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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Nevinyrral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Ardonia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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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, Marcin Nevinyrral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonia scores with a push kick.
Nevinyrral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ardonia.
A big right from Ardonia misses.
Nevinyrral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nevinyrral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nevinyrral throws a sloppy head kick
and Ardonia counters with an outside leg kick.
Nevinyrral is breathing heavily.
Ardonia rushes Nevinyrral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ardonia manages to break the clinch.
Nevinyrral doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ardonia moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ardonia.
Ardonia tries to land a knee to the head but Nevinyrral blocks with his arms.
Ardonia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ardonia breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Ardonia scores with a four punch combination!
Nevinyrral is rocked!
Nevinyrral tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ardonia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ardonia.
Oh Nevinyrral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ardonia working the clinch nicely. Nevinyrral is working for position but Ardonia cracks him with a big knee to the head! Nevinyrral crumples up against the cage and Ardonia lands two more shots before the ref can save Nevinyrral! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). James Ardonia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Nilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myoto Lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Nilkka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Myoto Lachida!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkka connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilkka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lachida looks gassed!
Nilkka scores with a leg kick.
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!
Nilkka lands with a right hand.
It looks like Myoto Lachida has been cut.
Nilkka thumps Lachida with a low kick.
Nilkka cracks Lachida with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nilkka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lachida to stand back up!
Lachida is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkka, right into the meat.
Lachida is still on wobbly legs! Can Nilkka finish him?
Nilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lachida seems to have recovered his senses.
That kick from Nilkka tenderised Lachida's leg. Lachida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nilkka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilkka.
Nilkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nilkka rushes Lachida and presses him up against the cage.
Nilkka manages to break the clinch.
Nilkka is looking to slow Lachida down with leg kicks.
Nilkka feints and then cracks Lachida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lachida down.
Lachida walks into a jab.
Nilkka thumps Lachida with a low kick.
Nilkka is looking to slow Lachida down with leg kicks.
Lachida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nilkka scores with a push kick.
Nilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lachida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lachida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkka cracks a nice hook into Lachida's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nilkka.
Nilkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Lachida misses with the combination.
Lachida tries to keep at a distance but Nilkka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilkka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lachida is trying to break the clinch but Nilkka has him pressed against the cage.
Nilkka'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.
Nilkka lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachida won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nilkka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilkka missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nilkka.
Nilkka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lachida's defenses.
Lachida letting Nilkka take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkka breaks from the clinch.
Nilkka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lachida.
Lachida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nilkka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lachida throws a poor cross that misses
and Nilkka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lachida's knee momentarily.
Nilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lachida.
Nilkka lands a head kick. Lachida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nilkka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nilkka.
Lachida throws a combination that misses
and Nilkka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilkka has closed the distance and engaged Lachida in a clinch.
Nilkka effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nilkka obliges.
Lachida is trying to push Nilkka away but Nilkka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Nilkka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nilkka.
Nilkka slowing the pace effectively.
Lachida is trying to break free.
Nilkka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lachida avoids it.
Lachida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lachida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nilkka.
Lachida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilkka slowing the pace effectively.
Nilkka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nilkka trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkka landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nilkka.
Nilkka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lachida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nilkka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lachida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lachida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lachida tries to circle away but Nilkka has him pinned against the cage.
Nilkka lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachida won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nilkka lands an elbow inside.
Lachida can't break the clinch.
Nilkka is pushing Lachida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nilkka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lachida can't break the clinch.
Nilkka scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Myoto Lachida's cut even more.
Lachida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Nilkka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myoto Lachida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lachida fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nilkka darts in and clinches Lachida up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lachida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nilkka with a knee to the head.
Nilkka with a knee to the head.
Lachida is looking to break free of the clinch but Nilkka has double underhooks.
Nilkka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nilkka lands an elbow inside.
Nilkka missing with knees to the body.
Nilkka trying to land knees to the body.
Lachida managing to block the knees to the body from Nilkka.
Nilkka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nilkka breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilkka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lachida throws a combination. Nilkka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nilkka wants to land a leg kick but Lachida is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachida looks to land a combination but Nilkka avoids it well.
Lachida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nilkka counters by moving into the clinch.
Nilkka is struggling to control the position.
Nilkka landing knees to the head.
Nilkka missing with knees to the body.
Lachida is trying to break the clinch but Nilkka has him pressed against the cage.
Nilkka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nilkka landing knees to the body.
Nilkka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lachida throws a series of punches but Nilkka moves out of range.
Lachida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nilkka!
Nilkka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lachida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilkka.
Crunch! Nilkka slams his shin into Lachida's torso.
Lachida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lachida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nilkka.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nilkka.
Rauta Nilkka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rauta Nilkka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilkka thumps Lachida with a low kick.
Nilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lachida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rauta Nilkka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkka throws a nice head kick!
Lachida misses with a combination
and Nilkka counters with a low kick, right behind Lachida 's knee.
Lachida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lachida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lachida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilkka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilkka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lachida.
That kick from Nilkka tenderised Lachida's leg. Lachida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nilkka cracks the inside of Lachida's front leg.
Lachida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilkka can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nilkka tenderised Lachida's leg. Lachida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkka, right into the meat.
Nilkka moves into range and clinches up with Lachida.
Lachida tries to break the clinch but Nilkka is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nilkka.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nilkka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lachida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lachida wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilkka won't allow it.
Nilkka lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachida won't want to take too many of those.
Lachida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilkka has him pressed against the cage.
Lachida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nilkka.
Nilkka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nilkka crunches a lovely knee into Lachida's ribcage.
Nilkka scores a nice knee to the body.
Nilkka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nilkka obliges.
Nilkka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachida takes a swing at Nilkka's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nilkka.
Nilkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Nilkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilkka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nilkka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nilkka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkka, right into the meat.
Nilkka throws a leg kick which misses Lachida's front leg but catches the back leg as Lachida tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lachida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nilkka.
Nilkka scores with a leg kick.
Nilkka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lachida misses with a combination
and Nilkka counters with a good, hard body kick but Lachida shrugs it off.
Nilkka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachida can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkka, right into the meat.
Nilkka clinches up with Lachida and pushes him back against the cage.
Nilkka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lachida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauta Nilkka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Myoto Lachida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nilkka lands a high kick!
Nilkka delivers a nice body kick.
Nilkka cracks the inside of Lachida's front leg.
Myoto Lachida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilkka scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Nilkka.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nilkka.
Nilkka thows a body kick. Lachida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nilkka cracks the inside of Lachida's front leg.
Nilkka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilkka has closed the distance and engaged Lachida in a clinch.
Nilkka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nilkka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nilkka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nilkka scores a nice knee to the body.
Nilkka crunches a lovely knee into Lachida's ribcage.
Nilkka manages to break the clinch.
Lachida swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilkka closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachida tries to circle away but Nilkka has him pinned against the cage.
Lachida taking a breather.
Lachida has had enough of the clinch but Nilkka keeps him there for the moment.
Nilkka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nilkka lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachida won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nilkka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lachida is trying to break the clinch but Nilkka has him pressed against the cage.
Nilkka lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachida won't want to take too many of those.
Nilkka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nilkka. That's going to slow Lachida down.
Lachida gets tackled into the cage by Nilkka. Nilkka maintains the clinch.
Lachida takes an elbow to the temple.
Nilkka scores with a knee to the head.
Nilkka leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkka crunches a lovely knee into Lachida's ribcage.
Nilkka manages to break the clinch.
Lachida throws a nice looking combination but Nilkka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lachida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nilkka.
Lachida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nilkka circles away quickly and effectively.
Nilkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilkka.
Lachida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nilkka.
Nilkka feints and then cracks Lachida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lachida down.
Nilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Lachida fails to land the takedown.
Nilkka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nilkka connects with a leg kick. Lachida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nilkka.
Nilkka connects with a leg kick. Lachida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nilkka rushes Lachida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nilkka crunches a lovely knee into Lachida's ribcage.
Nilkka lands a knee to the head.
Nilkka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lachida swings wildly with an uppercut but Nilkka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nilkka lands an elbow that stopped Lachida in his tracks for a moment.
Rauta Nilkka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nilkka with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Nilkka.
Nilkka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myoto Lachida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lachida misses with a combination
and Nilkka counters with a good low kick that Lachida was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkka scores with a spinning back kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkka, right into the meat.
Nilkka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lachida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nilkka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nilkka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lachida's sensitive parts.
Lachida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lachida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nilkka. Nilkka obviously looking to wear him down.
Sloppy strikes from Lachida. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nilkka.
An inside leg kick lands from Nilkka.
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!
Nilkka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lachida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nilkka lands a high kick!
Nilkka avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nilkka scores with a push kick.
Nilkka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rauta Nilkka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick from Nilkka.
Nilkka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauta Nilkka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nilkka 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauta Nilkka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Loki Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loki Andersen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loki Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakeem Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen shoots in for a takedown but Okoye shows good takedown defense.
Andersen misses with a double jab
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoye lands a nice looking body shot.
Okoye throws a leg kick but Andersen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okoye drives through and clinches with Andersen against the cage.
Andersen prevents Okoye from breaking the clinch.
Okoye tries to pull guard but Andersen won't allow it.
Andersen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Okoye tries to pull guard but Andersen won't allow it.
Andersen stops a takedown attempt from Okoye.
Loki Andersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakeem Okoye.
Andersen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Andersen. No joy for Okoye on that attempt.
Okoye shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andersen defends it nicely.
Okoye's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Okoye duly obliges.
Okoye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Andersen fails with the takedown
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye shoots in but no luck this time.
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Okoye circles away.
Okoye throws a wild body kick that Andersen sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown by Andersen or perhaps it was just good defense by Okoye which made him look bad.
Andersen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okoye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Andersen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andersen is pressed up against the cage. Okoye has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andersen down to the mat. Andersen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andersen with a poor takedown
and Okoye holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Andersen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoye fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andersen avoids the head kick by Okoye.
Okoye fails to land the takedown.
Andersen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andersen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Okoye lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye has a takedown stuffed.
Okoye has a takedown stuffed.
Andersen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andersen showed some decent athleticism there.
Andersen moves nicely into side control.
Andersen tries for a kimura but Okoye is defending well.
Andersen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Okoye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is looking to regain half guard here but Andersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Okoye is not content to let Andersen control the position.
Okoye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Andersen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Okoye to his feet.
A punch combination from Andersen misses.
Okoye closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersen circles away.
Andersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okoye tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okoye to the ground. Okoye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okoye clinches up with Andersen and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Okoye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andersen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okoye wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okoye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okoye is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakeem Okoye will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andersen fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Andersen does no damage.
Okoye throws a head kick that misses.
Okoye moves into the clinch.
Okoye stops a takedown attempt from Andersen.
Okoye presses Andersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okoye taking a breather.
Okoye tries to break free but Andersen pushes him back against the cage.
Okoye jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersen walks away with a smile on his face. Okoye gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Okoye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andersen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okoye somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye is looking to clinch but Andersen is avoiding it.
Okoye keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loki Andersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okoye looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye shoots in looking for a takedown. Andersen tries to sprawl out of it but Okoye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andersen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andersen slaps away a takedown attempt from Okoye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown but Okoye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Okoye.
Andersen misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Andersen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okoye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoye shoots in and bounces Andersen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andersen keeping moving, preventing Okoye from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Andersen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Okoye is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Andersen pulls down on the head and he's put Okoye to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Loki Andersen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Killington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahilig Manghambalos (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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19
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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26
262 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Tends to cut |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Killington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahilig Manghambalos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killington just misses with a punch to the body.
Manghambalos rushes Killington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Killington tries to break free but Manghambalos pushes him back against the cage.
Killington tries to circle away but Manghambalos has him pinned against the cage.
Killington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Killington tries to break free but Manghambalos pushes him back against the cage.
Killington working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Manghambalos.
Manghambalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killington is trying to push Manghambalos away but Manghambalos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manghambalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Manghambalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manghambalos breaks the clinch.
Manghambalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Killington is trying to break free.
Manghambalos breaks from the clinch.
Manghambalos tries to clinch but Killington moves away
and Killington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Killington throws a body punch but Manghambalos moves out of range.
Killington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manghambalos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manghambalos forces Killington back against the cage and clinches.
Killington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Killington can't break the clinch.
Manghambalos manages to break the clinch.
Manghambalos moves forwards but Killington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Mahilig Manghambalos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manghambalos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manghambalos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manghambalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Manghambalos.
Manghambalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manghambalos closes the distance but Killington moves to the side
and Killington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manghambalos connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Buzz Killington has been cut.
Manghambalos moves in looking to clinch but Killington pushes him off.
Killington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manghambalos clinches.
Manghambalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manghambalos lands a body shot.
Killington is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killington tries to circle away but Manghambalos has him pinned against the cage.
Manghambalos breaks the clinch.
Manghambalos throws a series of strikes that have Killington backpedaling.
Manghambalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manghambalos throws a right hand that Killington ducks under and follows up with a left that Killington also avoids with ease.
Killington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manghambalos closes the distance and pushes Killington back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manghambalos pushes Killington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Killington is trying to break free.
Killington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manghambalos has him pressed against the cage.
Manghambalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Manghambalos counter with a right hand.
Manghambalos thuds a left hand into Killington's body.
Killington tries to keep at a distance but Manghambalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manghambalos lands an elbow inside that Killington shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manghambalos.
Manghambalos pushes Killington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manghambalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Manghambalos.
Manghambalos darts in and clinches Killington up against the cage.
Manghambalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manghambalos missing with a left hand there. Killington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahilig Manghambalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manghambalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killington ducks under a wild hook from Manghambalos.
Manghambalos misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manghambalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Killington tries to break the clinch but Manghambalos is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Manghambalos - that landed with a thud.
Manghambalos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manghambalos keeps control of Killington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manghambalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manghambalos lands a damaging elbow.
Buzz Killington's cut is getting worse.
Manghambalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manghambalos moves into the clinch.
Manghambalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Killington backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Manghambalos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manghambalos.
Manghambalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manghambalos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manghambalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killington backwards.
Manghambalos manages to break the clinch.
Manghambalos takes the fight into the clinch.
Killington is trying to break the clinch but Manghambalos has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manghambalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manghambalos has him pressed against the cage.
Killington tries to break free but Manghambalos pushes him back against the cage.
Manghambalos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manghambalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Killington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manghambalos counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killington throws a right hand that misses
and Manghambalos counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manghambalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killington is trying to break the clinch but Manghambalos is controlling him.
Manghambalos lands with a right to the head.
Manghambalos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Manghambalos.
Manghambalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manghambalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Manghambalos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manghambalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Manghambalos.
Manghambalos closes the distance and pushes Killington back into the cage.
Manghambalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killingtons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahilig Manghambalos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Killington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manghambalos misses with a right hand
letting Killington counter with a right hand.
Manghambalos drops Killington with a straight right hand, right on the button! Manghambalos follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahilig Manghambalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
179 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikkel Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Big Oh has been cut.
Oh darts in trying to clinch
and Kessler counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kessler as he avoids it easily.
Kessler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kessler breaks the clinch.
Kessler cracks Oh with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh fails with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Kessler.
Big Oh's cut is getting worse.
Kessler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh is rocked!
Kessler moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh is trying to force a seperation but Kessler has the dominant position.
Oh tries to pull guard but Kessler won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Oh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kessler.
Kessler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Kessler controls the action.
Kessler manages to pull guard.
Oh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler wants to stand up but Oh is controlling him.
Oh postures up in Kessler's guard and throws a big left but Kessler blocks it.
Oh prevents Kessler from getting back to his feet.
Oh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oh thows a big elbow that misses.
Kessler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oh postures up in Kessler's guard and throws a big left but Kessler blocks it.
Oh chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh 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.
Oh is looking to work some ground and pound but Kessler has wrist control.
Kessler is working an open guard so Oh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mikkel Kessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kessler misses with a low kick as Oh jumps back.
Nice body punch from Kessler.
Oh is breathing heavily.
Oh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kessler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kessler is trying to buck Oh off.
Oh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kessler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kessler is trying to get back to his feet.
Oh throws an elbow but Kessler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kessler dodges the ground and pound from Oh.
Oh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler parries the strikes from Oh easily there. Oh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kessler to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kessler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oh cracks Kessler with a big right hand but Kessler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kessler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oh.
Oh working the head with strikes.
Kessler dodges the ground and pound from Oh.
Oh working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh is working Kessler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Oh.
Oh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kessler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oh is working Kessler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kessler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kessler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kessler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oh.
Oh lands an elbow.
Oh lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh is putting a hurting on Kessler here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikkel Kessler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Oh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oh wants to clinch up but Kessler keeps it at a distance.
Oh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kessler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kessler moves into the clinch.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Oh.
Oh working aggressively here.
Oh tries to work over Kessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
Kessler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh throws a lazy uppercut
and Kessler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kessler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oh's knee momentarily.
Oh gets a takedown into half guard.
Kessler looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh is pressing down on Kessler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kessler is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kessler wants to get back to his feet.
Kessler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oh.
Kessler is trying to stand.
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.
Oh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kessler is rocked!
Oh lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kessler! More strikes land and this one is all over! Oh jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Oh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrki Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyrki Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka shoots in but no luck this time.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Pekka or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes which made him look bad.
Mark Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrki Pekka.
Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pekka is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Pekka defends it.
Pekka preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes works his way into full mount!
Pekka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hughes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pekka is holding on tight.
Pekka is working to get back to half guard.
Pekka somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pekka blocks the body kick.
Pekka misses the shot to the body.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Hughes is trying to get an arm triangle but Pekka is defending well.
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Pekka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pekka is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hughes is staying active.
Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pekka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pekka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hughes's guard! Nice work there by Pekka!
Pekka trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes 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.
Pekka wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Pekka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyrki Pekka.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hughes throws a one two combo.
Hughes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Pekka looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pekka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hughes's guard.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Pekka tries to pass.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes pulls Pekka in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pekka is keeping the position for now.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Hughes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pekka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pekka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes manages to get back to half guard.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Pekka is controlling well.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pekka trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Pekka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Pekka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pekka preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes wants to stand up but Pekka is controlling him.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Pekka trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Pekka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes working a defensive guard but Pekka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pekka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to escape the position but Pekka is controlling the position.
Pekka trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes tries to bench press Pekka off him but Pekka keeps the position.
Pekka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hughes regains half guard.
Pekka is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pekka to get the leverage.
Pekka controlling the pace.
Pekka is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hughes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pekka fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekka gets caught flat footed, as Hughes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Pekka is keeping the position.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Pekka is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pekka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes is staying active underneath Pekka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Pekka has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hughes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pekka is standing up over Hughes. Hughes looks to escape but Pekka dives into side control.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Pekka tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Pekka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pekka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Pekka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hughes tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes regains half guard.
Pekka trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Pekka is controlling well.
Pekka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pekka is keen to just control but Hughes is a slippery customer.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hughes won't allow Pekka to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Pekka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Pekka stops Hughes from getting back to his feet.
Pekka is trying to control. Hughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard but Pekka has mounted him!
Kyrki Pekka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Pekka tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Pekka 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Pekka tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Pekka is working for a guillotine from mount but Hughes frees his head quite easily.
Pekka controlling the pace for now.
Mark Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pekka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pekka looking for a guillotine from mount but Hughes is having none of it.
Pekka trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
Kyrki Pekka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrki Pekka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hughes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Tramadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Tramadore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cliff Tramadore!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tramadore looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller sizes up Tramadore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tramadore shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tramadores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller jabs Tramadore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Cliff Tramadore has been cut.
Tramadore doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tramadore has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Mike Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Tramadore.
Tramadore has a takedown stuffed.
Tramadore tries to clinch up.
Tramadore tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Tramadore tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tramadore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tramadore walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a swing at Tramadore's ribcage but misses.
Tramadore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Tramadore's head.
Tramadore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tramadore tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Tramadore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller lands a head shot.
Tramadore has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miller 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.
Miller scores with a one two! Tramadore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tramadore with a poor takedown
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tramadore looks gassed!
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Tramadore's head back.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tramadore fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Tramadore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a jab. Tramadore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mike Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Tramadore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller throws a series of punches but Tramadore moves out of range.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Tramadore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tramadore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Tramadore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tramadore on the side of the head.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller throws a right and a left that Tramadore avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tramadore.
Miller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Miller duly obliges.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tramadore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller stuns Tramadore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller jabs Tramadore right on the nose. Tramadore blinks but takes it well.
Miller feints a jab promting Tramadore to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tramadore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller with a jab.
Miller cracks Tramadore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tramadore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller tests Tramadore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tramadore takes one on the button.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tramadore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tramadore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tramadore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Miller lands.
Tramadore walks into a jab.
Miller cracks Tramadore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mike Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Tramadore backs away looking to recover.
Miller stalks Tramadore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tramadore's face. Tramadore staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Miller duly obliges.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller 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.
Miller connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Tramadore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tramadore ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Tramadore slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller jabs Tramadore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tramadore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tramadore thinking.
Miller scores with a jab. Tramadore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tramadore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tramadore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller jabs Tramadore right on the nose. Tramadore blinks but takes it well.
Miller connects with a right hand. Tramadore shakes it off.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tramadore can do to turn this around?
Tramadore is breathing heavily.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tramadore under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramadore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tramadore walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Tramadore with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Tramadore will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Decent striking displayed by Miller there.
Tramadore walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Tramadore backpedaling.
Tramadore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tramadore. Tramadore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tramadore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller digs a good body shot into Tramadore's ribs.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller lands a body shot.
Tramadore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Tramadore.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mike Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller scores with the left hand. Tramadore knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramadore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tramadore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tramadore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Miller there.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Tramadore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Tramadore is trying desperately to land a takedown but Miller is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tramadore.
Tramadore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tramadore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller works the jab nicely.
Tramadore slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Tramadore misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tramadore takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tramadore doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tramadore backs up against the cage.
Miller catches Tramadore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cliff Tramadore'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tramadore closes the distance and clinches.
Tramadore dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tramadore receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tramadore stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Tramadore is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cliff Tramadore.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tramadore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tramadore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tramadore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Tramadore shoots and misses
and Tramadore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tramadore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Tramadore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tramadore off to one side.
Tramadore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tramadore doesn't seem phased though.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Tramadore.
Tramadore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tramadore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tramadore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Miller.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miller 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.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tramadore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Tramadore is looking to clinch.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tramadore's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Tramadore's head back.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller clobbers Tramadore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tramadore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tramadore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tramadore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tramadore drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Tramadore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tramadore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Tramadore with an uppercut!
Miller connects with a body shot.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Tramadore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tramadore scrambles back to his feet.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tramadores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tramadore has time to react.
Tramadore drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Tramadore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Tramadore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Tramadore's head back.
Tramadore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tramadore wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Cliff Tramadore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller lands a jab.
Tramadore swings widly with a right hand
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tramadore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Miller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reg Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veijo Veijalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reg Magno had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Reg Magno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Veijo Veijalainen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reg Magno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Veijalainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veijalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Veijalainen misses
letting Magno counter with a right hand.
Veijalainen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veijalainen has his takedown stuffed
letting Magno counter with a right hand.
Magno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veijalainen.
Veijalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Magno is just out of range.
Veijalainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magno avoids the body shot from Veijalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijalainen misses with a head kick.
Magno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magno lands in his opponent's guard.
Magno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magno works over Veijalainen with some ground and pound from guard.
Magno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veijalainen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Veijo Veijalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Magno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Veijalainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Magno stops a takedown attempt from Veijalainen.
Magno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Veijalainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Magno walks away with a smile on his face. Veijalainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reg Magno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Veijalainen.
Veijalainen throws a head kick that misses
and Magno counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen jumps guard but Magno stands there with Veijalainen around his waist. Veijalainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magno misses with a punch on the inside.
Magno lands with a left to the head.
Veijalainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Magno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Magno lands a takedown into guard.
Magno throwing strikes but missing.
Veijalainen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Magno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magno looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Magno landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Veijalainen has momentary wrist control but Magno slips an elbow through the middle.
Magno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magno with a nice head shot there.
Veijalainen looking to control.
Magno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veijalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magno looking to pass the guard.
Magno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reg Magno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veijalainen with a poor takedown
and Magno counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magno throwing strikes from guard but Veijalainen blocks nicely.
Veijalainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magno trying to control the position from guard on top but Veijalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Veijalainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magno is trying to get back to full guard.
Veijalainen is trying to control. Magno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Veijalainen is working for a kimura but Magno is defending it quite comfortably.
Veijalainen 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.
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.
Veijalainen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magno tries to roll over but Veijalainen keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen seems to be working for a kimura but Magno defends the submission attempt.
Magno is looking to control Veijalainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magno avoid being mounted?
Magno is pressing down on Veijalainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magno controlling Veijalainen's posture.
Magno trying to keep a closed guard but Veijalainen is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Veijalainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Veijalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magno has momentary wrist control but Veijalainen slips an elbow through the middle.
Magno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reg Magno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Veijalainen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Magno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Veijalainen won't be happy with that.
Magno creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Veijalainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Veijalainen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Magno.
I wouldn't like to be where Veijalainen is right now.
Magno working the strikes but Veijalainen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Veijalainen wants to control but Magno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veijalainen wants to control but Magno is keeping busy.
Magno wants to stand up but Veijalainen is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijalainen is trying to stand back up but Magno is controlling him
Veijalainen trying to hold on to Magno's head to control him but Magno postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veijalainen moves into full guard.
Veijalainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magno is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Veijalainen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Magno has worked his arm free - good work by Magno!
Veijalainen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magno manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reg Magno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magno drops an elbow to the side of Veijalainen's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veijalainen pushes Magno off and gets back to his feet.
Veijalainen tries to land a body kick
and Magno moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen fails to pull guard.
Veijalainen tries to pull guard but Magno won't allow it.
Magno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veijalainen throws the kick towards the body but Magno avoids it.
Veijalainen tries to keep at a distance but Magno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Veijalainen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Veijalainen tries to pull guard but Magno holds him up against the cage and eventually Veijalainen drops back down to his feet.
Reg Magno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Veijalainen.
Magno is trying to trip Veijalainen. He has hold of a leg but Veijalainen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Magno persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Magno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magno throws a strike but Veijalainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Veijalainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veijalainen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Magno is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Magno has escaped and now he's on top!
Veijalainen pulls Magno in close to prevent any damage.
Magno postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reg Magno clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veijalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Veijalainen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Veijalainen counters with a big head kick but Magno shrugs it off.
Veijalainen throws a head kick but Magno moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veijalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veijalainen throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veijalainen throws a lazy head kick
and Magno counters with a three punch combo that has Veijalainen backing up. Veijalainen nods at Magno to acknowledge the strikes.
Veijalainen gets caught flat footed, as Magno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Veijalainen managing to control the position.
Magno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Veijalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magno manages to get himself to full guard.
Veijalainen is pushing down on Magno's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magno is fighting to maintain full guard but Veijalainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno wants to stand back up but Veijalainen manages to pass into side control.
Veijalainen working the head and body with strikes.
Veijalainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magno is pushing Veijalainen's head away, looking to escape. Veijalainen manages to hold on to the position though.
Veijalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magno keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veijalainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Magno, who protects the arm well.
Magno taking punishment in the form of punches.
Veijalainen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Veijalainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Veijalainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Magno tries to bench press Veijalainen off him but Veijalainen keeps the position.
Veijalainen advances to mount.
Magno really wants to buck Veijalainen off and get back to his feet.
Veijalainen trying to control but Magno is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Veijalainen dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magno darts in trying to clinch
and Veijalainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Magno thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Veijalainen lands a head kick!
Veijalainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veijalainen wants to slow Magno down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magno dives in and grabs Veijalainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veijalainen pushes down on Magno's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Veijalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veijalainen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Veijo Veijalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veijalainen.
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.
Veijalainen throws a push kick but Magno slaps the foot to one side.
Veijalainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Magno.
Magno avoids the head kick by Veijalainen.
Magno fails with the takedown
and Veijalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Veijalainen scores with a takedown into Magno's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magno is trying to keep Veijalainen in close.
Magno keeping moving, preventing Veijalainen from controlling successfully.
Magno looking for a sweep. Not yet Magno, not yet.
Veijalainen looking to pass the guard.
Veijo Veijalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Veijalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Magno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veijalainen throws a strike but Magno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Veijalainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reg Magno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veijalainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veijo Veijalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magno 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reg Magno!
Reg Magno retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes to the cage accompanied by Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rymy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Virta counter with a right hand.
Rymy throws a body punch but Virta moves out of range.
Rymy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Virta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Virta gets caught flat footed, as Rymy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rymy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Virta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Virta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymy prevents Virta from getting back to his feet.
Virta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Virta manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rymy has Virta in his guard.
Rymy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Virta wants to control from the top but Rymy keeps moving.
Rymy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Virta stacks Rymy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Virta!
Rymy is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy being controlled for a moment.
Let's hope that Virta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rymy is looking to reverse the position.
Virta wants to control but Rymy is keeping him busy.
Rymy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Virta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Virta controlling from side mount.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ara Virta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rymy throws an off balance right hand
and Virta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rymy moves out of range of the body kick.
Rymy checks a leg kick.
Rymy lands with a shot to the body.
Virta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rymy swings widly with a right hand
and Virta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rymy tries to keep at a distance but Virta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Virta stalling.
Rymy leaning against his opponent.
Virta is trying to maintain a safe position but Rymy gets an underhook and turns Virta into the cage.
Rymy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Virta lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rymy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Virta counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rymy is out of range and Virta settles back down.
Virta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virta misses with a shot to the body
and Rymy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta counters with a big head kick but Rymy shrugs it off.
Rymy throws a right hand that misses
and Virta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rymy throws a lazy uppercut
and Virta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rymy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rymy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Virta to the mat! Virta manages to get full guard.
Rymy looking to sit in guard and control but Virta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Virta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rymy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virta finds it's way round the side to connect with Rymy's head.
Virta scoring well with a low kick there.
Rymy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Virta.
Virta misses with a two punch combination.
Ara Virta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Rymy.
Rymy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Virta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Virta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virta misses with a shot to the body
and Rymy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Virta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy misses with a right hand
and Rymy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rymy.
Rymy can't find room to land a body shot as Virta controls the action.
Virta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Virta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rymy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Virta!
Virta tries to lock up and control but Rymy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Virta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rymy 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.
Virta trying to control but Rymy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy prevents Virta from standing back up.
Rymy is keen to just control but Virta is a slippery customer.
Virta is trying to stand up here but Rymy is controlling him well.
Rymy is working for a kimura but Virta is defending it quite comfortably.
Rymy is looking to advance position but Virta won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to advance to full mount but Virta doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rymy trying to control the position from guard on top but Virta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rymy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Virta dives on top into guard.
Rymy looking for a sweep. Not yet Rymy, not yet.
Virta looking to pass the guard.
Virta trying to control but Rymy is working from the bottom.
Virta preventing the sweep.
Virta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four 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.
Virta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Virta wants to get up but he can't break Rymy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ara Virta.
Virta throws a wild body kick that Rymy sees coming a mile off.
Rymy misses with a right hand
and Virta counters with a series of strikes. Rymy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rymy misses with an uppercut
and Virta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rymy swings widly with a right hand
and Virta counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rymy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Virta to counter with a crisp jab.
Virta loads up on a big right hand but Rymy slips the punch.
Virta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Virta looks to land a combination but Rymy avoids it well.
Rymy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Virta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rymy, pushing him back against the cage.
Virta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Virta'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.
Virta breaks the clinch.
Rymy swings widly with a right hand
and Virta counters with a leg kick.
Virta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virta.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Virta lands with a shot to the body.
Virta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rymy misses with an uppercut
and Virta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy needs to keep his hands up - Virta had a free shot at his head there.
Virta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rymy.
Rymy swings widly with a right hand
and Virta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rymy blocks a head kick by Virta.
A cross from Virta lands.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta counters with a three punch combo that has Rymy backing up. Rymy nods at Virta to acknowledge the strikes.
Virta misses with a wild combination.
Rymy moves into the clinch successfully.
Rymy misses with a body punch.
Virta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rymy backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Virta.
Virta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta gets underhooks to prevent Rymy's takedown attempt.
Virta lands a left hand.
Rymy struggles to land a body shot inside as Virta controls his hands.
Good body shot from Rymy.
Rymy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rymy has Virta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Virta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rymy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Virta up against the cage.
Virta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Virta as the two fighters clinch.
Virta controlling the action here for a moment.
Virta misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Virta.
Knees to the body from Virta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rymy.
Rymy goes for a takedown attempt but Virta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rymy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rymy misses with a hook
letting Virta counter with a right hand.
Virta throws a series of strikes that have Rymy backpedaling.
Virta catches Rymy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Virta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ara Virta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch but Rymy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virta tries to bum rush Rymy with a series of wild strikes but Rymy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rymy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Virta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rymy is rocked!
Virta throws a series of punches but Rymy moves out of range.
Oh Rymy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Virta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rymy's calf.
Rymy seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Virta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rymy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Virta.
Rymy avoids the head kick by Virta.
Virta darts in trying to clinch
and Rymy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Virta misses the jab.
Rymy throws a lazy uppercut
and Virta counters with a straight right hand.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virta stalling the fight.
Rymy misses with a body punch.
Rymy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Virta's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rymy as Virta tries to tie him up.
Virta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Virta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rymy.
Rymy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virta.
Rymy throws a lazy uppercut
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Virta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rymy has his takedown stuffed
and Virta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rymy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rymy is trying to break free.
Rymy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rymy throws a right hand that misses
and Virta counters with a straight right hand.
Rymy throws a poor cross that misses
and Virta counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Virta.
Rymy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Virta throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rymy drives through and clinches with Virta against the cage.
Virta manages to break the clinch.
Virta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rymy's head.
Rymy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Virta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rymy's knee momentarily.
Rymy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rymy blocks a head kick by Virta.
Virta cracks Rymy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rymy thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Virta tenderised Rymy's leg. Rymy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Virta clinches.
Rymy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Virta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rymy up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Virta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Virta.
Virta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Virta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rymy's defenses.
Virta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Virta.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Virta manages to break the clinch.
Ara Virta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Virta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rymy misses with a lunging right hand
and Virta counters with a low kick, right behind Rymy 's knee.
Rymy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Virta counters with a straight right hand.
Virta lands a nice shot to the body.
Virta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Virta stalls.
Virta digs a right hand underneath Rymy's ribcage. Rymy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Virta'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.
Rymy throws a head punch that misses.
Virta blocks a body shot from Rymy.
Rymy trying to stall but Virta improves his position.
Rymy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Virta trying to land knees to the body.
Virta taking a breather.
Virta trying to control the position but instead, Rymy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Virta into the cage.
A short right from Virta on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy manages to break the clinch.
Rymy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reijo Rymy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rymy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Virta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rymy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Virta to counter with a crisp jab.
Virta misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Rymy.
Virta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Virta motions for Rymy to come forward. Virta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Virta.
Rymy misses with a jab to the body
and Virta counters with a good low kick that Rymy was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Virta as he connects with a hook.
Rymy swings widly with a right hand
letting Virta counter with a right hand.
Virta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Virta throws a series of punches but Rymy avoids them all with ease.
Rymy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Virta lands with a hook. Rymy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Virta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rymy scores with a decent looking hook.
Rymy throws an off balance right hand
and Virta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rymy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virta.
Virta lands a big head kick that sends Rymy tumbling to the mat! Virta takes a step backwards and waves Rymy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rymy at a distance.
Virta clobbers Rymy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rymy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Virta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Virta swinging wildly here.
Virta lands a jab to Rymy's midsection.
Virta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Virta.
Virta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rymy clinches with his opponent.
Virta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virta wants to land a leg kick but Rymy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Virta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rymy catches Virta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rymy with a poor takedown
and Virta counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Virta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rymy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virta.
Virta scoring well with a low kick there.
Virta stalks Rymy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rymy's face. Rymy staggers backwards, shaken.
Virta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta cracks the inside of Rymy's front leg.
Virta punishes Rymy's body with a nice straight punch.
Virta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reijo Rymy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rymy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rymy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Virta catches Rymy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Virta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rymy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virta.
Virta wants to clinch.
Rymy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Virta counters with a series of strikes. Rymy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Virta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virta lands a leg kick that knocks Rymy off balance momentarily.
Rymy seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Virta shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Rymy is backing up but Virta catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Rymy covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Virta Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Virta!
Ara Virta is the new middleweight champion!
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