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BS:H 26 - 3000 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness. Ainsley Clearly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasumi lands a jab to Clearly's midsection.
Clearly looks to land a body kick but Kasumi moved away.
Clearly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Ainsley Clearly has been cut.
Clearly throws a leg kick which misses Kasumi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kasumi tries to avoid it.
Kasumi pushes Clearly away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasumi lands with a cross.
Clearly cracks Kasumi with an open hand slap.
Clearly misses with a wild body shot.
Kasumi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clearly looks gassed!
Kasumi jabs Clearly right on the nose. Clearly blinks but takes it well.
Kasumi cracks Clearly with an open hand slap.
Clearly misses with a right hand
and Kasumi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasumi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasumi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasumi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kasumi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clearly at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasumi.
Kasumi catches Clearly napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Clearly to the canvas!
That has opened up Ainsley Clearly's cut even more.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasumi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clearly is rocked!
Kasumi landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasumi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kasumi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clearly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kasumi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kasumi throwing strikes from guard but Clearly blocks nicely.
Kasumi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly working a defensive guard but Kasumi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kasumi controlling the position.
Kasumi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Clearly some visible discomfort.
Kasumi tries for a kimura but Clearly is defending well.
Kasumi 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kasumi is putting a hurting on Clearly here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kasumi is looking to take a break and control but Clearly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasumi stands up.
Clearly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasumi 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.
The cut above Ainsley Clearly's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clearly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Kasumi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clearly doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasumi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clearly eats them both and turns towards Kasumi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ainsley Clearly's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ainsley Clearly's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenshiro Kasumi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyd Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eldridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas ducks right into an uppercut from Eldridge.
Eldridge drives through and clinches with Lucas against the cage.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucas trying to control the position but instead, Eldridge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucas into the cage.
Lucas tries to break free but Eldridge pushes him back against the cage.
Eldridge stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucas wants to break free but Eldridge has control.
Lucas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eldridge stalling.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Eldridge works on Lucas's body with a couple of short punches.
Lucas is trying to stall.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Eldridge.
It looks like Boyd Lucas has been cut.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Eldridge just leaning against Lucas, taking a breather.
Eldridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucas's efforts to push away.
Lucas can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eldridge.
Lucas avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Lucas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Eldridge wants to clinch.
Eldridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lucas tests Eldridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eldridge connects with a body shot that sends Lucas's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a body punch
and Eldridge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eldridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eldridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucas throws a jab but it's blocked by Eldridge.
Eldridge clinches up with Lucas and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eldridge throws an elbow that misses.
Lucas tries to circle away but Eldridge has him pinned against the cage.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Eldridge.
Lucas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucas tries to break free but Eldridge pushes him back against the cage.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Eldridge working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Lucas is looking to control Eldridge's arms but Eldridge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucas has his back to the cage.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Lucas wants to get back to striking at distance but Eldridge won't allow it.
Lucas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
Lucas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eldridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Eldridge looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Lucas. Beautiful body shot.
Lucas is looking to wear down Eldridge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lucas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucas cracks Eldridge with an open hand slap.
Eldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Eldridge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lucas on the side of the head.
Lucas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eldridge's hands.
Lucas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eldridge under the eye.
It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
Lucas with a nice cross.
Lucas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eldridge counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas tries to bum rush Eldridge with a series of wild strikes but Eldridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas throws a hook to the side of Eldridge's head but Eldridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eldridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lucas.
Eldridge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eldridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucas.
Lucas lands with a shot to the body.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eldridge moves into the clinch.
Lucas is trying to break free.
Eldridge keeps control of Lucas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Eldridge - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eldridge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eldridge tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Eldridge back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Lucas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Eldridge to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas loads up on a big right hand but Eldridge slips the punch.
Eldridge closes the distance and clinches.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lucas missing with a left hand there. Eldridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucas with a hook.
Lucas throws an off balance right hand
letting Eldridge counter with a right hand.
Eldridge misses with an uppercut.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eldridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
Eldridge avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eldridge looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyd Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucas lands a nice hook to Eldridge's body. Eldridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eldridge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas throws a poor cross that misses
and Eldridge counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eldridge.
Boyd Lucas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Eldridge.
Lucas misses with a lunging right hand
and Eldridge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eldridge.
Lucas prevents a body shot from Eldridge.
Nice body punch from Eldridge.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Eldridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
A head punch on the inside from Eldridge fails to land.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike from Eldridge.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Lucas avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lucas being controlled against the cage.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucas wants to break free but Eldridge has control.
Lucas taking a breather.
Eldridge misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Eldridge throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucas tries to break free but Eldridge pushes him back against the cage.
Eldridge has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucas's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lucas stalling in the clinch but Eldridge improves position.
Lucas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eldridge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Eldridge has Lucas pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Eldridge.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
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.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Eldridge.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge is trying to stall.
Eldridge is struggling to control the position.
Eldridge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge prevents Lucas from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eldridge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucas has had enough of the clinch but Eldridge keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but Eldridge is controlling the position.
Lucas tries to circle away but Eldridge has him pinned against the cage.
Eldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucas gets an underhook and turns Eldridge into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Eldridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lucas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Eldridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas stuns Eldridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eldridge takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Eldridge.
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eldridge counters by clinching up.
Eldridge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lucas avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Eldridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Eldridge.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Eldridge is controlling him.
Lucas can't break the clinch.
Lucas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Lucas misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas drops his hands momentarily and Eldridge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eldridge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Eldridge finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eldridge.
Eldridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eldridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eldridge throws a hook but Lucas avoids it easily.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eldridge manages to avoid it.
Eldridge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eldridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas misses with a shot to the body
and Eldridge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eldridge.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eldridge takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eldridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike.
Eldridge stalls.
Come on Lucas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldridge controlling the action here for a moment.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Eldridge is pushing Lucas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Lucas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Eldridge tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Lucas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Eldridge.
Lucas avoiding damage as Eldridge throws knees to the body.
Eldridge has Lucas pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucas is trying to maintain a safe position but Eldridge gets an underhook and turns Lucas into the cage.
Eldridge prevents Lucas from breaking the clinch.
Eldridge can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Eldridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas has had enough of the clinch but Eldridge keeps him there for the moment.
Eldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but Eldridge is controlling the position.
Lucas is trying to force a seperation but Eldridge has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Lucas. Beautiful body shot.
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.
Lucas avoids the body shot from Eldridge.
Eldridge defending well as Lucas loads up on a big left hand.
Lucas throws a hook but Eldridge blocks it.
Lucas misses with a double jab
and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eldridge scores with a hook to the body. Lucas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eldridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucas. That did some damage!
Lucas misses with a shot to the body
and Eldridge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eldridge.
Eldridge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas is defending well for now.
Eldridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eldridge lands an elbow inside.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Eldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eldridge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Eldridge saw that one coming.
Eldridge slips under a jab from Lucas.
Eldridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Eldridge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eldridge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Eldridge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Armas Paakku's chin.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Paakku misses
and Ulfsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ulfsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paakku.
Paakku throws an off balance right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a straight right hand.
Paakku tries to clinch but Ulfsson moves away
and Paakku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ulfsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ulfsson lunges at Paakku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paakku's hand.
Paakku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Paakku misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a big head kick but Paakku shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paakku wants to clinch but Ulfsson slips to the side
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ulfsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ulfsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paakku darts in trying to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakku takes one to the chin there.
Paakku thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Paakku closes the distance but Ulfsson moves to the side
and Ulfsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Paakku shrugs it off.
Paakku wants to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a crisp one two that drops Paakku! Ulfsson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Paakku to his feet! Paakku is in big trouble!
Paakku throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paakku is breathing heavily.
Paakku avoids the head kick by Ulfsson.
A low kick from Paakku is predictable there
and Ulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paakku's knee momentarily.
Ulfsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Armas Paakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ulfsson thuds his shin into the meat of Paakku's side.
Ulfsson connects with a right hand. Paakku shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson scores with a leg kick.
Ulfsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ulfsson lands with a kick to the temple. Paakku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulfsson.
Ulfsson dips to his left and cracks Paakku with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulfsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paakku if he has to take too many more of those.
Paakku slips a jab and a cross from Ulfsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ulfsson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Paakku drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ulfsson follows Paakku to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Beginning of the End blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Collins digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins misses with a body shot.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dave Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan St Pierre.
Nice body punch from Collins.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Pierre looks gassed!
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!
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
Collins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collins with a hook.
Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collins is in close to St Pierre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to St Pierre's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Collins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St Pierre defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins works his way into side control.
St Pierre seems a little lost for a moment, as Collins dominates the positioning.
Collins scoring with punches from side control.
Collins trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Collins cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
St Pierre is not content to let Collins control the position.
Collins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Pierre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Collins drags him back down.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Collins trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Collins working the head and body with strikes.
Collins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Collins sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins slips a nice elbow through St Pierre's hands, connecting with St Pierre's forehead.
Collins thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collins connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Collins circles away easily
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Dan St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands with a good body shot.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre moves away from the strike by Collins.
Nice body punch from Collins.
St Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Collins finds it's way round the side to connect with St Pierre's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Collins.
Collins stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Pierre is rocked!
Collins punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Collins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Collins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Collins throws a good cross that connects.
Collins misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collins postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Dave Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins advances to half guard.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins is taking a breather. St Pierre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Collins.
St Pierre tries to kick Collins off but Collins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collins connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
Collins 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.
Collins uses his free foot to push down on St Pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but Collins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Collins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins lands a big elbow.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins controlling his opponent.
St Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Collins postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked St Pierre badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Collins around the waist but Collins pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Collins is the winner by TKO! Collins jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Collins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Jelusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos's entrance music is Blur - Song 2. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Jelusic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Jelusic counters with a one-two to the body.
Jelusic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jelusic counters with a straight right hand.
Jelusic misses with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Jelusic counters with a right hand to the body.
Jelusic pushes Ramos up against the cage in a clinch.
Jelusic swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jelusic trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jelusic won't allow it.
Jelusic digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jelusic is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Jelusic - that landed with a thud.
Jelusic throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Jelusic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelusic prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jelusic is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jelusic lands a left hand.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Jelusic counters by clinching up.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jelusic clinches with his opponent.
Jelusic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jelusic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jelusic lands with a cross.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jelusic scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jelusic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jelusic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Jelusic is controlling him.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jelusic misses with the combination.
Jelusic blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Jelusic digs a good hook to Ramos's body.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jelusic.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Good exchange - Jelusic coming out on top.
Jelusic lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Jelusic counters with a nice body kick.
Jelusic tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jelusic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carl Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jelusic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jelusic counters with a right hand to the body.
Jelusic tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Jelusic counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jelusic misses the target.
Jelusic connects with a crisp jab.
Jelusic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jelusic.
Jelusic tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Jelusic clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jelusic connects with the punch.
Jelusic tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jelusic throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jelusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jelusic was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Jelusic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Jelusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jelusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Ramos misses
and Jelusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Jelusic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Jelusic counters with a two punch combo.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Jelusic counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Jelusic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Jelusic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Jelusic counters with a leg kick.
Jelusic looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Jelusic doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Jelusic tries to clinch up.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters by moving into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jelusic.
Jelusic gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Jelusic staying out of range there.
Ramos misses with a double jab
and Jelusic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jelusic feints a jab promting Ramos to slip. Jelusic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jelusic counters with a left to the body.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Jelusic counters with a two punch combo.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jelusic counter with a right hand.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jelusic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jelusic has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jelusic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jelusic keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jelusic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jelusic prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Jelusic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jelusic missing with knees to the body.
Jelusic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramos lands a shot to the body.
Jelusic is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramos gets an underhook and turns Jelusic into the cage.
Jelusic has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Jelusic has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Jelusic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jelusic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jelusic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Jelusic counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Jelusic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jelusic to counter with a crisp jab.
Jelusic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jelusic as the two fighters clinch.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jelusic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos tries to circle away but Jelusic has him pinned against the cage.
Jelusic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramos up against the cage.
Jelusic working aggressively here.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jelusic prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelusic lands a body punch.
Ramos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jelusic is keeping busy.
Jelusic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Jelusic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jelusic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Jelusic.
Jelusic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Jelusic.
Ramos tries a body shot but Jelusic blocks it.
Jelusic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramos up against the cage.
Jelusic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jelusic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jelusic.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Jelusic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Jelusic as the two fighters clinch.
Jelusic throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Jelusic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Jelusic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jelusic can pounce on him.
Jelusic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Jelusic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramos backs up against the cage.
Ramos lands a jab to the head.
Jelusic tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Jelusic's defenses.
Jelusic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jelusic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Jelusic's head.
Jelusic lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Jelusic moves into the clinch.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Jelusic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jelusic lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramos off the cage and back into rage.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Jelusic counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Jelusic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Jelusic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters with a nice uppercut.
Jelusic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Jelusic lands an overhand right.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Jelusic counters by clinching up.
Jelusic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jelusic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jelusic has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Jelusic controls his hands.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jelusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Jelusic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jelusic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Jelusic cracks Ramos with a nice body shot.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Jelusic doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Bojan Jelusic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jelusic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jelusic counters with a left to the body.
Ramos connects with a single shot there.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Jelusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos throws a hook but Jelusic avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Jelusic.
Jelusic is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Jelusic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jelusic counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jelusic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jelusic lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Jelusic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jelusic.
Jelusic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jelusic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jelusic scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jelusic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jelusic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramos slips a straight right by Jelusic.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jelusic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Jelusic. Those never looked like landing.
Jelusic swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Jelusic throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Jelusic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jelusic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Jelusic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jelusic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Jelusic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Jelusic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jelusic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jelusic misses with a leg kick.
Jelusic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramos.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Jelusic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jelusic throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Jelusic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jelusic walks into a straight right hand from Ramos.
Ramos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jelusic under the eye.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Jelusic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jelusic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Jelusic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Ramos.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jelusic has time to react.
Bojan Jelusic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jelusic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jelusic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos misses with a hook. Jelusic ducked under it nicely.
Carl Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Jelusic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos slips a straight right by Jelusic.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bojan Jelusic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jelusic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bojan Jelusic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
192 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsson lands a jab to Shepherd's midsection.
Shepherd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shepherd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shepherd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shepherd stopping the sweep attempt from Olsson.
Olsson managing to control the position.
Olsson 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsson is trying to keep Shepherd in close.
Olsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olsson controlling Shepherd's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Lars Olsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Olsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shepherd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lars Olsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shepherd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Olsson feints and then cracks Shepherd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shepherd down.
Olsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olsson tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olsson.
Shepherd takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olsson misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olsson.
Shepherd looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Olsson.
Shepherd scores a takedown into full mount!
Olsson is looking to get to half guard.
Olsson tries to hold on but Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Shepherd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shepherd punching from mount but Olsson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shepherd throwing strikes here but Olsson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Olsson holds on to Shepherd around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Olsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shepherd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shepherd lands a nice shot to the head.
Shepherd looking to ground and pound but Olsson is blocking nicely.
Shepherd landing punches.
Olsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Olsson tries to get out of the position.
Olsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shepherd.
Olsson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shepherd.
Olsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shepherd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Olsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Olsson blocking the ground and pound.
Shepherd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Olsson?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shepherd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shepherd unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Olsson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Shepherd celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Shepherd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magne Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magne Bruno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hiro Sakurai's chin.
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215 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magne Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno leaves Sakurai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruno wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Bruno misses.
A jab from Bruno misses.
Bruno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruno throws a body punch but Sakurai moves out of range.
Bruno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakurai shoots in and drives through. Bruno sprawls well.
Magne Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Bruno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Bruno does no damage.
Sakurai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruno avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruno misses the jab.
Sakurai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bruno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakurai has his takedown stuffed
and Bruno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakurai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruno.
Sakurai shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakurai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense.
Bruno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruno won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakurai looks gassed!
Bruno pushes Sakurai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sakurai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bruno is trying to improve his position.
Bruno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakurai on the ground.
Bruno regains half guard.
Sakurai wants to advance to full mount but Bruno doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Sakurai from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakurai is fighting to break Bruno's control of his arms but Bruno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakurai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai tries for a takedown but Bruno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakurai manages to avoid it.
Bruno throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai fails with a takedown attempt.
Magne Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno sizes up Sakurai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruno lands a nice shot that snaps Sakurai's head back.
Bruno scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakurai should have avoided that one.
Sakurai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bruno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakurai somewhat.
Bruno throws a hook to the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakurai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruno just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno with a hook.
Sakurai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bruno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakurai somewhat.
Bruno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakurai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakurai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruno circles away.
Bruno digs a good body shot into Sakurai's ribs.
A big right from Bruno misses.
Bruno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruno connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno lands with a right hand.
Sakurai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruno avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Bruno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruno throws a one two combo.
Bruno throws a good cross that connects.
Bruno fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakurai with a poor takedown
and Bruno counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakurai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruno is fending him off so far but Sakurai persists. Nope, Bruno circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakurai takes one to the side of the head.
Sakurai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magne Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Sakurai defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
Sakurai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruno tries to avoid it but Sakurai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruno to the ground. Bruno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sakurai is breathing heavily.
Sakurai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno throws out a powerful jab.
Bruno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Bruno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bruno misses.
Bruno looks to land a left hand but Sakurai moved out of range nicely.
Bruno dips to his left and cracks Sakurai with an uppercut!
Bruno slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakurai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakurai at a distance.
Bruno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bruno scores with a jab.
Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai blocks a jab.
Bruno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruno lands with a cross.
Bruno jabs at Sakurai's body.
Sakurai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab lands there for Bruno.
Sakurai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruno misses with a left hand
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakurai being controlled here momentarily.
Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno working a defensive guard here.
Bruno wants to sweep here but Sakurai controlling him for the moment.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but Bruno is keeping the position.
Sakurai content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruno lands with a good body shot.
Sakurai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruno.
Jab, jab by Bruno - just one landing.
Bruno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sakurai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakurai takes one to the chin there.
Sakurai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bruno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Bruno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bruno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Sakurai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruno misses with a right hand
and Sakurai counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Bruno coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Bruno.
A slow jab from Bruno misses its intended target.
Sakurai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bruno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakurai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakurai looks for a takedown but Bruno sprawls well.
Magne Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Bruno tests Sakurai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakurai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but Bruno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno looks to land a combination but Sakurai avoids it well.
Sakurai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruno circles away.
Jab from Bruno.
Bruno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruno lands a head shot.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno throws the left hand but Sakurai avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Bruno misses
and Sakurai counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruno throws out a loose jab but Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Bruno counters with a left and a right that stings Sakurai.
Bruno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Bruno counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruno. Sakurai does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bruno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Bruno.
Bruno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruno misses with a jab to the body
and Sakurai counters with a single leg into guard. Bruno didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Bruno keeps moving.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but Bruno is keeping the position.
Hiro Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bruno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakurai is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
letting Bruno counter with a right hand.
Magne Bruno is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruno lands with a shot to the body.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno throws an overhand right that lands on Sakurai's shoulder, as Sakurai tries to avoid the shot.
Bruno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bruno wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruno connects with a body shot.
Sakurai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bruno counters with a left and a right that stings Sakurai.
Magne Bruno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Bruno misses with a hook.
Bruno thuds his right hand into Sakurai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magne Bruno.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruno, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magne Bruno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peukaloisen retket. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Phillip McGee!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holgersson.
Holgersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
McGee throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holgersson.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Holgersson counters with a low kick, right behind McGee 's knee.
Decent striking displayed by McGee there.
McGee throws a leg kick but Holgersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee misses with a hook
letting Holgersson counter with a right hand.
Holgersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McGee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Holgersson counters with a nice leg kick.
McGee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holgersson counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee throws a body kick the misses
and Holgersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Holgersson misses
and McGee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Holgersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGee avoids the head kick by Holgersson.
McGee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Holgersson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Holgersson counters with an inside leg kick.
Holgersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holgersson connects with an inside leg kick.
McGee looks gassed!
Holgersson throws a leg kick but McGee moved away.
McGee misses with a hook
and Holgersson counters with a good, hard body kick but McGee shrugs it off.
Holgersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holgersson lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holgersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holgersson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holgersson throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGee throws a body kick that misses.
Holgersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGee.
McGee connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nils Holgersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Holgersson.
McGee is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Holgersson. No joy for McGee on that attempt.
Holgersson lands with a kick to the temple. McGee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by McGee misses
and Holgersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGee's knee momentarily.
Holgersson blocks a jab.
A combination from Holgersson does no damage.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holgersson moves away.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Holgersson counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McGee.
Holgersson throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Holgersson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson throws a nice head kick!
Holgersson throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Holgersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee moves out of range as Holgersson throws a body kick.
McGee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holgersson but Holgersson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holgersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holgersson.
McGee throws a sloppy body shot
and Holgersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee avoids a kick to the body.
McGee misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Holgersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Holgersson throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGee is trying to ground and pound but Holgersson uses the momentary lack of control by McGee to regain half guard.
Holgersson pushes McGee off looking to stand but McGee dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holgersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGee scores with a jab.
Holgersson misses with a head kick.
Holgersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holgersson's half guard.
McGee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McGee trying to control the pace.
McGee trying to control the action but Holgersson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee trying to pass the guard but Holgersson defending well.
McGee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee wants to pass the guard but Holgersson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Holgersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGee.
McGee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holgersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holgersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGee.
McGee looks to land a strike but Holgersson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holgersson is keeping the position for now.
Holgersson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Holgersson misses with some punches.
Holgersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holgersson breaks from the clinch.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Holgersson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by McGee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holgersson.
McGee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holgersson on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses
and McGee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holgersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holgersson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Holgersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holgersson misses with a leg kick
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Holgersson was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holgersson.
McGee tests Holgersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holgersson misses with a body kick.
McGee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holgersson misses with a leg kick.
Nils Holgersson is winning the standup battle so far.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holgersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Holgersson will probably get the nod.
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.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holgersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holgersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGee looks to land a body kick but Holgersson moved away.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holgersson.
McGee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holgersson takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holgersson.
McGee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holgersson counters with a thumping low kick.
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holgersson as he jumps to the side.
Holgersson throws a leg kick
and McGee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holgersson won't be happy with that.
McGee working the strikes but Holgersson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
McGee content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGee.
McGee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Holgersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGee is keen to just control but Holgersson is a slippery customer.
Holgersson pushes McGee off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holgersson's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holgersson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holgersson's calf.
Holgersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Holgersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
Holgersson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holgersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holgersson fakes the leg kick and cracks McGee in the body.
Holgersson throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck for McGee with that takedown attempt.
Holgersson wants to clinch up but McGee keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee checks a leg kick nicely.
Holgersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holgersson under the eye.
A shot to the liver by McGee. Beautiful body shot.
McGee tried to score with a low kick but Holgersson checks it.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Holgersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt.
Nils Holgersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip McGee.
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Holgersson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holgersson - the referee stops the clock and McGee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holgersson. McGee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holgersson.
Holgersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson misses with a body kick.
Holgersson stuffs the takedown.
Holgersson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holgersson.
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holgersson is out of range and McGee settles back down.
Holgersson misses with a kick to the body.
Holgersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holgersson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by McGee misses
and Holgersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holgersson misses with a double jab.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Holgersson counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson 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.
McGee connects with a jab.
McGee thows a leg kick but Holgersson checks it
and Holgersson counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but Holgersson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holgersson.
Holgersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holgersson scores with a head kick.
Holgersson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGee connects with a jab.
McGee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Holgersson misses
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holgersson checks a low kick from McGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a leg kick but Holgersson moved away.
Holgersson scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Holgersson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holgersson doesn't seem bothered though.
Holgersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holgersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holgersson misses with a hook.
Holgersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGee's sensitive parts.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holgersson counters with a head kick. That will keep McGee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Holgersson is just out of range.
Holgersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGee takes a swing at Holgersson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holgersson manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holgersson.
Holgersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Holgersson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Holgersson's head but Holgersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holgersson throws a lazy head kick
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holgersson's knee momentarily.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Holgersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holgersson is looking to clinch.
Holgersson slips under a jab.
Holgersson misses with a right hand
and McGee counters with a thumping low kick.
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holgersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holgersson throws a leg kick
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holgersson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Holgersson 's knee.
McGee swings widly with a right hand
and Holgersson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Holgersson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holgersson will feel that in the morning.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Holgersson counters with a nice body kick.
Holgersson tried to score with a low kick but McGee checks it.
McGee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holgersson circles away.
McGee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holgersson.
Holgersson slips under a jab.
Holgersson throws a low kick, looking for McGee's leg but McGee calmly moves out of range.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Holgersson with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by McGee misses
and Holgersson counters with a solid body kick.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson misses with a low kick.
Holgersson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holgersson tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Holgersson throws a head kick that misses.
McGee scores with a push kick.
McGee wants to slow Holgersson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by McGee.
Holgersson misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a series of strikes. Holgersson will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Holgersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson had his way with Phillip McGee in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holgersson tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee shoots for a double leg takedown but Holgersson sprawls well. He's pushed McGee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Holgersson's belly button to the back.
Holgersson wants to clinch
and McGee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McGee.
Holgersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGee landing some decent shots from guard.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee slips nicely into half guard.
McGee thows a huge punch but Holgersson dodges it nicely.
Holgersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGee.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holgersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee throws a strike but Holgersson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holgersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGee wants to pass the guard but Holgersson is keeping the position.
McGee throwing strikes from guard but Holgersson blocks nicely.
McGee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee looking to sit in guard and control but Holgersson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holgersson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGee trying to keep a closed guard but Holgersson is proving a slippery customer.
Holgersson trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Holgersson throwing strikes but missing.
Holgersson working some strikes from top position.
McGee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holgersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nils Holgersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee is trying to keep Holgersson in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holgersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillip McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillip McGee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holgersson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holgersson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Holgersson!
Nils Holgersson retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The rolling stones - Under my thumb. 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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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagara Sanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanosuke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hook to the body lands for Tilthammer.
Sanosuke scores with a shot to the side of Tilthammer's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Sanosuke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilthammer.
Sanosuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Tilthammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tilthammer keeps control of Sanosuke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanosuke throws a head punch that misses.
Sanosuke blocks an uppercut.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tilthammer prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tilthammer avoids it.
Sanosuke blocks a body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer working aggressively here.
Tilthammer has Sanosuke pressed against the cage, preventing Sanosuke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tilthammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but Sanosuke blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanosuke is keeping busy.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Sanosuke misses with a punch to the body.
Tilthammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanosuke.
Tilthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanosuke avoids the damage to the body.
Sanosuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanosuke scores with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanosuke takes a swing at Tilthammer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Sanosuke misses
and Tilthammer counters with a straight right hand.
Sanosuke avoids the head kick by Tilthammer.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tilthammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Sanosuke.
Tilthammer trying to control the position but instead, Sanosuke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilthammer into the cage.
Tilthammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tilthammer'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.
A right hand to the body from Sanosuke.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tilthammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanosuke's brow.
Tilthammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tilthammer lands a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Sanosuke controls the action.
A body shot lands from Tilthammer.
Sanosuke lands a shot to the body.
Tilthammer trying to stall but Sanosuke improves his position.
Sanosuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Tilthammer controls his hands.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tilthammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tilthammer taking a breather.
Tilthammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanosuke lands a body shot.
Tilthammer trying to stall but Sanosuke improves his position.
Tilthammer looks gassed!
Tilthammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanosuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tilthammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanosuke controls his hands.
Tilthammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanosuke blocks a body shot from Tilthammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanosuke as Tilthammer tries to tie him up.
Sanosuke tries to work over Tilthammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanosuke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanosuke lands a nice shot to the body.
Tilthammer has a couple of punches blocked by Sanosuke.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanosuke is keeping busy.
Tilthammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanosuke.
Tilthammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Sanosuke misses
and Tilthammer counters with a low kick, right behind Sanosuke 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tilthammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanosuke scores with a body shot.
Sanosuke tries to land a leg kick but Tilthammer saw it coming and moves away.
Sanosuke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tilthammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tilthammer.
Sanosuke throws a head kick but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer lands a leg kick that knocks Sanosuke off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Sanosuke is predictable there
and Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
Sanosuke tries to work over Tilthammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanosuke wants to land a leg kick but Tilthammer is out of range.
Sanosuke takes a swing at Tilthammer's ribcage but misses.
Sanosuke swings widly with a right hand
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a good, hard body kick but Tilthammer shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Tilthammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Tilthammer motions for Sanosuke to come forward. Tilthammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tilthammer's knee momentarily.
Tilthammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Tilthammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer scores with a leg kick.
Sanosuke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Tilthammer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tilthammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanosuke's sensitive parts.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tilthammer misses with a leg kick
and Sanosuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanosuke checks a low kick from Tilthammer.
Sanosuke thows a leg kick but Tilthammer checks it
and Tilthammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanosuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tilthammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Sanosuke misses
and Tilthammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tilthammer.
Sanosuke cracks Tilthammer with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tilthammer.
Sanosuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanosuke cracks Tilthammer with a nice body shot.
Tilthammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanosuke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanosuke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanosuke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanosuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanosuke 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.
Sagara Sanosuke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it.
Sanosuke tries to land a leg kick but Tilthammer saw it coming and moves away.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a big head kick but Tilthammer shrugs it off.
Tilthammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tilthammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanosuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilthammer slips a straight right by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanosuke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tilthammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
Sanosuke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanosuke missing with a left hand there. Tilthammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tilthammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but Sanosuke avoids it.
Sanosuke thows a leg kick but Tilthammer checks it
and Tilthammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Tilthammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
Sanosuke motions for Tilthammer to come forward. Sanosuke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tilthammer misses with a wild body shot.
Sanosuke misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanosuke scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Sanosuke.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tilthammer tries a low kick but Sanosuke avoids it.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with an inside leg kick.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Sanosuke counter with a right hand.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that misses.
Tilthammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanosuke thows a leg kick but Tilthammer checks it
and Tilthammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a head kick but Tilthammer moves out of range.
A low kick from Sanosuke misses
and Tilthammer counters with a head kick.
Sanosuke throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tilthammer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tilthammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tilthammer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanosuke throws a sloppy head kick
and Tilthammer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanosuke lands a head kick. Tilthammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tilthammer closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanosuke blocks it with crossed arms.
Tilthammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tilthammer stalls.
Tilthammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanosuke controls his hands.
Sanosuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tilthammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilthammer tries to throw a body punch but Sanosuke avoids it by throwing Tilthammer back against the cage.
Tilthammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanosuke is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanosuke tries to work over Tilthammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanosuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanosuke lands a right hand.
Sanosuke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tilthammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanosuke's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanosuke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer wants to stall.
Tilthammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Sanosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Tilthammer closes the distance and clinches.
Tilthammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanosuke gets an underhook and turns Tilthammer into the cage.
Knees to the body from Tilthammer.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilthammer.
Tilthammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilthammer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tilthammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanosuke tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Sanosuke.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanosuke trying to land knees to the body.
Sanosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanosuke misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tilthammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Sanosuke controls the action.
Sanosuke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanosuke lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sanosuke.
Tilthammer tries to stall but Sanosuke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanosuke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tilthammers head.
Sanosuke lands with a right to the head.
Sanosuke lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanosuke scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tilthammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanosuke avoids the elbow strike from Tilthammer, against the cage.
Tilthammer is looking to control Sanosuke's arms but Sanosuke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tilthammer has his back to the cage.
Sanosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tilthammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanosuke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tilthammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanosuke rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Tilthammer.
Sanosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tilthammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanosuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tilthammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanosuke thinking.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tilthammer counters with a low kick, right behind Sanosuke 's knee.
Tilthammer throws a sloppy head kick and Sanosuke moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke had his way with Henry Tilthammer in that round.
That's time! Sanosuke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanosuke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a good low kick that Tilthammer was not able to check.
Sanosuke clobbers Tilthammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sagara Sanosuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Tilthammer blocks a head kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a lunging right hand
and Tilthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Tilthammer's front leg.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer scores with a leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a good low kick that Tilthammer was not able to check.
Sanosuke misses with a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with a low kick, right behind Sanosuke 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Tilthammer blocks the low kick.
Sanosuke throws a front kick that sends Tilthammer stumbling back into the cage.
Tilthammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick
and Tilthammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Tilthammer throws a front kick aimed at Sanosuke's knee but Sanosuke avoids it well.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
Sanosuke connects with a leg kick. Tilthammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanosuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tilthammer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tilthammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanosuke counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke feints and then cracks Tilthammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tilthammer down.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Tilthammer 's knee.
A low kick from Tilthammer misses
and Sanosuke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tilthammer drops his hands momentarily and Sanosuke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tilthammer takes a swing at Sanosuke's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Tilthammer is predictable there
and Sanosuke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Tilthammer drops his hands momentarily and Sanosuke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tilthammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tilthammer misses with a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanosuke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tilthammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanosuke can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Sanosuke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagara Sanosuke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanosuke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagara Sanosuke!
Sagara Sanosuke is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe has chosen The Pride of Wales as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Napoleon Dynamite could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Calzaghe's chin.
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe lands the left hand.
Calzaghe blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Nice defenses there by Dynamite.
Dynamite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Dynamite moves out of range.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calzaghe throws a lazy right hand but Dynamite sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calzaghe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dynamite at a distance.
Calzaghe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dynamite counters with a big head kick but Calzaghe shrugs it off.
Dynamite takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dynamite blocks a jab.
Dynamite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe misses with a jab to the body
and Dynamite counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite takes one on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Calzaghe!
Calzaghe misses the body punch
and Dynamite counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that misses
and Dynamite counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Calzaghe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut
and Dynamite counters with a solid body kick.
Calzaghe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calzaghe throws a right and a left that Dynamite avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a hook to the body
and Dynamite counters with a body kick that stops Calzaghe in his tracks momentarily.
Calzaghe looks gassed!
Dynamite throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dynamite smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calzaghe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Calzaghe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calzaghe misses with a jab to the body
and Dynamite counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Dynamite.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dynamite lands a nice hook to Calzaghe's body. Calzaghe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dynamite uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzaghe misses with a right hand
and Dynamite counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Dynamite does no damage.
Calzaghe swings widly with a right hand
and Dynamite counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
Calzaghe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dynamite. That one must have hurt.
Dynamite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Calzaghe 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dynamite.
Dynamite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dynamite lands a head kick. Calzaghe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Dynamite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dynamite, right into the meat.
Calzaghe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dynamite lands a leg kick that knocks Calzaghe off balance momentarily.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
Dynamite works Calzaghe's body with a nice hook.
Dynamite connects with an inside leg kick.
Calzaghe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dynamite thuds his right hand into Calzaghe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand
and Dynamite counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite cracks Calzaghe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dynamite connects with a high kick.
Dynamite scores with a punch to the head.
Dynamite lands a left and a right that send Calzaghe crashing to the mat, dazed. Dynamite thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Calzaghe is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
Calzaghe is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Dynamite moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dynamite lands a really nice looking cross but Calzaghe seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Dynamite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dynamite scores with a head kick.
Dynamite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzaghe's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
Calzaghe seems to have recovered his senses.
Dynamite jabs Calzaghe right on the nose. Calzaghe blinks but takes it well.
Dynamite's corner calls for a 1-2. Dynamite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut
and Dynamite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Dynamite tenderised Calzaghe's leg. Calzaghe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calzaghe walks into a left hand.
Calzaghe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dynamite.
Dynamite's corner calls for a 1-2. Dynamite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dynamite connects with a leg kick. Calzaghe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dynamite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dynamite's corner calls for a 1-2. Dynamite obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a hook
and Dynamite makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dynamite lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dynamite.
Good leg kick by Dynamite there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dynamite lands a big head kick that sends Calzaghe tumbling to the mat! Dynamite takes a step backwards and waves Calzaghe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dynamite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Dynamite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dynamite.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dynamite.
Nice uppercut there from Dynamite.
Dynamite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamite throws a good cross that connects.
Dynamite is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dynamite connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calzaghe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dynamite to counter with a crisp jab.
Dynamite pushes Calzaghe away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dynamite lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Calzaghe lands.
Calzaghe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dynamite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Calzaghe misses with a lunging right hand
and Dynamite counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dynamite lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Dynamite coming out on top.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dynamite goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dynamite! Calzaghe is out on his feet! Dynamite rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Calzaghe is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Calzaghe is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Dynamite!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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