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SFF 55: Art of War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Koch has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Koch seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Ruutikainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruutikainen struggling a bit here.
Koch landing a few strikes.
Koch working away.
Ruutikainen gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Koch seems content to control.
Ruutikainen trying to control from the bottom.
Koch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Koch prevents Ruutikainen from improving his position.
Koch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruutikainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ruutikainen is trying to maintain the position but Koch is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is staying active underneath Koch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruutikainen wants to improve his position but Koch is controlling well.
Ruutikainen trying to control but Koch postures up.
Ruutikainen has his hands clasped together around Koch's back. He's all about the action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jere Ruutikainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruutikainen ducks under a wild hook from Koch.
Ruutikainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruutikainen off and has taken his back!
Koch keeps control of the position as Ruutikainen tries to break free.
Koch punches Ruutikainen on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is really stuck here.
Koch throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Koch missing with strikes from the back.
Koch throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ruutikainen!
Ruutikainen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Koch looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koch trying to control but Ruutikainen is having none of it.
Koch tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Ruutikainen working to try and regain half guard.
Ruutikainen wants to control but Koch is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koch throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koch thowing shots but they're missing.
Koch dominating with strikes here.
Ruutikainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Koch connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Koch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruutikainen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Koch throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch thowing shots but they're missing.
Ruutikainen tries to lock up and control but Koch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruutikainen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koch.
Ruutikainen tries to lock up and control but Koch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruutikainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Koch not doing much here.
Ruutikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutikainen is looking for a sweep. Koch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koch 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.
Koch trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Koch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruutikainen tries for a takedown but Koch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Koch wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruutikainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruutikainen controlling the position well.
Ruutikainen wants to control but Koch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruutikainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koch is looking to take a break and control but Ruutikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is pressing down on Koch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruutikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koch is one step ahead there.
Ruutikainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koch throws a big right hand that misses.
Koch tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruutikainen is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruutikainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koch trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruutikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koch throws a strike but Ruutikainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Ruutikainen won't allow Koch to sweep him here.
Ruutikainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koch looking for a sweep. Not yet Koch, not yet.
Koch is working hard here to advance position.
Koch is looking for a triangle but Ruutikainen pushes his legs off easily.
Ruutikainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruutikainen postures up.
Koch keeping moving, preventing Ruutikainen from controlling successfully.
Ruutikainen preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruutikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Koch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jere Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen pushes Koch up against the cage in a clinch.
Koch can't get the takedown.
Ruutikainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruutikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Ruutikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruutikainen being controlled against the cage.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koch.
Ruutikainen tries for a takedown but Koch manages to get underhooks.
Michael Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jere Ruutikainen.
Nice body punch from Ruutikainen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruutikainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
Ruutikainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koch looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ruutikainen.
Koch is pressed up against the cage. Ruutikainen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koch down to the mat. Koch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruutikainen misses the shot to the body.
Jere Ruutikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Koch.
Ruutikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koch manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Ruutikainen.
Koch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruutikainen connects with a body shot.
Ruutikainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Ruutikainen crashes against the mat.
Koch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ruutikainen scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Koch is trying to get back to full guard.
Koch is trying to control but Ruutikainen manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jere Ruutikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruutikainen throws a right and a left that Koch avoids nicely.
Koch digs a good hook to Ruutikainen's body.
Koch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruutikainen misses the target.
Ruutikainen punishes Koch's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruutikainen shoots in and drives through. Koch sprawls well.
Koch staying out of range there.
Ruutikainen shoots in for a takedown but Koch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Koch as he connects with a hook.
Koch misses the body punch
and Ruutikainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koch digs a right hand into Ruutikainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruutikainen's gas tank.
Ruutikainen lands with a light punch inside.
Koch trying to stall but Ruutikainen improves his position.
Koch seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ruutikainen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Koch is working for takedown but Ruutikainen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruutikainen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koch wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruutikainen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Koch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruutikainen.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Koch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Koch.
Ruutikainen tries to work over Koch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koch can't get the takedown.
Ruutikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruutikainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michael Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jere Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koch sprawls well. Koch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruutikainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Koch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruutikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruutikainen works Koch's body with a nice hook.
Ruutikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koch misses the jab.
Ruutikainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koch rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koch cracks Ruutikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruutikainen gets caught flat footed, as Koch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruutikainen keeping moving, preventing Koch from controlling successfully.
Koch tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruutikainen is retaining full guard.
Koch trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruutikainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruutikainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koch wants to control from the top but Ruutikainen keeps moving.
Ruutikainen pulls Koch in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Koch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Ruutikainen misses.
Ruutikainen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruutikainen gets the takedown into side control.
Michael Koch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruutikainen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ruutikainen scoring with punches from side control.
Koch manages to get back to half guard.
Koch wants to get back to full guard.
Koch gets full guard.
Ruutikainen advances position into side control!
Ruutikainen lands an elbow.
Ruutikainen scoring with punches from side control.
Koch takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ruutikainen tries to score with some ground and pound. Koch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Koch taking some punishment here, with Ruutikainen in his half guard.
Koch wants to improve his position but Ruutikainen is controlling well.
Ruutikainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koch is refusing to be controlled, as Ruutikainen sits in half guard.
Koch taking some punishment here, with Ruutikainen in his half guard.
Ruutikainen working Koch over with strikes.
Ruutikainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruutikainen trying to control the action but Koch is working from the bottom.
Koch is trying to control but Ruutikainen passes into side control!
Koch is looking for a sweep.
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 Michael Koch.
I think Koch 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Koch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoto Sugawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ruff Ryders Anthem-DMX. Jamie Foster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Naoto Sugawara's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naoto Sugawara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster takes a swing at Sugawara's ribcage but misses.
Foster's corner calls for a 1-2. Foster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Naoto Sugawara has been cut.
Foster throws a leg kick but Sugawara moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sugawara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foster misses with a looping right.
Sugawara swings for the body but Foster moves out of range.
Foster thows a body shot but no joy.
Foster swings for the body but Sugawara moves out of range.
Sugawara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jamie Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sugawara misses with a body shot
and Foster counters with a left to the body.
Sugawara clinches with his opponent.
Sugawara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foster blocks a body shot from Sugawara.
A hook to the body from Foster.
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!
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sugawara pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sugawara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sugawara misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugawara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Sugawara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sugawara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sugawara lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foster.
Come on Foster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Sugawara has him pressed against the cage.
Sugawara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugawara being controlled against the cage.
Foster trying to stall but Sugawara improves his position.
Sugawara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sugawara.
Sugawara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugawara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugawara digs a right hand into Foster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foster's gas tank.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Sugawara blocks an uppercut.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Foster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sugawara scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Foster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foster throws the left hand but Sugawara avoids the punch easily.
Foster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sugawara lunges at Foster with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foster's hand.
Foster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sugawara lands with a cross.
Sugawara throws out a powerful jab.
Sugawara avoids the body shot from Foster.
Sugawara ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Sugawara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sugawara ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Sugawara misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugawara lands a nice shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Foster misses with a straight right.
A jab from Foster misses.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from Sugawara.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Sugawara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sugawara moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Sugawara slips a jab from Foster.
The crowd cheers as Sugawara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foster doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Sugawara.
Sugawara gets a clinch.
Sugawara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Sugawara keeps him there for the moment.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sugawara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sugawara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sugawara lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sugawara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sugawara gets through Foster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Sugawara.
Still in the clinch, Sugawara scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sugawara pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sugawara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sugawara digs a right hand underneath Foster's ribcage. Foster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Sugawara.
Sugawara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sugawara lands with a short shot to the head.
Sugawara lands a nice shot to the body.
Sugawara drops Foster onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Foster is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Foster is rocked!
Sugawara creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Foster's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Foster drops to his knees and Sugawara pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoto Sugawara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Edvards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Edvards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Story!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story scores with a takedown into Edvards's guard.
Story throws a big right hand that misses.
Story is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Story pushes down on Edvards's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Story keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Story looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Edvards is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Story in particular looking to stall.
Story thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edvards's head.
Story keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Story.
Edvards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Story paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Story misses the jab.
Edvards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Story paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edvards fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Story closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edvards did well to prevent Story getting side control.
Story is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edvards on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edvards tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Story seems content to control.
Story works his way into full mount!
Story lands a nice shot to the head.
Story looking to finish Edvards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edvards!
Story controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story working Edvards over with strikes here.
Story controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Story postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Edvards looks a forlorn figure.
Story sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Story cracks Edvards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edvards wants to get back to his feet.
Story lands with some strikes.
Story unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Story dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edvards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edvards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Story paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Story tries to keep at a distance but Edvards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Story lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Story moves into full mount! Edvards won't be happy about that!
Story scoring with strikes but Edvards is staying in there.
Story controlling from the full mount.
Edvards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Story cracks Edvards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Edvards's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Story cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Story connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Story has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Story dominating with strikes here.
Story working Edvards over with strikes here.
Edvards is rocked!
Story looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Edvards covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Story!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Chesser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
180 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Chesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Jay!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chesser swats away the attempt to clinch by Jay.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jay enables Chesser to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chesser postures up and lands a big shot to Jay's brow.
Chesser won't allow Jay to get back to his feet.
Jay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chesser prevents Jay from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chesser controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chesser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jay is keeping the position for now.
Chesser trying to control the position from guard on top but Jay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Chesser just wasn't active enough.
Chesser fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesser looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
Jay looks to land a combination but Chesser avoids it well.
Jay gets the takedown into side control.
Jay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chesser is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jay decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chesser throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tim Chesser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chesser misses with a takedown attempt
and Jay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chesser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jay being controlled here momentarily.
Jay wants to control from the top but Chesser keeps moving.
Jay wants to get up but he can't break Chesser's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chesser is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chesser keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Leo Jay has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jay.
Jay tries to clinch there but Chesser circles away.
Chesser misses with a double jab.
Jay swats away the attempt to clinch by Chesser.
Chesser thows a body shot but no joy.
Chesser gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chesser wants to sweep here but Jay controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chesser is pulling down on Jay's head to control his posture.
Chesser is working an open guard so Jay takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chesser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Chesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chesser shoots and misses
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chesser won't be happy with that.
Jay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Chesser to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chesser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chesser shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chesser is breathing heavily.
Chesser working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Jay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chesser sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chesser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chesser fails with the takedown
and Jay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jay tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chesser.
Jay decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tim Chesser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jay leaves Chesser with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chesser won't be happy with that.
Jay tries to advance to mount but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jay stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chesser throws a front kick aimed at Jay's knee but Jay avoids it well.
Jay lands with a right hand.
Chesser gets a clinch.
Jay tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chesser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Chesser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chesser has hold of one of Jay's legs. Jay is fighting the takedown attempt but Chesser gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jay wants to stand but Chesser is controlling the position.
Chesser drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jay manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chesser has Jay in his guard.
Jay is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chesser is fending him off so far but Jay persists. Nope, Chesser circles away and we're back to standing.
Chesser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Chesser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chesser looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jay looking to pass the guard.
Jay postures up.
Chesser is pulling down on Jay's head to control his posture.
Jay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jay stands and steps away. Chesser gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
Chesser misses with a series of wild punches.
Chesser shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jay pushes Chesser away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chesser gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Chesser's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chesser throws a strike aimed at the side of Jay's head but Jay avoids it well.
Chesser scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chesser is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Chesser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jay is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chesser asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Jay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chesser closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jay did well to prevent Chesser getting side control.
Chesser throwing shots but Jay is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chesser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chesser has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chesser misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding Chesser's attempts to control the action.
Chesser looking to finish Jay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jay!
Chesser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jay really wants to buck Chesser off and get back to his feet.
Jay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chesser lands a heavy elbow.
Jay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chesser.
Poor strikes thrown by Chesser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chesser is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chesser unloading with bombs!
Chesser 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.
Jay taking shots to the head.
Jay is rocked!
Chesser scoring with strikes but Jay is staying in there.
Jay is still in real trouble! Can Chesser finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chesser is landing with some decent strikes but Jay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Leo Jay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jay is in a horrible position here. Chesser smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chesser controlling from mount.
Chesser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jay's face.
Chesser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jay looks a forlorn figure.
Chesser goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jay is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay trying to control but Chesser is working from the bottom.
Jay seems to have recovered his senses.
Jay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chesser's guard.
Chesser wriggles free and stands up.
Chesser 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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chesser throws a leg kick but Jay checks it.
Jay shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chesser is trying to defend but Jay finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jay throwing shots but Chesser is blocking nicely.
Tim Chesser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chesser is looking for a sweep. Jay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chesser wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chesser is pressing down on Jay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leo Jay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jay stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Chesser showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Jay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Stoppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stoppers tries a knee to the head but Hansen blocks it.
Stoppers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stoppers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stoppers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Stoppers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoppers.
Stoppers lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Stoppers.
It looks like Jon Hansen has been cut.
Stoppers lands an elbow inside.
Hansen is rocked!
Stoppers pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoppers lands a knee to the body.
Stoppers misses with a knee to the head.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Stoppers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stoppers creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hansen with a big uppercut! Hansen tries to clinch up but Stoppers pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hansen to the mat! Hansen covers up and Stoppers unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Willy Stoppers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Godric Westbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with Joy Division - Atmosphere blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Godric Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Westbrook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Westbrook misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
Westbrook throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Bruce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Westbrook swinging wildly here.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Westbrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Westbrook throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westbrook throws out the jab.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bruce. Westbrook shrugs it off though.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce has Westbrook up against the cage in a clinch.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westbrook blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westbrook.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Westbrook breaks from the clinch.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Westbrook circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow Westbrook down.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westbrook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Westbrook fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bruce!
Westbrook looks gassed!
Westbrook tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
Westbrook stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruce.
Westbrook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow Westbrook down.
Westbrook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruce. Bruce obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Westbrook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruce to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Westbrook's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Bruce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruce.
Westbrook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruce, right into the meat.
Westbrook connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Westbrook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westbrook throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Westbrook throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
Westbrook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruce counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Westbrook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westbrook is breathing heavily.
Westbrook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Bruce.
Bruce lands a head kick. Westbrook smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bobby Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Westbrook moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce slips a jab from Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with an uppercut.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a body punch but Westbrook moves out of range.
Westbrook looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce is looking to wear down Westbrook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Westbrook missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westbrook lands a nice hook to Bruce's body. Bruce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Westbrook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Westbrook misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruce. That's going to slow Westbrook down.
Westbrook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Westbrook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
Westbrook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruce can pounce on him.
Bruce connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce lands with a kick to the temple. Westbrook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook misses with a hook to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Westbrook circles away.
Westbrook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westbrook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westbrook throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce lands a really nice looking cross but Westbrook seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruce 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.
Westbrook scores with a three punch combo!
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Westbrook missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Bruce misses
and Westbrook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Westbrook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
A shot to the body from Westbrook misses
and Bruce counters with a nice low kick that buckles Westbrook's knee momentarily.
Bruce clobbers Westbrook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Westbrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westbrook throws out the jab.
Westbrook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Westbrook.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce lands a nice looking body shot.
Westbrook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Westbrook throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruce counters with a thumping low kick.
Westbrook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruce counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Westbrook is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Godric Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bruce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westbrook's calf.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Westbrook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Westbrook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruce lands a high kick!
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westbrook was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Westbrook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruce.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Westbrook.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Westbrook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bobby Bruce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westbrook's calf.
Westbrook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce connects with a right hand. Westbrook shakes it off.
Westbrook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruce counters with a good low kick that Westbrook was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bruce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoyce Greycie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greycie comes to the cage accompanied by Parang Tanga Lang. Mercury has chosen Shawn Michaels -Sexy Boy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoyce Greycie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greycie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Greycie looking for submissions off his back.
Mercury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greycie tries to get to full guard but Mercury has control of the leg.
Greycie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mercury is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Mercury.
Mercury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greycie wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
Greycie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mercury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greycie's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mercury there.
Greycie moves into full guard.
Mercury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greycie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greycie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercury gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mercury trying to control the position from guard on top but Greycie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greycie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greycie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercury.
Mercury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greycie working for a triangle but Mercury defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greycie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mercury tries to free his leg and advance position but Greycie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury stopping the sweep attempt from Greycie.
Mercury is in close to Greycie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mercury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mercury works over Greycie with some ground and pound from guard.
Mercury stands up and waves to Greycie to follow him.
Mercury jabs at Greycie's body.
Greycie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greycie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Mercury counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mercury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mercury cracks Greycie with a solid left hand.
Mercury working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greycie's head.
Greycie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mercury defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mercury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greycie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mercury scoring with some ground and pound.
Mercury scoring with punches to the head and body.
Greycie is trying to control the position but Mercury postures up.
Mercury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercury is in close to Greycie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mercury landing with the ground and pound.
Mercury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greycie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mercury controls the pace.
Mercury wants to get up but he can't break Greycie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mercury cracks Greycie with a solid left hand.
Mercury works over Greycie with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury stands up over Greycie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greycie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mercury lands a couple of elbows.
Mercury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greycie keeping moving, preventing Mercury from controlling successfully.
Mercury landing with the ground and pound.
Greycie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mercury slips nicely into half guard.
Greycie is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Mercury.
Mercury works his way into full mount!
Mercury landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury 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.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greycie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercury bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Greycie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mercury wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mercury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mercury works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greycie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercury scoring with punches from side control.
Mercury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mercury is chipping away with strikes.
Mercury cracks Greycie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Greycie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mercury looks like he's trying to stand up.
Greycie wants to take a breather but Mercury is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercury has one foot on Greycie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greycie shoots and misses
and Mercury counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mercury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mercury is nestled in close to Greycie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mercury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greycie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mercury lands a nice short elbow.
Greycie has hold of Mercury's hands but Mercury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mercury performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Greycie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greycie is trying to get back to full guard.
Mercury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greycie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greycie taking some punishment here, with Mercury in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greycie trying to control but Mercury postures up.
Mercury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mercury lands a nice short elbow.
Mercury looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mercury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greycie wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
Mercury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greycie wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
Mercury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mercury is pressing down on Greycie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Greycie is holding on for now.
Mercury is nestled in close to Greycie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mercury in particular looking to stall.
Mercury is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mercury connects with a nice short shot to Greycie's temple.
Mercury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mercury drops an elbow to the side of Greycie's head.
Mercury drops an elbow to the side of Greycie's head.
Mercury wants to control but Greycie is keeping him busy.
Greycie tries to roll over but Mercury keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greycie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercury is looking to advance position but Greycie won't allow it.
Greycie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mercury lands a nice short elbow.
Mercury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury drops an elbow to the side of Greycie's head.
Mercury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mercury winds up and cracks Greycie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eddie Mercury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greycie misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercury counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greycie won't be happy with that.
Mercury trying to control the action but Greycie is working from the bottom.
Mercury cracks Greycie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mercury connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Greycie some visible discomfort.
Mercury scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Greycie to see if he's OK.
Mercury landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greycie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Greycie is not content to let Mercury control the position.
Greycie is looking for a sweep.
Mercury working the head with strikes.
Eddie Mercury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greycie is trying to control Mercury's posture but Mercury avoids it.
Mercury scores with a couple of short elbows.
Greycie is looking to regain half guard here but Mercury keeps moving and retains side control.
Mercury in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mercury lands a few punches from side control.
Greycie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mercury is putting a hurting on Greycie here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Greycie struggling a bit here.
Mercury landing a few strikes.
Mercury lands an elbow.
Mercury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greycie is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Greycie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercury wants to control but Greycie is keeping him busy.
Mercury creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Greycie seems to have got his legs back now.
Check out the look on Mercury's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greycie pushes Mercury away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mercury gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Greycie is not content to let Mercury control the position.
Mercury landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mercury working the ground and pound.
Mercury controlling the position.
Mercury is chipping away with strikes.
Mercury working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greycie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mercury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greycie keeps working.
Greycie is trying to improve his position.
Mercury working away.
Greycie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercury lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Greycie down.
Greycie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Greycie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Greycie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mercury landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Greycie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mercury's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mercury wants to take a breather but Greycie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury passes to side control.
Greycie tries to improve position but can't.
Mercury cracks Greycie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mercury scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greycie regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Mercury there.
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!
Mercury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mercury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greycie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greycie wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hoyce Greycie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Mercury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercury is nestled in close to Greycie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Mercury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercury 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mercury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a bullet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Drederic Tatum enters the cage!
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142 lbs
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22
142 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drederic Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adams.
Adams throws a leg kick but Tatum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tatum slips a straight right by Adams.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatum throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Adams.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adams.
It looks like Drederic Tatum has been cut.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatum tries to break free but Adams pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Adams.
Tatum is pushing Adams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
The referee calls for Adams to work.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Adams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adams working aggressively here.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bryan Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederic Tatum.
Adams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tatum avoiding damage.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tatum letting Adams take a breather here.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum wants to break free but Adams has control.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Adams.
Tatum avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Tatum is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tatum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tatum avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum avoiding damage as Adams throws knees to the body.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams stalls.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederic Tatum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adams pushes Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Tatum.
Come on Adams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adams is pushing Tatum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams avoiding damage.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams tries to stall but Tatum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Bryan Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drederic Tatum.
Adams lands a shot to the body.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Adams lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adams.
Adams presses Tatum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tatum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Tatum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams slips under a jab.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams looks to land a combination. Tatum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Tatum misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
A nice combination there by Adams.
Adams throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
Adams defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Adams connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drederic Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tatum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adams gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Adams working Tatum over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Adams.
Tatum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tatum tries to circle away but Adams has him pinned against the cage.
Adams cracks Tatum with a nice body shot.
Adams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drederic Tatum's cut.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tatum lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatum momentarily.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Tatum throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Tatum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams cracks a nice hook into Tatum's ribs.
Nice shot by Tatum.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Adams.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Tatum tries to tie him up.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two 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.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Adams.
Tatum is rocked!
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum seems to have recovered his senses.
Tatum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tatum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adams.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum 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.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Adams is looking to wear down Tatum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adams punishes Tatum's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Adams throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tatum throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams slips under a jab from Tatum.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tatum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adams staying out of range there.
Tatum tries to move into range but Adams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adams scores with a sloppy right hand. Tatum should have avoided that one.
Adams has managed to clinch.
Adams tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Adams cracks Tatum with a nice body shot.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Adams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drederic Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adams just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Adams!
Bryan Adams retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Vanhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhala has chosen Bad Religion - Generator as his entrance music. Ari Vanhala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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25
196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Vanhala!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macnturf looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanhala is just out of range.
Macnturf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vanhala has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Macnturf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanhala doesn't seem phased though.
Macnturf throws a hook to the side of Vanhala's head but Vanhala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanhala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macnturf scores with a one two! Vanhala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ari Vanhala has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanhala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Macnturf.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.
Vanhala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Vanhala throws a body punch but Macnturf moves out of range.
Vanhala throws a right and a left that Macnturf avoids nicely.
Vanhala misses with a combination
and Macnturf counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf lands a jab to Vanhala's midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Macnturf scores with a four punch combination!
Vanhala staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Macnturf.
Macnturf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vanhala misses with a combination
letting Macnturf counter with a right hand.
Donk. Macnturf catches Vanhala right on the button with a cross.
Macnturf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vanhala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
Macnturf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanhala was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Macnturf throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanhala moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Macnturf misses its intended target.
Macnturf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanhala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Vanhala with that takedown attempt.
Vanhala shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vanhala was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Macnturf is wriggling around trying to escape.
Macnturf tries to hold on but Vanhala pushes him away.
The referee warns Macnturf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Macnturf wants to control but Vanhala is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf is looking to get to half guard.
Vanhala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vanhala controlling from mount.
Vanhala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macnturf is looking to escape.
Vanhala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Macnturf?
Vanhala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Macnturf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanhala dominating with strikes here.
Vanhala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Macnturf's face.
Vanhala looking to finish Macnturf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Macnturf!
Macnturf working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanhala with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macnturf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vanhala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Macnturf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ari Vanhala'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.
Vanhala looks for a takedown but Macnturf sprawls well.
Vanhala closes the distance and clinches.
Vanhala turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Macnturf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vanhala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Macnturf manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vanhala's best efforts.
Macnturf wants to control but Vanhala passes into side.
Vanhala throws a strike aimed at the side of Macnturf's head but Macnturf avoids it well.
Macnturf tries to improve position but can't.
Vanhala trying to control the action but Macnturf is working from the bottom.
Macnturf is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Macnturf to see if he's OK.
Macnturf regains half guard.
Macnturf wants to get back to full guard.
Vanhala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macnturf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Macnturf actively working from the bottom here.
Macnturf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Macnturf wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vanhala lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala working the head and body with strikes.
Vanhala is nestled in close to Macnturf, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Macnturf manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stan Macnturf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vanhala with a jab.
Vanhala lands with a nice body punch.
Vanhala looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vanhala trying to control from half guard but Macnturf is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vanhala lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanhala trying to control from half guard but Macnturf is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf wants to get back to his feet.
Vanhala slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Macnturf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vanhala postures up.
Vanhala trying to control but Macnturf is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ari Vanhala wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice uppercut lands for Macnturf. That snapped Vanhala's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanhala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macnturf.
Vanhala misses with a straight right.
Macnturf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vanhala.
Macnturf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Macnturf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanhala.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.
Vanhala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ari Vanhala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vanhala is looking to take a break and control but Macnturf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanhala working the strikes but Macnturf uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ari Vanhala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ari Vanhala's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanhala defending well as Macnturf loads up on a big left hand.
Macnturf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vanhala takes one on the button.
Vanhala misses with a two punch combination.
Macnturf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanhala ducks under a wild hook from Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a body punch
and Vanhala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanhala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macnturf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vanhala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Macnturf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanhala.
Vanhala cracks a nice hook into Macnturf's ribs.
Macnturf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vanhala on the side of the head.
Stan Macnturf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala moves out of range as Macnturf strikes.
Vanhala's jab looks to have found its range, popping Macnturf under the eye.
The fighters circling - Macnturf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macnturf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macnturf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vanhala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macnturf.
Macnturf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vanhala closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Macnturf quickly recovers to half guard.
Macnturf wants to get back to full guard but Vanhala has mounted him!
Vanhala landing punches.
Vanhala trying to control but Macnturf is having none of it.
Vanhala landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf tries to hold on but Vanhala postures up.
Macnturf is trying desperately to improve position.
Vanhala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vanhala unloading with bombs!
Vanhala controlling the pace for now.
Macnturf keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Macnturf's face.
Vanhala landing shots from mount.
Vanhala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vanhala with the ground and pound from mount.
Vanhala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macnturf is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala with the ground and pound from mount.
Macnturf squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vanhala scoring with strikes but Macnturf is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanhala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Macnturf is in all sorts of trouble here.
Macnturf tries to hold on but Vanhala pushes him away.
Vanhala lands a big elbow.
Vanhala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanhala trying to control but Macnturf is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Vanhala.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Vanhala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vanhala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Vanhala!
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