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Holmgang: Challengers! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RR Polkky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Crimshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, RR Polkky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Crimshaw!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimshaw drives through and clinches with Polkky against the ropes.
Crimshaw has had enough of the clinch but Polkky keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Crimshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crimshaw is trying to break the clinch but Polkky has him pressed against the ropes.
Polkky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polkky pulls Crimshaw into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Polkky keeping moving, preventing Crimshaw from controlling successfully.
Polkky looking to control.
Crimshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Polkky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crimshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polkky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimshaw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sam Crimshaw has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crimshaw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crimshaw works over Polkky's head and body with a nice combination.
Crimshaw tries to clinch there but Polkky circles away.
Crimshaw rushes Polkky and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimshaw is working Polkky over against the ropes.
Polkky jumps guard but Crimshaw stands there with Polkky around his waist. Polkky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crimshaw gets underhooks to prevent Polkky's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RR Polkky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polkky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crimshaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polkky is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Polkky.
Crimshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polkky.
Crimshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polkky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crimshaw drives through and clinches with Polkky against the ropes.
Crimshaw is fighting off a takedown attempt but Polkky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Crimshaw to the mat. Crimshaw regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Crimshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crimshaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Polkky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polkky cracks Crimshaw with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crimshaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crimshaw trying to keep a closed guard but Polkky is proving a slippery customer.
Polkky is looking to work some ground and pound but Crimshaw has wrist control.
Crimshaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Polkky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polkky 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polkky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crimshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polkky.
Polkky connects with a couple of short punches.
Polkky is working Crimshaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crimshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polkky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polkky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crimshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polkky.
Crimshaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polkky throwing strikes but missing.
Polkky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Polkky pushes down on Crimshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Polkky takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polkky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crimshaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Polkky lands strikes from half guard.
Polkky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polkky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Polkky is nestled in close to Crimshaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Polkky works his foot free and advances to mount.
Polkky scoring with strikes but Crimshaw is staying in there.
Polkky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polkky avoids the attempt from Crimshaw to control.
Crimshaw is in a horrible position here. Polkky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimshaw wants to hold on but Polkky pushes him away.
Polkky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crimshaw is in a horrible position here. Polkky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RR Polkky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Polkky drives through and clinches with Crimshaw against the ropes.
Polkky has Crimshaw pressed against the ropes, preventing Crimshaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crimshaw wants to break free but Polkky has control.
Polkky tries for a takedown but Crimshaw manages to get underhooks.
Crimshaw is trying to push Polkky away but Polkky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Crimshaw - that landed with a thud.
Polkky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Crimshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crimshaw is trying to break the clinch but Polkky is controlling him.
Crimshaw is trying to break free.
Crimshaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Polkky is trying to drag Crimshaw to the mat but Crimshaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RR Polkky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crimshaw is trying to break the clinch but Polkky has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimshaw presses Polkky against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Polkky prevents Crimshaw from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polkky tries to score a body lock takedown but Crimshaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crimshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Polkky looking for a takedown.
Polkky goes for a takedown attempt but Crimshaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crimshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Polkky. Polkky gets slowly back to his feet.
Crimshaw cracks Polkky with a good jab.
Sam Crimshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polkky moves into the clinch successfully.
Polkky wants a takedown but no success here.
Crimshaw lands with a right to the head.
Polkky tries to score a body lock takedown but Crimshaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crimshaw scores with a shot to the side of Polkky's head.
Polkky wants a takedown but no success here.
Crimshaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polkky is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crimshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crimshaw throws a series of punches but Polkky avoids them all with ease.
Polkky shoots in for a takedown but Crimshaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polkky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crimshaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
RR Polkky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Polkky. Those never looked like landing.
Crimshaw moves in looking to clinch but Polkky pushes him off.
Polkky staying out of range there.
Polkky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polkky tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimshaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crimshaw is pressed up against the ropes. Polkky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crimshaw down to the mat. Crimshaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Polkky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crimshaw takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crimshaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Polkky off the ropes and back into rage.
Polkky instigates a clinch.
Polkky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polkky can't get the takedown.
Polkky tries for a takedown but Crimshaw manages to get underhooks.
Crimshaw tries to break free but Polkky pushes him back against the ropes.
Crimshaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Polkky.
Crimshaw tries to break free but Polkky pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimshaw tries to break free but Polkky pushes him back against the ropes.
Polkky pulls guard successfully.
Polkky pulls Crimshaw in close to prevent any damage.
Polkky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crimshaw pushes Polkky off looking to stand but Polkky dives back in and keeps control.
Polkky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
RR Polkky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polkky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Polkky there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Crimshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crimshaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polkky.
Crimshaw blocks a head kick by Polkky.
Polkky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Polkky drives through and clinches with Crimshaw against the ropes.
Crimshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Polkky fails to pull guard.
Crimshaw lands a shot to the body.
Crimshaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Polkky has double underhooks.
Crimshaw tries to break the clinch but Polkky is controlling the position.
Crimshaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Crimshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crimshaw lands a shoulder strike.
Crimshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Polkky backwards.
Crimshaw tries to break free but Polkky pushes him back against the ropes.
Crimshaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polkky prevents a body shot from Crimshaw.
A frustrated look appears on Crimshaw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crimshaw prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RR Polkky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crimshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polkky tries to score a body lock takedown but Crimshaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Polkky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crimshaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crimshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Polkky backwards.
Polkky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crimshaw prevents it.
Polkky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crimshaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crimshaw is trying to break free.
Polkky is working for takedown but Crimshaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Polkky has Crimshaw pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Crimshaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polkky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crimshaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crimshaw with a nice cross.
Crimshaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sam Crimshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Crimshaw as Polkky shoots in.
Crimshaw is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good shot there by Crimshaw.
Polkky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crimshaw's waist but Crimshaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polkky off to one side.
Crimshaw clobbers Polkky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Polkky just misses with a punch to the body.
Crimshaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Polkky dives in and grabs Crimshaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crimshaw pushes down on Polkky's head and hops out.
Crimshaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Polkky keeps the fight on the outside.
Polkky has a takedown stuffed.
Crimshaw looks to clinch
so Polkky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Polkky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crimshaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polkky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Polkky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crimshaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polkky defends well.
Polkky cracks Crimshaw with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polkky throwing strikes but missing.
Crimshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polkky prevents Crimshaw from getting back to his feet.
Polkky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polkky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crimshaw's head.
Polkky with a nice head shot there.
Crimshaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polkky works over Crimshaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Polkky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polkky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Crimshaw trying to control the position.
Crimshaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crimshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polkky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polkky throws a big right hand that misses.
Polkky chips away with some ground and pound.
Polkky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crimshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crimshaw looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Polkky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Polkky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crimshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polkky.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to RR Polkky.
I think Polkky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... RR Polkky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jere Kemppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Sahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Kemppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramazan Sahin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kemppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sahin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sahin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kemppi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sahin as he jumps to the side.
Kemppi misses with a head kick.
Kemppi dives in and grabs Sahin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sahin pushes down on Kemppi's head and hops out.
Kemppi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sahin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kemppi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Kemppi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kemppi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sahin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemppi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sahin circles away.
Sahin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sahin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kemppi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kemppi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sahin works over Kemppi with some ground and pound from guard.
Kemppi is breathing heavily.
Sahin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sahin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sahin postures up and lands a big shot to Kemppi's brow.
Sahin landing with the ground and pound.
Sahin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sahin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sahin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sahin works over Kemppi with some ground and pound from guard.
Sahin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sahin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kemppi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sahin yanks on the arm and Kemppi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sahin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ramazan Sahin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonsku Shaker Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonsku Shaker Boy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonsku Shaker Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prado moves away from the strike by Shaker Boy.
Prado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shaker Boy to the mat! Shaker Boy manages to get full guard.
Prado controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Prado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaker Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shaker Boy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shaker Boy looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaker Boy, not yet.
Shaker Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prado defends well.
Prado postures up.
Prado is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prado is working Shaker Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Prado stops Shaker Boy from standing up.
Prado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Prado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Prado forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prado content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shaker Boy trying to control here.
Prado winds up and cracks Shaker Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Prado lands a nice short elbow.
Prado is taking a breather. Shaker Boy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prado is nestled in close to Shaker Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shaker Boy is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shaker Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Prado slips a nice elbow through Shaker Boy's hands, connecting with Shaker Boy's forehead.
Prado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Prado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado winds up and cracks Shaker Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Prado is thwarting Shaker Boy's attempts to control the position.
Prado is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Prado.
Shaker Boy taking some punishment here, with Prado in his half guard.
Prado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Prado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prado wants to free his trapped foot but Shaker Boy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prado in particular looking to stall.
Shaker Boy trying to hold on to Prado's head to control him but Prado postures up.
Shaker Boy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prado lands with a punch from half guard.
Prado controlling the pace.
Prado is pressing down on Shaker Boy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shaker Boy is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Prado winds up and cracks Shaker Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prado drops an elbow to the side of Shaker Boy's head.
Prado not doing much here.
Prado's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaker Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prado scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaker Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prado pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Prado stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Prado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prado misses the shot to the body.
Prado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prado lands with a shot to the body.
Prado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jonsku Shaker Boy has been cut.
Shaker Boy ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Prado gets the takedown into side control.
Prado working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaker Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prado prevents Shaker Boy from escaping the position.
Shaker Boy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Prado is working Shaker Boy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shaker Boy seems a little lost for a moment, as Prado dominates the positioning.
Shaker Boy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shaker Boy tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado landing strikes.
Shaker Boy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Prado asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Shaker Boy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Prado lands an elbow.
Shaker Boy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Prado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shaker Boy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shaker Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Shaker Boy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shaker Boy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Prado working the head with strikes.
Prado scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shaker Boy to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Prado working away.
Prado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shaker Boy is pushing Prado's head away, looking to escape. Prado manages to hold on to the position though.
Prado lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prado lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Shaker Boy's face as Prado controls the position.
Prado working the ground and pound from side control.
Shaker Boy struggling a bit here.
Prado works to advance to full mount. Shaker Boy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Prado lands a heavy elbow.
Prado avoids the attempt from Shaker Boy to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Shaker Boy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Prado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shaker Boy is bucking up trying to escape but Prado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shaker Boy taking shots to the head.
Prado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Prado lands a big elbow.
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!
Prado controlling from mount.
Shaker Boy wants to control but Prado is having none of it.
Prado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Prado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado lands a nice shot to the head.
Shaker Boy wants to hold on but Prado pushes him away.
Prado has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shaker Boy's face.
BOOM! Prado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Prado raining down shots from the mount!
Shaker Boy is rocked!
Shaker Boy tries to hold on but Prado pushes him away.
Oh Shaker Boy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prado breaks from Shaker Boy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaker Boy seems to have got his legs back now.
Prado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prado controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prado with shots to the head and body - Shaker Boy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Prado putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Prado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonsku Shaker Boy'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. And we move into the final round!
Prado dodges the punch combination from Shaker Boy.
No joy there for Shaker Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prado throws a body punch but Shaker Boy moves out of range.
Prado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Shaker Boy.
Prado throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaker Boy counters with a three punch combo that has Prado backing up. Prado nods at Shaker Boy to acknowledge the strikes.
Shaker Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shaker Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Prado perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shaker Boy wants to improve his position but Prado is controlling well.
Prado is thwarting Shaker Boy's attempts to control the position.
Prado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Prado.
Shaker Boy wants to control but Prado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaker Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prado pulls his head out easily.
Shaker Boy is trying to maintain the position but Prado is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaker Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prado scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker Boy tries to get to full guard but Prado has control of the leg.
Prado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Prado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaker Boy pushes Prado off looking to stand but Prado dives back in and keeps control.
Prado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Prado landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Prado there.
Nice strikes from Prado there.
Prado is nestled in close to Shaker Boy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Prado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaker Boy looking for submissions off his back.
Shaker Boy wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shaker Boy has hold of Prado's hands but Prado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prado content to control rather than advance.
Prado prevents Shaker Boy from improving his position.
Shaker Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Prado lands with a punch from half guard.
Prado perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Prado working over Shaker Boy with some ground and pound. Shaker Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaker Boy trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaker Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Shaker Boy has hold of Prado's hands but Prado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prado is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prado lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shaker Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prado pulls his head out easily.
Prado lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prado prevents Shaker Boy from improving his position.
Prado stops Shaker Boy from getting back to his feet.
Jonsku Shaker Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaker Boy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Prado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prado 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Prado!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lass Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pajanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Pajanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lass Holden's chin.
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156 lbs
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lass Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pajanen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pajanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holden checks it well.
Holden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pajanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pajanen misses with a wild body shot.
Holden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holden is looking to take a break and control but Pajanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Pajanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pajanen is trying to escape the position but Holden is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajanen is not content to let Holden control the position.
Pajanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holden taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pajanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pajanen keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holden has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pajanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pajanen tries to lock up and control but Holden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pajanen tries to control Holden's body but Holden pushes him off. Pajanen squirms to his side and now Holden has his back!
Pajanen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden keeps control of the position easily here as Pajanen tries to buck him off.
Holden tries to keep control of the position but Pajanen is staying busy.
Holden looking to break Pajanen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pajanen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Holden will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Holden not allowing Pajanen to control his hands.
Pajanen holding on to Holden's left wrist, preventing the choke.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Pajanen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Holden is controlling the position but Pajanen somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pajanen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lass Holden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Holden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pajanen moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pajanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pajanen manages to break the clinch.
Pajanen misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pajanen.
Holden moves out of range of the strikes.
Pajanen loads up on a big right hand but Holden slips the punch.
Holden is looking to land body kicks.
Holden slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pajanen counters with a leg kick.
Pajanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holden fails with the takedown
and Pajanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pajanen slows the pace down in half guard.
Pajanen stalling away here and it's allowed Holden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pajanen wants to control from the top but Holden keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holden is working an open guard so Pajanen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pajanen misses with a wild body shot.
Holden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pajanen throws out a leg kick but Holden moves out of range and Pajanen only half commits.
Holden blocks a jab.
Pajanen misses with an uppercut.
Holden wants to clinch but Pajanen slips to the side
and Pajanen counters with a crisp one two that drops Holden! Pajanen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Holden to his feet! Holden is in big trouble!
Holden is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden slips under a jab.
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holden misses with a takedown
and Pajanen counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Pajanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Silliard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Jax has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Silliard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silliard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Kevin Silliard has been cut.
Silliard slips a jab from Jax.
Silliard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jax manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silliard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silliard trying to control but Jax is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silliard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silliard wants to control from the top but Jax keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Silliard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silliard.
Jax misses with a wild body shot.
Silliard clinches.
Silliard trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Jax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silliard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jax fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silliard fails to land the takedown.
Jax tries to clinch there but Silliard circles away.
A slow jab from Jax misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax goes for a small jab and connects. Now Jax goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Silliard stumbles back but Jax runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Silliard to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Silliard will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Jax!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Koiranputki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilmer Apae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilmer Apae acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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220 lbs
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215 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Koiranputki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilmer Apae!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koiranputki tries to clinch but Apae moves out of range.
Apae takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Koiranputki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koiranputki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apae looks to land a combination but Koiranputki avoids it well.
A punch combination from Koiranputki misses.
Apae connects with a body shot.
Koiranputki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koiranputki showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koiranputki trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Koiranputki wants to stand up but Apae is controlling the position.
Apae pushes Koiranputki off looking to stand but Koiranputki dives back in and keeps control.
Koiranputki works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koiranputki tries to move to mount but Apae blocks the move with his legs.
A lull in the action here as Koiranputki stalls from top position.
Apae is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Koiranputki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Koiranputki stalls from top position.
Apae prevents Koiranputki from improving position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Apae tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Koiranputki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Koiranputki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Apae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koiranputki.
Apae throws a hook but Koiranputki avoids it easily.
Koiranputki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Apae but Apae pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koiranputki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apae moves away.
Koiranputki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Apae sprawls well. Apae wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koiranputki gets slowly back to his feet.
Apae is looking to clinch but Koiranputki is avoiding it.
Koiranputki slips a jab and a cross from Apae.
Apae throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koiranputki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koiranputki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apae.
Apae misses with a jab to the body
and Koiranputki counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Apae does no damage.
Apae misses with a wild combination.
Koiranputki throws a sloppy body shot
and Apae counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apae misses the jab.
Koiranputki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Apae counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Apae.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Apae.
Apae pushes Koiranputki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koiranputki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koiranputki blocks an elbow strike from Apae.
Apae blocking some punches.
Apae stalling against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Apae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koiranputki blocks an uppercut.
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.
Apae misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Apae fails to land.
Koiranputki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Koiranputki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apae looking to slow down the pace here.
Koiranputki blocks an elbow strike.
Koiranputki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apae.
A head punch on the inside from Koiranputki fails to land.
Apae lands with a right to the head.
Koiranputki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Apae is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Apae is trying to stall.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koiranputki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apae.
Apae taking a breather.
Apae is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki presses Apae against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koiranputki has picked Apae up - he's going for a ride! Koiranputki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Koiranputki passes to side control.
Koiranputki taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki works to advance to full mount. Apae defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Koiranputki controlling the pace for now.
Koiranputki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Koiranputki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koiranputki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koiranputki shoots for a takedown but Apae saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koiranputki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Apae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koiranputki checks it well.
Apae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koiranputki moves in looking to clinch but Apae pushes him off.
Apae jabs Koiranputki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koiranputki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apae counters with a right hand to the body.
Koiranputki is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apae, as that shot connected.
Apae lands a nice shot that snaps Koiranputki's head back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apae connects with a single shot there.
Dexter Koiranputki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Koiranputki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koiranputki takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koiranputki misses with an uppercut. Apae saw that one coming.
Koiranputki connects with a jab.
Apae tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Koiranputki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Apae.
Koiranputki staying out of range there.
Koiranputki swinging wildly here.
Koiranputki looks to clinch
and Koiranputki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilmer Apae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koiranputki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Apae misses with a wild body shot.
Apae connects with a body shot that sends Koiranputki's belly button to the back.
Apae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Koiranputki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilmer Apae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apae misses with a double jab
and Koiranputki counters with a straight right hand.
Apae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koiranputki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Apae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koiranputki looks to score with a jab to the body but Apae is just out of range.
Dexter Koiranputki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Apae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koiranputki throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apae lunges at Koiranputki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koiranputki's hand.
Koiranputki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koiranputki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koiranputki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koiranputki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apae circles away quickly and effectively.
Koiranputki misses with a jab to the body
letting Apae counter with a right hand.
Koiranputki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Apae clinches up with Koiranputki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Apae misses with the head strike.
Apae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Apae taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranputki trying to control the position but instead, Apae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koiranputki into the ropes.
Apae lands an elbow that stopped Koiranputki in his tracks for a moment.
Apae throws a punch but it's blocked by Koiranputki.
Koiranputki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koiranputki has a couple of punches blocked by Apae.
Koiranputki trying to control the position but instead, Apae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koiranputki into the ropes.
Apae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apae is struggling to control the position.
Koiranputki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koiranputki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koiranputki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koiranputki fails to pull guard.
Apae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koiranputki avoids a wild elbow strike from Apae.
Apae has a couple of punches blocked by Koiranputki.
Wilmer Apae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Koiranputki.
A shot in the inside from Koiranputki.
Koiranputki drags the fight down to the ground.
Apae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dexter Koiranputki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apae wants to stand and escape but instead Koiranputki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilmer Apae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koiranputki 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Koiranputki!
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