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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Stucco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stucco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Epic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trey Stucco!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stucco was covering up waiting for the punch and Gruber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stucco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stucco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stucco pushes Gruber off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gruber slips under a jab from Stucco.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gruber.
An elbow from Gruber crashes against the mat.
Gruber stands up.
Gruber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gruber wants to pass the guard but Stucco is defending well.
Stucco regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gruber.
Stucco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gruber is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stucco is looking to stand back up but Gruber counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stucco.
Stucco is looking to escape.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gruber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gruber controlling the action here.
Gruber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stucco wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stucco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber shoots in and drives through. Stucco sprawls well.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stucco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Stucco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gruber doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gruber or perhaps it was just good defense by Stucco which made him look bad.
Gruber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stucco's guard.
Stucco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gruber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stucco is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Gruber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stucco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stucco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gruber is working for takedown but Stucco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gruber tries to pull guard but Stucco won't allow it.
Stucco lands a left hand.
Gruber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stucco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stucco breaks from the clinch.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches up with Stucco, looking for a takedown. Gruber pushes Stucco against the cage but Stucco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stucco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stucco throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stucco throws a combination that misses
and Gruber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stucco won't be happy with that.
Stucco is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gruber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber with the ground and pound but Stucco regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stucco wants to get back to his feet.
Gruber 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stucco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Stucco scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good exchange - Stucco coming out on top.
Stucco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stucco connects with a single shot there.
Stucco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stucco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gruber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stucco is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gruber wants to finish this one by submission but Stucco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gruber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stucco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt.
Gruber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stucco tries to avoid it but Gruber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stucco to the ground. Stucco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gruber looks for a takedown but Stucco sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stucco thows a body shot but no joy.
Stucco misses with a straight left.
Stucco swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stucco tries a head kick but it misses.
Stucco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stucco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Stucco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gruber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stucco.
Stucco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gruber fails to land the takedown.
Stucco looks for the body kick but Gruber saw that one coming.
Stucco looks to land a combination but Gruber avoids it well.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stucco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stucco, as that shot connected.
Gruber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stucco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gruber is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stucco misses with a head kick.
Oh Gruber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stucco connects with a superb combination that knocks Gruber out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Stucco before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Gruber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trey Stucco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilajoen Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamo MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo MacKenzie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hilajoen Antti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dynamo MacKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antti manages to avoid it.
MacKenzie misses with a hook to the body
and Antti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacKenzie thinking.
Antti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. MacKenzie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
MacKenzie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Antti working the strikes but MacKenzie uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Antti throws a strike but MacKenzie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Antti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antti wants to pass the guard but MacKenzie is keeping the position.
MacKenzie wants to get back to his feet but Antti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Antti 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.
Antti scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antti stays in close to MacKenzie's body and controls the position.
Antti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antti wants to pass the guard but MacKenzie is keeping the position.
Antti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antti with a nice head shot there.
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.
MacKenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antti.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacKenzie misses with a body punch
and Antti counters with a straight right hand.
Antti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Antti showed some decent athleticism there.
Antti working the head and body with strikes.
MacKenzie is staying active underneath Antti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Antti wants to pass the guard but MacKenzie is defending well.
MacKenzie is trying to stand up here but Antti is controlling him well.
Antti is keen to just control but MacKenzie is a slippery customer.
Antti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti is just content to waste time from the top position. MacKenzie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Antti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacKenzie is looking to stand back up but Antti counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by MacKenzie.
Antti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacKenzie defending well though.
Antti wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacKenzie keeps working.
Antti wants to pass the guard but MacKenzie is defending well.
Antti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MacKenzie wants to stand back up but Antti manages to pass into side control.
Antti tries to move into full mount but can't pass MacKenzie's legs.
Antti working the ground and pound but MacKenzie is defending the strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacKenzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Antti throws a hook to the side of MacKenzie's head but MacKenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacKenzie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Antti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Antti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacKenzie is keeping the position for now.
Antti is looking to work some ground and pound but MacKenzie has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilajoen Antti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacKenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antti counters with a right hand to the body.
Antti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacKenzie.
Antti feints and as MacKenzie raises his hands in defense, Antti changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
MacKenzie wants to stand and escape but Antti is having none of it.
Antti throwing strikes but missing.
Antti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Antti looking to sit in guard and control but MacKenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. MacKenzie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti looking to sit in guard and control but MacKenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Antti landing strikes from the mount.
Antti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can MacKenzie hang on?
Antti with the ground and pound from mount.
Antti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… MacKenzie turns into him and now he's in Antti's guard.
Antti wants to sweep here but MacKenzie controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antti wants to stand up but MacKenzie is controlling him.
Antti wants to sweep here but MacKenzie controlling him for the moment.
MacKenzie wants to stand but Antti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antti 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 referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacKenzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacKenzie slips under a jab.
Antti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and MacKenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacKenzie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antti rather than just go for the knockout.
Antti takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacKenzie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antti with a nice cross.
MacKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Antti counters with a single leg into guard. MacKenzie didn't expect that.
Antti scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie kicks Antti off and gets to his feet.
MacKenzie is breathing heavily.
Antti scores with a nice right hand.
Antti slips under a jab from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie misses with a body punch
and Antti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for MacKenzie!
Hilajoen Antti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
MacKenzie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Antti.
MacKenzie is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Antti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Antti lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antti content just to control the position here.
Antti trying to control but MacKenzie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilajoen Antti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Antti scores with a nice right hand.
Antti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacKenzie throws a hook but Antti avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by MacKenzie.
Antti shoots in for a takedown but MacKenzie shows good takedown defense.
Antti throws a jab when MacKenzie was well out of range.
Antti loads up on a big right hand but MacKenzie slips the punch.
MacKenzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacKenzie.
Antti lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from MacKenzie misses.
Antti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Antti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacKenzie is staying active underneath Antti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie tries to kick Antti off but Antti keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
MacKenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antti passes to side control.
MacKenzie throws Antti to one side and escapes!
MacKenzie misses the body punch
and MacKenzie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacKenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MacKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
MacKenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
MacKenzie throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacKenzie misses with a low kick as Antti jumps back.
Antti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacKenzie.
MacKenzie throws a sloppy body shot
and Antti counters with a two punch combo.
Antti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Antti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacKenzie is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antti scoring with some ground and pound.
Antti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Antti wants to control from the top but MacKenzie keeps moving.
Antti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antti is pushing down on MacKenzie's leg trying to pass to half guard. MacKenzie is fighting to maintain full guard but Antti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Antti thows a huge punch but MacKenzie dodges it nicely.
Antti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacKenzie sees it coming and defends easily.
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. Antti connects with a nice short shot to MacKenzie's temple.
Dynamo MacKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacKenzie is refusing to be controlled, as Antti sits in half guard.
Antti throwing shots but MacKenzie is blocking nicely.
Antti looks to land a strike but MacKenzie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Antti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antti stands and throws MacKenzie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Antti is trying to ground and pound but MacKenzie uses the momentary lack of control by Antti to regain half guard.
MacKenzie is looking to escape.
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.
Antti wants to free his trapped foot but MacKenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Antti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacKenzie's head.
MacKenzie won't allow Antti to pass to mount.
MacKenzie is staying active underneath Antti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Antti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Antti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hilajoen Antti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antti, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Hilajoen Antti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beni Nikaido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Terrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brimstone Gate. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beni Nikaido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikaido fails with a takedown attempt.
Terrell misses with a looping left.
Nikaido slips a jab from Terrell.
Terrell moves forwards but Nikaido connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terrell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Nikaido misses.
A punch combination from Nikaido misses.
Nikaido throws a head kick that misses.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Nikaido.
Nikaido moves away from the strike by Terrell.
Terrell cracks Nikaido with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nikaido slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nikaido is looking to land body kicks.
Nikaido misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Nikaido slips the punch.
Nikaido closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Terrell to the mat! Terrell manages to get full guard.
Nikaido won't allow Terrell to sweep him here.
Nikaido stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikaido controlling from the top position.
Terrell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikaido works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nikaido trying to control from half guard but Terrell is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikaido is working away from the top position though.
Nikaido is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Terrell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Terrell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Nikaido won't allow Terrell to sweep him here.
Nikaido thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nikaido advances to half guard.
Nikaido is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Terrell is just riding it out for now. Nikaido eventually gives up the hold.
Nikaido wants to free his trapped foot but Terrell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Terrell wants to control but Nikaido is keeping busy.
Terrell is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikaido throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Terrell finds it's way through Nikaido's defenses.
Max Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Terrell does it's job there.
Nikaido throws a series of punches but Terrell moves out of range.
Nikaido swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terrell.
Nikaido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Nikaido misses with the combination.
Terrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikaido on the side of the head.
Terrell loads up on a big right hand but Nikaido slips the punch.
Nikaido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nikaido misses with a few strikes there.
Terrell throws a looping overhand right but Nikaido ducks down to avoid it.
Nikaido throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikaido takes a swing at Terrell's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Terrell misses.
Terrell throws a hook to the side of Nikaido's head but Nikaido sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikaido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick
and Nikaido makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nikaido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a hook.
Nikaido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikaido shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Terrell is trying to defend but Nikaido finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Terrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nikaido is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikaido is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Terrell is staying active underneath Nikaido, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beni Nikaido 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Terrell, as that shot connected.
Terrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikaido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikaido ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nikaido tries a head kick but it misses.
Beni Nikaido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikaido lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nikaido closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Terrell did well to prevent Nikaido getting side control.
Terrell is trying to stand back up but Nikaido is controlling him
Nikaido seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nikaido tries to pass to full mount but Terrell defends it.
Terrell is refusing to be controlled, as Nikaido sits in half guard.
Nikaido is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikaido works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell tries to hold on but Nikaido pushes him away.
Nikaido is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Terrell is surviving well by controlling Nikaido's body position as best he can.
Terrell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terrell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikaido controlling the position easily from mount.
Nikaido goes for an armbar but Terrell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Terrell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Terrell looking to pass the guard.
Nikaido controls Terrell momentarily but Terrell frees himself.
Terrell trying to control but Nikaido is working from the bottom.
Nikaido is pulling down on Terrell's head to control his posture.
Nikaido had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terrell defends it easily.
Terrell pushing down on Nikaido's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Terrell is working for a kimura but Nikaido is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikaido is looking to control Terrell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nikaido avoid being mounted?
Terrell trying to mount his opponent but Nikaido defends it.
Nikaido trying to control from the bottom.
Nikaido gets back to full guard.
Terrell being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Terrell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nikaido manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nikaido trying to control but Terrell is working from the bottom.
Terrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nikaido pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrell is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikaido trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beni Nikaido dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell slips a jab from Nikaido.
Nikaido misses with a kick to the body.
Nikaido moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nikaido slips a straight right by Terrell.
Nikaido misses the shot to the body.
Nikaido fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Terrell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Nikaido fails with a takedown attempt.
Terrell misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Terrell misses.
Nikaido misses with a body shot.
Terrell dodges the punch combination from Nikaido.
Terrell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nikaido to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nikaido trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikaido won't allow Terrell to get back to his feet.
Nikaido drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Terrell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nikaido has Terrell in his guard.
Terrell pushing down on Nikaido's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Terrell wants to free his trapped foot but Nikaido is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nikaido is refusing to be controlled, as Terrell sits in half guard.
Terrell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nikaido!
Terrell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nikaido is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikaido is trying to escape the mount.
Terrell forces the positional change into back control.
Nikaido showing good submission defense here.
Nikaido prevents Terrell from getting a body triangle.
Well, with Terrell on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Nikaido is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Nikaido turns into Terrell and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Terrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikaido slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nikaido throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nikaido lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Terrell!
Terrell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nikaido has control of Terrell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Terrell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beni Nikaido overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikaido tries to control but Terrell wriggling away.
Terrell regains half guard.
Nikaido seems to be looking for submissions.
Terrell manages to get to full guard.
Terrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Terrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nikaido has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Beni Nikaido!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Beni Nikaido!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Beni Nikaido!
Beni Nikaido wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wain Gro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Gods Of War. Odin Fredriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wain Gro!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson lands a jab to Gro's midsection.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Gro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Wain Gro has been cut.
Odin Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gro tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredriksson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fredriksson dives in and grabs Gro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gro pushes down on Fredriksson's head and hops out.
Gro is looking to clinch but Fredriksson is avoiding it.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Gro blocks it.
Gro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fredriksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gro's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gro ducks right into an uppercut from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredriksson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredriksson throws out the jab.
Gro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gro moves into the clinch.
Gro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredriksson avoids it.
Gro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fredriksson tries to circle away but Gro has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gro.
Fredriksson tries to pull guard but Gro holds him up against the cage and eventually Fredriksson drops back down to his feet.
Gro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gro crunches a lovely knee into Fredriksson's ribcage.
Gro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson is trying to break free.
Gro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredriksson is defending well for now.
Gro throws an elbow that misses.
Gro lands a nice elbow.
Gro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gro tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredriksson avoids the damage to the body.
Gro trying to land knees to the body.
Fredriksson blocks an elbow strike from Gro.
Fredriksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gro smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fredriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fredriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands with a right hand.
Gro slips a jab from Fredriksson.
Wain Gro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson stalks Gro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gro's face. Gro staggers backwards, shaken.
Gro looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson tests Gro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Wain Gro's cut even more.
Fredriksson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredriksson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredriksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fredriksson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left lands for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson punishes Gro's body with a nice straight punch.
Fredriksson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gro's hands.
The cut above Wain Gro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fredriksson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fredriksson trying to control the position but Gro is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fredriksson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Odin Fredriksson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Tuisku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalema Kirunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirunda has chosen The Hellacopters - In The Sign of Octopus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Tuisku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalema Kirunda!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirunda is looking to slow Tuisku down with leg kicks.
Kirunda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuisku shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirunda sprawls well. He's pushed Tuisku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kirunda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuisku. That did some damage!
Kirunda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirunda, right into the meat.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirunda as he jumps to the side.
Kirunda throws a head kick but Tuisku moves out of range.
Kirunda moves into the clinch.
Tuisku tries for a takedown but Kirunda manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Tuisku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirunda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirunda tries to stall but Tuisku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tuisku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirunda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirunda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuisku blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirunda tries to land a knee to the head but Tuisku blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Tuisku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirunda is looking to control Tuisku's arms but Tuisku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kirunda has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
Tuisku is breathing heavily.
Kirunda misses with a knee strike.
Kirunda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tuisku can't break the clinch.
Kirunda breaks from the clinch.
Kirunda throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Kirunda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kirunda stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuisku. Tuisku gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kirunda.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown but Kirunda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Kirunda lands.
Kirunda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kirunda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuisku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tuisku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirunda can pounce on him.
Kirunda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kirunda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirunda is looking to slow Tuisku down with leg kicks.
Kirunda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tuisku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Kirunda.
Kirunda closes the distance and clinches.
Kirunda scores with a knee to the head.
Kirunda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuisku's face.
Kirunda breaks the clinch.
Tuisku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirunda is looking to slow Tuisku down with leg kicks.
Kirunda with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda lunges at Tuisku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuisku's hand.
Tuisku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kirunda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuisku doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirunda lunges at Tuisku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuisku's hand.
Tuisku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tuisku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kirunda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kirunda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kirunda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuisku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kirunda scores with a nice strike.
Kalema Kirunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirunda.
Tuisku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirunda cracks Tuisku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirunda lands a jab to Tuisku's midsection.
Tuisku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheers as Kirunda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuisku doesn't seem phased though.
Tuisku misses with a combination
and Kirunda counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda lands a jab to Tuisku's midsection.
Kirunda clinches up with Tuisku and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirunda scores with a knee to the head.
Kirunda tries a knee to the head but Tuisku blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
Kirunda crunches a lovely knee into Tuisku's ribcage.
Kirunda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirunda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuisku's face.
Tuisku has Kirunda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirunda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
Kirunda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuisku looking for a takedown.
Kirunda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Kirunda prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirunda landing knees to the body.
Kirunda has Tuisku pressed against the cage.
Tuisku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirunda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuisku blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirunda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tuisku tries for a takedown but Kirunda manages to get underhooks.
Tuisku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirunda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kirunda cracks Tuisku with a good jab.
Kirunda stuffs the takedown.
Tuisku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirunda. Kirunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuisku's sensitive parts.
Kirunda clobbers Tuisku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirunda.
Kirunda lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirunda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tuisku's head.
A shot to de liver by Kirunda. Beautiful body shot.
Kirunda lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirunda lands with a nice combination. Tuisku backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirunda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuisku on the side of the head.
Kirunda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kirunda!
Tuisku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirunda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuisku thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalema Kirunda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirunda lands a body shot.
Kirunda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tuisku shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirunda sprawls well. He's pushed Tuisku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kirunda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tuisku shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirunda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tuisku. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kirunda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirunda scores with a jab. Tuisku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuisku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirunda.
Kirunda lands a jab to the head.
Tuisku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuisku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kirunda stalks Tuisku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tuisku's face. Tuisku staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirunda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Tuisku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Kirunda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuisku doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirunda scores with a head kick.
Kirunda scores with a one two! Tuisku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tuisku is rocked!
Tuisku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirunda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda scores with a nice body kick.
Kirunda closes the distance and clinches.
Kirunda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirunda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuisku has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirunda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Tuisku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirunda crunches a lovely knee into Tuisku's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kirunda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kirunda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kirunda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuisku tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kirunda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirunda manages to break the clinch.
Tuisku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kirunda.
A cross from Kirunda lands.
Nice sprawl there from Kirunda as Tuisku shoots in.
Tuisku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirunda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirunda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirunda sprawls well. Kirunda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuisku gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirunda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirunda.
Tuisku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirunda. Kirunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirunda throws a combination. Tuisku tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kirunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuisku's calf.
Kirunda punishes Tuisku's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirunda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirunda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kirunda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuisku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tuisku is working for takedown but Kirunda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Kirunda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
Kirunda breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirunda.
Kirunda connects with a body shot.
Tuisku throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kirunda counters with a leg kick.
Kirunda scores with a one two! Tuisku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kirunda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirunda.
Kirunda scores with a jab to the body.
Kirunda catches Tuisku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirunda connects with a nice looking jab.
Kirunda stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuisku. Tuisku gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuisku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuisku moves forwards but Kirunda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Tuisku.
Kirunda stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuisku. Tuisku gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuisku moves forwards but Kirunda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirunda. That's going to slow Tuisku down.
Tuisku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Kirunda - just one landing.
Tuisku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown but Kirunda shows good takedown defense.
Tuisku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kirunda lands a with a good body shot.
Antti Tuisku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuisku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirunda. Kirunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Kirunda - just one landing.
Kirunda scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirunda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda forces Tuisku back against the cage and clinches.
Kirunda connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirunda.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalema Kirunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kirunda drives through and clinches with Tuisku against the cage.
Tuisku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirunda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirunda misses with a knee strike.
Tuisku goes for a takedown attempt but Kirunda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kirunda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tuisku looks to throw the jab but Kirunda is out of range.
Tuisku throws a combination that misses
and Kirunda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirunda punishes Tuisku's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuisku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirunda. Kirunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirunda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirunda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tuisku ducks right into an uppercut from Kirunda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirunda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalema Kirunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirunda jabs at Tuisku's body.
Kirunda lands a nice shot that snaps Tuisku's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda lunges at Tuisku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuisku's hand.
Kirunda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kirunda lands a slapping body shot.
Tuisku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuisku takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirunda.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirunda.
Tuisku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirunda scores with a leg kick.
Kirunda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuisku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by Kirunda there.
Kirunda lands a body shot.
Tuisku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirunda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tuisku.
Tuisku tries for a takedown but Kirunda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Tuisku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuisku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda connects with a body shot.
Kirunda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kirunda scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirunda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuisku shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirunda tries to sprawl out of it but Tuisku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirunda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antti Tuisku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirunda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirunda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirunda.
Kirunda lands a nice shot that snaps Tuisku's head back.
Kirunda scores with a jab. Tuisku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kirunda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirunda.
Tuisku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirunda sizes up Tuisku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirunda stalks Tuisku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tuisku's face. Tuisku staggers backwards, shaken.
Kirunda moves into range and clinches up with Tuisku.
Well,Tuisku is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kirunda tries a knee to the head but Tuisku blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kirunda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuisku wants a takedown.
Kirunda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuisku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kirunda prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirunda with a knee to the head.
Tuisku is trying to break the clinch but Kirunda is controlling him.
Kalema Kirunda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirunda breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Kirunda.
Kirunda has Tuisku up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuisku tightens his grip and picks Kirunda up, before dumping him to the ground. Kirunda manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kirunda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirunda wants to stand and escape but Tuisku is having none of it.
Tuisku thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuisku is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kirunda pushes Tuisku off and gets back to his feet.
Tuisku fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda connects with a body shot.
Kirunda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kirunda lands a right hook to the body.
Kirunda feints and then cracks Tuisku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuisku down.
Tuisku looks for a takedown but Kirunda sprawls well.
Antti Tuisku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuisku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kirunda lunges at Tuisku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuisku's hand.
Kirunda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Kirunda.
A big left from Tuisku misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirunda, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirunda cracks a nice hook into Tuisku's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirunda lands a body shot.
Kirunda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalema Kirunda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirunda throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalema Kirunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kirunda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Kalema Kirunda!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Kalema Kirunda!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Kalema Kirunda!
Kalema Kirunda wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blippy Janks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara's entrance music is Slayed. A fine choice. The key to victory for Aleksi Hihnavaara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blippy Janks!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hihnavaara misses with a hook.
Janks moves forwards but Hihnavaara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hihnavaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hihnavaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Hihnavaara throws a body punch but Janks moves out of range.
Hihnavaara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Janks misses with a straight right.
Janks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hihnavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Hihnavaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janks.
Hihnavaara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hihnavaara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hihnavaara looks to throw the jab but Janks is out of range.
Hihnavaara leaves Janks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara throws a hook but Janks avoids it easily.
Hihnavaara looks to land a right hand but Janks moved out of range.
Hihnavaara misses with a straight left.
Hihnavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janks moves away.
Good shot there by Hihnavaara.
Janks is rocked!
Hihnavaara lands an uppercut, right on the button! Janks tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksi Hihnavaara!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shenanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta has chosen The Sound by Switchfoot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Xander Arapeta enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Shenanigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xander Arapeta!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shenanigan throws a head kick that misses.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses.
Shenanigan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Sean Shenanigan has been cut.
Shenanigan slips a jab and a cross from Arapeta.
Arapeta scores with a jab. Shenanigan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arapeta lands with a kick to the temple. Shenanigan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shenanigan throws a jab when Arapeta was well out of range.
Shenanigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arapeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shenanigan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arapeta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shenanigan.
Arapeta defending well as Shenanigan loads up on a big left hand.
Arapeta lands with a kick to the temple. Shenanigan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Arapeta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arapeta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Arapeta misses.
Shenanigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arapeta tries a head kick but it misses.
Arapeta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arapeta tries to land a front kick but Shenanigan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shenanigan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shenanigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shenanigan.
Shenanigan scores with a nice right hand.
Arapeta lands a lovely overhand right.
Shenanigan 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.
Arapeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arapeta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arapeta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shenanigan throws a jab but it's blocked by Arapeta.
Shenanigan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Arapeta.
Arapeta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shenanigan.
Jab, jab by Arapeta - just one landing.
Shenanigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shenanigan blocks a head kick by Arapeta.
Some wild striking there from Shenanigan.
Arapeta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shenanigan throws a series of punches but Arapeta moves out of range.
Shenanigan misses with a double jab
and Arapeta counters with a stiff right hand.
Shenanigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Shenanigan is predictable there
and Arapeta counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Arapeta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shenanigan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arapeta counters with a nice body kick.
Xander Arapeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shenanigan is breathing heavily.
Arapeta misses with a series of wild punches.
Arapeta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shenanigan's head.
Shenanigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arapeta was well out of range. Poor timing from Shenanigan.
Shenanigan misses with a hook.
Shenanigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arapeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arapeta throws a nice head kick!
Shenanigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arapeta counters with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shenanigan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arapeta - the referee stops the clock and Shenanigan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arapeta. Shenanigan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arapeta lands a head kick. Shenanigan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shenanigan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arapeta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Shenanigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sean Shenanigan's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Arapeta throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Shenanigan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xander Arapeta!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Peiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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304 lbs
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19
316 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Amsterdam, Joachim Peiper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peiper throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Peiper throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Peiper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peiper avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peiper with a hook.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson throws a right hand that Peiper ducks under and follows up with a left that Peiper also avoids with ease.
Peiper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Joachim Peiper has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peiper.
A cross from Peiper lands.
Peiper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peiper.
Peiper misses with a few strikes there.
Peiper misses the shot to the body.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peiper circles away quickly and effectively.
Peiper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Peiper counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Peiper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peiper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Peiper defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Peiper is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Peiper - just one landing.
Peiper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peiper cracks Thompson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Thompson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Peiper pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Thompson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joachim Peiper!
Joachim Peiper retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Mielikanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki comes into the arena with Bullet For My Valentine - Hand Of Blood blaring out of the sound system. Mielikanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Häjyt. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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268 lbs
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280 lbs
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Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Mielikanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reki scores with a nice head shot.
Mielikanen throws a body kick that misses.
Reki dips to his left and cracks Mielikanen with an uppercut!
Mielikanen throws a series of punches but Reki avoids them all with ease.
Mielikanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reki, pushing him back against the cage.
Reki takes a shot to the head.
Mielikanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Reki avoids the damage to the body.
Reki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Mielikanen on the inside.
Reki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reki lands with a hook. Mielikanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reki checks a leg kick.
Mielikanen tries to clinch but Reki moves out of range.
Mielikanen tries to move into range but Reki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reki misses with a wild body shot.
Reki moves out of range as Mielikanen strikes.
Reki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reki moves away from the strike by Mielikanen.
Reki scores with a body shot.
Reki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mielikanen's head.
Reki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mielikanen misses with a leg kick.
Mielikanen needs to keep his hands up - Reki had a free shot at his head there.
Reki misses with a looping right.
Mielikanen defending well as Reki loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki gets a takedown into half guard.
Reki not doing much here.
Mielikanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reki.
Mielikanen is trying to stand.
Reki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mielikanen sees it coming and defends easily.
Mielikanen is staying active underneath Reki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reki winds up and cracks Mielikanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki working over Mielikanen with some ground and pound. Mielikanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mielikanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reki is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Reki seems content to control.
Mielikanen is refusing to be controlled, as Reki sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mielikanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mielikanen manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Mielikanen.
Reki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mielikanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mielikanen wants to clinch up but Reki keeps it at a distance.
Mielikanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reki wants a takedown.
Reki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reki is breathing heavily.
Mielikanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mielikanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kimmo Reki has been cut.
Mielikanen lands an elbow that stopped Reki in his tracks for a moment.
Mielikanen lands a right hand.
Mielikanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reki backwards.
Mielikanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mielikanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the body.
Reki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mielikanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mielikanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen pushes Reki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mielikanen lands a damaging elbow.
Kimmo Reki's cut is getting worse.
Mielikanen lands an elbow just above Reki 's eye.
Mielikanen cracks Reki with a nice body shot.
Mielikanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reki or not.
Mielikanen presses Reki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mielikanen lands a nice knee to the body.
Mielikanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reki's defenses.
Mielikanen lands a shoulder strike.
Mielikanen digs a right hand into Reki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reki's gas tank.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside.
Kimmo Reki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but Reki blocks it.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mielikanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reki managing to block the knees to the body from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen scores a nice knee to the body.
Mielikanen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mielikanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the body.
Reki taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mielikanen pushes Reki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Mielikanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Mielikanen.
The fighters circling - Reki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mielikanen throws a head kick that misses.
Reki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mielikanen tries to land a leg kick but Reki saw it coming and moves away.
Mielikanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mielikanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reki.
A big left from Reki misses.
Mielikanen looks to throw the jab but Reki is out of range.
Reki lands with a straight right. Mielikanen didn't see that one coming.
Mielikanen walks into a stiff left hand from Reki.
Mielikanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Reki circles away.
Reki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mielikanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mielikanen tries to move into range but Reki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mielikanen instigates a clinch.
Reki taking a breather.
Reki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reki tries to pull guard but Mielikanen won't allow it.
Reki avoiding damage as Mielikanen throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mielikanen.
Reki digs a right hand into Mielikanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mielikanen's gas tank.
Mielikanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reki's face.
Mielikanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mielikanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mielikanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reki.
Reki takes an elbow to the temple.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow.
Mielikanen lands a damaging elbow.
Mielikanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mielikanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mielikanen missing with knees to the body.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mielikanen.
A frustrated look appears on Reki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reki has Mielikanen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mielikanen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the body.
Mielikanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Reki won't want to take too many of those.
Mielikanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Nice elbow from Mielikanen.
Marko Mielikanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reki managing to block the knees to the body from Mielikanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mielikanen gets underhooks to prevent Reki's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Reki pushes off an throws an elbow but Mielikanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reki avoids it.
Reki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reki tries a head kick but it misses.
Mielikanen looks to land a body kick but Reki moved away.
Mielikanen moves away from the strike by Reki.
Reki throws a leg kick
and Mielikanen counters with a head kick.
Reki scores with a punch to the head.
Mielikanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Reki misses with a leg kick.
Marko Mielikanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mielikanen feints and then cracks Reki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reki down.
Reki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Marko Mielikanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reki connects with a jab.
Mielikanen throws a wild body kick that Reki sees coming a mile off.
Reki lands a head shot.
Reki with a hook.
Reki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mielikanen at a distance.
Mielikanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mielikanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mielikanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mielikanen on the side of the head.
Reki keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Reki.
Mielikanen tries to clinch but Reki moves out of range.
Mielikanen staying out of range there.
Reki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reki connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Mielikanen misses.
Mielikanen misses with a head kick.
Mielikanen throws a combination. Reki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mielikanen tries to clinch but Reki is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mielikanen if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Reki avoids the body shot from Mielikanen.
Reki moves out of range of the body kick.
Mielikanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mielikanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reki.
Mielikanen blocks a head kick by Reki.
Mielikanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Reki misses.
Mielikanen misses with a low kick.
Mielikanen cracks Reki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reki connects with a jab.
Reki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mielikanen. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Reki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reki checks a low kick from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Reki blocks the low kick.
Reki throws a leg kick but Mielikanen moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Reki. That snapped Mielikanen's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Mielikanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki'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. This is the final round!
Reki scores with a decent looking hook.
Reki with a nice cross.
Reki loads up on a big right hand but Mielikanen slips the punch.
Kimmo Reki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mielikanen throws a wild body kick that Reki sees coming a mile off.
Reki scores with a hook to the body. Mielikanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mielikanen.
Reki wants to slow Mielikanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Reki avoids the head kick by Mielikanen.
Reki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mielikanen in his tracks.
Reki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reki tries a head kick but it misses.
Reki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mielikanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Reki circles away.
Mielikanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mielikanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reki lands a nice hook to Mielikanen's body. Mielikanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mielikanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Reki misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mielikanen but Mielikanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mielikanen.
Reki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mielikanen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mielikanen is in a horrible position here. Reki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reki goes for an armbar but Mielikanen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mielikanen.
Reki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reki is trying to control the position but Mielikanen postures up.
Reki can't keep his opponent in guard - Mielikanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reki is looking to control Mielikanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reki avoid being mounted?
Mielikanen working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen trying to control from half guard but Reki is working away.
Reki is trying to get back to full guard.
Reki is pressing down on Mielikanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mielikanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reki is keeping the position for now.
Mielikanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mielikanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Reki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reki is looking for a triangle but Mielikanen pushes his legs off easily.
Reki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mielikanen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reki is on top in guard.
Mielikanen wriggles free and stands up.
Mielikanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reki punishes Mielikanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimmo Reki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mielikanen is looking to clinch.
Reki tests Mielikanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mielikanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reki's calf.
Mielikanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mielikanen manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki looks to throw the jab but Mielikanen is out of range.
Reki throws a nice looking combination but Mielikanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mielikanen is just out of range.
Mielikanen lands a front kick.
Mielikanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mielikanen moves into range and clinches up with Reki.
Reki throws a head punch that misses.
Mielikanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reki backwards.
Mielikanen connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Kimmo Reki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mielikanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mielikanen lands an elbow just above Reki 's eye.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mielikanen prevents the takedown attempt.
Mielikanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mielikanen with a knee to the head.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside that Reki shrugs off.
Reki has Mielikanen pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mielikanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reki dodges an elbow strike from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marko Mielikanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reki throws a punch but it's blocked by Mielikanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Mielikanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mielikanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!
Marko Mielikanen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pulli's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - Amazing. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulli digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Pulli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pulli misses with a body shot.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Pulli lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulli throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Pulli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Pulli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulli misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Jones misses.
Pulli closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pulli is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Pulli is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pulli is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pulli is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Pulli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pulli.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pulli misses with a looping left.
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.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pulli has time to react.
Pulli thows a body shot but no joy.
Pulli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulli.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulli slips a straight right by Jones.
Pulli throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Pulli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Pulli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pulli.
Pulli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot
enabling Pulli to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulli, as that shot connected.
Pulli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulli circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulli misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulli staying out of range there.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Pulli lands.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pulli as he checks the leg kick.
Bubba Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pulli is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulli.
Pulli gets a clinch.
Pulli taking a breather.
Jones is looking to control Pulli's arms but Pulli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Pulli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pulli digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pulli is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Pulli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julli Pulli dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulli.
The fighters circling - Pulli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pulli is out of range.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pulli.
Jones defending well as Pulli loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulli.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulli.
Jones avoids the body shot from Pulli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Pulli.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pulli.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pulli at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pulli staying out of range there.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Pulli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulli slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Pulli saw that one coming.
Jones is looking to clinch but Pulli is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pulli checks a leg kick.
Pulli misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Pulli gets the takedown into side control.
Jones is not content to let Pulli control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pulli cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pulli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Pulli lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulli working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Pulli scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Pulli unloading with bombs!
Pulli raining down shots from the mount!
Pulli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pulli connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pulli landing strikes from the mount.
Pulli controlling from the full mount.
Pulli prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jones badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pulli around the waist but Pulli pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pulli is the winner by TKO! Pulli jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julli Pulli!
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