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UMMA - To the TOP ! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mendiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Mendiola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Math Prush!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prush's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Prush duly obliges.
It looks like Miguel Mendiola has been cut.
Mendiola with a poor takedown
and Prush counters with a three punch combo that has Mendiola backing up. Mendiola nods at Prush to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendiola misses with a takedown
and Prush counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendiola thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Prush throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendiola counters with a single leg into guard. Prush didn't expect that.
Prush pulls Mendiola in to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prush trying to control the position.
Prush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prush seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Prush keeping moving, preventing Mendiola from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Math Prush.
Prush fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendiola shoots and misses
and Prush counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Mendiola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prush scores with a spinning back kick!
Prush keeps Mendiola at a distance using the push kick.
Mendiola with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mendiola is breathing heavily.
Prush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prush lands a head kick!
Prush throws a body punch but Mendiola moves out of range.
Mendiola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prush.
Prush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prush turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush is looking to slow Mendiola down with leg kicks.
Prush lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A thudding body kick lands there by Prush!
Prush wants to clinch up but Mendiola keeps it at a distance.
Math Prush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Prush.
Prush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendiola's head.
Prush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendiola has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Prush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush stuns Mendiola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendiola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendiola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Prush tries to clinch but Mendiola moves out of range.
Prush lands with a cross.
Prush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prush thumps Mendiola with a low kick.
Mendiola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prush cracks Mendiola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendiola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mendiola misses with a takedown attempt
and Prush counters with a body kick.
Prush scores with a head kick.
Mendiola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mendiola is rocked!
Prush has managed to clinch.
Oh Mendiola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Prush.
Prush lands a big knee to the head and Mendiola goes down! Prush pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Math Prush!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paolo gold chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mc Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marty Mc Fly acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paolo gold chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Mc Fly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Fly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as gold chin sprawls well. gold chin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mc Fly gets slowly back to his feet.
gold chin thows a body kick. Mc Fly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mc Fly shoots in for a takedown but gold chin shows good takedown defense.
gold chin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mc Fly shoots in for a takedown but gold chin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paolo gold chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mc Fly.
gold chin misses with a few strikes there.
Mc Fly shoots in looking for a takedown. gold chin tries to sprawl out of it but Mc Fly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. gold chin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mc Fly drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Fly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mc Fly looking to pass the guard.
gold chin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gold chin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mc Fly.
Mc Fly has gone for a leg lock! gold chin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mc Fly's guard.
gold chin wants to stand but Mc Fly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mc Fly looking to hit a scissor sweep but gold chin is one step ahead there.
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.
Mc Fly is pulling down on gold chin's head. It's preventing any offense from gold chin, at least for the moment.
Mc Fly wants to stand up but gold chin is controlling him.
Mc Fly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes gold chin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Paolo gold chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly falls off balance throwing a combination
and gold chin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
gold chin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mc Fly misses with a double jab
and gold chin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Mc Fly misses.
Mc Fly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
gold chin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mc Fly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mc Fly tries to pass the half guard into mount. gold chin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mc Fly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so gold chin is just riding it out for now. Mc Fly eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
gold chin is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly working gold chin over with strikes.
gold chin won't allow Mc Fly to pass to mount.
Mc Fly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marty Mc Fly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mc Fly misses with a double jab.
Mc Fly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mc Fly shoots for a double leg takedown but gold chin sprawls well. He's pushed Mc Fly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mc Fly fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. gold chin sprawls well initially but Mc Fly persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mc Fly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mc Fly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mc Fly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but gold chin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fly is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! gold chin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marty Mc Fly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Dede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dede comes into the arena with Supercharger - Cars & Girls (D-Nox & Beckers RMX) blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Dede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in and bounces Dede off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim won't allow Dede to sweep him here.
Kim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dede looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dede looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kim stopping the sweep attempt from Dede.
Dede is looking for a triangle here but Kim uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kim scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dede is trying to get back to half guard.
Dede is working hard here to advance position.
Kim is working Dede over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dede is trying to work for a sweep but Kim has mounted him!
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dede tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dede can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dede can't escape the position.
Kim wants to finish this one by submission but Dede is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kim.
Dede takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kim's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Kim!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen Links 2,3,4 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray House!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pattinson misses with a right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pattinson darts in trying to clinch
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pattinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but House is out of range and Pattinson settles back down.
House slips a straight right by Pattinson.
House lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot by House.
House throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pattinson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. House is in Pattinson's 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.
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pattinson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
House misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House controlling the pace for now.
House sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
House controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! House connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
House misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pattinson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
House raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pattinson's face.
Pattinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by House.
House has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pattinson's face.
House takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House with a couple of short strikes.
House working for a submission but Pattinson is keeping him at bay.
House throws some wild stikes that Pattinson manages to avoid easily.
House takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
House thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looking for a guillotine from mount but Pattinson is having none of it.
House throwing strikes but Pattinson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray House dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
House punishes Pattinson's body with a nice straight punch.
House shoots in and bounces Pattinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House stands up and waves to Pattinson to follow him.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ray House has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pattinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with House in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House thows a huge punch but Pattinson dodges it nicely.
House throwing shots but Pattinson is blocking nicely.
House looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House lands strikes from half guard.
House not landing any meaningful shots this time.
House working the head and body with strikes.
House trying to pass the guard but Pattinson defending well.
House is controlling the pace.
House stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by House.
Pattinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
Edward Pattinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
House lunges at Pattinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pattinson's hand.
House moves into range and connects with a jab.
House throws out a powerful jab.
House scores a takedown into full mount!
House lands a big shot there that rocks Pattinson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by House there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House working Pattinson over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pattinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pattinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
House has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for House.
Pattinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
House steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pattinson. That one must have hurt.
House throws a lazy right hand but Pattinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
House slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson wants to get back to his feet.
House with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ray House.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pattinson.
Pattinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pattinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pattinson defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
House throws a hook but Pattinson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House lands a jab to the nose.
Pattinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to House's calf.
Pattinson tries to land a leg kick but House saw it coming and moves away.
Pattinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pattinson.
House 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.
House pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pattinson is keeping the position for now.
House is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
House throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pattinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House with a nice head shot there.
House is looking to work some ground and pound but Pattinson has wrist control.
Edward Pattinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House is looking to advance position but Pattinson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
House is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
House bucks Pattinson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Pattinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pattinson scores with a push kick.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well House has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray House!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matto Luuttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Pejkaiya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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173 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Luuttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luuttu lands with a good body shot.
Luuttu shoots in and gets a takedown into Pejkaiya's guard.
Pejkaiya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luuttu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luuttu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luuttu 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.
Luuttu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luuttu throws a big right hand that misses.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luuttu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luuttu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luuttu postures up and lands a big shot to Pejkaiya's brow.
Pejkaiya looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luuttu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pejkaiya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pejkaiya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luuttu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pejkaiya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luuttu is looking to stand up but Pejkaiya won't let him.
Luuttu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luuttu shoots in looking for a takedown. Pejkaiya tries to sprawl out of it but Luuttu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pejkaiya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luuttu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pejkaiya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luuttu somewhat.
Luuttu shoots in and drives through. Pejkaiya sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pejkaiya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pejkaiya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pejkaiya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch up.
Pejkaiya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luuttu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pejkaiya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pejkaiya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luuttu, pushing him back against the cage.
Pejkaiya has Luuttu pressed against the cage.
Pejkaiya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luuttu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luuttu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pejkaiya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Luuttu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pejkaiya tries to roll over but Luuttu keeps him under control.
Luuttu winds up and cracks Pejkaiya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Luuttu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pejkaiya defending well though.
Luuttu stands up and beckons Pejkaiya to join him on the feet.
Piotr Pejkaiya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pejkaiya slips a straight right by Luuttu.
Luuttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Pejkaiya misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya wants to clinch.
Pejkaiya's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pejkaiya duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya misses with a double jab
and Luuttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luuttu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pejkaiya pinned against the cage. Pejkaiya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luuttu tries for a takedown but Pejkaiya circles away easily
and Pejkaiya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luuttu thinking.
Luuttu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejkaiya was well out of range. Poor timing from Luuttu.
Pejkaiya lands a slapping body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luuttu.
Luuttu throws an overhand right that lands on Pejkaiya's shoulder, as Pejkaiya tries to avoid the shot.
Pejkaiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejkaiya lands a nice looking body shot.
Pejkaiya throws a series of punches but Luuttu moves out of range.
Pejkaiya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luuttu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pejkaiya quickly recovers to half guard.
Pejkaiya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pejkaiya trying to control but Luuttu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is looking to improve his position.
Luuttu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pejkaiya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luuttu.
Luuttu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Luuttu there.
Luuttu prevents Pejkaiya from improving his position.
Luuttu is looking to take a break and control but Pejkaiya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pejkaiya wants to control but Luuttu is keeping busy.
Pejkaiya is pressing down on Luuttu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pejkaiya has momentary wrist control but Luuttu slips an elbow through the middle.
Pejkaiya trying to keep a closed guard but Luuttu is proving a slippery customer.
Luuttu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pejkaiya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luuttu has managed to get both his arms back between Pejkaiya's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matto Luuttu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luuttu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pejkaiya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya doesn't manage to clinch there - Luuttu circles away.
Pejkaiya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luuttu counters with a single leg into guard. Pejkaiya didn't expect that.
Pejkaiya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luuttu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pejkaiya pulls his head out easily.
Pejkaiya postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Luuttu to stand up.
Luuttu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya throws a series of punches but Luuttu avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Pejkaiya misses.
Luuttu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luuttu showed some decent athleticism there.
Pejkaiya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is trying to get back to full guard.
Luuttu working Pejkaiya over with strikes.
Luuttu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luuttu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pejkaiya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Luuttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pejkaiya's head.
Luuttu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luuttu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pejkaiya trying to control but Luuttu postures up.
Pejkaiya has hold of Luuttu's hands but Luuttu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luuttu throwing shots but Pejkaiya is blocking nicely.
Pejkaiya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luuttu is working away from the top position though.
Pejkaiya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luuttu is working away from the top position though.
Luuttu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Luuttu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luuttu lands strikes from half guard.
Pejkaiya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pejkaiya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luuttu defends well.
Matto Luuttu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luuttu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pejkaiya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luuttu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luuttu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pejkaiya is breathing heavily.
Luuttu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luuttu won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Luuttu connects with a couple of short punches.
Luuttu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pejkaiya's guard.
Luuttu with a nice head shot there.
Luuttu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luuttu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pejkaiya quickly recovers to half guard.
Pejkaiya tries to get to full guard but Luuttu has control of the leg.
Pejkaiya has hold of Luuttu's hands but Luuttu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pejkaiya tries to roll over but Luuttu keeps him under control.
Luuttu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luuttu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Luuttu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luuttu lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu throwing shots but Pejkaiya is blocking nicely.
Luuttu lands with a punch from half guard.
Pejkaiya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luuttu.
Luuttu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pejkaiya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Luuttu.
Luuttu slips a nice elbow through Pejkaiya's hands, connecting with Pejkaiya's forehead.
Luuttu drops an elbow to the side of Pejkaiya's head.
Pejkaiya wants to get back to full guard.
Pejkaiya is not content to let Luuttu control the position.
Pejkaiya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luuttu lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Luuttu there.
Pejkaiya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya is looking for a triangle but Luuttu pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matto Luuttu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Luuttu thuds his right hand into Pejkaiya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pejkaiya fails to land with a series of punches.
Luuttu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Luuttu misses.
A jab from Pejkaiya misses.
Pejkaiya lands a right hook to the body.
Pejkaiya misses with a two punch combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pejkaiya enables Luuttu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pejkaiya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Luuttu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luuttu with a nice head shot there.
Luuttu won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Luuttu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pejkaiya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pejkaiya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luuttu manages to get himself to full guard.
Pejkaiya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luuttu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pejkaiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luuttu looking for a guillotine here but Pejkaiya defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Luuttu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Luuttu manages to get to full guard.
Pejkaiya looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya advances to half guard.
Pejkaiya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Luuttu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Luuttu.
Luuttu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pejkaiya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luuttu 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.
Pejkaiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pejkaiya stands and steps away. Luuttu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pejkaiya swinging wildly here.
Pejkaiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luuttu.
Nice defenses there by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luuttu rather than just go for the knockout.
Luuttu cracks Pejkaiya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luuttu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pejkaiya pinned against the cage. Pejkaiya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pejkaiya throws a right hand that Luuttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Luuttu also avoids with ease.
Luuttu moves out of range as Pejkaiya strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luuttu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pejkaiya counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matto Luuttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pejkaiya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luuttu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luuttu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pejkaiya slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Pejkaiya on the inside.
Pejkaiya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pejkaiya swinging wildly here.
Luuttu misses with a wild body shot.
Luuttu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck for Luuttu with that takedown attempt.
Pejkaiya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pejkaiya manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Luuttu misses.
Pejkaiya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luuttu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pejkaiya's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pejkaiya is on top in guard.
Pejkaiya pushing down on Luuttu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Luuttu gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejkaiya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luuttu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pejkaiya wants to pass the guard but Luuttu is keeping the position.
Pejkaiya is looking to stand up but Luuttu won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luuttu looking for a guillotine here but Pejkaiya defends easily.
Pejkaiya postures up and lands a big shot to Luuttu's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matto Luuttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luuttu, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matto Luuttu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashawn Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Lice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashawn Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimbo Lice!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Curry lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Lice is trying to get back to his feet.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Lice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Curry is controlling him well.
Curry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Curry 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.
Curry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lice keeps working.
Curry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lice is pushing Curry's head away, looking to escape. Curry manages to hold on to the position though.
Curry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands an elbow.
Curry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Curry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Curry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Curry wants to control but Lice is keeping him busy.
Lice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Curry is staying tight to Lice's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Curry cracks Lice with a big right hand but Lice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Curry cracks Lice with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lice taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lice pushes Curry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Curry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Curry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lice down.
Lice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curry connects with a decent elbow.
Curry lands a nice forearm strike.
Curry is looking to take a break and control but Lice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Curry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lice wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice forearm strike.
Curry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lice is trying to get back to his feet.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lice to see if he's OK.
Curry working the ground and pound.
Curry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Curry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lice to see if he's OK.
Curry cracks Lice with a big elbow.
Curry wants to control but Lice is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry happy to just control the position for now.
Curry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lice down.
Curry goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lice has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Curry but great work by Lice.
Lice has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lice tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lice avoids the head kick by Curry.
Lice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashawn Curry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Curry connects with a high kick.
Curry tries for a takedown but Lice circles away easily
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Lice's leg but Lice calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curry shoots in and drives through. Lice sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Curry misses
and Lice counters with a one-two to the body.
Lice scores with a jab to the body.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lice misses the jab.
Kimbo Lice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Lice with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curry throws a wild body kick that Lice sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Lice blocks the low kick.
Lice avoids the head kick by Curry.
Lice looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry wants to land a leg kick but Lice is out of range.
A head kick misses from Curry.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lice misses with a wild body shot.
Curry tries for a takedown but Lice circles away easily
and Lice counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kimbo Lice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lice misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lice digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lice.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Lice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Lice as he connects with a hook.
Curry throws a head kick but Lice moves out of range.
Kimbo Lice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Lice. Beautiful body shot.
Lice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curry has time to react.
Lice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice scores with a jab to the body.
Lice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Curry backs up against the cage.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Lice misses.
Curry throws a leg kick but Lice moved away.
Some wild striking there from Lice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lice slaps away a takedown attempt from Curry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A lazy left from Lice finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Lice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lice feints a jab promting Curry to slip. Lice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Curry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Lice - just one landing.
Curry throws a leg kick but Lice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kimbo Lice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Lice throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lice is able to avoid easily.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Lice's leg but Lice calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Lice moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
Curry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lice as he avoids it easily.
Lice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Lice.
Lice lands with a shot to the body.
Lice misses with a wild combination.
Lice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lice scores with a one two! Curry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lice dips to his left and cracks Curry with an uppercut!
Lice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Curry eats them both and turns towards Lice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Curry tries a low kick but Lice avoids it.
Lice misses with a double jab.
Curry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lice misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Lice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lice lands a jab to the nose.
Curry looks for a takedown but Lice sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashawn Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Lice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lice misses with a straight left.
Lice takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lice misses the shot to the body.
Curry looks for the body kick but Lice saw that one coming.
Lice looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Lice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lice enables Curry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Curry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lice will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Lice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Lice!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Hullenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soda Popinkski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hullenberger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is America. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Soda Popinkski enters the cage!
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22
224 lbs
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28
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Georg Hullenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soda Popinkski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinkski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hullenberger's guard.
Hullenberger keeping full guard, as Popinkski tries to pass.
Hullenberger can't keep his opponent in guard - Popinkski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hullenberger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hullenberger tries to get out of the position.
Hullenberger wants to improve his position but Popinkski is controlling well.
Hullenberger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Popinkski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hullenberger is just riding it out for now. Popinkski eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hullenberger is trying to stand up here but Popinkski is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popinkski trying to pass the guard but Hullenberger defending well.
Popinkski stops Hullenberger from getting back to his feet.
Popinkski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hullenberger defending well though.
Popinkski seems to be working for a kimura but Hullenberger defends the submission attempt.
Hullenberger kicks Popinkski off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hullenberger misses with a body kick.
Popinkski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hullenberger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Popinkski pushing down on Hullenberger's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hullenberger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hullenberger is looking to escape.
Hullenberger is breathing heavily.
Popinkski is looking for a kimura but Hullenberger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Popinkski to get the leverage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hullenberger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hullenberger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hullenberger pushes Popinkski off looking to stand but Popinkski dives back in and keeps control.
Hullenberger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Popinkski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinkski uses his free foot to push down on Hullenberger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hullenberger.
Popinkski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Popinkski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popinkski looking to finish with strikes here!
Popinkski landing shots from mount.
Popinkski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Popinkski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hullenberger is bucking up trying to escape but Popinkski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hullenberger is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinkski swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Soda Popinkski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Top has chosen Killing in the name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29
214 lbs
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Top!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Top manages to avoid it.
Top lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tilthammer's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer throws a leg kick
and Top counters with a nice body kick.
Tilthammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Top has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tilthammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Top swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brick Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Top.
Top looks for the body kick but Tilthammer saw that one coming.
Tilthammer clinches up against the cage.
Tilthammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Top scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top lands with a left to the head.
Tilthammer misses with some punches.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tilthammer is breathing heavily.
Tilthammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top digs a right hand underneath Tilthammer's ribcage. Tilthammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Top lands a nice shot to the body.
Top lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Top lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
A short uppercut from Top.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
Top works on Tilthammer's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Top lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Nice body punch from Top.
Top lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Top scores with a nice short uppercut.
Top lands a left hand.
Top lands a shot to the body.
Top breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Top has closed the distance and engaged Tilthammer in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Top.
Top presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Top makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Top lands with a left to the head.
Top lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Top lands a hook that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Top.
Top lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Top.
Top presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Top.
Top lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Top.
Top working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Top lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top lands a nice shot to the body.
Top digs a right hand into Tilthammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tilthammer's gas tank.
Top lands an uppercut.
Top breaks from the clinch.
Top throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Top swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Top checks it
and Top counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tilthammer won't be happy with that.
Top creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tilthammer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Top cracks Tilthammer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Top has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tilthammer struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Top's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tilthammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tilthammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tilthammer tries to get out of the position.
Tilthammer tries to escape but Top is in control.
Top happy to just control the position for now.
Top throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Top trying to control the action but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
Top landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Top scoring with punches and elbows.
Tilthammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Top on the ground.
Top lands a decent elbow from side control.
Top looking to control but instead Tilthammer has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Tilthammer wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tilthammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Top lands a head shot.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Top checks it
and Top counters with a thumping low kick.
Tilthammer moves into the clinch.
Top presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilthammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Tilthammer stalling in the clinch but Top improves position.
Top throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tilthammer tries a body shot but Top blocks it.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Top throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Top has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Top.
A left hand lands to the body for Top.
Top lands a nice shot to the body.
Top breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Top misses with a head kick.
Top feints and as Tilthammer raises his hands in defense, Top changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
Top looking to pass the guard.
Top looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Top slips nicely into half guard.
Top tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tilthammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Tilthammer tries to kick Top off in order to stand up. Top Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Top misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Top lands a few punches from side control.
Top working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Top thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tilthammer defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top tries to score with some ground and pound. Tilthammer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tilthammer parries the strikes from Top easily there. Top is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tilthammer to escape.
Tilthammer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tilthammer is looking for a sweep.
Tilthammer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Top postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tilthammer looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brick Top has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Top.
Top wants to control the action but instead Tilthammer gets a body lock and reverses into Top's guard! Nice work!
Top tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Top trying to keep a closed guard but Tilthammer is proving a slippery customer.
Tilthammer wants to get up but he can't break Top's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Top bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tilthammer's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the body from Tilthammer misses
and Top counters with a right hand to the body.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Top lands with a kick to the temple. Tilthammer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Tilthammer.
Top misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Tilthammer tenderised Top's leg. Top is trying to keep his angry face on.
Top moves into the clinch.
Top scores with a hook to the body.
Top lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Top avoids a wild elbow strike from Tilthammer.
A short left from Top.
Top lands a shoulder strike.
Tilthammer trying to stall but Top improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Top lands with a right to the head.
Tilthammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Top avoids it.
Tilthammer can't find room to land a body shot as Top controls the action.
Tilthammer trying to stall but Top improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Top.
A nice left hand lands by Top.
Top lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Top scores with a nice short uppercut.
Top works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top digs a right hand underneath Tilthammer's ribcage. Tilthammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Top lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Top presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Top lands with a light punch inside.
Top lands with a light punch inside.
Top lands with a right to the head.
Top lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tilthammer or not.
Top breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Top pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Tilthammer misses
and Top cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Top.
Top throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tilthammer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Top.
Top fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tilthammer manages to avoid it.
Top looks to land a right hand but Tilthammer moved out of range.
Tilthammer thows a leg kick but Top checks it
and Top counters with a nice leg kick.
Top just misses with a punch to the body.
Top works Tilthammer's body with a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Top - that will leave a mark!
Top gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Top.
Top lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Top on the inside.
A short uppercut from Top.
Top escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Top scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tilthammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Top.
Top fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Top swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Top scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tilthammer doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tilthammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Top scores with a hook to the body.
Top lands a body punch.
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!
Top lands with a short shot to the head.
Top's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Top scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tilthammer defends it nicely.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Top avoids it.
Top thows a body shot but no joy.
Top shoots in for a double leg but Tilthammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Top throws the kick towards the body but Tilthammer avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilthammer is just out of range.
Top swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Top pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brick Top really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tilthammer leaves Top with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tilthammer wants to land a leg kick but Top is out of range.
Top throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tilthammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Top throws a body kick the misses
and Tilthammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Top takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Tilthammer on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tilthammer.
Top misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Top as Tilthammer tries to tie him up.
Top misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tilthammer lands a damaging elbow.
Tilthammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilthammer misses with a low kick.
Brick Top seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Top throws a sloppy body shot
and Tilthammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tilthammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Top.
Top has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Top looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tilthammer is fending him off so far but Top persists. Nope, Tilthammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Felix Tilthammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Tilthammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Top 's eye.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Tilthammer controls his hands.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch.
Top is trying to break the clinch but Tilthammer has him pressed against the cage.
Top wants to break free but Tilthammer has control.
Top is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Top lands a hook that snaps the head of Tilthammer backwards.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Tilthammer controls his hands.
Brick Top seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tilthammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Top's defenses.
Top blocking some punches.
Tilthammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Top takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tilthammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tilthammer lands an elbow just above Top 's eye.
Tilthammer throws an elbow that misses.
Tilthammer throws an elbow that misses.
Tilthammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Top.
A head punch on the inside from Top fails to land.
Top presses Tilthammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Top on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Tilthammer - that landed with a thud.
Tilthammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Top lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tilthammer blocks a body shot from Top.
Tilthammer misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Top.
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!
Top managing to block the knees to the body from Tilthammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Top.
Tilthammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Top's elbow.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Top creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Top blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tilthammer.
Top scores with a nice hook to the head.
Top dodges an elbow strike from Tilthammer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Top.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Tilthammer.
Top swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilthammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Top lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Top tries to circle away but Tilthammer has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tilthammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Top lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tilthammer or not.
Tilthammer stalling in the clinch but Top improves position.
A short body shot lands from Top as the two fighters clinch.
Top lands a body punch.
Tilthammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top lands a shot to the body.
Top lands a hook to the side of the head.
Top lands a right hand.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the head.
Top lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Top.
Tilthammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Top breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Top or perhaps it was just good defense by Tilthammer which made him look bad.
Top looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Felix Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Top.
Top misses with a lunging right hand
and Tilthammer counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Top tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tilthammer throws a head punch that misses.
Top breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Top throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Top throws a body punch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Brick Top will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Tilthammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tilthammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Top misses with a takedown
and Tilthammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Top misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tilthammer.
Top blocks a low kick nicely.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
Tilthammer drives through and clinches with Top against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tilthammer blocks an uppercut.
Top is leaning against Tilthammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tilthammer prevents a body shot from Top.
Tilthammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Tilthammer.
Top is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Top pushes Tilthammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Top as Tilthammer tries to tie him up.
Top avoiding damage as Tilthammer throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Top.
Tilthammer throws a head punch that misses.
Tilthammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Top blocks the elbow strike.
Tilthammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Tilthammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Top lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tilthammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top lands a right hand.
Tilthammer tries a body shot but Top blocks it.
Top working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tilthammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Top escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Top gets the takedown into side control.
Tilthammer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Top has hold of Tilthammer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tilthammer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Top cranks the arm and Tilthammer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tilthammer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brick Top!
Brick Top is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Lind!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hallavaara throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lind throws a right hand that Hallavaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Hallavaara also avoids with ease.
Hallavaara misses with a body shot
and Lind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind throws a shot to the body.
Lind throws a right and a left that Hallavaara avoids nicely.
Hallavaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallavaara misses with a hook
letting Lind counter with a right hand.
Lind scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hallavaara throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind counters with a nice uppercut.
Lind throws a series of punches but Hallavaara moves out of range.
Jab from Hallavaara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallavaara misses with a right hand
letting Lind counter with a right hand.
Hallavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Lind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lind cracks Hallavaara with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hallavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lind.
Lind jabs at Hallavaara's body.
Hallavaara misses with a leg kick
and Lind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lind lands a jab to the head.
Lind moves out of range as Hallavaara strikes.
Hallavaara's corner calls for a 1-2. Hallavaara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hallavaara takes one on the button.
Lind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind lands with a shot to the body.
Lind is looking to slow Hallavaara down with leg kicks.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lind. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind misses with a leg kick
and Hallavaara counters with a stiff right hand.
Lind lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lind thuds a left hand into Hallavaara's body.
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!
Lind lands a slapping body shot.
Lind misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a series of strikes that have Hallavaara backpedaling.
Hallavaara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lind is out of range and Hallavaara settles back down.
Lind is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hallavaara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hallavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Lind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hallavaara misses with a hook
and Lind finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lind cracks Hallavaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut
and Lind counters with a nice body shot.
Hallavaara is breathing heavily.
Lind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lind fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hallavaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lind counters with a left to the body.
Lind throws a solid leg kick but Hallavaara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lind.
Lind connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallavaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lind counters with a nice body shot.
Lind lands a jab to Hallavaara's midsection.
Lind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lind connects with a right hand. Hallavaara shakes it off.
Lind with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind works the jab nicely.
A jab from Lind does it's job there.
Lind feints a jab promting Hallavaara to slip. Lind then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hallavaara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Lind scores with a four punch combination!
Lind throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lind is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallavaara.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind's corner calls for a 1-2. Lind obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lind misses with a straight right.
Lind lands with a nice combination. Hallavaara backs away looking to recover.
Hallavaara swings widly with a right hand
and Lind counters with a straight right hand.
Lind goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lind throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hallavaara crashing down! Hallavaara tries to stagger back to his feet but Lind just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hallavaara asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Lind!
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