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CEC 135 : One Step Closer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahkojuusto's entrance music is AC/DC : T.N.T. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wagner De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tahkojuusto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Tahkojuusto circles away.
De La Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Tahkojuusto's shoulder, as Tahkojuusto tries to avoid the shot.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Tahkojuusto pushes him off.
Tahkojuusto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tahkojuusto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De La Cruz for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Cruz wants to improve his position but Tahkojuusto is controlling well.
Tahkojuusto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tahkojuusto.
We're going to have a standup here because Teppo Tahkojuusto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De La Cruz fails with the takedown
and Tahkojuusto counters with a single leg into guard. De La Cruz didn't expect that.
Tahkojuusto connects with a couple of short punches.
Tahkojuusto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De La Cruz, up you get!
De La Cruz closes the distance but Tahkojuusto moves to the side
and Tahkojuusto counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahkojuusto staying calm.
Tahkojuusto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Cruz taking shots to the head.
Tahkojuusto looking for a guillotine from mount but De La Cruz is having none of it.
Tahkojuusto 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.
Tahkojuusto controlling the position easily from mount.
Tahkojuusto avoids the attempt from De La Cruz to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De La Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Tahkojuusto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tahkojuusto with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tahkojuusto lands a big elbow.
Tahkojuusto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De La Cruz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De La Cruz shrugs it off.
Tahkojuusto looking to finish De La Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for De La Cruz!
Tahkojuusto with shots to the head and body - De La Cruz looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De La Cruz is looking to get to half guard.
Tahkojuusto with good strikes from the mount here!
De La Cruz tries to reverse the position but Tahkojuusto maintains control.
Tahkojuusto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De La Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
Tahkojuusto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tahkojuusto wants to finish this one by submission but De La Cruz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tahkojuusto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tahkojuusto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tahkojuusto postures up.
De La Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De La Cruz keeping full guard, as Tahkojuusto tries to pass.
Tahkojuusto wants to control from the top but De La Cruz keeps moving.
De La Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tahkojuusto trying to control but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Teppo Tahkojuusto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De La Cruz throws a leg kick
and Tahkojuusto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tahkojuusto decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
De La Cruz misses with a body shot
and Tahkojuusto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tahkojuusto lands an elbow just above De La Cruz 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tahkojuusto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De La Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
Tahkojuusto trying to control but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
Tahkojuusto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Cruz can do to turn this around?
Tahkojuusto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De La Cruz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tahkojuusto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
De La Cruz trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto slows the pace down in half guard.
Tahkojuusto trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tahkojuusto gets a clinch.
Tahkojuusto fails to pull guard.
Tahkojuusto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De La Cruz backwards.
De La Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tahkojuusto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De La Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Tahkojuusto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from De La Cruz as Tahkojuusto shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Tahkojuusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De La Cruz tries to sprawl but Tahkojuusto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tahkojuusto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tahkojuusto trying to control from half guard but De La Cruz is working away.
De La Cruz tries to get to full guard but Tahkojuusto has control of the leg.
Tahkojuusto stalling.
Tahkojuusto throwing shots but De La Cruz is blocking nicely.
De La Cruz is trying to stand back up but Tahkojuusto is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Teppo Tahkojuusto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tahkojuusto moves into range and clinches up with De La Cruz.
Tahkojuusto prevents De La Cruz from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tahkojuusto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tahkojuusto wants to stall.
Tahkojuusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz wants to clinch
and Tahkojuusto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tahkojuusto.
Tahkojuusto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De La Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tahkojuusto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahkojuusto throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tahkojuusto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tahkojuusto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Cruz's guard.
Tahkojuusto preventing the sweep.
Tahkojuusto wants to pass the guard but De La Cruz is keeping the position.
Tahkojuusto advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Tahkojuusto is dominant here and he's now got De La Cruz's back!
Tahkojuusto lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tahkojuusto biding his time, looking for the opening.
De La Cruz just trying to survive but Tahkojuusto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahkojuusto has the hooks in. De La Cruz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
De La Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tahkojuusto avoiding De La Cruz 's attempts to control his hands.
Tahkojuusto lands punches and elbows.
Tahkojuusto keeps control of the position as De La Cruz tries to break free.
Tahkojuusto softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Tahkojuusto controlling well, preventing De La Cruz from escaping the position.
Tahkojuusto is cranking De La Cruz's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for De La Cruz! He's tightened the choke and De La Cruz is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Tahkojuusto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Mariachi Zidlicky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Mariachi Zidlicky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Harry!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidlicky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidlicky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harry circles away quickly and effectively.
Zidlicky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidlicky throws a leg kick which misses Harry's front leg but catches the back leg as Harry tries to avoid it.
Zidlicky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidlicky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zidlicky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harry shoots for a double leg takedown but Zidlicky sprawls well. He's pushed Harry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harry shoots in looking for a takedown but Zidlicky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zidlicky lands a nice looking body kick.
Zidlicky throws a nice looking combination but Harry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zidlicky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harry fails to land the takedown.
El Mariachi Zidlicky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Harry.
Zidlicky throws a head kick that misses.
Zidlicky slaps away a takedown attempt from Harry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zidlicky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zidlicky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry tries for a takedown but Zidlicky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harry looks gassed!
Zidlicky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zidlicky throws a head kick but Harry moves out of range.
Zidlicky throws a head kick that misses.
Harry avoids a kick to the body.
Zidlicky misses with a looping right.
Zidlicky throws a leg kick which misses Harry's front leg but catches the back leg as Harry tries to avoid it.
Zidlicky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidlicky thumps Harry with a low kick.
Zidlicky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zidlicky throws a nice head kick!
Zidlicky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zidlicky misses with a double jab.
Zidlicky misses with a two punch combination.
Zidlicky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zidlicky throws the kick towards the body but Harry avoids it.
Harry shoots in but no luck this time.
Zidlicky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry closes the distance and clinches up with Zidlicky, looking for a takedown. Harry pushes Zidlicky against the cage but Zidlicky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zidlicky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harry avoids the head kick by Zidlicky.
Zidlicky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harry.
Harry avoids the head kick by Zidlicky.
Harry moves into range and clinches up with Zidlicky.
Harry is trying to drag Zidlicky to the mat but Zidlicky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zidlicky tries to circle away but Harry has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidlicky is looking to break free of the clinch but Harry has double underhooks.
Zidlicky working hard to break the clinch.
Zidlicky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harry blocks an elbow strike.
Zidlicky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zidlicky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zidlicky throws a head kick that misses.
Zidlicky avoids the head kick by Harry.
Harry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zidlicky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Harry.
Zidlicky throws a lazy head kick
and Harry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Harry wants to pass the guard but Zidlicky is keeping the position.
Harry preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zidlicky holds on and takes a little breather.
Harry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Mariachi Zidlicky dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Harry.
Harry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zidlicky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zidlicky throws a head kick that half lands.
Zidlicky keeps Harry at a distance using the push kick.
Zidlicky throws a sloppy head kick
and Harry moves into the clinch.
Harry drags the fight down to the ground.
Harry trying to control the position.
Harry wants to stand but Zidlicky is controlling the position.
Harry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidlicky controlling from the top position.
Zidlicky preventing the sweep.
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.
Harry looking for a guillotine here but Zidlicky defends easily.
Harry looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zidlicky passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidlicky content to control rather than advance.
Harry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zidlicky not doing much here.
Harry wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Mariachi Zidlicky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zidlicky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zidlicky throws a lazy head kick
and Harry counters with a shoot takedown. Zidlicky fights it but they end up in guard.
Harry pushes down on Zidlicky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zidlicky moves into full guard.
Harry trying to control but Zidlicky is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zidlicky holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidlicky keeping moving, preventing Harry from controlling successfully.
Harry is looking to advance position but Zidlicky has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harry is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harry tries to control the position but Zidlicky now has his back.
Harry trying to control the position but Zidlicky manages to sink in the hooks.
Harry is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Zidlicky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Harry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zidlicky controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harry rolls, trying to escape but Zidlicky keeps control of the position.
El Mariachi Zidlicky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinton Harry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harry has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Harry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zidlicky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Mariachi Zidlicky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between musashi miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Manton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, musashi miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Manton!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by miyamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Manton which made him look bad.
Sloppy strikes from Manton. Those never looked like landing.
miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Manton.
Manton swinging wildly here.
Manton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manton tries to bum rush miyamoto with a series of wild strikes but miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from miyamoto.
A punch combination from Manton misses.
miyamoto fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for musashi miyamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manton scores with a one two! miyamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like musashi miyamoto has been cut.
miyamoto looks for a takedown but Manton sprawls well.
miyamoto has a takedown stuffed.
Manton throws a right hand that miyamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that miyamoto also avoids with ease.
miyamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manton pinned against the cage. Manton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
miyamoto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miyamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before miyamoto has time to react.
miyamoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Manton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing miyamoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Manton does no damage.
Manton lands a left and a right that send miyamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Manton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
miyamoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Manton. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Manton does it's job there.
miyamoto is rocked!
musashi miyamoto's cut is getting worse.
Manton throws a series of punches but miyamoto avoids them all with ease.
Oh miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manton misses with a double jab.
Manton shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. miyamoto takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Manton sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! miyamoto bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Manton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tammipuomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hantunen comes into the arena with Bad Religion - American Jesus blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tammipuomi's choice of entrance music: Marco Marfè Parodia, Marco è Dens! Pubblicità Divertente Napoletano.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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219 lbs
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221 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hantunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Tammipuomi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantunen blocks a head kick by Tammipuomi.
Hantunen looks to land a combination but Tammipuomi avoids it well.
Hantunen lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Marco Tammipuomi has been cut.
Hantunen throws a hook but Tammipuomi blocks it.
A slow jab from Tammipuomi misses its intended target.
Tammipuomi cracks Hantunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hantunen misses with a hook.
Tammipuomi slips under a jab.
Tammipuomi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hantunen quickly recovers to half guard.
Tammipuomi is thwarting Hantunen's attempts to control the position.
Hantunen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tammipuomi is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hantunen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hantunen is trying to control the position but Tammipuomi postures up.
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.
Tammipuomi thows a big elbow that misses.
Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hantunen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hantunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hantunen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tammipuomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hantunen keeping moving, preventing Tammipuomi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hantunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tammipuomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tammipuomi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hantunen's head.
Hantunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hantunen is breathing heavily.
Tammipuomi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hantunen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tammipuomi has Hantunen in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tammipuomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tammipuomi is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hantunen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tammipuomi is trying to keep Hantunen in close.
Hantunen stands up over Tammipuomi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tammipuomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tammipuomi keeping moving, preventing Hantunen from controlling successfully.
Tammipuomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tammipuomi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hantunen's guard.
Tammipuomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tammipuomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hantunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tammipuomi looking to pass the guard.
Hantunen keeping moving, preventing Tammipuomi from controlling successfully.
Tammipuomi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hantunen's head.
Tammipuomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tammipuomi wants to control from the top but Hantunen keeps moving.
Tammipuomi passes into half guard.
Hantunen tries to roll over but Tammipuomi keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Tammipuomi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Tammipuomi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tammipuomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hantunen.
Hantunen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tammipuomi.
Hantunen misses the shot to the body.
Tammipuomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tammipuomi throws a head kick but Hantunen moves out of range.
Tammipuomi jabs at Hantunen's body.
Tammipuomi looks to land a right hand but Hantunen moved out of range.
Tammipuomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tammipuomi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hantunen eats them both and turns towards Tammipuomi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tammipuomi connects with a jab.
Hantunen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tammipuomi counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tammipuomi.
Mikko Hantunen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tammipuomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hantunen circles away.
Hantunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Tammipuomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hantunen is fending him off so far but Tammipuomi persists. Nope, Hantunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tammipuomi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikko Hantunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tammipuomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Tammipuomi there.
Tammipuomi looks to throw the jab but Hantunen is out of range.
Tammipuomi swinging wildly here.
Tammipuomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hantunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi dodges the punch combination from Hantunen.
Hantunen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hantunen misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hantunen at a distance.
Tammipuomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tammipuomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hantunen is defending against the submission attempts here by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi prevents Hantunen from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen is pressing down on Tammipuomi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tammipuomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tammipuomi working the strikes but Hantunen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hantunen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tammipuomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tammipuomi is stalling here. Hantunen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tammipuomi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hantunen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi is trying to control Hantunen's posture but Hantunen avoids it.
Tammipuomi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hantunen lands a nice short elbow.
Hantunen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tammipuomi defends it well.
Hantunen thows a huge punch but Tammipuomi dodges it nicely.
Hantunen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hantunen throws a strike but Tammipuomi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hantunen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hantunen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Tammipuomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Tammipuomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hantunen throws a head kick but Tammipuomi moves out of range.
Tammipuomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hantunen misses with a combination
and Tammipuomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hantunen throws out a loose jab but Tammipuomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tammipuomi connects with an inside leg kick.
Hantunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tammipuomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hantunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tammipuomi slips a jab from Hantunen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hantunen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tammipuomi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hantunen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hantunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tammipuomi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tammipuomi stands up over Hantunen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tammipuomi looking to sit in guard and control but Hantunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hantunen thows a big elbow that misses.
Tammipuomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hantunen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hantunen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hantunen wants to control from the top but Tammipuomi keeps moving.
Tammipuomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hantunen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mikko Hantunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen throwing strikes but missing.
Tammipuomi has momentary wrist control but Hantunen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hantunen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tammipuomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tammipuomi avoids the attempt from Hantunen to control.
Tammipuomi lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hantunen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hantunen and Tammipuomi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hantunen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tammipuomi wants to control but Hantunen is keeping him busy.
Hantunen tries to buck Tammipuomi off but Tammipuomi is having none of it.
Marco Tammipuomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An elbow from Tammipuomi crashes against the mat.
Tammipuomi wants to control for a moment but Hantunen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tammipuomi is thwarting Hantunen's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tammipuomi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tammipuomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tammipuomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Tammipuomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tammipuomi 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Tammipuomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dylan Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunham's calf.
Kekkonen leaves Dunham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekkonen.
Dunham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekkonen.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham misses with a body punch
and Kekkonen counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dylan Dunham has been cut.
A jab from Kekkonen misses.
Kekkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kekkonen under the eye.
Kekkonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dunham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kekkonen keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dunham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kekkonen keeping moving, preventing Dunham from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kekkonen wriggles free and stands up.
Dunham throws the left hand but Kekkonen avoids the punch easily.
Kekkonen lands a slapping body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kekkonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands a jab to the nose.
Dunham is rocked!
Kekkonen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Dunham's defenses. It connects perfectly with Dunham's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urho Kekkonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vihtala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pohjois-Karjala. Thomson has chosen If I cant as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Craig Thomson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala dodges the punch combination from Thomson.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Thomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihtala was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomson.
Thomson tries to bum rush Vihtala with a series of wild strikes but Vihtala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craig Thomson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Vihtala misses the target.
Vihtala doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomson throws an overhand right that lands on Vihtala's shoulder, as Vihtala tries to avoid the shot.
Thomson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson misses with a two punch combination.
Vihtala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala lands a slapping body shot.
Thomson throws the left hand but Vihtala avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson misses with a jab to the body
and Vihtala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vihtala rather than just go for the knockout.
Vihtala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vihtala looks to throw the jab but Thomson is out of range.
Thomson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vihtala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomson lands with a straight right. Vihtala didn't see that one coming.
Vihtala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomson slips under a jab from Vihtala.
Thomson swings for the body but Vihtala moves out of range.
Thomson swings for the body but Vihtala moves out of range.
Thomson misses with an uppercut.
Thomson throws a big shot that misses.
Vihtala shoots in but Thomson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala thuds his shin into the meat of Thomson's side.
Vihtala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vihtala tries to work over Thomson's front leg with a kick but Thomson checks it.
Thomson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomson misses with a combination
and Vihtala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Thomson.
Thomson misses with a wild combination.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Thomson moved away.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Thomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihtala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomson avoids the head kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala looks to land a left hand but Thomson moved out of range nicely.
Vihtala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vihtala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihtala.
Thomson throws a big shot that misses.
Thomson throws out a loose jab but Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala blocks a jab.
Vihtala checks a leg kick.
Thomson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vihtala counters with a body kick that stops Thomson in his tracks momentarily.
Vihtala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala closes the distance and clinches up with Thomson, looking for a takedown. Vihtala pushes Thomson against the cage but Thomson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vihtala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Thomson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaarlo Vihtala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson misses with a straight right.
Thomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vihtala was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomson.
Thomson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Thomson.
Thomson throws a right hand that Vihtala ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihtala also avoids with ease.
Thomson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson connects with a body shot that sends Vihtala's belly button to the back.
Vihtala is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Vihtala's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomson lands a two punch combo.
Vihtala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Vihtala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Vihtala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomson scores with a three punch combo!
Thomson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vihtala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vihtala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vihtala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson misses with a hook to the body
and Vihtala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomson's knee momentarily.
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihtala moves away.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vihtala counters with a thumping low kick.
Vihtala scores with a nice head shot.
Vihtala moves in looking to clinch but Thomson pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Vihtala.
Vihtala misses the body punch
letting Thomson counter with a right hand.
Vihtala is looking to clinch.
Thomson misses with an uppercut.
Thomson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thomson misses.
Thomson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vihtala throws a low kick but Thomson moves out of range easily.
Vihtala looks to land a left hand but Thomson moved out of range nicely.
Vihtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson takes a swing at Vihtala's ribcage but misses.
Thomson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vihtala.
Thomson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vihtala.
Thomson scores with a nice head shot.
Vihtala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomson blocks the body kick.
Thomson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vihtala throws out the jab.
Good work by Vihtala as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihtala looks to land a body kick but Thomson moved away.
Thomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vihtala.
Thomson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vihtala won't allow Thomson to sweep him here.
Vihtala seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vihtala tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomson is retaining full guard.
Thomson wants to sweep but no luck.
Vihtala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vihtala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vihtala 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vihtala prevents Thomson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vihtala stopping the sweep attempt from Thomson.
Vihtala trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Vihtala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomson throws an overhand right that lands on Vihtala's shoulder, as Vihtala tries to avoid the shot.
Vihtala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomson scores with a hook to the body. Vihtala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Thomson.
Vihtala misses with a low kick as Thomson jumps back.
Vihtala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomson throws a body punch but Vihtala moves out of range.
Vihtala connects with a nice looking jab.
Vihtala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Vihtala tries to work over Thomson's front leg with a kick but Thomson checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Thomson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Vihtala.
Vihtala getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vihtala misses the body punch
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomson scores with a nice strike.
Vihtala doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Vihtala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
Vihtala tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaarlo Vihtala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vihtala manages to avoid it.
Thomson lands with a nice body punch.
Vihtala avoids the body shot from Thomson.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Thomson lands a nice hook to Vihtala's body. Vihtala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Thomson misses.
Vihtala moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vihtala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala takes one to the side of the head.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomson misses with a double jab.
Thomson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vihtala doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihtala is just out of range.
Vihtala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vihtala.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomson. Vihtala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala avoids the body shot from Thomson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomson, as that shot connected.
Thomson looks to land a left hand but Vihtala moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Thomson misses.
Thomson looks to throw the jab but Vihtala is out of range.
Vihtala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Vihtala is predictable there
and Thomson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson moves out of range as Vihtala throws a body kick.
Craig Thomson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vihtala throws a front kick aimed at Thomson's knee but Thomson avoids it well.
Thomson misses with a body shot.
Thomson misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Vihtala misses.
Craig Thomson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihtala scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomson lands the left hand.
Thomson lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vihtala. Thomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihtala walks into a stiff left hand from Thomson.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vihtala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Thomson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puska might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GWB -rap. Martin Zaromskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjo Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zaromskis on the side of the head.
Puska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Puska circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaromskis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaromskis gets caught flat footed, as Puska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zaromskis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zaromskis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaromskis has his hands on Puska's head, controlling the position.
Puska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaromskis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaromskis keeping moving, preventing Puska from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis has his hands on Puska's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin Zaromskis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zaromskis tries to work over Puska's front leg with a kick but Puska checks it.
Zaromskis needs to keep his hands up - Puska had a free shot at his head there.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Puska moves out of range.
Zaromskis misses with a low kick.
Zaromskis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Zaromskis ducks down to avoid it.
Puska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaromskis doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaromskis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick but Puska checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska checks a low kick from Zaromskis.
Puska checks a leg kick nicely.
Puska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaromskis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaromskis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaromskis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaromskis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis blocks a jab.
Puska darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puska misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zaromskis misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis staying out of range there.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Zaromskis throws a big shot that misses.
Martin Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Puska thuds a left hand into Zaromskis's body.
Zaromskis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Puska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zaromskis lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaromskis thumps Puska with a low kick.
Puska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head.
Puska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaromskis counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Puska misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaromskis - that will leave a mark!
Zaromskis throws a front kick aimed at Puska's knee but Puska avoids it well.
Zaromskis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaromskis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puska's calf.
Zaromskis lands with a kick to the temple. Puska shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up but Puska circles away and keeps his distance.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaromskis.
Puska moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Zaromskis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Puska blocks the low kick.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
Puska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaromskis has closed the distance and engaged Puska in a clinch.
Puska blocks the elbow strike.
Zaromskis scores with a shot to the side of Puska's head.
Zaromskis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaromskis lands a damaging elbow.
Zaromskis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside.
Zaromskis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puska blocks it with crossed arms.
Puska breaks from the clinch.
Zaromskis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puska's head.
Puska slips a jab from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick that misses.
Puska throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaromskis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puska lands a right hook to the body.
Zaromskis misses with a low kick.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puska looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaromskis is just out of range.
Zaromskis slips under a jab from Puska.
Puska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaromskis counters with a head kick. That will keep Puska thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Puska throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zaromskis was covering up waiting for the punch and Puska finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Puska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis wants to sweep but no luck.
Puska controlling from the top position.
Puska advances position into side control!
Puska throws an elbow but Zaromskis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Puska in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaromskis is holding Puska down, trying to stall.
Puska misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is looking for a sweep.
Zaromskis is not content to let Puska control the position.
Zaromskis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puska goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zaromskis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Puska but great work by Zaromskis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puska is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puska is trying to work for a sweep but Zaromskis has mounted him!
Puska tries to reverse the position but Zaromskis maintains control.
Puska is squirming around, avoiding Zaromskis's attempts to control the action.
Zaromskis lands a big elbow.
Zaromskis lands a big shot there that rocks Puska but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Puska working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Zaromskis 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! This is the final round!
That kick from Zaromskis tenderised Puska's leg. Puska is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaromskis. That's going to slow Puska down.
Puska misses with a hook. Zaromskis ducked under it nicely.
Zaromskis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Puska moves out of range.
Zaromskis scoring well with a low kick there.
Puska lands a really nice looking cross but Zaromskis seems unphased.
Zaromskis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaromskis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska swings for the body but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Puska moves out of range as Zaromskis throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis scores with a leg kick.
Zaromskis with a jab.
Zaromskis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaromskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaromskis darts in and clinches Puska up against the cage.
Puska lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Zaromskis.
A short uppercut from Puska.
Puska lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puska.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Puska shrugs off.
Zaromskis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puska.
Nice elbow from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
Zaromskis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puska pushes Zaromskis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaromskis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yrjo Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Puska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puska is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaromskis has double underhooks.
Zaromskis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puska avoids a kick to the body.
Zaromskis connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaromskis throws the kick towards the body but Puska avoids it.
Zaromskis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaromskis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puska's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puska swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puska takes a step back to recover.
Zaromskis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaromskis throws a low kick, looking for Puska's leg but Puska calmly moves out of range.
Zaromskis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaromskis, right into the meat.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch.
Zaromskis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin Zaromskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Zaromskis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zaromskis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaromskis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaromskis wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis feints and then cracks Puska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puska down.
Zaromskis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaromskis lands a leg kick that knocks Puska off balance momentarily.
Zaromskis lands with a cross.
Zaromskis misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Zaromskis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Zaromskis.
A telegraphed right hand from Puska misses the target.
Zaromskis lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Zaromskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zaromskis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Zaromskis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark stuns Hartola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Hartola slips under a jab.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clark swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hartola misses the jab.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a straight left.
Hartola slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Hartola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartola looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Hartola slips under a jab.
Hartola lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big right from Hartola misses.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartola.
Hartola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hartola.
Hartola tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Hartola misses with the combination.
Hartola connects with a looping right hand.
Hartola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hartola is looking to clinch.
Hartola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Hartola misses.
Hartola goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hartola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartola off the cage and back into rage.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Hartola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
Hartola instigates a clinch.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hartola.
Hartola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clark up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hartola presses Clark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clark letting Hartola take a breather here.
Hartola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark is working Hartola over against the cage.
Hartola missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartola struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark just leaning against Hartola, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Hartola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartola breaks from the clinch.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Hartola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommi Hartola will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark misses the body punch
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range.
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartola thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark clobbers Hartola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Hartola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartola scores with a hook to the body. Clark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartola.
Clark avoids the head kick by Hartola.
Good work by Clark as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Clark down.
Hartola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
A left lands for Hartola.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Hartola moved out of range.
Clark defending well as Hartola loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Clark as he checks the leg kick.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Hartola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hartola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartola moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartola throws a front kick that sends Clark stumbling back into the cage.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Hartola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartola swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Hartola moves away from the strike by Clark.
Clark cracks Hartola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Clark misses
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Hartola slips the punch.
Hartola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hartola lands a nice hook to Clark's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartola throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Clark down.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartola throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Nice cross by Hartola.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Hartola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Clark is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartola misses with a wild body shot.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.
Clark throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Hartola dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clark throws a leg kick but Hartola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Hartola throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hartola - the referee stops the clock and Clark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hartola. Clark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hartola pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hartola!
Hartola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hartola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola lands a jab to the head.
Hartola throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hartola.
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartola connects with the punch.
Hartola 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.
Hartola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Hartola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Clark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a front kick that sends Clark stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Hartola misses.
Hartola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.
Hartola takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Hartola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Clark was not able to check.
Hartola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartola cracks a nice hook into Clark's ribs.
Hartola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark walks into a straight right hand from Hartola.
Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hartola lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick that misses.
Hartola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartola pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Hartola 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.
Hartola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hartola thuds his right hand into Clark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartola lands with an overhand left.
Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.
Hartola thumps Clark with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Hartola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clark wants to clinch
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Clark was not able to check.
Hartola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
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!
Clark tries to move into range but Hartola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hartola tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartola 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 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Hartola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorgin Golzar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums's entrance music is Siegreicher Marsch - Amon Amarth. A fine choice. Golzar has chosen Ey Iran (Remix) as his entrance music. Tyrone Biggums has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gorgin Golzar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums throws a combination. Golzar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Gorgin Golzar has been cut.
Golzar lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golzar.
Biggums really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Biggums staying out of range there.
Biggums swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Golzar misses its intended target.
Biggums with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golzar lands a jab to the nose.
Biggums moves out of range of the strikes.
Biggums bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golzar gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biggums on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Biggums tries to get out of the position.
Golzar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Golzar pulls his head out easily.
Biggums is looking to improve his position.
Golzar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Golzar.
Golzar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Biggums knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Golzar on the ground.
Golzar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Biggums to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golzar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Golzar trying to control but Biggums is working from the bottom.
Golzar is looking to work some ground and pound but Biggums has wrist control.
Golzar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Golzar throwing strikes but missing.
Golzar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Biggums trying to keep a closed guard but Golzar is proving a slippery customer.
Golzar is working Biggums over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Golzar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biggums is keeping the position for now.
Golzar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Golzar throwing strikes from guard but Biggums blocks nicely.
Golzar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is striking but Golzar is not phased and passes to half guard.
Biggums wants to control but Golzar is keeping busy.
Biggums moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Golzar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Biggums's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggums can't keep his opponent in guard - Golzar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Golzar working Biggums over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgin Golzar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgin Golzar's cut.
That's time! Biggums's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Biggums lands a right hook to the body.
Biggums punishes Golzar's body with a nice straight punch.
Golzar misses with an uppercut. Biggums saw that one coming.
Golzar misses with a looping right.
Biggums throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golzar.
Golzar misses with a hook to the body
and Biggums counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggums scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Biggums swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Golzar.
Golzar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golzar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Biggums lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggums connects with a right hand. Golzar shakes it off.
That has opened up Gorgin Golzar's cut even more.
Biggums lands with a nice body punch.
Golzar misses with a hook to the body
enabling Biggums to counter with a crisp jab.
Golzar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biggums.
Golzar is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Biggums.
Biggums is looking to wear down Golzar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biggums connects with a body shot.
Biggums drops Golzar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Golzar! Biggums dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay Chou - General/Checkmate. On his way into the cage it seems that Pao Ling has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pao Ling seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Crockett!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling lands with a nice body kick.
Crockett misses with a kick to the body
and Ling counters with a left and a right that stings Crockett.
Crockett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ling.
Crockett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ling misses the jab.
Crockett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ling.
Ling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crockett.
Crockett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ling counters with a right hand to the body.
Ling jabs Crockett right on the nose. Crockett blinks but takes it well.
Crockett moves away from the strike by Ling.
Crockett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crockett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crockett tries to clinch up.
Crockett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Crockett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling is just out of range.
Ling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crockett.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crockett, as that shot connected.
Crockett thuds his shin into the meat of Ling's side.
Ling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ling scores with a three punch combo!
Crockett tries to clinch up.
Crockett misses with a low kick as Ling jumps back.
Ling missing with a left hand there. Crockett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crockett misses with a head kick.
Ling takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by Crockett.
Crockett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crockett misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ling finds it's way through Crockett's defenses.
Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by Crockett.
Ling moves away from the strike by Crockett.
Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crockett.
Crockett wants to clinch.
Crockett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ling counters with a nice uppercut.
Crockett tries to land a front kick but Ling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses
and Ling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crockett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ling misses with an uppercut. Crockett saw that one coming.
Crockett scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Ling.
Ling misses with a hook.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Crockett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling throws a wild body kick that Crockett sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Crockett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crockett tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crockett avoids the head kick by Ling.
Ling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Crockett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ling throws a looping overhand right but Crockett ducks down to avoid it.
Crockett is looking to land body kicks.
Crockett connects with a single shot there.
Crockett lands a head kick. Ling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Crockett down.
Crockett misses with a kick to the body
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ling throws a hook but Crockett avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crockett takes the fight into the clinch.
Crockett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ling blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Crockett.
A head kick misses from Crockett.
Ling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crockett throws a head kick that half lands.
Crockett ducks under a wild hook from Ling.
Ling throws a right hand that Crockett ducks under and follows up with a left that Crockett also avoids with ease.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crockett misses with a straight right.
Crockett throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Ling to counter with a crisp jab.
Crockett throws a sloppy head kick
and Ling counters with a right hand to the body.
Crockett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ling counters with a body kick that stops Crockett in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ling scores with a nice strike.
Ling avoids the body shot from Crockett.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Sonny Crockett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Crockett misses
and Ling counters with a body kick that stops Crockett in his tracks momentarily.
Crockett is breathing heavily.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crockett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ling staying out of range there.
Crockett defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Crockett avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ling to score with a decent uppercut.
Ling thumps Crockett with a low kick.
Crockett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crockett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crockett tries a low kick but Ling avoids it.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crockett misses with a low kick.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
Ling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crockett throws out a leg kick but Ling moves out of range and Crockett only half commits.
Ling swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crockett counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crockett scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crockett misses the shot to the body.
Crockett is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crockett. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling looks to land a left hand but Crockett moved out of range nicely.
Crockett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ling.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Crockett throws a front kick aimed at Ling's knee but Ling avoids it well.
Ling takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.
Crockett moves in looking to clinch but Ling pushes him off.
Ling just misses with a punch to the body.
Crockett throws a head kick but Ling moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Crockett throws a nice head kick!
Ling connects with a looping right hand.
Ling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Crockett scores with a leg kick.
Crockett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Ling misses with a kick to the body
and Crockett counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Crockett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crockett tries to close the distance and clinch but Ling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses
and Ling counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Crockett's head but Crockett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ling defending well as Crockett loads up on a big left hand.
Crockett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ling manages to avoid it.
Crockett throws a hook to the side of Ling's head but Ling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ling lands with an overhand left.
Ling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crockett doesn't seem bothered though.
Crockett looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Crockett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling checks a leg kick.
Crockett misses with a kick to the body
and Ling counters with a big head kick but Crockett shrugs it off.
Crockett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crockett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crockett connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
Crockett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ling tries to break the clinch but Crockett is controlling the position.
Crockett misses with a knee to the head.
Ling wants to get back to striking at distance but Crockett won't allow it.
Crockett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ling blocking some punches.
Crockett trying to land knees to the body.
Crockett swings wildly with an uppercut but Ling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crockett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crockett pushes off an throws an elbow but Ling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crockett misses with a knee to the head.
Crockett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crockett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crockett has a couple of punches blocked by Ling.
Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Crockett is predictable there
enabling Ling to counter with a crisp jab.
Ling throws a lazy head kick
and Crockett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crockett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crockett lands with a straight right. Ling didn't see that one coming.
Crockett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Crockett's shoulder, as Crockett tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crockett.
Ling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crockett.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Crockett.
Crockett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crockett moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Nice jab there from Ling.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses
and Crockett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crockett thows a leg kick but Ling checks it
and Ling makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crockett thuds his right hand into Ling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crockett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Crockett throws a series of punches but Ling avoids them all with ease.
Ling connects with a right hand. Crockett shakes it off.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling thuds his right hand into Crockett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crockett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a hook but Crockett blocks it.
Crockett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ling.
Crockett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crockett moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Ling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ling throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crockett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crockett moves away.
Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by Crockett.
Ling keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crockett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crockett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ling swinging wildly here.
Ling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crockett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crockett.
Ling misses with a hook. Crockett ducked under it nicely.
Crockett dodges the punch combination from Ling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling blocks a low kick nicely.
Crockett throws a shot to the body.
Crockett throws a wild body kick that Ling sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crockett connects with a leg kick. Ling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crockett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crockett throws a lazy body kick
and Ling counters with a stiff right hand.
Crockett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crockett misses with an uppercut.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crockett wants to land a leg kick but Ling is out of range.
Ling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crockett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crockett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ling lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Crockett.
Crockett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Crockett lands but Ling takes it in his stride.
Crockett moves out of range as Ling throws a body kick.
Crockett scores with a three punch combo!
Crockett misses the body punch
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling misses with a looping right.
Crockett scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Crockett slams his shin into Ling's torso.
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Crockett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crockett lands a leg kick that knocks Ling off balance momentarily.
Ling lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crockett throws a series of punches but Ling moves out of range.
Crockett throws a lazy head kick
and Ling counters with a straight right hand.
Crockett is looking to clinch.
Jab by Crockett.
Crockett scores with a head kick. Ling tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crockett looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling is just out of range.
Crockett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Crockett coming out on top.
Crockett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crockett tries to clinch up but Ling circles away and keeps his distance.
Ling swings for the body but Crockett moves out of range.
Crockett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crockett darts in trying to clinch
and Crockett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crockett closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crockett as Ling tries to tie him up.
Crockett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ling tries to circle away but Crockett has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Crockett dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crockett blocks a jab.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Crockett moved out of range.
Ling dodges the punch combination from Crockett.
Crockett throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Crockett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ling lands a head shot.
Crockett looks to land a body kick but Ling moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crockett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crockett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crockett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crockett was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling misses with a hook. Crockett ducked under it nicely.
Crockett wants to land a leg kick but Ling is out of range.
Ling looks to land a left hand but Crockett moved out of range nicely.
Crockett moves out of range of the body kick from Ling.
Ling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Ling.
Crockett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crockett wants to clinch up but Ling keeps it at a distance.
Ling takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crockett scores with a head kick.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crockett has time to react.
Crockett throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
Ling will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ling throws a looping overhand right but Crockett ducks down to avoid it.
Ling throws a head kick that misses.
Crockett wants to clinch.
Ling swats away the attempt to clinch by Crockett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Crockett does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ling is trying to break the clinch but Crockett is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling manages to break the clinch.
Crockett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crockett is looking to slow Ling down with leg kicks.
Ling connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crockett's hands.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Crockett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crockett moves out of range as Ling strikes.
Ling throws a hook but Crockett blocks it.
Sonny Crockett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ling scores with a jab.
Crockett misses with a looping right.
Crockett moves out of range of the strikes.
Crockett throws a sloppy head kick and Ling moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crockett closes the distance and clinches.
Ling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crockett lands a shoulder strike.
Crockett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ling's face.
Ling working hard to break the clinch.
Ling can't break the clinch.
Ling manages to break the clinch.
Crockett throws a head kick that half lands.
Crockett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ling.
Crockett tries to clinch up
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ling moves out of range as Crockett strikes.
Crockett throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
Crockett wants to clinch but Ling slips to the side
and Ling counters with a body kick that stops Crockett in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Crockett.
I think Ling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling retains his welterweight title!
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