore. That snapped Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Moore throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
Moore lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab lands there for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore throws a leg kick but Heikkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right. #T1#
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heikkinen.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore scores with a nice body kick.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore lands the left hand.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to work over Moore's front leg with a kick but Moore checks it.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Moore.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moore lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore throws a leg kick
enabling Heikkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Moore misses.
Heikkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.#T3#
Heikkinen swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore staying out of range there.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
Moore moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.#T4#
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!
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore digs a good body shot into Heikkinen's ribs.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Archie Moore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore cracks Heikkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Moore connects with the punch.
Moore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Moore.
Heikkinen moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.#T1#
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Heikkinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore works Heikkinen's body with a nice hook.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore 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 Heikkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heikkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heikkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Moore down.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Moore throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
#T3#
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Heikkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Moore slams his shin into Heikkinen's torso.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Heikkinen with an uppercut!
Moore slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moore tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Heikkinen manages to circle out of the way.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.#T4#
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
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!
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Moore jabs at Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore misses with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Moore scores with a sloppy right hand. Heikkinen should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Archie Moore.
I think Moore 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Moore!
Archie Moore took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the Barbarian!'.
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Event:
GAMMA#735 Sonnen v Maracon
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A lazy body kick from Heikkinen
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Heikkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyka wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.
A lazy left from Boyka finds it's target.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Boyka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Boyka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Boyka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Boyka tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Boyka moved out of range.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands the left hand.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Boyka blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Boyka motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Boyka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Boyka is wise to it.
Boyka tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves away
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heikkinen thuds a left hand into Boyka's body.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Boyka moved out of range.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boyka misses with a low kick.
Boyka slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heikkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyka misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Boyka ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Boyka's body. Boyka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heikkinen counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Nice uppercut there from Boyka.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Boyka.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Boyka wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Boyka slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Boyka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heikkinen tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boyka lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Boyka drives through and clinches with Heikkinen against the cage.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka lands a right hand.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Boyka trying to land knees to the body.
Boyka takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Boyka.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Heikkinen works on Boyka's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka gets through Heikkinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Boyka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Boyka blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Boyka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
A countering left hand to the body from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Boyka didn't see that one coming.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heikkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boyka misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Boyka keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.#CL2#
Boyka tries to keep at a distance but Heikkinen has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Boyka's head.
Boyka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heikkinen's face.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyka is defending well for now.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heikkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Heikkinen throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Heikkinen only half commits.
Boyka clobbers Heikkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boyka misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Heikkinen gets a clinch.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Boyka presses Heikkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Boyka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Boyka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heikkinen.
Boyka lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Boyka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boyka lands with a right to the head.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyka lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Boyka breaks the clinch.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Boyka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyka sizes up Heikkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyka.
Boyka thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Boyka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Boyka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boyka, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Boyka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Boyka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyka is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Boyka blocks a leg kick.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyka's hands.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Boyka misses. #T1#
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka throws a chopping leg kick but Heikkinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heikkinen.
Boyka throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boyka lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Boyka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boyka throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
Boyka jabs Heikkinen right on the nose. Heikkinen blinks but takes it well.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen lands with a nice combination. Boyka backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boyka swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka throws a big shot that misses.
Boyka throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyka throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Boyka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Boyka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut
and Boyka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Boyka misses.
Heikkinen punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
Boyka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heikkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyka scrambles back to his feet.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boyka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyka moves away from the strike by Heikkinen.
Boyka lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Heikkinen closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the cage.
Boyka tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Boyka as the two fighters clinch.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boyka.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yuri Boyka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri Boyka.
I think Boyka 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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GAMMA#730 Bubba v SissyPants
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frazier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heikkinen scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frazier.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frazier. Frazier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frazier misses with a leg kick
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frazier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Frazier misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Frazier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Frazier cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Frazier blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Heikkinen slams his shin into Frazier's torso.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2#
Heikkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Heikkinen moves into range and clinches up with Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frazier blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frazier tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frazier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Frazier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heikkinen.
Frazier cracks Heikkinen with an open hand slap.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick.
Frazier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frazier.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Heikkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Frazier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frazier catches Heikkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T3#
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier throws a nice head kick!
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Frazier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Frazier moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Frazier tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Frazier slaps the foot to one side.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frazier lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Frazier settles back down. #CL2#
Heikkinen clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Frazier.
Frazier is working Heikkinen over against the cage.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Frazier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frazier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zeph Frazier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Frazier.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier misses with a hook
and Frazier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Frazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Zeph Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frazier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Frazier connects with a nice looking jab.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Frazier misses.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Frazier moved out of range.
Frazier throws a lazy right hand but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Frazier's belly button to the back.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frazier.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frazier lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier cracks Heikkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Heikkinen clinches with his opponent.
#T2#
Frazier blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frazier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heikkinen or not.
Frazier working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Frazier blocks it.
#BC#
Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
It looked like Frazier was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.
Nice cross by Frazier.
Frazier throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frazier cracks Heikkinen with an open hand slap.
Heikkinen is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frazier momentarily.
#T3#
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen tests Frazier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frazier on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Frazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Frazier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen motions for Frazier to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen keeps Frazier at a distance using the push kick.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frazier.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Frazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frazier misses with an uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frazier misses with a hook to the body
enabling Heikkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Frazier throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heikkinen.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Frazier. That snapped Heikkinen's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen digs a good hook to Frazier's body.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Frazier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Frazier jumps back.
Frazier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen tries to land a body kick
and Frazier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Frazier misses the target.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier scores with a jab. Heikkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frazier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Frazier slips the punch.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frazier can pounce on him.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.#T1#
Heikkinen takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
enabling Frazier to counter with a crisp jab.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Frazier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frazier moves away.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Frazier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Frazier misses with a looping right.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frazier throws a lazy head kick
and Heikkinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frazier.
Frazier connects with a body shot that sends Heikkinen's belly button to the back.
Frazier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Frazier moved away.
Frazier throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Heikkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.#T3#
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Frazier feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down. #CL2#
Heikkinen clinches.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Frazier is blocking nicely.
Frazier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frazier misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Frazier controls his hands.
Heikkinen tries to work over Frazier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Frazier.
Heikkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frazier if he has to take too many more of those.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frazier at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Frazier as he connects with a hook.#T4#
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Frazier catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
Heikkinen clinches. #BC#
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Frazier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frazier scores with a nice strike.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Frazier strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeph Frazier.
I think Frazier 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeph Frazier!
Zeph Frazier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
MMMA 91
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Heikkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brophy's knee momentarily.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.#T1#
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Brophy slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Heikkinen motions for Brophy to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Brophy avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Heikkinen catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Brophy stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Brophy moved away.
Heikkinen jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen. #CL2#
Heikkinen moves into range and clinches up with Brophy.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Brophy on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
A knee to the head by Brophy.
#CUT#
It looks like Kaino Heikkinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
Heikkinen lands a body punch. #BC#
Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Heikkinen lands a jab.
Brophy scores with a punch to the head.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Brophy staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Brophy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Heikkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen 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 Brophy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brophy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.
Heikkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brophy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Brophy slips a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Brophy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen just manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen wants to slow Brophy down by chopping away at his legs.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Heikkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heikkinen works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Brophy.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Heikkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Brophy's front leg but catches the back leg as Brophy tries to avoid it.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.#T3#
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Brophy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Brophy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T4#
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brophy with a nice cross.
Heikkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Heikkinen has Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaino Heikkinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Brophy moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brophy tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
A solid body kick from Heikkinen. #T1#
Heikkinen takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Brophy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brophy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Brophy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Brophy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
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!
Heikkinen throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen punishes Brophy's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Brophy.
Nice shot by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Brophy misses its intended target.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brophy.
Heikkinen stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Brophy checks it
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy lands a jab.
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brophy at a distance.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Heikkinen misses. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heikkinen, as that shot connected.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Brophy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heikkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Brophy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Nice body kick from Brophy.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heikkinen 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MMMA 87 Take vs Musashi
Date: Jul 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Houston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Houston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Houston feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Houston lands a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heikkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston scores with a hook.
Houston lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Houston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Houston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Houston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Houston ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Some wild striking there from Heikkinen.
Houston lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Houston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Houston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heikkinen checks it well.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Heikkinen clinches up with Houston and pushes him back against the cage.
Houston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen tries to work over Houston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Houston blocking some punches.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Houston lands a body shot.
Houston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Houston avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston is leaning against Heikkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Houston.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houston manages to avoid it.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Houston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Houston throws a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body
enabling Houston to counter with a crisp jab.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houston moves away.
Houston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houston takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Heikkinen instigates a clinch.
Houston lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen tries to work over Houston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houston misses with some punches.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston working aggressively here.
#T4##BC2#
Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston scores with a jab.
Houston throws a right and a left that Heikkinen avoids nicely.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Heikkinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Houston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Heikkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Houston rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A big right from Houston misses.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Houston scores with a sloppy right hand. Heikkinen should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Houston.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Houston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston 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.
Heikkinen tests Houston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen cracks Houston with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Houston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Houston saw that one coming.
Houston looks for the body kick but Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Houston throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Houston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Houston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Houston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Houston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Houston throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Houston with a body shot.#T1#
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Houston moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houston throws out the jab.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Houston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Houston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Heikkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Houston, as that shot connected.
#T2#
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Houston misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Houston.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Houston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Houston has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heikkinen.
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Houston.
Heikkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Houston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen just manages to avoid it.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Houston.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Houston.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.#T3#
Houston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Houston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Houston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Houston scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Houston throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houston walks into a jab.#CL2#
Heikkinen rushes Houston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Houston blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Houston lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Houston is defending well for now.
Houston lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Houston blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Houston blocks it.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houston misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Houston blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Houston avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Houston scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Houston.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
Houston misses with a looping right.
Houston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen scores with a push kick.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Houston. Houston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Heikkinen has closed the distance and engaged Houston in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Houston controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land. #T1#
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heikkinen cracks Houston with a nice body shot.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
Houston prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Houston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Houston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Houston avoids a kick to the body.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Houston's body. Houston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houston throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houston throws out the jab.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen working Houston over with knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Houston avoids it.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Houston is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Houston misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
Houston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Houston blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a left to the head.
Houston swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Houston fails to land.
Houston misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Houston.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houston.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houstons head.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Houston misses with a punch on the inside.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Houston misses with a body punch.
Houston misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Houston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Houston blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Houston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston works on Heikkinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Houston.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
In his post fight interview, Kaino Heikkinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Syn 579 - Reclaiming Glory
Date: May 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Denis acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Heikkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denis doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heikkinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Denis connects with a solid leg kick.
Denis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denis throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Denis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heikkinen.
Denis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Denis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Denis thuds his right hand into Heikkinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denis fakes the leg kick and cracks Heikkinen in the body.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Denis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Denis.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.#CL#
Denis clinches.
Denis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Denis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Denis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Denis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Denis.
Denis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heikkinen.#T2#
Heikkinen lands with a cross.
Heikkinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Denis back to the cage. Heikkinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Denis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis walks into a stiff left hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Denis slaps the foot to one side.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Heikkinen does no damage.
Denis lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Denis knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen with a nice cross.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Denis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Heikkinen misses. #CL#
Denis closes the distance and clinches.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Heikkinen in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Denis lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Denis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Denis. #T4##BC2#
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Denis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heikkinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Denis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Denis misses with a straight left.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen cracks Denis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denis throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denis looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Denis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Heikkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Denis.
Heikkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Denis throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. Denis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Denis counters with a nice leg kick.
Denis loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
An attempted straight right counter from Denis misses the target.#T1#
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Denis counters with a low kick, right behind Heikkinen 's knee.
Denis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Denis.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denis throws out the jab.
Heikkinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Denis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Denis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#
Achab Denis's cut is getting worse.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and Denis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Denis blocks it.
Denis misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Denis.#T2#
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!
Denis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Denis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denis tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Denis.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Denis counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen thuds a left hand into Denis's body.
Heikkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Heikkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Denis's head.
A low kick from Heikkinen is predictable there
and Denis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
Heikkinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Denis takes a step back to recover.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
An attempted straight right counter from Denis misses the target.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Denis misses the target.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a combination
and Denis counters with a good low kick that Heikkinen was not able to check.
Denis throws a nice looking combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Denis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Denis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denis throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Denis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Denis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Denis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heikkinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Denis checks it.
Denis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen lands a jab.#CL#
Denis has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Heikkinen wants to land a leg kick but Denis is out of range.
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Denis checks it
and Denis counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Denis throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen stalks Denis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Denis's face. Denis staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denis slips under a jab.#T1#
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Denis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denis looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Denis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen jabs Denis right on the nose. Denis blinks but takes it well.
Denis blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
A little feinted left hand from Denis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen lands a front kick.
Denis throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Achab Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Denis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denis throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denis is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Heikkinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Denis is just out of range.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Denis is looking to score with low kicks.
Denis ducks right into an uppercut from Heikkinen. #T3#
Denis drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Denis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Heikkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
Heikkinen lands a really nice looking cross but Denis seems unphased.
Denis misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heikkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Denis's ribs.
Denis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Denis looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
It looked like Denis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Heikkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Denis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis blocks a jab.
Denis throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Denis blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heikkinen 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Syn 573 - World To Come
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Zaire. Those never looked like landing.
Heikkinen throws a front kick aimed at Zaire's knee but Zaire avoids it well.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Zaire just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Zaire - just one landing.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Heikkinen.
Zaire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Zaire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zaire lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Zaire only half commits.
Heikkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Zaire takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
Zaire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaire's head backwards.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
As Zaire tries to get set, Heikkinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Zaire manages to avoid the attempt.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Heikkinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire slips under a jab.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.#CL#
Heikkinen rushes Zaire and presses him up against the cage.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaire. #TD2#
Zaire decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Zaire working for a triangle but Heikkinen defends it easily.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire won't let him.
Zaire is pulling down on Heikkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Heikkinen, at least for the moment.#SU#
Heikkinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zaire, up you get! #T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaire tries to bum rush Heikkinen with a series of wild strikes but Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen takes one on the button.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen misses with the combination.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Zaire blocks a leg kick.
Heikkinen thumps Zaire with a low kick.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heikkinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
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!
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire avoids it.
And Zaire responds with a good body kick, but Heikkinen manages to step out the way in time.
Zaire lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaire scores with a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zaire. Zaire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Zaire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Heikkinen clinches up with Zaire and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaire tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Zaire throws an elbow but it misses.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets through Zaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaire blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaire avoids the damage to the body.
Zaire blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire 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.
Zaire tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zaire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Zaire is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Zaire throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.#TD2#
Zaire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!#ES#
Heikkinen kicks off Zaire and gets to his feet.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Zaire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire slips a jab and a cross from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaire scores with a jab.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Zaire.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zaire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body kick there by Zaire.#T2#
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Zaire stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heikkinen at a distance.
Zaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
Zaire thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Zaire.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaire lands with an uppercut that bounces Heikkinen off the cage and back into range.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T3#
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Zaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Zaire moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zaire tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire misses with a body punch
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Heikkinen misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Zaire jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Zaire tries to counter it with a takedown but Heikkinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Heikkinen lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Zaire lands a slapping body shot.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaire.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Zaire against the cage.
Zaire misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Zaire throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaire slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Zaire with the counter takedown but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Heikkinen both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and Zaire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Zaire and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaire's calf.
Zaire scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD2#
Zaire shoots in and bounces Heikkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zaire tries to free his leg and advance position but Heikkinen is retaining full guard.
Zaire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire with a nice head shot there.
Zaire trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Heikkinen is keeping the position.
Heikkinen wants to stand but Zaire is controlling the position.
Abdullah Zaire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire isn't so interested in that idea.
Zaire is in close to Heikkinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Zaire isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Heikkinen is keeping the position.
Heikkinen wants to stand and escape but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire postures up in Heikkinen's guard and throws a big left but Heikkinen blocks it.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Zaire is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaire checks it well.
Zaire is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen takes one to the side of the head.
Zaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaire manages to circle out of the way.
Zaire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Heikkinen checks a low kick from Zaire.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaire throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaire circles away.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heikkinen's hands.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaire.
Heikkinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
Zaire tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Zaire thinks about the counter body kick.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Zaire is avoiding it.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Zaire with an uppercut!
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zaire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Syn 567 - Ecstasy of Gold
Date: Mar 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heikkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heikkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heikkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Murhaa moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Heikkinen catches Murhaa right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.#CL2#
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa. #T2#
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Heikkinen on the inside.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Murhaa tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Heikkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Murhaa won't want to take too many of those.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen working Murhaa over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Heikkinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heikkinen pushes Murhaa away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a left and a right that stings Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Heikkinen's knee but Heikkinen avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heikkinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Heikkinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Heikkinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Heikkinen misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
#T2#
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen wants to counter with a clinch but Murhaa pushes him away.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa sizes up Heikkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a low kick, right behind Heikkinen 's knee.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.#T4#
Murhaa throws a low kick, looking for Heikkinen's leg but Heikkinen calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Heikkinen lands with a nice combination. Murhaa backs away looking to recover.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Heikkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heikkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Heikkinen stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Murhaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Murhaa presses Heikkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks with his arms.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
A relieved looking Phol Murhaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Syn 562 - Clash o/t Behemoths
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dusk doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dusk checks a leg kick.
Dusk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Dusk didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Heikkinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dusk avoids it.
Dusk working aggressively here.
Dusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Dusk blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dusk lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Dusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dusk lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Dusk.
Heikkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Dusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dusk tries to pull guard but Heikkinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen. #TD#
Dusk drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Heikkinen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Heikkinen clinches up with Dusk and pushes him back against the cage.
Dusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dusk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dusk.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Heikkinen.
#T2#
Dusk lands with a light punch inside.
Dusk scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dusk.
Dusk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dusk takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Dusk is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dusk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dusk.
Dusk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heikkinen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen gets through Dusk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Heikkinen lands with a left to the head.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Dusk blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Dusk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Dusk.
Dusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dusk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Dusk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD#
Dusk has hold of one of Heikkinen's legs. Heikkinen is fighting the takedown attempt but Dusk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Heikkinen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Dusk has clasped his hands together around Heikkinen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #T4#
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Dusk drags him back down.
Dusk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Heikkinen is avoiding damage well.
Heikkinen is pushing Dusk's head away, looking to escape. Dusk manages to hold on to the position though.
Dusk scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Dusk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heikkinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Dusk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Dusk is avoiding it.
Dusk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dusk checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Dusk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dusk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dusk has time to react.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Dusk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dusk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Dusk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T1#
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Dusk pushes him off.
Dusk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen cracks Dusk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dusk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses #TD#
and Dusk counters with a takedown into side control.
Dusk throws a strike aimed at the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen avoids it well.
Heikkinen defending against the ground and pound.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heikkinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dusk lands an elbow.
Dusk is looking to take a break and control but Heikkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heikkinen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dusk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Heikkinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T2#
Heikkinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dusk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen pushes Dusk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dusk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dusk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dusk trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dusk is controlling him well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Heikkinen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T3#
Dusk is chipping away with strikes.
Heikkinen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dusk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Dusk drags him back down.
Dusk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dusk scoring with punches from side control.
Dusk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #ES2#
Heikkinen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Heikkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dusk swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.#T4#
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Dusk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dusk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dusk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dusk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Dusk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
Dusk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Dusk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dusk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Dusk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heikkinen sprawls and moves away.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Dusk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Dusk slips the punch.
Dusk ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Dusk throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Dusk feinted with a counter takedown.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Dusk moved out of range nicely.
Dusk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heikkinen sprawls and moves away.
Heikkinen tests Dusk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dusk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dusk moves in looking to clinch but Heikkinen pushes him off.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dusk counter with a right hand.
Heikkinen catches Dusk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Dusk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dusk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heikkinen tests Dusk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
Dusk blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Dusk knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
A quick step to the side and Dusk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dusk is looking to clinch but Heikkinen is avoiding it.
#T2#
Dusk throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen lands with a straight right. Dusk didn't see that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Dusk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Heikkinen!
Heikkinen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dusk is controlling him well.
Dusk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dusk is looking to take a break and control but Heikkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heikkinen is trying to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Heikkinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dusk asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dusk lands a few punches from side control.
Dusk working the head with strikes.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Dusk working the body and head with strikes.
Dusk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Heikkinen pushes Dusk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dusk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dusk is putting a hurting on Heikkinen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dusk lands a few punches from side control.
Heikkinen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dusk is controlling him well.#ES2#
Heikkinen throws Dusk to one side and escapes!
Dusk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dusk defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen wants to slow Dusk down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dusk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dusk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dusk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dusk slips under a jab.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Dusk.
Dusk misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Dusk counters with a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Dusk moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen clobbers Dusk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Dusk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake Dusk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Dusk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heikkinen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Drake Dusk had this to say: 'If Im HALF as good as ur wife says....Im twice as good as ur momma ever had....'.
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Event:
Syn 560 - Hell to Pay
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.
Power takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Power darts in looking for a takedown but Heikkinen gets double underhooks and turns Power into the cage.
Power has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Power on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Heikkinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Heikkinen has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Power tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Power.
Power lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Power just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Power.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
#T1##BC#
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Power only half commits.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Power.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Power with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heikkinen to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Heikkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Heikkinen.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power is looking to land body kicks.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Power scores with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen 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.
Power shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Heikkinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a jab.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Power throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Heikkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power scores with a jab. Heikkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Power tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Power scores with a hook to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Power.
Heikkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heikkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Power had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Power gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Power misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Power.
Heikkinen punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Power throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Power manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Heikkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Heikkinen throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heikkinen.
Power lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Power lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
Heikkinen lunges at Power with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Power's hand.
A jab from Power misses.
A cross from Heikkinen lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power'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.
#R2#
Power throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL2#
Heikkinen moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Power - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Power seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heikkinen can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Power tries to stall but Heikkinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Power.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Power leaning against his opponent.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Power is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Power has his back to the cage.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Power lands a body punch.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Power is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Power has his back to the cage.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Power blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
#T2#
Heikkinen tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Power looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power blocks a low kick nicely.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Power feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Power looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
Power misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Heikkinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Power takes one to the chin there.
Power takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Power walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Power.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Power needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power sets himself, and Heikkinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Power avoids it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T4#
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.#CL2#
Heikkinen darts in and clinches Power up against the cage.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Power.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
Power working aggressively here.
Power is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Power has his back to the cage.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Heikkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power misses with a shot to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heikkinen throws out the jab.
Heikkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Power walks into a jab.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power lands a high kick!
Heikkinen is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Heikkinen throws the kick towards the body but Power avoids it.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Power with that takedown attempt.
Heikkinen connects with a right hand. Power shakes it off.
Power throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
A punch lands to the side of Heikkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.#CL2#
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Power fails to pull guard.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heikkinen pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Power.
A short right from Heikkinen on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Power.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Power. #T3#
Heikkinen pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Power wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heikkinen cracks Power with a nice body shot.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Power.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power tries to score a body lock takedown but Heikkinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
#ROC2#
Power is rocked!
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Power avoids it.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Power throws an elbow that misses.
Power trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Power is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Power seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Heikkinen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Power using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heikkinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Oh Power is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
In his post fight interview, Kaino Heikkinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
CEC 535
Date: Aug 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Baba shoots in and drives through. Heikkinen sprawls well.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Baba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Heikkinen.#CL#
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Baba gets a double leg takedown into Heikkinen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Heikkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baba is controlling him.
Baba sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU2#
Baba stands and steps away. Heikkinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Baba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen trying to control here.
#T2#
Heikkinen wants to improve his position but Baba is controlling well.
Baba slows the pace down in half guard. #SU2#
Baba decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
Baba throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.#T3#
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Baba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL#
Baba gets tackled into the cage by Heikkinen. Heikkinen maintains the clinch.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Heikkinen is controlling the position.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Heikkinen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Baba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heikkinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Baba as the two fighters clinch.
Baba is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Baba into the cage.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baba.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land. #BC2#
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Heikkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Baba just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Heikkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba shoots in but no luck this time.
Baba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baba steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Heikkinen. That one must have hurt.
Baba misses with a low kick as Heikkinen jumps back.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen catches Baba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Baba wants to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch position.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baba cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.#T1#
A combination from Heikkinen does no damage.
Heikkinen is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baba checks a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baba.
Heikkinen looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Heikkinen lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Baba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Baba is looking for the big counter here.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen 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 Baba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baba misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
A head kick from Heikkinen lands but Baba takes it in his stride.
Heikkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baba wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
#BC2#
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Baba strikes.
As Baba backs away, Heikkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Baba.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heikkinen.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen throws a right and a left that Baba avoids nicely.
Baba unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Baba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heikkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baba.#T4#
Baba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Heikkinen blocks a leg kick.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Baba needs to keep his hands up - Heikkinen had a free shot at his head there.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heikkinen lands a head kick. Baba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Baba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD2#
Baba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heikkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Baba is proving a slippery customer.
Heikkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet but Baba is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Heikkinen has Baba pulled in close to control his posture.
Baba trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heikkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Baba is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baba is standing up over Heikkinen. Heikkinen looks to escape but Baba dives into side control.
#SU2#
Baba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Heikkinen to his feet. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Baba looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Baba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baba is trying to force a seperation but Heikkinen has the dominant position.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Baba misses with some punches.
Heikkinen presses Baba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baba wants to take the fight to the mat but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinbad Baba.
Baba tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Baba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Heikkinen pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sinbad Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baba wants a takedown.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baba tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baba.
Baba leaning against his opponent.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heikkinen connects with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baba tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Heikkinen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A less than humble Kaino Heikkinen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Date: Jul 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samusiovas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick that knocks Heikkinen off balance momentarily.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Samusiovas moved out of range.
Samusiovas tries a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen is wise to it.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samusiovas.
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised Samusiovas's leg. Samusiovas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samusiovas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samusiovas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samusiovas on the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves away
and Samusiovas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samusiovas throws a sloppy body shot
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samusiovas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Samusiovas is out of range.
We've been told by Heikkinen's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heikkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Samusiovas throws a wild body kick that Heikkinen sees coming a mile off.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samusiovas manages to circle out of the way.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Samusiovas is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Samusiovas misses.#T1#
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut
and Samusiovas counters with a good low kick that Heikkinen was not able to check.
Samusiovas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Samusiovas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Samusiovas delivers a nice body kick.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen delivers a nice body kick.
Samusiovas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heikkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Samusiovas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Samusiovas throws a lazy right hand but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samusiovas moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heikkinen at a distance.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Samusiovas moves away
and Samusiovas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heikkinen's knee momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Samusiovas checks it. #T2#
Samusiovas checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samusiovas's sensitive parts.
Samusiovas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Samusiovas blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Samusiovas keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Samusiovas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Samusiovas pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Samusiovas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Samusiovas misses. #T3#
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samusiovas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to score with a low kick but Samusiovas moves his leg out of the way.
Samusiovas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samusiovas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the body kick.
Samusiovas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heikkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Samusiovas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samusiovas jabs at Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Samusiovas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samusiovas's corner calls for a 1-2. Samusiovas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Samusiovas misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Samusiovas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samusiovas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen motions for Samusiovas to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a looping overhand right but Heikkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen tries to counter by clinching up but Samusiovas breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samusiovas works the jab nicely.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
Samusiovas checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Samusiovas looks for the body kick but Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Samusiovas throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samusiovas scores with a nice head shot.
Samusiovas jabs at Heikkinen's body.
Samusiovas is looking to land body kicks.
Samusiovas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Heikkinen gets a clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samusiovas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Samusiovas digs a good hook to Heikkinen's body.
Samusiovas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samusiovas lands with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Samusiovas circles away.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Samusiovas checks it.
Samusiovas throws a chopping leg kick but Heikkinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a low kick, looking for Heikkinen's leg but Heikkinen calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Heikkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to counter by clinching up but Samusiovas breaks away and moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heikkinen, right into the meat.
Heikkinen tries to land a body kick
and Samusiovas counters with a low kick, right behind Heikkinen 's knee.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Samusiovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Samusiovas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Samusiovas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Samusiovas does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samusiovas avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Heikkinen connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Samusiovas tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samusiovas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samusiovas wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Samusiovas connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Heikkinen lands.
Heikkinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Samusiovas misses its intended target.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Samusiovas counters with a nice body kick.
Samusiovas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen looks to clinch
and Samusiovas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heikkinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws a series of punches but Samusiovas avoids them all with ease.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Samusiovas moved away.
Samusiovas throws a counter combo.
A combination from Samusiovas does no damage.
Heikkinen tries to counter by clinching up but Samusiovas breaks away and moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Samusiovas moved away.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Samusiovas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the body kick.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samusiovas throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws out a powerful jab.
Samusiovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Samusiovas is having none of it.
Samusiovas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samusiovas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas wants to slow Heikkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Samusiovas's head back.
Samusiovas lands a nice shot that snaps Heikkinen's head back.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Samusiovas's legs.
Samusiovas tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen throws a right and a left that Samusiovas avoids nicely.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Samusiovas ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samusiovas manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Samusiovas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen wants to clinch
and Samusiovas counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Samusiovas slaps the foot to one side.
Samusiovas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Samusiovas misses with a body shot.
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!
Samusiovas tries a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and Samusiovas counters with a good, hard body kick but Heikkinen shrugs it off.
Samusiovas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samusiovas.
Heikkinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samusiovas.
Samusiovas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samusiovas.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samusiovas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samusiovas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Samusiovas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Samusiovas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Samusiovas defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Samusiovas with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samusiovas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Samusiovas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samusiovas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arunas Samusiovas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Samusiovas.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samusiovas throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Samusiovas only half commits.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Samusiovas misses.
Samusiovas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samusiovas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samusiovas counters with a good, hard body kick but Heikkinen shrugs it off. #T1#
Samusiovas with a jab.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Samusiovas misses with a straight left.
A cross from Heikkinen lands.
Samusiovas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick
and Samusiovas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Heikkinen is predictable there
and Samusiovas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Samusiovas's shoulder, as Samusiovas tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Samusiovas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samusiovas throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samusiovas pushes Heikkinen away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
And Samusiovas responds with a good body kick, but Heikkinen manages to step out the way in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samusiovas, right into the meat.
Heikkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Samusiovas moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Samusiovas as he connects with a hook.
Heikkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arunas Samusiovas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Samusiovas misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Samusiovas as he connects with a hook.
Samusiovas connects with an inside leg kick.
Samusiovas digs a good hook to Heikkinen's body.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A cross from Samusiovas lands.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Samusiovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heikkinen.
Samusiovas misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Heikkinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samusiovas managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Heikkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samusiovas is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samusiovas.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Samusiovas avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Samusiovas just leaning against Heikkinen, taking a breather.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Samusiovas blocks it.
Samusiovas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samusiovas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arunas Samusiovas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samusiovas 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arunas Samusiovas!
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CEC 517
Date: May 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Bin Al Aziz takes one to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz blocks a low kick nicely.
And Bin Al Aziz counters with a quick kick to the body but Heikkinen blocks it.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heikkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bin Al Aziz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick which misses Heikkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heikkinen tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is avoiding it.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Bin Al Aziz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Heikkinen.
We've been hearing reports that Bin Al Aziz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heikkinen. That's going to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bin Al Aziz throws out a leg kick but Heikkinen moves out of range and Bin Al Aziz only half commits.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Al Aziz thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Bin Al Aziz lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick that misses.
Bin Al Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bin Al Aziz thuds his shin into the meat of Heikkinen's side.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen misses the body punch
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice looking body kick.#T3#
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Bin Al Aziz keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bin Al Aziz 's calf.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Al Aziz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen motions for Bin Al Aziz to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Heikkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Heikkinen backs away, Bin Al Aziz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bin Al Aziz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Bin Al Aziz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Bin Al Aziz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a lazy uppercut
and Bin Al Aziz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Al Aziz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Heikkinen cracks Bin Al Aziz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz checks a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Bin Al Aziz 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bin Al Aziz tried to score with a low kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Bin Al Aziz moved away.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz walks into a left hand.
Bin Al Aziz loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bin Al Aziz looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bin Al Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Al Aziz circles away.
Bin Al Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz tries to land a front kick but Heikkinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Heikkinen misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Bin Al Aziz saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen swings for the body but Bin Al Aziz moves out of range.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bin Al Aziz slips under a jab from Heikkinen.#T2#
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Bin Al Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Bin Al Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Bin Al Aziz .
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Bin Al Aziz slips the punch.
Bin Al Aziz throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Al Aziz .
#T3#
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Bin Al Aziz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Bin Al Aziz 's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bin Al Aziz .
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bin Al Aziz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Bin Al Aziz 's head but Bin Al Aziz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the temple. Bin Al Aziz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Al Aziz misses the target.
Heikkinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bin Al Aziz 's head.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Al Aziz should have avoided that one.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Bin Al Aziz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a straight right hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Bin Al Aziz moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
Heikkinen 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.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tests Bin Al Aziz 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bin Al Aziz wants to land a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Al Aziz .#CL2#
Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
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!
Heikkinen stops a takedown attempt from Bin Al Aziz .
#T1#
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz is trying to break free.#TD#
Bin Al Aziz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bin Al Aziz looking to control.
Bin Al Aziz wants to sweep here but Heikkinen controlling him for the moment.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Al Aziz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heikkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bin Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Heikkinen advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Heikkinen seems content to control.#SUB#
Bin Al Aziz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heikkinen trying to control the action but Bin Al Aziz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bin Al Aziz is refusing to be controlled, as Heikkinen sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
#T3#
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Bin Al Aziz is having none of it.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Bin Al Aziz is out of range.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Bin Al Aziz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Bin Al Aziz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heikkinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bin Al Aziz . That one must have hurt.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Bin Al Aziz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
A slapping body kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Bin Al Aziz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Al Aziz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Bin Al Aziz moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen throws a lazy body kick
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heikkinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bin Al Aziz - the referee stops the clock and Heikkinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bin Al Aziz . Heikkinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin Al Aziz throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
A low kick from Bin Al Aziz is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
T187
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1#
A combination from Heikkinen does no damage.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Heikkinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Legstrong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Heikkinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Heikkinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Heikkinen trying to mount his opponent but Legstrong defends it.
Legstrong is positioning himself well to prevent Heikkinen advancing to mount.
Heikkinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
Heikkinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Legstrong. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control.
Heikkinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Legstrong is looking to control Heikkinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legstrong avoid being mounted?
Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Heikkinen controlling the action here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Legstrong clinches.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
Legstrong lands with a left to the head.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Heikkinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Legstrong takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Legstrong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heikkinen is trying to keep an underhook but Legstrong manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Heikkinen kicks off Legstrong and gets to his feet. #T4#
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!
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heikkinen misses with the combination.
Legstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legstrong tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen clobbers Legstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Legstrong shoots in for a double leg but Heikkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
Legstrong swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Legstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen 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.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Legstrong tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Legstrong scores with a kick to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Legstrong avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Legstrong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heikkinen's half guard.
Heikkinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Legstrong from advancing to side control.
Legstrong is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Heikkinen is trying to stand back up but Legstrong is controlling him
Kaino Heikkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Heikkinen is defending well.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heikkinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Legstrong isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heikkinen is controlling Legstrong's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legstrong scores with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Legstrong.#T3##TD#
Legstrong feints and as Heikkinen raises his hands in defense, Legstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Heikkinen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Legstrong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Legstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Legstrong missing with knees to the body.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Legstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Legstrong blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong.
Heikkinen is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen. #T4#
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Legstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legstrong blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Legstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Heikkinen tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Legstrong lands an uppercut.
Legstrong lands a body punch.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Legstrong controls the action.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Legstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Legstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legstrong is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Legstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heikkinen momentarily.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heikkinen is pressed up against the cage. Legstrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heikkinen down to the mat. Heikkinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Legstrong lands with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Heikkinen's head. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikkinen lands a head shot.
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target.
Legstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Legstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
Legstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Heikkinen gets a clinch.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Lance Legstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Legstrong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
Heikkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Legstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
#T3#
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it.
Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Heikkinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Legstrong lands an uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
#TD#
Legstrong jumps guard and drags Heikkinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Legstrong keeping full guard, as Heikkinen tries to pass.
Heikkinen tries to stand but Legstrong is controlling from the bottom.
Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Heikkinen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Heikkinen is continuing to stall.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong has his hands on Heikkinen's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
After the fight, Kaino Heikkinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
T185 Makarenko vs Rubin III
Date: Apr 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
De Struicao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a body kick that stops Heikkinen in his tracks momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Heikkinen swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps De Struicao's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from De Struicao
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao slips a jab from Heikkinen.
A punch combination from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.#T1#
De Struicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by De Struicao and move into the clinch.#CL#
Heikkinen has De Struicao up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Heikkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but De Struicao is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Heikkinen.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao catches Heikkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Struicao moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from De Struicao misses.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Struicao's head backwards.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao wants to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen pushes him away.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen. #T3#
De Struicao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Struicao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heikkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Struicao can turn it around.
De Struicao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen digs a right hand into De Struicao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Struicao's gas tank.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
#BC#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.#T4##CL2#
De Struicao moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen is trying to force a seperation but De Struicao has the dominant position.#BC2#
De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Heikkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heikkinen!
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Heikkinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from De Struicao is predictable there
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range. #T1#
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands with a right hand. #CL2#
De Struicao clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Struicao managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on De Struicao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Struicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Struicao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Heikkinen.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks De Struicao with an uppercut!
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
De Struicao lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
De Struicao stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Struicao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
A cross from De Struicao lands.
Heikkinen throws a front kick that sends De Struicao stumbling back into the cage.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
De Struicao just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Heikkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Struicao.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
De Struicao slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao misses the jab.
De Struicao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Struicao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao. #CL#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with De Struicao against the cage.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao tries to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen shakes him off and moves away.
Heikkinen slips a jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC2#
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that De Struicao semi-blocks.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the body
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Struicao.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Struicao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
letting Heikkinen counter with a right hand.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Struicao tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
De Struicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Struicao swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but De Struicao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.#T4#
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
De Struicao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Struicao lands with a kick to the temple. Heikkinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from De Struicao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen 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 Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Struicao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
T179: Escobar vs. Palelei
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Corll feinted with a counter takedown.
Corll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corll half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Corll pushes him off.
Heikkinen thows a leg kick but Corll checks it #CL#
and Corll counters by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corll.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Corll is trying to stall.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Corll has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Corll circles away.
As Heikkinen backs away, Corll returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen tests Corll's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Corll is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Corll.
Corll throws a big counter combination but Heikkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#TD#
Corll bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Heikkinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corll's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Corll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heikkinen wants to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen manages to get to full guard.
Corll throws a big elbow that misses.
Corll preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corll is looking to work some ground and pound but Heikkinen has wrist control.
Heikkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Corll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Corll won't allow Heikkinen to get back to his feet.
Corll throws a big right hand that misses.
Heikkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Heikkinen, not yet.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Corll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corll postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Corll.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving.
Corll works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Corll is looking to take a break and control but Heikkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corll missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corll lands a nice short elbow.
Heikkinen tries to roll over but Corll keeps him under control.
Corll thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heikkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corll scores with a couple of nice shots.
Corll moves into full mount! Heikkinen won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corll throwing strikes here but Heikkinen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Corll throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Corll tries to control but Heikkinen wriggling away.
Heikkinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Corll throwing strikes from guard but Heikkinen blocks nicely.
Corll wants to control from the top but Heikkinen keeps moving. #T4#
Corll is looking to pass into half guard but Heikkinen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Heikkinen is in guard.#REVB#
Heikkinen looking to pass the guard.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Corll won't let him.
Heikkinen wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.
Heikkinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heikkinen wants to pass the guard but Corll is keeping the position.#SU2#
Heikkinen gets to his feet. Corll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dean Corll will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Corll avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corll tries to counter with a takedown but Heikkinen is quick to defend against it.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corll is looking to counter the offense by Heikkinen and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corll is looking for a counter combo.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Heikkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Corll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
#CL2#
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corll managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Corll pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Corll prevents a body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Corll's head.
Corll lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Corll - that landed with a thud.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Corll lands with a short shot to the head.
Corll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corll lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
Corll working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Corll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heikkinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corll avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Corll is blocking nicely.
Corll is trying to drag Heikkinen to the mat but Heikkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll lands an uppercut.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Corll blocks it.
Heikkinen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Corll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corll pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T3#
Corll tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
Corll lands a right hand.
Dean Corll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a right hand.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corlls head.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Corll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corll misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corll blocks an uppercut.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Corll as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll lands a shoulder strike.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Corll lands an uppercut.
Corll on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
Heikkinen lands a body punch.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corll backwards.
Corll stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen is trying to break the clinch but Corll is controlling him.
Heikkinen is leaning against Corll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen is working Corll over against the cage.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Corll tries to move into range but Heikkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Corll tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heikkinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corll somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Corll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heikkinen tries to clinch
and Corll counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Heikkinen moves to clinch but Corll breaks away #TD#
and Corll counters with a single leg into guard. Heikkinen didn't expect that.
Corll tries to free his leg and advance position but Heikkinen is retaining full guard.
Corll has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heikkinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heikkinen controlling Corll's posture.
Corll throwing strikes but missing.
Corll trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heikkinen controls Corll momentarily but Corll frees himself.
Heikkinen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corll is controlling him. #T2#
Heikkinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heikkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Heikkinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Corll throws an elbow that misses. Heikkinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corll's guard. Nice move by Heikkinen!#REVB#
Corll being controlled here, momentarily.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Corll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Corll is working an open guard so Heikkinen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Heikkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3##CL2#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Corll against the cage.
Good body shot from Heikkinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Corll.
Corll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Corll.
Corll blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Corll.
Heikkinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corll looking to slow down the pace here.
Corll digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Corll stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Corll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Corll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corll works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heikkinen tries to break the clinch but Corll is controlling the position.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Corll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Corll lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Corll.
A body shot lands from Corll.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Corll.
A short left from Corll.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Corll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corll 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Corll!
An out of breath Dean Corll thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
POWERS 60
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beddoe throws out the jab.
Beddoe lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Beddoe moved out of range.
No joy there for Heikkinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beddoe stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Beddoe is just out of range.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beddoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Beddoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heikkinen is looking to slow Beddoe down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beddoe misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a good low kick that Beddoe was not able to check. #CL2#
Beddoe moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Beddoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddoe.
Beddoe is struggling to control the position.#T1#
Beddoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Beddoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beddoe fails to land.
Beddoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beddoe goes for a takedown attempt but Heikkinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Beddoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heikkinen. Heikkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beddoe.
Beddoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut. Beddoe saw that one coming.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beddoe fails with the takedown.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2##CL2#
Beddoe moves into range and clinches up with Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beddoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddoe slowing the pace effectively.
Beddoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beddoe lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beddoe tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Beddoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Beddoe is just out of range.#T3#
Heikkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen blocks a leg kick.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Beddoe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that Beddoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Beddoe also avoids with ease.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Beddoe checks it.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Beddoe will feel that in the morning.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Beddoe checks a leg kick.
Beddoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Beddoe clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Beddoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe takes a shot to the head. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddoe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philo Beddoe.
Beddoe can't find room to land a body shot as Heikkinen controls the action.
#BC#
Heikkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beddoe tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beddoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beddoe drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a nice combination. Beddoe backs away looking to recover.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beddoe's hands.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beddoe tries to clinch up but Heikkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
As Beddoe tries to get set, Heikkinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Beddoe manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Heikkinen. No joy for Beddoe on that attempt.
Heikkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beddoe tries to clinch up
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Beddoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heikkinen. Heikkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Beddoe blocks the leg kick.
Heikkinen needs to keep his hands up - Beddoe had a free shot at his head there.
Beddoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Heikkinen misses. #TD2#
Beddoe dives in and scores a takedown into Heikkinen's guard.
Beddoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heikkinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heikkinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beddoe is one step ahead there.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Beddoe from controlling successfully.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beddoe can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen managing to control the position.
Heikkinen wants to stand but Beddoe is controlling the position. #T1#
Beddoe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heikkinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heikkinen keeping full guard, as Beddoe tries to pass.
Beddoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Heikkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beddoe.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good standup being displayed there by Heikkinen as he connects with a hook.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Beddoe moved out of range nicely.
Beddoe scores with a hook to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beddoe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Beddoe tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Heikkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beddoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Beddoe's ribcage but misses.
Beddoe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. Heikkinen catches Beddoe right on the button with a cross.
Beddoe lands with a good body shot.
Beddoe connects with a crisp jab.
Beddoe avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
A punch lands to the side of Beddoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beddoe blocks a leg kick.#T3#
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beddoe's calf.
Beddoe misses with a two punch combination.
Heikkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaino Heikkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Heikkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a double jab
enabling Beddoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Beddoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Beddoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Beddoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heikkinen.
Beddoe misses with a jab to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Beddoe.
Beddoe slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lunges at Beddoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beddoe's hand.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beddoe.
Beddoe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Beddoe's head back.
Heikkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
Heikkinen tries to keep at a distance but Beddoe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beddoe's face.
#BC#
Heikkinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Beddoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Beddoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the head.
Beddoe tries to clinch up but Heikkinen circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Beddoe rushes Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beddoe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Beddoe.
Beddoe wants to stall.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Beddoe blocks it.
Heikkinen tries to work over Beddoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beddoe looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Beddoe.
Beddoe takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Heikkinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beddoe's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beddoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
#ROC#
Beddoe is rocked!
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Beddoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Heikkinen finish him?
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beddoe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heikkinen walks away with a smile on his face. Beddoe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kaino Heikkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philo Beddoe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heikkinen. #CL#
Heikkinen closes the distance and pushes Beddoe back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
Beddoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beddoe stalling in the clinch but Heikkinen improves position.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Beddoe won't want to take too many of those.
Beddoe takes a shot to the head.
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!#BC#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen pounces like a tiger and cracks Beddoe with a vicious hook! Beddoe is down but not out! Heikkinen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaino Heikkinen!
After the fight, Kaino Heikkinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Powers 58 - Wednesday Fights
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Morello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morello throws out the jab.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Heikkinen scores with a head kick. Morello tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen digs a good hook to Morello's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heikkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morello.
Good leg kick by Morello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Morello blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Morello misses.
Heikkinen wants to counter with a clinch but Morello pushes him away.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heikkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Morello has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Morello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morello avoids it.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Morello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Morello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morello can pounce on him.
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!
Morello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heikkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morello throws the kick towards the body but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morello appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Morello misses its target.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.#T2#
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Morello keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morello to score with a decent uppercut.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
Morello ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morello is just out of range.
Morello appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Morello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Morello throws a nice head kick!
Morello lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Morello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen lands with a cross.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Morello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.
Morello scores with a leg kick.
Morello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morello lands a jab.
Heikkinen with a nice cross.#T3#
Morello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morello tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmy Morello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Morello misses the target.
Morello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Morello misses the target.
Heikkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morello.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Morello moves out of range.
Morello circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Morello on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morello.
Morello throws a lazy head kick
and Heikkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morello lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.
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!
Morello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Morello throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Morello misses with a straight left. #T4#
Morello thows a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it
and Heikkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morello avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morello's head backwards.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Morello.
Good standup being displayed there by Morello as he connects with a hook.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen lands a head kick. Morello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Morello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morello thumps Heikkinen with a low kick.
Heikkinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timmy Morello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A cross from Morello lands.
Morello scores with a kick to the body.
Morello swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Timmy Morello is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Morello counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Morello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a combination. Morello tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morello drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morello blocks a leg kick.
Morello looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Morello thows a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body kick.
Morello connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1#
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heikkinen.
Morello scores with a punch to the head.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morello lands a leg kick that knocks Heikkinen off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a front kick that sends Morello stumbling back into the cage.
Morello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heikkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morello.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heikkinen duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Heikkinen. That snapped Morello's head back.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morello throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Morello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T2#
Heikkinen defending well as Morello loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Morello throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morello!
Heikkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Morello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morello throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morello keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen tests Morello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Morello looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Morello uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Morello blocks a head kick by Heikkinen.
Morello throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen lands a front kick.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morello is able to avoid easily.
Heikkinen tests Morello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Morello misses.
Nice body kick there by Heikkinen.
Morello tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Morello lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heikkinen will feel that in the morning.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morello will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morello counters with a three punch combo that has Heikkinen backing up. Heikkinen nods at Morello to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morello throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range. #T4#
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Morello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Morello looks to land a right hand but Heikkinen moved out of range.
Morello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Morello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Morello.
Heikkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morello fakes the leg kick and cracks Heikkinen in the body.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Morello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morello tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Morello moved out of range.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morello fakes the leg kick and cracks Heikkinen in the body.
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Morello.
Morello throws a leg kick which misses Heikkinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Heikkinen tries to avoid it.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morello is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timmy Morello will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morello scores with a punch to the head.
Morello tries to clinch up.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. Morello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Morello strikes.
Heikkinen throws a lazy body kick
and Morello counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Morello was looking to counter with a kick there.
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Morello moved out of range.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Morello blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Morello avoids it easily.
Morello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Heikkinen looks to move away, Morello throws a big counter combo but Heikkinen just gets out of the way.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a solid leg kick but Morello takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heikkinen.
Morello is looking for a counter combo.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morello throws out the jab.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heikkinen catches Morello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Heikkinen pushes Morello up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morello's face.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Morello controls his hands.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Morello.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage. #BC#
Morello manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Morello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morello!
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen stuns Morello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.#T2#
Morello moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morello.
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morello to score with a decent uppercut.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Morello misses its intended target.
Heikkinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morello swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Morello does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Morello digs a good body shot into Heikkinen's ribs.
Morello throws a series of strikes that have Heikkinen backpedaling.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morello was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Morello throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side. #T3#
Morello lunges at Heikkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heikkinen's hand.
Morello jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Morello throws a low kick but Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Heikkinen drops his hands momentarily and Morello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Heikkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morello.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
A jab from Morello misses.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morello.
Morello scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Morello ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen works the jab nicely.
Morello throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Morello throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Morello is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Heikkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heikkinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morello slips under a jab.
Heikkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Morello.
Morello takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen looks for the body kick but Morello saw that one coming.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen clobbers Morello with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morello scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Timmy Morello did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Heikkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morello at a distance.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Morello blocks it.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello dips to his left and cracks Heikkinen with an uppercut!
Heikkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morello looks to land a combination but Heikkinen avoids it well.
Morello lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Heikkinen coming out on top.
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Morello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heikkinen's head backwards.
Morello misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Morello moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morello misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen is leaning against Morello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Morello tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morello tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Morello is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Morello manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Morello as he connects with a hook.
Heikkinen scores with a leg kick.
Morello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morello is just out of range.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
Morello lands a nice looking body kick.
Morello misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heikkinen! But no joy.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Morello slips the punch.
Morello looks for the body kick but Heikkinen saw that one coming. #T2#
Morello digs a good body shot into Heikkinen's ribs.
Morello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Heikkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morello throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but Morello slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Morello was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Morello blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Morello breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Morello tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heikkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that Morello sees coming a mile off.
Morello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morello throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Morello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morello lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morello moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Morello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Morello's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morello down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morello throws a wild body kick that Heikkinen sees coming a mile off.
Morello lands with a straight right. Heikkinen didn't see that one coming.
Morello slips a jab and a cross from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick from Morello.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Morello is out of range.
Morello throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Morello tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Morello moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen cracks Morello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Morello moved out of range nicely.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Timmy Morello will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Morello scores with a nice head shot.
Morello fakes the leg kick and cracks Heikkinen in the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morello.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morello.
An inside leg kick lands from Morello.
Morello loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
Heikkinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heikkinen lands a head shot.
Morello misses with a wild body shot.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks Morello with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morello throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Morello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Morello jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Morello is avoiding it.
Morello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morello takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morello doesn't manage to clinch there - Heikkinen circles away.
Morello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morello momentarily.
Morello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morello is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
Morello throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
Morello takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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!
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morello to score with a decent uppercut.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Heikkinen blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Morello was well out of range.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morello counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morello misses with a wild body shot.
Morello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morello.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Morello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morello misses the jab.#T3#
Morello misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Heikkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morello stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Morello.
Morello scores with a three punch combo!
Heikkinen stuns Morello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Morello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen tests Morello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morello scores with a head kick. Heikkinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Morello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Heikkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morello.
Heikkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Morello.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morello connects with a single shot there.
Morello staying out of range there.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen cracks Morello with a good jab.
Morello has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heikkinen.
Morello lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Morello works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morello connects with the punch.
Morello takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Morello is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Morello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morello, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Morello!
Timmy Morello retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Timmy Morello started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
PFC 56
Date: Oct 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decimus Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimus Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
As Heikkinen looks to move away, Decimus Meridius throws a big counter combo but Heikkinen just gets out of the way.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.#CUT2#
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Decimus Meridius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decimus Meridius lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heikkinen will feel that in the morning.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Decimus Meridius circles away.
Decimus Meridius throws a combination that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heikkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decimus Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL2#
Heikkinen closes the distance and pushes Decimus Meridius back into the cage.#T1#
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Decimus Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Decimus Meridius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Decimus Meridius managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Decimus Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Decimus Meridius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decimus Meridius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Decimus Meridius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Decimus Meridius is looking to score with low kicks.#CL2#
Heikkinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Decimus Meridius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Decimus Meridius controls the action.
Decimus Meridius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Decimus Meridius looking to stall.
Decimus Meridius can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Decimus Meridius avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
#T3#
Decimus Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Decimus Meridius has Heikkinen pressed against the cage, preventing Heikkinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Decimus Meridius's head.
Decimus Meridius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen works on Decimus Meridius's body with a couple of short punches.
Heikkinen lands a right hand.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T4#
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen tries to break free but Decimus Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Decimus Meridius is defending well for now.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Decimus Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the body.
Decimus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Decimus Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Decimus Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Decimus Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decimus Meridius throws a right and a left that Heikkinen avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Decimus Meridius lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Decimus Meridius backs up against the cage.
#CL2#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Decimus Meridius against the cage.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decimus Meridiuss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
Decimus Meridius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Decimus Meridius checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Decimus Meridius steps away.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Decimus Meridius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decimus Meridius tries to counter by clinching up but Heikkinen breaks away and moves out of range.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Decimus Meridius counters with a series of strikes. Heikkinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius lands a head kick!
Decimus Meridius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heikkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Decimus Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Decimus Meridius.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decimus Meridius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decimus Meridius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Decimus Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decimus Meridius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Decimus Meridius checks a leg kick.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Decimus Meridius throws a head kick but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Decimus Meridius moves out of range easily.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Decimus Meridius moves out of range.
Decimus Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Heikkinen.
Decimus Meridius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks to land a right hand but Decimus Meridius moved out of range.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decimus Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Decimus Meridius cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decimus Meridius 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. #T4#
Decimus Meridius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decimus Meridius throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen tried to score with a low kick but Decimus Meridius checks it.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Decimus Meridius was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Decimus Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus Meridius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Decimus Meridius's legs.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Decimus Meridius moved away.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Decimus Meridius jumps back.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heikkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Decimus Meridius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Decimus Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Decimus Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Decimus Meridius blocks it well.
Heikkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Decimus Meridius momentarily.
Decimus Meridius connects with the punch.
Decimus Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decimus Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius throws a series of punches but Heikkinen avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Decimus Meridius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Decimus Meridius moves away
and Decimus Meridius counters with a series of strikes. Heikkinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.#T1#
Decimus Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decimus Meridius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decimus Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decimus Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Heikkinen wants to counter with a clinch but Decimus Meridius pushes him away.
Decimus Meridius scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen blocks the body kick.
Decimus Meridius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decimus Meridius misses with a combination
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimus Meridius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heikkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Decimus Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.#T2#
Heikkinen dodges the punch combination from Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimus Meridius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decimus Meridius slips under a jab.
Heikkinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decimus Meridius.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Decimus Meridius ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Decimus Meridius slips under a jab.
Decimus Meridius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decimus Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Decimus Meridius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decimus Meridius blocks a jab.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Decimus Meridius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Decimus Meridius was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heikkinen wants to slow Decimus Meridius down by chopping away at his legs.
Heikkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decimus Meridius connects with a crisp jab.
Decimus Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Decimus Meridius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Decimus Meridius's shoulder, as Decimus Meridius tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen scores with a leg kick.
Decimus Meridius cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Decimus Meridius.#T4#
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!
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Decimus Meridius saw it coming and moves away.
Decimus Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Decimus Meridius staying out of range there.
Decimus Meridius moves out of range of the body kick from Heikkinen.
Decimus Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Heikkinen eats them both and turns towards Decimus Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised Decimus Meridius's leg. Decimus Meridius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decimus Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Decimus Meridius moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maximus Decimus Meridius.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A less than humble Kaino Heikkinen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 46
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Steam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steam.
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen wants to counter the offense by Steam and move into the clinch position.
Steam takes one to the side of the head.
Steam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steam.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steam walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steam is looking to counter with a body kick.
Heikkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick as Steam jumps back.
Steam listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen wants to land a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steam circles away quickly and effectively.
Steam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Steam blocks it.
Heikkinen misses with a hook
and Steam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steam counters with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Steam's legs. #T1#
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steam.
Steam scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Steam misses its intended target.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Steam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Steam scoring well with a low kick there.
Steam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Steam against the cage.
Steam swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steams head.
Steam blocks an uppercut.
Steam struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Heikkinen stalling the fight.
Steam scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Steam blocks it.
Heikkinen lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Steam breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Steam blocks a leg kick.
Steam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Steam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heikkinen. Heikkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Heikkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steam throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.
Steam sets himself, and Heikkinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Steam avoids it this time.#CL2#
Heikkinen rushes Steam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steam blocks it with crossed arms.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Steam.
Heikkinen looks winded!
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Steam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Steam moves out of range.
Steam throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.#T3#
Heikkinen with a hook.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Steam avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steam.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Steam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Steam throws a body kick.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steam was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Steam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Steam.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Steam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heikkinen doesn't seem phased though.
Steam throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Steam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Steam strikes.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen 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 Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heikkinen scores with a nice strike.
Heikkinen cracks Steam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steam tries to score with a low kick but Heikkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Steam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Heikkinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Steam on the inside.
A short right from Steam on the inside.
I was talking to Steam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steam jumps guard but Heikkinen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Heikkinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
Steam misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Steam is blocking nicely.
Steam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Steam is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bronson Steam will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steam motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Steam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam punishes Heikkinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Steam cracks Heikkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steam.
Steam connects with a body shot that sends Heikkinen's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steam. #T1#
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Steam avoids the punch easily.
Steam lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Steam.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Steam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Steam is having none of it.
Steam throws a push kick but Heikkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Steam throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steam. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Good leg kick by Steam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Steam circles away and keeps his distance.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Steam lands a right hook to the body.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Steam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen cracks the inside of Steam's front leg.
Steam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Steam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Steam - just one landing.
Bronson Steam is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Steam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steam throws a big counter combination but Heikkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steam.
Steam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Steam pulls Heikkinen into guard.
Heikkinen being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Steam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heikkinen slips nicely into half guard.
Heikkinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Heikkinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Steam.
Heikkinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steam gets full guard.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heikkinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heikkinen's guard. #REVR#
Steam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heikkinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steam.
Heikkinen is trying to control the position but Steam postures up.
Steam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heikkinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heikkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heikkinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steam is one step ahead there.
Steam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steam trying to control but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Steam dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Steam blocks a jab.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Steam counters with a leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Steam misses.
Steam throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Steam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Steam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heikkinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steam with a body shot.
Heikkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heikkinen slips a jab from Steam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Heikkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steam. #T1#
Heikkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steam misses the jab.
Steam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steam throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steam's hands.
Steam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Steam circles away.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heikkinen!
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steam takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steam moves out of range of the leg kick from Heikkinen.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Steam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heikkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steam blocks it well.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Steam's shoulder, as Steam tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Steam moved away.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Steam.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen lands a front kick.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Steam.#T3#
Steam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Steam is having none of it.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Steam ducks down to avoid it.
Steam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heikkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steam looks for the body kick but Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Steam scores with a hook to the body. Heikkinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Steam is having none of it.
Steam lands the left hand.
Heikkinen thumps Steam with a low kick.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steam was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Steam blocks a leg kick.
Heikkinen walks into a jab.
Bronson Steam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Steam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Steam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steam misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Steam blocks it.
Steam throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Steam throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steam.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steam.
Steam stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Steam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Steam.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Steam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steam, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronson Steam!
A victorious Bronson Steam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
PFC 41: Payne vs. Putin
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Seagram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seagram swats away the attempt to clinch by Heikkinen.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Seagram. #CL#
Seagram tries to keep at a distance but Heikkinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen stalling in the clinch but Seagram improves position.
Seagram tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seagram.
#BC2#
Seagram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Seagram is having none of it. #CL#
Heikkinen takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram lands a shoulder strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Seagram has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Seagram's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Seagram.
#BC2#
Seagram manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seagram.
Heikkinen trying to stall but Seagram improves his position.
#BC2#
Seagram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seagram checks the leg kick.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with Seagram against the cage.
Seagram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Seagram is working Heikkinen over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heikkinen as Seagram tries to tie him up.
Heikkinen trying to stall but Seagram improves his position.
#T2#
Seagram lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!#BC2#
Seagram breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Seagram misses the target.
Heikkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seagram just manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Seagram pushes him off.
Heikkinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seagram lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Seagram misses.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seagram throws out the jab.
Seagram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heikkinen.
Seagram turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seagram lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Seagram is looking to chop away at Heikkinen's legs.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seagram.
Seagram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heikkinen. Heikkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Seagram misses the jab.#CL#
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Seagram won't want to take too many of those.
Seagram is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen has Seagram pushed against the cage.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head.
Seagram prevents a body shot from Heikkinen. #BC2#
Seagram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Seagram missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seagram throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Seagram lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seagram misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Seagram throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
A low kick from Seagram is predictable there
and Seagram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Seagram misses.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Heikkinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagram tries a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen throws a hook but Seagram blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Seagram.
Seagram looks to land a body kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heikkinen. Seagram shrugs it off though.
Seagram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Seagram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Seagram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Seagram moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Heikkinen thumps Seagram with a low kick.
Danny Seagram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Seagram scores with a four punch combination!
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Seagram.
A telegraphed right hand from Seagram misses the target.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Seagram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and Seagram counters with a straight right hand.
Seagram lands a two punch combo.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagram moves away.
Seagram blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagram tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seagram throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Seagram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Heikkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seagram is out of range.
A slow jab from Seagram misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Seagram.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Seagram misses with a looping right.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seagram jabs Heikkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seagram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heikkinen is looking to chop away at Seagram's legs.
Seagram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seagram looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Heikkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seagram connects with a body shot that sends Heikkinen's belly button to the back.
Seagram throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seagram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagram counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen sizes up Seagram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seagram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Heikkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagram.
Heikkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Seagram.
Seagram looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Seagram checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. Seagram catches Heikkinen right on the button with a cross.
Seagram lands a body shot.
Seagram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heikkinen under the eye.
Seagram avoids a kick to the body.
Seagram motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Seagram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagram throws a leg kick but Heikkinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Seagram finds it's way through Heikkinen's defenses.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Seagram is avoiding it.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seagram stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seagram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seagram swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Seagram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikkinen moves away.
Heikkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Seagram. #BC2#
Seagram manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to work over Seagram's front leg with a kick but Seagram checks it. #CL#
Heikkinen gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Seagram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Seagram misses with a hook.
Seagram blocks a low kick nicely.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
Seagram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seagram is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Seagram manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
letting Seagram counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Seagram throws a wild body kick that Heikkinen sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heikkinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Seagram throws a chopping leg kick but Heikkinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seagram misses with a low kick.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by Seagram and move into the clinch.
Seagram throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Seagram misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Seagram blocks it.
#BC2#
Seagram breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Seagram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Seagram lands a jab to the head.
Seagram tests Heikkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Seagram is having none of it.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seagram feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Seagram moves out of range.
Seagram misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seagram throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Seagram.
Seagram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seagram lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seagram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seagram doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Seagram off balance momentarily.
Seagram connects with a solid leg kick.
Heikkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seagram. That did some damage!
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seagram throws a shot to the body.
Seagram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heikkinen in his tracks.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Seagram off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen lands a head kick!
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seagram throws a right hand that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Seagram connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Seagram ducks down to avoid it.
Seagram throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
Seagram lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Seagram misses. #T2#
Seagram lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Heikkinen there.
Seagram tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Seagram thuds a left hand into Heikkinen's body.
Seagram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heikkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Seagram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Seagram moves out of range.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seagram.
Seagram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Seagram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seagram lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seagram.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Seagram's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Seagram misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Seagram circles away.
Seagram misses with a looping left.
Seagram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
Jab from Heikkinen.
Seagram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seagram moves away from the strike by Heikkinen.
A slow jab from Seagram misses its intended target.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Seagram moved out of range nicely.
Seagram takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seagram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heikkinen at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Seagram looks to move away, Heikkinen throws a big counter combo but Seagram just gets out of the way.
Seagram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagram throws a hook but Heikkinen avoids it easily.#T4#
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Seagram keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagram moves away.
Seagram scores with a nice strike.
Heikkinen throws a series of strikes that have Seagram backpedaling.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagram keeps the fight on the outside.
Seagram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Seagram.
Heikkinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but Seagram is out of range.
Seagram is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
Seagram cracks Heikkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seagram.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagram lands with a nice body punch.
Seagram lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Seagram moves out of range.
Seagram slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Seagram really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Heikkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Heikkinen works the jab nicely.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seagram throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seagram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heikkinen.
Seagram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heikkinen. Heikkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Seagram misses.
Nice straight punches there by Seagram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seagram.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seagram has time to react.
Seagram jabs Heikkinen right on the nose. Heikkinen blinks but takes it well.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seagram throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seagram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Heikkinen. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Seagram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heikkinen 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 Seagram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seagram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Seagram is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagram is just out of range.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Seagram off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seagram.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seagram stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seagram. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen tries to counter by clinching up but Seagram breaks away and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seagram.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Heikkinen pushes Seagram up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagram has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
A right hand to the body from Seagram.
#BC2#
Seagram manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seagram.#T2#
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Seagram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagram dodges the punch combination from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen cracks a nice hook into Seagram's ribs.
Seagram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heikkinen tries to land a front kick but Seagram steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seagram now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Seagram keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seagram, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seagram darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seagram swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
#T3#
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Seagram.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seagram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen sizes up Seagram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Seagram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seagram only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Seagram moved away.
Seagram doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heikkinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Heikkinen rushes Seagram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen prevents Seagram from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen. #BC2#
Seagram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Seagram.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Seagram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Seagram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Seagram moves out of range.
Heikkinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Seagram!
Seagram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seagram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen moves away from the strike by Seagram.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Seagram with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagram throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seagrams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Danny Seagram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Heikkinen throws a hook but Seagram blocks it.
Seagram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seagram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Seagram takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seagram. That's going to slow Heikkinen down.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seagram lands a jab to the head.
Seagram throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seagram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen throwing a counter right hand but Seagram manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram connects with a body shot.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Seagram manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Seagram acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Seagram circles away.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seagram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up
and Seagram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seagram missing with a left hand there. Heikkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heikkinen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut
and Seagram counters with a nice leg kick.
Seagram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Seagram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seagram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Seagram throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Seagram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Seagram circles away.
#CL#
Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Heikkinen.
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!
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seagram is defending well for now.
Seagram wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
Heikkinen is leaning against Seagram and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seagrams head.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seagram avoids it.
Seagram is trying to force a seperation but Heikkinen has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
Seagram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Seagram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seagram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seagram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.#T3#
A low kick from Seagram is predictable there
and Heikkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seagram drops his hands momentarily and Heikkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Seagram swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Seagram lands the left hand.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Seagram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Seagram moved away.
Seagram jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Heikkinen clinches with his opponent.
Heikkinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seagram in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seagram is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
#T4#
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Seagram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Seagram moves out of range.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seagram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen lunges at Seagram with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seagram's hand.
Seagram misses with a looping right.
Heikkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Seagram's shoulder, as Seagram tries to avoid the shot.
Seagram misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seagram misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaino Heikkinen.
I think Seagram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Seagram! Danny Seagram retains his middleweight title!
Danny Seagram thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Battle of The Scrubs
Date: Apr 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range.
Heikkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Jackson slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Heikkinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heikkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen. #T1#
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Heikkinen holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a lazy head kick
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heikkinen slips under a jab from Jackson.
Heikkinen tries to clinch
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson. #T2#
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heikkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Heikkinen.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heikkinen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T3#
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heikkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Heikkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range as Heikkinen throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.#CL#
Jackson has Heikkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Jackson.
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!#TD#
Jackson jumps guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Heikkinen postures up.
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#ES2#
Heikkinen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Heikkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Heikkinen.
Jackson tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
As Jackson backs off Heikkinen throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heikkinen's knee momentarily.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen misses with a looping right.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Heikkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson backing away here, and Heikkinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Heikkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.#CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
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!
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
A short right from Jackson.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson jumps guard but Heikkinen stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
#T3#
Jackson tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson jumps guard but Heikkinen stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Heikkinen blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Heikkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Heikkinen throws a shot to the body.
Heikkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Heikkinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heikkinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Heikkinen circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Heikkinen blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heikkinen.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Heikkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikkinen feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
A big left from Heikkinen misses.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Shea Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Heikkinen moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Heikkinen - just one landing. #T1#
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Nice uppercut there from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Heikkinen manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Heikkinen has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
#BC#
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson jabs at Heikkinen's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.#T2#
Heikkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heikkinen.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heikkinen can pounce on him.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Heikkinen.
Jackson works Heikkinen's body with a nice hook.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
#CL#
Jackson forces Heikkinen back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Heikkinen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3##BC#
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heikkinen.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heikkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen misses with a looping left.
Jackson defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heikkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen jabs at Jackson's body.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Heikkinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heikkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaino Heikkinen.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
A very excited looking Kaino Heikkinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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