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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Cervic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Another Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen New york as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Cervic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Another Guy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guy is defended easily by Cervic.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cervic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cervic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luka Cervic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Another Guy.
Cervic wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Cervic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cervic is working for a kimura but Guy is defending it quite comfortably.
Cervic with the ground and pound but Guy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cervic looking to sit in guard and control but Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cervic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cervic has escaped and now he's on top!
Guy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cervic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervic wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.
Cervic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guy has escaped and now he's on top!
Guy pushes down on Cervic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cervic is refusing to be controlled, as Guy sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throwing shots but Cervic is blocking nicely.
Guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cervic is looking to escape.
Guy is keen to just control but Cervic is a slippery customer.
Cervic wants to get back to his feet.
Guy wants to work for an arm triangle but Cervic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cervic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cervic counters with a shoot takedown. Guy fights it but they end up in guard.
Cervic trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cervic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cervic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guy has escaped and now he's on top!
Cervic wants to stand up but Guy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Cervic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cervic tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Another Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy shoots and misses
and Guy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cervic!
Guy cracks Cervic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Guy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cervic looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that Cervic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Cervic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Guy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scoring with strikes but Cervic is staying in there.
Guy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cervic?
Guy lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Guy looking to control but Cervic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Guy landing strikes from the mount.
Guy with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cervic is looking to escape.
Guy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Another Guy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simon Says. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anssi Kukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen misses with a wild combination.
Anderson slips a jab from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Kukkonen moves out of range.
Kukkonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kukkonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Kukkonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Kukkonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kukkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kukkonen misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Kukkonen coming out on top.
Kukkonen takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Kukkonen works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Kukkonen cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson moves away from the strike by Kukkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Kukkonen loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Kukkonen misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Kukkonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anssi Kukkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukkonen manages to avoid it.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anssi Kukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Kukkonen misses.
Kukkonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kukkonen clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kukkonen throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kukkonen sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Kukkonen ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kukkonen's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukkonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kukkonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kukkonen finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kukkonen knocks Anderson out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anssi Kukkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dezz Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts has chosen Black Gloves as his entrance music. Dezz Nuts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dezz Nuts!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuts defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Nuts moves into the clinch.
Nuts lands a left hand.
Nuts lands a nice elbow.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nuts lands a body shot.
Nuts moves into the clinch.
Bradley misses with a body punch.
Nuts lands a body punch.
Nuts missing with knees to the body.
Bradley avoiding damage as Nuts throws knees to the body.
Nuts lands an elbow inside that Bradley shrugs off.
A short right from Nuts on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuts scores with a knee to the head.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuts.
Nuts lands a nice elbow.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nuts cracks Bradley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bradley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nuts finish him?
Bradley is rocked!
Nuts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuts has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nuts lands an elbow just above Bradley 's eye.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Nuts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
A nice left hand lands by Nuts.
Nuts landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nuts - that landed with a thud.
Nuts lands a right hand.
Nuts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Nuts as the two fighters clinch.
Nuts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Nuts lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Nuts.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Nuts is controlling the position.
Nuts lands a nice knee to the body.
Nuts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nuts lands an uppercut.
Nuts lands an elbow inside that Bradley shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to break free but Nuts has control.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Nuts.
A hook to the body from Nuts.
Nuts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Bradley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nuts lands an elbow inside that Bradley shrugs off.
Nuts scores with a knee to the head.
Nuts lands a damaging elbow.
Nuts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nuts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Nuts.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nuts.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuts obliges.
Nuts working Bradley over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuts obliges.
Nuts crunches a lovely knee into Bradley's ribcage.
Nuts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradley taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Nuts crunches a lovely knee into Bradley's ribcage.
Nuts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but Bradley blocks with his arms.
Nuts tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuts tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Nuts back against the cage.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Nuts.
Nuts pushes Bradley 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.
Nuts lands a right hand.
Nuts tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Bradley misses with a body punch.
Nuts prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Nuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nuts throws an elbow but misses.
Nuts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bradley's defenses.
Nuts is working Bradley over against the cage.
Nuts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nuts lands a body shot.
Nuts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nuts lands a right hand.
Nuts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Nuts is controlling him.
Nuts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bradley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nuts.
Nuts lands a knee to the head.
Bradley lands an uppercut.
Bradley tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nuts prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Nuts has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuts.
Bradley tries to stall but Nuts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dezz Nuts 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.
A head kick by Bradley misses
and Nuts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley tries a low kick but Nuts avoids it.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bradley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nuts - the referee stops the clock and Bradley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nuts. Bradley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - Nuts finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nuts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley.
Eric Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nuts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bradley.
Nuts has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nuts works on Bradley's body with a couple of short punches.
Nuts lands a nice uppercut.
Bradley has had enough of the clinch but Nuts keeps him there for the moment.
Bradley takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nuts.
Nuts works on Bradley's body with a couple of short punches.
Nuts scores a nice knee to the body.
Nuts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts is working Bradley over against the cage.
Bradley tries to circle away but Nuts has him pinned against the cage.
Nuts lands with a light punch inside.
Nuts lands a knee to the head.
Nuts lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nuts.
Nuts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nuts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nuts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nuts has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Nuts lands an elbow inside that Bradley shrugs off.
Nuts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nuts lands an elbow inside.
Nuts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nuts pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nuts scores with a knee to the head.
Nuts misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley wants to break free but Nuts has control.
Nuts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Nuts.
Nuts pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradley avoiding damage as Nuts throws knees to the body.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bradley's defenses.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nuts lands with a short shot to the head.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Nuts.
Nuts has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, Nuts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuts.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bradley takes an elbow to the temple.
Nuts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nuts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nuts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nuts.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuts.
Nuts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nuts digs a right hand into Bradley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradley's gas tank.
Nuts connects with a knee to the head.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Nuts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
Nuts lands with a right to the head.
Nuts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Nuts misses with the head strike.
Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Nuts coming out on top.
Bradley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nuts swivels and escapes.
Nuts lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Nuts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nuts lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nuts looks to land a combination. Bradley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nuts wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Nuts takes one on the button.
Nuts lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dezz Nuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nuts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradley's hands.
Good leg kick by Nuts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nuts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nuts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bradley backs up against the cage.
Bradley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nuts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bradley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nuts fakes the leg kick and cracks Bradley in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dezz Nuts 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nuts clinches with his opponent.
Nuts digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nuts pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nuts.
Nuts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nuts presses Bradley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nuts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuts lands a nice knee to the body.
Nuts lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Nuts.
Nuts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bradley looking to stall.
Nuts lands a right hand.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nuts lands a body shot.
Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Nuts controls the action.
Nuts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nuts landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts lands with a left to the head.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley working hard to break the clinch.
Nuts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Bradley on the inside.
Bradley takes a shot to the head.
Nuts throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradley.
Dezz Nuts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nuts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Nuts digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nuts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nuts prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nuts.
Nuts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Nuts is controlling the position.
Nuts lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nuts as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nuts.
Nice body punch from Nuts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nuts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradley takes a shot to the head.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nuts lands with a light punch inside.
Nuts misses with some punches.
Bradley is trying to force a seperation but Nuts has the dominant position.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuts lands an elbow that stopped Bradley in his tracks for a moment.
Bradley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nuts keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nuts landing knees to the body.
Nuts lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuts obliges.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nuts lands a slapping body shot.
Bradley misses with a body shot
and Nuts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bradley really felt that one!
Bradley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bradley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nuts counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts takes the fight into the clinch.
Nuts lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bradley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nuts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Nuts.
Nuts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradley.
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Nuts throws a head kick that half lands.
Bradley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nuts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bradley somewhat.
Nice body kick from Nuts.
Bradley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nuts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bradley throws out a leg kick but Nuts moves out of range and Bradley only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradley's hands.
Dezz Nuts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuts is looking to clinch.
Dezz Nuts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuts lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley lands with a good body shot.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nuts.
Nuts lands with a cross.
Nuts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nuts sprawls well. Nuts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bradley gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuts lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nuts lands with a right hand.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Eric Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dezz Nuts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nuts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nuts lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezz Nuts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nuts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezz Nuts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Acme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Iso Susi enters the cage!
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25
211 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Acme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Susi lands a jab to Acme's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Susi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Susi.
Susi lands with an uppercut that bounces Acme off the cage and back into rage.
Susi moves out of range as Acme strikes.
Acme throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acme.
Acme throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acme.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Acme's shoulder, as Acme tries to avoid the shot.
Acme throws a good cross that connects.
Susi slips a jab and a cross from Acme.
Susi slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Susi.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acme moves away.
Susi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Acme was covering up waiting for the punch and Susi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Acme keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acme is looking to stand up but Susi isn't so interested in that idea.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acme is keeping the position for now.
Susi trying to control but Acme is working from the bottom.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Acme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Susi on the ground.
Acme keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Acme moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Acme has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Susi finds it's way round the side to connect with Acme's head.
Susi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Acme lands a lovely overhand right.
Acme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acme throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
Susi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
David Acme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acme throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
Susi sizes up Acme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Susi.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Susi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Susi.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acme was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Acme.
Acme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Acme misses with a straight left.
Acme is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Acme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Acme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acme digs a good hook to Susi's body.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Acme is just out of range.
Acme loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acme drops his hands momentarily and Susi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Acme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acme throws a shot from downtown. Susi moves away and avoids it.
Susi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Acme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Acme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Acme misses with a double jab
and Susi counters with a left and a right that stings Acme.
Good exchange - Acme coming out on top.
Susi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acme counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acme throws out the jab.
Susi throws a combination. Acme tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acme throws out the jab.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Acme.
Susi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acme throws a nice looking combination but Susi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Susi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Susi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Susi 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.
Acme misses with a looping right.
Susi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Susi lands in his opponent's guard.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Susi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Acme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Susi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Acme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Susi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Acme dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acme lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Acme trying to control the position from guard on top but Susi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acme scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Susi is on top in guard.
Acme wants to get back to his feet but Susi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Susi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Susi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Acme is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Acme has escaped and now he's on top!
Acme working some strikes from top position.
Susi working for submissions but it's allowed Acme to get to half guard.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Acme wants to control but Susi is keeping him busy.
Susi gets full guard.
Acme passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Acme throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Susi is looking to regain half guard here but Acme keeps moving and retains side control.
Acme throws a strike aimed at the side of Susi's head but Susi avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Acme controls the position.
Acme lands a decent elbow from side control.
Acme connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Susi some visible discomfort.
Susi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Acme connects with a decent elbow.
Susi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Acme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Acme wants to pass to mount but Susi is defending the position.
Susi is trying to control but Acme manages to pass to mount!
Susi regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acme drops an elbow to the side of Susi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Susi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acme.
Acme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Acme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Susi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Acme scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Susi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Susi wants to sweep here but Acme controlling him for the moment.
Susi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Acme is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Acme dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Acme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
David Acme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Susi walks into a stiff left hand from Acme.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acme.
Acme moves forwards but Susi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acme throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
Acme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Acme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Susi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Acme won't be happy with that.
Acme is not content to let Susi control the position.
Acme stops Susi from passing to mount.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi trying to control the action but Acme is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acme is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Susi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Susi trying to control the action but Acme is working from the bottom.
Acme is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Susi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Acme down.
Susi tries to move to mount but Acme blocks the move with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Susi gets the takedown into side control.
Acme struggling a bit here.
Susi cracks Acme with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Acme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acme is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Susi moves into full mount!
Susi content just to control the position here.
Susi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Iso Susi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Susi controlling from the full mount.
Acme wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Susi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Susi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Acme turns into him and now he's in Susi's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Susi 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Susi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Mane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Adebizi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
182 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Adebizi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adebizi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adebizi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adebizi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mane.
Mane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adebizi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adebizi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Mane misses.
Mane's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mane duly obliges.
It looks like Dante Adebizi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebizi staying out of range there.
Mane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mane missing with a left hand there. Adebizi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adebizi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mane tries to land a leg kick but Adebizi saw it coming and moves away.
Mane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adebizi manages to avoid it.
Adebizi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adebizi checks a low kick from Mane.
Adebizi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane lands a left and a right that send Adebizi crashing to the mat, dazed. Mane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Adebizi is rocked!
Mane connects with a body shot.
Adebizi is still on wobbly legs! Can Mane finish him?
Adebizi looks gassed!
Mane lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Adebizi is looking to close the distance but Mane sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Adebizi crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Adebizi is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Magnus Mane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arne Riseman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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277 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman misses with a double jab.
Staton misses with a wild combination.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Staton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman walks into a straight right hand from Staton.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Staton scores with a shot to the body.
Staton misses the jab.
Staton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riseman.
Riseman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Riseman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Staton cracks Riseman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staton checks a leg kick.
Riseman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Staton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riseman.
Staton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riseman's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staton. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton closes the distance and clinches up with Riseman, looking for a takedown. Staton pushes Riseman against the cage but Riseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Staton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Staton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riseman staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Staton.
Staton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staton throws the left hand but Riseman avoids the punch easily.
Staton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Staton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Staton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staton misses with a head shot. Riseman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Staton trying to control but Riseman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riseman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riseman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Riseman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staton circles away quickly and effectively.
Riseman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staton.
Staton fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman throws a push kick but Staton slaps the foot to one side.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riseman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riseman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riseman.
It looks like Jeremy Staton has been cut.
Staton slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Staton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton checks a low kick from Riseman.
Staton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riseman defending well as Staton loads up on a big left hand.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Staton.
Staton shoots for a takedown but Riseman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeremy Staton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staton scores a takedown into full mount!
Staton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Riseman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Staton avoids the attempt from Riseman to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton controlling his opponent.
Staton with good strikes from the mount here!
Staton lands a big shot there that rocks Riseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Staton cracks Riseman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Arne Riseman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Staton'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.
Staton scores with a takedown into Riseman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staton wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riseman is on top in guard.
Riseman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staton on the ground.
Riseman is looking to stand up but Staton won't let him.
Staton controls Riseman momentarily but Riseman frees himself.
Staton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riseman is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman wants to control from the top but Staton keeps moving.
Riseman tries to stand but Staton is controlling from the bottom.
Staton has his feet on Riseman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riseman!
Staton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riseman slips under a jab from Staton.
Riseman tries to bum rush Staton with a series of wild strikes but Staton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riseman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Staton throws out a loose jab but Riseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riseman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staton at a distance.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Staton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staton lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton fails with a takedown attempt.
Riseman misses with a wild combination.
Riseman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Staton throws a shot to the body.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riseman misses with a double jab
and Staton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton shoots in for a takedown but Riseman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riseman scores with a one two! Staton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riseman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Staton misses.
Staton lands a nice shot that snaps Riseman's head back.
Riseman misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Staton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staton avoids the body shot from Riseman.
Riseman blocks a jab.
Riseman tries to bum rush Staton with a series of wild strikes but Staton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riseman lands with a nice combination. Staton backs away looking to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Staton.
Arne Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Staton.
Riseman cracks Staton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Staton shoots in for a double leg but Riseman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Staton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Staton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Staton is looking for a kimura but Riseman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Staton to get the leverage.
Staton is breathing heavily.
Riseman wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staton.
Riseman tries to roll over but Staton keeps him under control.
Staton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riseman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riseman wants to get back to his feet.
Staton is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Riseman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Riseman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Staton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Staton lands with a hook. Riseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left and a right from Riseman both land. Nice combination.
Staton misses with a double jab.
Riseman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staton throws out the jab.
Riseman misses with a combination
and Staton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riseman won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Staton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Staton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Riseman is looking to reverse the position.
Staton tries for a kimura but Riseman is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riseman keeps working.
Jeremy Staton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Staton is controlling him well.
Staton wants to control for a moment but Riseman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Riseman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riseman tries to get out of the position.
Riseman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Staton stalling.
Staton stops Riseman from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Staton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Staton seems content to control.
Riseman pushes Staton off and gets back to his feet.
Staton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Riseman is out of range.
Staton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman connects with a solid leg kick.
Staton misses with a straight left.
Staton 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.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staton looks for a takedown but Riseman sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws an overhand right that lands on Riseman's shoulder, as Riseman tries to avoid the shot.
Staton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Staton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Staton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Staton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riseman really wants to buck Staton off and get back to his feet.
Jeremy Staton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riseman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Staton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riseman wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton stalling.
Riseman wants to improve his position but Staton is controlling well.
Riseman is working hard here to advance position.
Staton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Staton.
I think Riseman 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arne Riseman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sorsa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as McFarlen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sorsa doesn't seem phased though.
McFarlen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFarlen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sorsa's head.
McFarlen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorsa.
Sorsa throws out a loose jab but McFarlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sorsa misses with a body shot.
Sorsa lands with a shot to the body.
McFarlen is looking to clinch.
McFarlen throws a looping overhand right but Sorsa ducks down to avoid it.
Sorsa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sorsa wants to advance to full mount but McFarlen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sorsa 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.
Sorsa throws a strike but McFarlen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFarlen stopping the sweep attempt from Sorsa.
McFarlen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sorsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sorsa 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.
McFarlen postures up.
McFarlen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McFarlen preventing the sweep.
Sorsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McFarlen stopping the sweep attempt from Sorsa.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sorsa misses with a body shot
and McFarlen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McFarlen managing to block the knees to the body from Sorsa.
Sorsa is leaning against McFarlen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McFarlen throws a head punch that misses.
McFarlen can't find room to land a body shot as Sorsa controls the action.
McFarlen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sorsa is trying to stall.
Sorsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sorsa takes a knee to the side of the body.
McFarlen lands a right hand.
McFarlen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McFarlen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa jumps guard.
McFarlen throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McFarlen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sorsa's guard.
Sorsa is trying to control the position but McFarlen postures up.
Sorsa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McFarlen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sorsa wants to sweep but no luck.
Sorsa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sorsa is breathing heavily.
McFarlen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sorsa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFarlen wants to get up but he can't break Sorsa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sorsa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sorsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFarlen feints and then cracks Sorsa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sorsa down.
Sorsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFarlen moves away.
Sorsa scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorsa. McFarlen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorsa looks for a takedown but McFarlen sprawls well.
Sorsa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen misses the shot to the body.
Sorsa swings for the body but McFarlen moves out of range.
Sorsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McFarlen.
McFarlen slips under a jab.
Sorsa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFarlen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sorsa catches McFarlen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sorsa blocks a jab.
McFarlen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McFarlen moves out of range as Sorsa strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFarlen.
McFarlen digs a good hook to Sorsa's body.
McFarlen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the body
and McFarlen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dimitry McFarlen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sorsa has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitry McFarlen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sorsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sorsa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorsa misses the target.
Sorsa is looking to wear down McFarlen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sorsa gets the takedown into side control.
Sorsa in side control, throwing shots but McFarlen defends.
Sorsa swings around for an armbar but McFarlen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sorsa's guard.
McFarlen wants to stand but Sorsa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sorsa wants to sweep but no luck.
McFarlen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sorsa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McFarlen has managed to get both his arms back between Sorsa's legs - danger averted.
McFarlen is looking to stand up but Sorsa won't let him.
McFarlen throwing strikes but missing.
Sorsa has a closed guard, preventing McFarlen from standing up.
Sorsa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFarlen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sorsa with a poor takedown
and McFarlen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFarlen digs a good hook to Sorsa's body.
Sorsa misses the body punch
and McFarlen counters with a nice leg kick.
McFarlen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sorsa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sorsa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McFarlen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sorsa wants to stall.
McFarlen is working Sorsa over against the cage.
McFarlen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
McFarlen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McFarlen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sorsa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McFarlen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McFarlen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sorsa walks into a straight right hand from McFarlen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McFarlen avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFarlen scores with a nice body kick.
McFarlen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sorsa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McFarlen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McFarlen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sorsa circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a head kick!
Sorsa fails with the takedown.
McFarlen tries to clinch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Sorsa has his takedown stuffed
and McFarlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McFarlen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McFarlen defending well as Sorsa loads up on a big left hand.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the body
letting McFarlen counter with a right hand.
McFarlen connects with a jab.
McFarlen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McFarlen is looking to clinch but Sorsa is avoiding it.
Sorsa thuds his right hand into McFarlen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Sorsa misses.
Sorsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McFarlen tests Sorsa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McFarlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the body
and McFarlen counters with a one-two to the body.
McFarlen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorsa.
McFarlen stuffs the takedown attempt from Sorsa. Sorsa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa with a poor takedown
and McFarlen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sorsa fails with the takedown
and McFarlen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McFarlen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sorsa fails to pull guard.
McFarlen lands with a short shot to the head.
Sorsa tries to break the clinch but McFarlen is controlling the position.
Sorsa lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFarlen missing with knees to the body.
McFarlen lands an elbow just above Sorsa 's eye.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Sorsa tries to land knees in the clinch but McFarlen avoids the damage to the body.
McFarlen working Sorsa over with knees to the body.
McFarlen lands an elbow inside that Sorsa shrugs off.
Sorsa fails to pull guard.
McFarlen lands a damaging elbow.
McFarlen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sorsa or not.
McFarlen scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from McFarlen.
McFarlen scores with a knee to the head.
McFarlen digs a right hand into Sorsa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sorsa's gas tank.
McFarlen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFarlen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McFarlen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Repe Sorsa'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!
McFarlen throws a one two combo.
McFarlen's corner calls for a 1-2. McFarlen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sorsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFarlen moves away.
Sorsa misses with a body shot
and McFarlen counters with a left to the body.
McFarlen looks to land a combination. Sorsa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sorsa has his takedown stuffed
and McFarlen counters with a three punch combo that has Sorsa backing up. Sorsa nods at McFarlen to acknowledge the strikes.
McFarlen is looking to clinch.
McFarlen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFarlen cracks Sorsa with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Sorsa with a poor takedown
and McFarlen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sorsa fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorsa thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFarlen manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFarlen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McFarlen lands with a shot to the body.
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick.
McFarlen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sorsa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sorsa tries for a takedown but McFarlen circles away easily
and McFarlen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McFarlen cracks Sorsa with a good jab.
McFarlen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFarlen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorsa manages to avoid it.
McFarlen is looking to clinch but Sorsa is avoiding it.
McFarlen slaps away a takedown attempt from Sorsa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McFarlen throws the kick towards the body but Sorsa avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa swings for the body but McFarlen moves out of range.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the body
and McFarlen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Repe Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McFarlen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFarlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sorsa moves away.
McFarlen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sorsa.
Sorsa blocks the body kick.
McFarlen throws the kick towards the body but Sorsa avoids it.
Sorsa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McFarlen moves out of range as Sorsa strikes.
Dimitry McFarlen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFarlen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sorsa backs up against the cage.
Sorsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sorsa shoots and misses
and McFarlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sorsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFarlen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorsa.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa throws a sloppy body shot
and McFarlen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorsa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorsa tries for a takedown but McFarlen circles away easily
and McFarlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by McFarlen as he connects with a hook.
Sorsa misses with a wild body shot.
Sorsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFarlen manages to avoid it.
Sorsa misses with a straight right.
Sorsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorsa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sorsa misses with a body punch
and McFarlen counters with a big head kick but Sorsa shrugs it off.
Sorsa swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFarlen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sorsa's knee momentarily.
Sorsa misses the body punch
enabling McFarlen to counter with a crisp jab.
McFarlen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFarlen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sorsa's calf.
Sorsa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorsa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sorsa misses with a looping left.
Repe Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorsa 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.
McFarlen tries to clinch up.
Sorsa misses with a shot to the body
and McFarlen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sorsa tries to score a power double leg takedown but McFarlen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sorsa somewhat.
Sorsa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McFarlen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Sorsa misses.
McFarlen thuds a left hand into Sorsa's body.
McFarlen closes the distance and clinches.
Sorsa tries to stall but McFarlen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitry McFarlen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McFarlen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitry McFarlen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raised Fist - Killing It. Scrape comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jark Prongo - Movin through your system kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sky Scrape has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Scrape as he connects with a hook.
Johannes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scrape fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johannes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scrape looks to land a combination but Johannes avoids it well.
Johannes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johannes misses with a head kick.
Scrape works Johannes's body with a nice hook.
Scrape steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johannes. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Johannes.
Good work by Johannes as he checks the leg kick.
Johannes moves out of range of the leg kick from Scrape.
A clash of legs there as Scrape blocks the low kick.
Scrape throws a low kick but Johannes moves out of range easily.
Johannes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johannes throws a jab when Scrape was well out of range.
Scrape wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johannes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scrape trying to control the position but instead, Johannes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scrape into the cage.
Scrape has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johannes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johannes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johannes is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape avoids a wild elbow strike from Johannes.
Scrape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johannes lands a left hand.
Scrape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Scrape to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scrape as Johannes tries to tie him up.
Scrape lands with a short shot to the head.
Scrape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johannes blocks it with crossed arms.
Johannes manages to break the clinch.
Scrape with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johannes to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Johannes. Beautiful body shot.
Johannes is looking to clinch.
Johannes scores with a body shot.
Scrape drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Scrape looks gassed!
Johannes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johannes is pressing down on Scrape's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scrape is holding on for now.
Johannes content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Johannes seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scrape tries to get to full guard but Johannes has control of the leg.
Scrape gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape working a defensive guard here.
Johannes 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.
Scrape pulls Johannes in close to his closed guard and prevents Johannes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johannes stays in close to Scrape's body and controls the position.
Scrape tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scrape is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scrape has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Scrape lands a heavy elbow.
Johannes regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrape wants to pass the guard but Johannes is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johannes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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 Kosti Johannes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johannes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scrape on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Johannes.
Scrape ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Johannes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johannes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scrape.
Scrape throws an overhand right that lands on Johannes's shoulder, as Johannes tries to avoid the shot.
Scrape blocks a head kick by Johannes.
Scrape lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johannes misses with a combination
and Scrape counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johannes needs to keep his hands up - Scrape had a free shot at his head there.
Scrape goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johannes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scrape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scrape.
Johannes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johannes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johannes lands with a hook. Scrape tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johannes throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Scrape to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannes tries to clinch up.
Scrape jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scrape scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johannes looks for the body kick but Scrape saw that one coming.
Scrape throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scrape 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johannes checks a leg kick.
Scrape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kosti Johannes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scrape slips a jab from Johannes.
Scrape thows a body kick. Johannes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scrape swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes throws a body punch but Scrape moves out of range.
Johannes throws the kick towards the body but Scrape avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Scrape.
Scrape takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johannes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scrape.
Johannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scrape throws out a leg kick but Johannes moves out of range and Scrape only half commits.
Crunch! Johannes slams his shin into Scrape's torso.
Johannes tries to clinch there but Scrape circles away.
Scrape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johannes tries to clinch up but Scrape circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannes loads up on a big right hand but Scrape slips the punch.
Scrape misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johannes.
Johannes checks a leg kick.
Johannes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape moves out of range as Johannes strikes.
Scrape showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johannes.
Scrape tries to score with a low kick but Johannes moves his leg out of the way.
Kosti Johannes is winning the standup battle so far.
Johannes wants to clinch.
A jab from Johannes misses.
Scrape jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scrape throws a shot from downtown. Johannes moves away and avoids it.
Scrape with a nice cross.
Johannes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scrape loads up on a big right hand but Johannes slips the punch.
Scrape lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johannes misses with the body kick
letting Scrape counter with a right hand.
Johannes misses with a kick to the body.
Johannes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Scrape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scrape takes one to the chin there.
Johannes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scrape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scrape shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scrape was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scrape throwing strikes but Johannes bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Scrape pushes down on Johannes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Scrape 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scrape missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sky Scrape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johannes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scrape doesn't seem bothered though.
Scrape gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johannes lands a nice looking body kick.
Scrape moves out of range as Johannes throws a body kick.
Johannes throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scrape falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johannes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannes misses with a wild body shot.
Scrape scores with a decent looking hook.
Johannes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johannes tries to clinch there but Scrape circles away.
Johannes throws a right hand that Scrape ducks under and follows up with a left that Scrape also avoids with ease.
Johannes tries to clinch up but Scrape circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scrape takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johannes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrape will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Johannes. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes throws a head kick that misses.
Scrape scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johannes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scrape takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johannes closes the distance and clinches.
Scrape taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scrape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johannes's brow.
A right hand to the body from Scrape.
Scrape is pushing Johannes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scrape lands an elbow just above Johannes 's eye.
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johannes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scrape lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scrape has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scrape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scrape manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scrape is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johannes defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrape keeping moving, preventing Johannes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johannes is looking to stand up but Scrape won't let him.
Scrape looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johannes preventing the sweep.
Johannes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johannes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johannes trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape is looking for a triangle but Johannes pushes his legs off easily.
Johannes won't allow Scrape to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johannes trying to control but Scrape is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scrape tried to score with a low kick but Johannes checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johannes slaps away a takedown attempt from Scrape, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scrape throws a wild body kick that Johannes sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johannes.
Scrape lands a jab-cross combination.
Johannes scores with a decent looking hook.
Scrape slips a jab and a cross from Johannes.
Scrape slips under a jab.
Johannes tries to move into range but Scrape moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Johannes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johannes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scrape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johannes tries to clinch but Scrape is having none of it.
Johannes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johannes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kosti Johannes did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kosti Johannes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scrape throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johannes.
A big left from Johannes misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johannes. Scrape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johannes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scrape feints and then cracks Johannes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johannes down.
Scrape looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johannes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scrape.
Scrape moves out of range as Johannes strikes.
Scrape takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johannes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scrape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johannes. Scrape does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Johannes blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scrape takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scrape tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johannes swivels and escapes.
A big left from Johannes misses.
Scrape looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Scrape stopping the sweep attempt from Johannes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape advances to half guard.
Johannes tries to get to full guard but Scrape has control of the leg.
Scrape thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johannes's head.
Johannes tries to kick Scrape off but Scrape keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Scrape wants to take a breather but Johannes is having none of it.
Johannes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scrape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scrape is trying to control. Johannes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scrape circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johannes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johannes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Scrape.
Scrape throws a hook but Johannes avoids it easily.
Scrape misses the shot to the body.
Scrape avoids a kick to the body.
Scrape fails to land the takedown.
Kosti Johannes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sky Scrape.
Scrape thuds his shin into the meat of Johannes's side.
Johannes just misses with a punch to the body.
Johannes throws a sloppy head kick and Scrape moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes throws a lazy head kick
and Scrape counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johannes.
Johannes cracks Scrape with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Johannes.
A left lands for Scrape.
Scrape slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scrape is defended easily by Johannes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johannes.
Johannes misses the body punch
and Scrape counters with a one-two to the body.
Scrape fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scrape is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Johannes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scrape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Johannes does no damage.
Johannes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scrape on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrape manages to avoid it.
Scrape fails with the takedown.
Scrape looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scrape throws a big shot that misses.
Johannes closes the distance but Scrape moves to the side
and Scrape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scrape.
Johannes scores with a nice head shot.
Johannes leaves Scrape with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johannes throws a lazy head kick
and Scrape counters with a series of strikes. Johannes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johannes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Johannes.
Johannes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrape was well out of range. Poor timing from Johannes.
A jab from Johannes misses.
Johannes lands a body shot.
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 Kosti Johannes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kosti Johannes'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scrape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Scrape is predictable there
letting Johannes counter with a right hand.
Johannes throws a hook to the side of Scrape's head but Scrape sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scrape shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johannes as he jumps to the side.
Johannes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scrape fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johannes checks it well.
A slow jab from Scrape misses its intended target.
Johannes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannes throws a hook but Scrape avoids it easily.
Johannes throws a jab when Scrape was well out of range.
Johannes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scrape stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johannes throws a right hand that Scrape ducks under and follows up with a left that Scrape also avoids with ease.
Johannes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scrape throws a series of punches but Johannes avoids them all with ease.
Scrape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johannes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes throws a series of punches but Scrape avoids them all with ease.
Johannes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scrape throws a head kick but Johannes moves out of range.
Scrape moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Scrape misses.
Johannes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scrape.
Johannes is looking to clinch but Scrape is avoiding it.
Johannes throws the kick towards the body but Scrape avoids it.
Johannes connects with a single shot there.
Johannes has managed to clinch.
Scrape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johannes backwards.
Scrape is trying to break the clinch but Johannes is controlling him.
Johannes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johannes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scrape is trying to break the clinch but Johannes has him pressed against the cage.
Johannes stops a takedown attempt from Scrape.
Scrape is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johannes has Scrape pushed against the cage.
Scrape misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrape tries to pull guard but Johannes won't allow it.
Kosti Johannes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sky Scrape.
A short left from Johannes.
Scrape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scrape drags the fight down to the ground.
Johannes 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.
Johannes wants to control from the top but Scrape keeps moving.
Johannes wanted to stand there but Scrape had control of the position.
Johannes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scrape has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johannes has managed to get both his arms back between Scrape's legs - danger averted.
Sky Scrape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scrape looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Scrape tried to score with a low kick but Johannes checks it.
Johannes lands with a shot to the body.
Scrape throws a body punch but Johannes moves out of range.
Scrape has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johannes.
Johannes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johannes blocks a jab.
Scrape takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Scrape fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johannes checks it well.
Johannes digs a good hook to Scrape's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johannes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johannes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scrape counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scrape.
Scrape prevents Johannes from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scrape accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johannes wants to stand and escape but Scrape is having none of it.
Scrape postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johannes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scrape pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johannes is keeping the position for now.
Scrape stopping the sweep attempt from Johannes.
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 Kosti Johannes.
I think Johannes 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosti Johannes!
Kosti Johannes retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathew Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Lacey does it's job there.
Lacey throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
Bear is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lacey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacey.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Lacey misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Bear slips a jab from Lacey.
Lacey throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lacey swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bear.
Bear tried to score with a low kick but Lacey checks it.
Bear slips under a jab.
Lacey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bear looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lacey wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Lacey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lacey is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bear avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lacey.
Lacey throws an elbow but Bear slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lacey laying and praying for a moment but Bear takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lacey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear leaves Lacey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mathew Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear tries to clinch but Lacey is having none of it.
Lacey throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lacey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lacey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacey's sensitive parts.
Lacey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacey misses with a hook.
Bear slips a jab from Lacey.
Lacey misses the jab.
Bear is looking to score with low kicks.
Lacey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Lacey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lacey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey misses with a looping left.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bear sprawls well. Bear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear moves away from the strike by Lacey.
Bear goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bear slips a straight right by Lacey.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lacey 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.
Bear wants to slow Lacey down by chopping away at his legs.
Lacey misses the shot 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 Fuzzy Bear will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bear sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lacey somewhat.
Bear throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lacey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear slips a straight right by Lacey.
Lacey misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacey. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bear throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacey circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Bear pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lacey is out of range and Bear settles back down.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear wants to slow Lacey down by chopping away at his legs.
Bear staying out of range there.
Lacey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
Bear throws a head kick but Lacey moves out of range.
Bear scores with a push kick.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacey is breathing heavily.
Bear throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mathew Lacey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Lacey looks to throw the jab but Bear is out of range.
Nice combo by Bear! Oh, that's hurt him - Lacey falls to the canvas and Bear follows him into side control.
Lacey is rocked!
Bear is staying tight to Lacey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lacey is still in real trouble! Can Bear finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bear decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lacey seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Lacey misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a combination. Lacey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lacey blocks a head kick by Bear.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Lacey pushes him off.
Lacey shoots in and drives through. Bear sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Lacey blocks the low kick.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but Lacey pushes him off.
Bear slips under a jab.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Good work by Lacey as he checks the leg kick.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey avoids the head kick by Bear.
Jab by Bear.
Bear shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuzzy Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
Lacey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bear tries to avoid it but Lacey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bear to the ground. Bear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lacey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear tries to land a leg kick but Lacey saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear is looking to clinch but Lacey is avoiding it.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Lacey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Lacey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Lacey.
Bear tries to clinch but Lacey is having none of it.
Lacey throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacey.
Bear slips a jab from Lacey.
Lacey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear defending well as Lacey loads up on a big left hand.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lacey checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacey throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bear tries to land a front kick but Lacey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacey with a jab.
Lacey misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Bear swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lacey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lacey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear can pounce on him.
Lacey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bear's half guard.
Bear wants to improve his position but Lacey is controlling well.
Lacey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lacey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacey winds up and cracks Bear with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lacey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lacey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bear is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bear knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey wants to take a breather but Bear is having none of it.
Bear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey works his way into full mount!
Lacey goes for an armbar but Bear turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bear thumps Lacey with a low kick.
Lacey blocks a head kick by Bear.
Good shot there by Lacey.
Lacey throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Lacey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Lacey.
Bear throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Lacey down.
Bear misses with a combination
and Lacey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bear is trying to break free.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Lacey won't allow it.
Bear tries to circle away but Lacey has him pinned against the cage.
Lacey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lacey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lacey has him pressed against the cage.
Lacey has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lacey cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lacey prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but Lacey has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear wants to break free but Lacey has control.
Lacey gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lacey leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacey.
Lacey scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Lacey.
Lacey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lacey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Lacey stalling in the clinch.
Lacey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacey looking for a takedown.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but Lacey has double underhooks.
Lacey keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lacey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Lacey keeps him there for the moment.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Lacey won't allow it.
Lacey scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
Lacey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lacey has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lacey.
Fuzzy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Lacey.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear being controlled against the cage.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Lacey won't allow it.
Lacey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Lacey keeps him there for the moment.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Lacey is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Lacey into the cage.
Lacey misses with the head strike.
Lacey lands a right hand.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Lacey is controlling him.
Bear avoids a wild elbow strike from Lacey.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Lacey is controlling him.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacey has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacey has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear tries to break the clinch but Lacey is controlling the position.
Lacey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bear regains guard immediately.
Lacey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lacey landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lacey trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Lacey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Lacey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Lacey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
Lacey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bear defending well as Lacey loads up on a big left hand.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacey.
Lacey misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Lacey backing up. Lacey nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Bear closes the distance and pushes Lacey back into the cage.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lacey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lacey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacey avoids a kick to the body.
Lacey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacey throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Lacey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Lacey.
Lacey loads up on a big right hand but Bear slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lacey throws a sloppy body shot
and Bear counters with a big head kick but Lacey shrugs it off.
Lacey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacey.
Lacey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacey.
Lacey stalling away here and it's allowed Bear to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lacey manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear postures up.
Lacey wants to control the position but Bear says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bear tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lacey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lacey is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fuzzy Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bear 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:46
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fuzzy Bear!
Fuzzy Bear retains his middleweight title!
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