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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Rakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Rakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ho Mo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakko closes the distance and clinches up with Mo, looking for a takedown. Rakko pushes Mo against the cage but Mo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rakko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rakko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Pate Rakko has been cut.
Rakko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Mo taking a bit of punishment here - Rakko scoring with strikes.
Rakko scores with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Rakko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mo is pushing Rakko's head away, looking to escape. Rakko manages to hold on to the position though.
Rakko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rakko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mo pushes Rakko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rakko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rakko scoring with punches and elbows.
Mo is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Rakko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rakko working the ground and pound.
Rakko grinds an elbow into Mo's temple.
Mo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rakko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mo to see if he's OK.
Rakko lands some shots froms side control.
Mo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mo looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mo is in trouble now - Rakko has advanced to mount!
Rakko is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rakko extends the arm and Mo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pate Rakko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Begbie counters with a left to the body.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Begbie.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Francis Begbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Begbie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Begbie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Begbie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Begbie misses with a wild body shot.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Begbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begbie staying out of range there.
Moore misses the jab.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Begbie moved out of range nicely.
Begbie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Begbie slips a jab from Moore.
Begbie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Begbie backing up. Begbie nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Begbie misses with a hook
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begbie moves away from the strike by Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters by clinching up.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Begbie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore keeps control of Begbie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore digs a right hand into Begbie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Begbie's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore has Begbie pressed against the cage, preventing Begbie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Begbie is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Moore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Begbie misses with a hook
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Begbie misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Begbie.
Begbie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Moore.
Begbie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Gary Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore digs a good hook to Begbie's body.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie slips a jab from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore wants to clinch up but Begbie keeps it at a distance.
Begbie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Begbie needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Begbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Begbie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie takes one to the side of the head.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie lands a right hook to the body.
Begbie throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie lands with a right hand.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Begbie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moore throws a jab when Begbie was well out of range.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Begbie misses with a lunging right hand
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Begbie throws a right hand that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Begbie misses the shot to the body.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Begbie moves away and avoids it.
Moore tests Begbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore tries to clinch up but Begbie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Begbie misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begbie thinking.
Begbie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Begbie with an uppercut!
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Begbie.
Begbie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Begbie misses with a left hand
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Begbie lands with a nice body punch.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Begbie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Begbie can do to turn this around?
Begbie misses with a hook
and Begbie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore wants to clinch up but Begbie keeps it at a distance.
Begbie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react.
Begbie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore lands the left hand.
Begbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
Begbie throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Begbie misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Begbie misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Begbie misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Begbie misses the body punch
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Begbie misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Begbie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Begbie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Begbie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Begbie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begbie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!
Moore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Begbie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pera Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragunov's choice of entrance music: Respirar você - Capital Inicial. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Kuukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuukkeli swings for the body but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov throws a lazy right hand but Kuukkeli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuukkeli jabs Dragunov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuukkeli tests Dragunov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuukkeli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ivan Dragunov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dragunov misses.
Kuukkeli misses with the body kick
and Dragunov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kuukkeli!
Kuukkeli is looking to get to half guard.
Dragunov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kuukkeli is on top in guard.
Kuukkeli controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuukkeli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dragunov is trying to buck Kuukkeli off.
Kuukkeli working the ground and pound but Dragunov is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuukkeli trying to control the action but Dragunov is working from the bottom.
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.
Kuukkeli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dragunov is not content to let Kuukkeli control the position.
Kuukkeli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dragunov tries to improve position but can't.
Kuukkeli throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuukkeli trying to control the position but Dragunov is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli laying and praying for a moment but Dragunov takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Kuukkeli there.
Kuukkeli thows a huge punch but Dragunov dodges it nicely.
Kuukkeli is working for a kimura but Dragunov is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuukkeli is stalling here. Dragunov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kuukkeli seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dragunov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Dragunov working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov laying and praying for a moment but Kuukkeli takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dragunov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kuukkeli sees it coming and defends easily.
Kuukkeli tries to roll over but Dragunov keeps him under control.
Kuukkeli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuukkeli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dragunov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuukkeli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Kuukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dragunov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Kuukkeli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuukkeli.
Some bone on bone action there as Dragunov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuukkeli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragunov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuukkeli's guard now.
Dragunov wants to control from the top but Kuukkeli keeps moving.
Kuukkeli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dragunov has passed into side control.
Kuukkeli stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Dragunov is looking to take a break and control but Kuukkeli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuukkeli tries to buck Dragunov off but Dragunov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov advances to full mount.
Dragunov lands with some strikes.
Dragunov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kuukkeli is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Dragunov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cy Coe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Coe's choice of entrance music: Insane In The Membrane - Cypress Hill. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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222 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Ismael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cy Coe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Coe.
Ismael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coe lands with a shot to the body.
Coe swings widly with a right hand
and Ismael counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coe.
Nice defenses there by Ismael.
Coe misses with a hook.
Ismael closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coe avoids the body shot from Ismael.
Coe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ismael sprawls well initially but Coe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coe winds up and cracks Ismael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ismael is bucking up trying to escape but Coe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Lee Ismael has been cut.
Ismael takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ismael is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismael squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ismael defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Coe.
Coe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ismael! Coe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ismael and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cy Coe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tatau Bloodgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kukkamaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodgood comes into the arena with Dark Tranquility - Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive) blaring out of the sound system. Urho Kukkamaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatau Bloodgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kukkamaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bloodgood throws an off balance right hand
and Kukkamaa counters with a straight right hand.
Kukkamaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Bloodgood.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bloodgood counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodgood misses with a left hand
and Kukkamaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodgood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodgood just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukkamaa. Bloodgood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatau Bloodgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodgood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodgood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukkamaa moves away.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloodgood throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kukkamaa counter with a right hand.
Kukkamaa with a hook.
Bloodgood lands with a nice body punch.
Kukkamaa throws out a loose jab but Bloodgood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodgood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodgood cracks Kukkamaa with an open hand slap.
Bloodgood tries to bum rush Kukkamaa with a series of wild strikes but Kukkamaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kukkamaa misses the jab.
Bloodgood lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkamaa staying out of range there.
Bloodgood throws a body punch but Kukkamaa moves out of range.
Bloodgood tests Kukkamaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bloodgood misses with a right hand
and Kukkamaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bloodgood keeps the fight on the outside.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Bloodgood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkamaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodgood throws a body punch but Kukkamaa moves out of range.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot.
Kukkamaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bloodgood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukkamaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodgood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkamaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bloodgood finds it's way round the side to connect with Kukkamaa's head.
Bloodgood throws a right hand that misses
and Kukkamaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodgood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Bloodgood.
Bloodgood gets tackled into the cage by Kukkamaa. Kukkamaa maintains the clinch.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow that stopped Bloodgood in his tracks for a moment.
Kukkamaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bloodgood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodgood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Kukkamaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bloodgood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kukkamaa takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood blocks the elbow strike.
Bloodgood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodgood blocks an uppercut.
Kukkamaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodgood's brow.
Bloodgood blocks an elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bloodgood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bloodgood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kukkamaa has Bloodgood pressed against the cage, preventing Bloodgood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow strike.
Bloodgood is trying to break free.
Bloodgood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Bloodgood - that landed with a thud.
Bloodgood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow that misses.
Bloodgood is trying to force a seperation but Kukkamaa has the dominant position.
Kukkamaa pushes Bloodgood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodgood has had enough of the clinch but Kukkamaa keeps him there for the moment.
Bloodgood blocks an elbow strike.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukkamaa pushes Bloodgood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodgood manages to break the clinch.
Kukkamaa wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urho Kukkamaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bloodgood throws a hook but Kukkamaa blocks it.
Urho Kukkamaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodgood throws a looping overhand right but Kukkamaa ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kukkamaa misses its intended target.
Bloodgood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa avoids the body shot from Bloodgood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukkamaa throws an off balance right hand
and Bloodgood counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodgood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kukkamaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodgood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloodgood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch but Bloodgood is having none of it.
Kukkamaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloodgood digs a good body shot into Kukkamaa's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Bloodgood scores with a four punch combination!
Bloodgood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kukkamaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Kukkamaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kukkamaa throws an elbow but misses.
Bloodgood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kukkamaa is defending well for now.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow just above Bloodgood 's eye.
Bloodgood wants to break free but Kukkamaa has control.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodgood's brow.
Bloodgood misses with a body punch.
Kukkamaa gets through Bloodgood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood is trying to break free.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow that stopped Bloodgood in his tracks for a moment.
Kukkamaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodgood blocks an elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kukkamaa throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodgood's brow.
Bloodgood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bloodgood.
A body shot lands from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood effectively controlling the action here.
Bloodgood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodgood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kukkamaa throws a big shot that misses.
Kukkamaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloodgood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodgood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kukkamaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bloodgood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkamaa darts in trying to clinch
and Bloodgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodgood throws a right hand that Kukkamaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kukkamaa also avoids with ease.
Bloodgood looks to throw the jab but Kukkamaa is out of range.
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood throws a lazy uppercut
and Kukkamaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bloodgood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukkamaa. That did some damage!
Bloodgood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kukkamaa misses with a left hand
and Bloodgood counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodgood misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kukkamaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodgood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kukkamaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kukkamaa moves in looking to clinch but Bloodgood pushes him off.
Bloodgood misses with an uppercut
and Kukkamaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodgood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kukkamaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodgood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukkamaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kukkamaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloodgood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kukkamaa thinking.
Kukkamaa darts in and clinches Bloodgood up against the cage.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatau Bloodgood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kukkamaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bloodgood counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodgood swats away the attempt to clinch by Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood throws a hook to the side of Kukkamaa's head but Kukkamaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloodgood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kukkamaa counters by clinching up.
Bloodgood can't break the clinch.
Bloodgood avoids the elbow strike from Kukkamaa, against the cage.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kukkamaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bloodgood circles away.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch
and Bloodgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kukkamaa cracks Bloodgood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bloodgood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kukkamaa on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodgood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kukkamaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bloodgood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodgood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kukkamaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kukkamaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloodgood misses with a hook
and Bloodgood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kukkamaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot.
Bloodgood throws a body punch but Kukkamaa moves out of range.
Bloodgood lands a nice shot that snaps Kukkamaa's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood throws a right hand that misses
and Kukkamaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kukkamaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kukkamaa clinches up against the cage.
Kukkamaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bloodgood backwards.
Kukkamaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloodgood backwards.
A short right from Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood is rocked!
Bloodgood misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodgood's brow.
Bloodgood avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood tries to break free but Kukkamaa pushes him back against the cage.
Kukkamaa working aggressively here.
Bloodgood blocking some punches.
Kukkamaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloodgood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bloodgood tries to break the clinch but Kukkamaa is controlling the position.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloodgood.
Bloodgood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kukkamaa or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodgood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bloodgood wants to break free but Kukkamaa has control.
Bloodgood wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloodgood's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood blocks an uppercut.
Bloodgood avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloodgood backwards.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Bloodgood scores with a hook to the body.
Bloodgood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bloodgood throws a sloppy body shot
and Kukkamaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kukkamaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bloodgood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kukkamaa looks to clinch
and Bloodgood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kukkamaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kukkamaa cracks Bloodgood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bloodgood lunges at Kukkamaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kukkamaa's hand.
Bloodgood throws a jab but it's blocked by Kukkamaa.
Bloodgood misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kukkamaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bloodgood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodgood misses with a body shot
and Kukkamaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodgood misses with a few strikes there.
Bloodgood lands with a nice body punch.
Kukkamaa avoids the head kick by Bloodgood.
Bloodgood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodgood counters with a nice uppercut.
Kukkamaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Bloodgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bloodgood misses with a left hand
and Kukkamaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kukkamaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urho Kukkamaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kukkamaa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urho Kukkamaa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TaikOz. Suhonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lentävä Kalakukko. 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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200 lbs
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192 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takahiro Tamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamura throws out the jab.
Takahiro Tamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamura avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
Tamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suhonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tamura avoids it really well and circles away.
Tamura cracks a nice hook into Suhonen's ribs.
Tamura connects with the punch.
Tamura blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
Tamura lands with a shot to the body.
Suhonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suhonen looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamura scores with a jab to the body.
Tamura scores with a hook.
Tamura looks to land a combination. Suhonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tamura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suhonen's head.
Tamura connects with a nice looking jab.
Suhonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tamura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Suhonen! Tamura dives in looking to finish! Suhonen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takahiro Tamura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Zwart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - On my level. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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271 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ante Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Zwart!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gattuso misses with a double jab
and Zwart counters with a thumping low kick.
Zwart lands with a nice body kick.
Zwart connects with an inside leg kick.
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zwart feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Crunch! Zwart slams his shin into Gattuso's torso.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gattuso misses with a hook
and Zwart counters with a leg kick.
Zwart lands a body shot.
Zwart has Gattuso up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwart lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ante Gattuso has been cut.
Zwart connects with a knee to the head.
Zwart jerks Gattuso's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gattuso drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zwart goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zwart because Gattuso was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Matt Zwart!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Luhtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molo's entrance music is Nitro Circus. A fine choice. Martti Molo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Molo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Luhtanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luhtanen misses with a left hand
and Molo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Henrik Luhtanen has been cut.
Luhtanen throws a combination that misses
and Molo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molo lands a big head kick that sends Luhtanen tumbling to the mat! Molo takes a step backwards and waves Luhtanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Luhtanen is rocked!
Luhtanen throws a combination that misses
and Molo counters with a big left hand that crumples Luhtanen! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martti Molo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Wannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wannick comes to the cage accompanied by Green Day - Basket Case. Vihtala has chosen Pohjois-Karjala as his entrance music. Riddick Wannick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Wannick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Vihtala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihtala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wannick.
Vihtala throws a chopping leg kick but Wannick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vihtala misses with a series of wild punches.
Wannick throws a right hand that Vihtala ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihtala also avoids with ease.
Vihtala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Kaarlo Vihtala has been cut.
Wannick clinches up with Vihtala and pushes him back against the cage.
Wannick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vihtala's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannick scores with a shot to the side of Vihtala's head.
Wannick tries a body shot but Vihtala blocks it.
Vihtala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wannick.
Wannick lands a nice elbow.
Vihtala looks gassed!
Wannick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Vihtala.
Wannick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vihtala blocks it with crossed arms.
Vihtala misses with a knee to the head.
Vihtala tries a knee to the head but Wannick blocks it.
Vihtala tries a knee to the head but Wannick blocks it.
Wannick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wannick trying to land knees to the body.
Wannick lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Kaarlo Vihtala's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wannick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihtala.
Vihtala avoiding damage as Wannick throws knees to the body.
Vihtala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihtala managing to block the knees to the body from Wannick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick lands a knee to the body.
Vihtala blocks an elbow strike.
Wannick swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihtala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannick managing to block the knees to the body from Vihtala.
Wannick misses with an elbow strike.
Vihtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vihtala walks away with a smile on his face. Wannick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vihtala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vihtala checks a leg kick.
Vihtala misses the body punch
and Wannick counters with an inside leg kick.
Vihtala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddick Wannick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wannick clinches with his opponent.
Wannick misses with a knee strike.
Wannick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vihtala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wannick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wannick.
Wannick tries to land knees in the clinch but Vihtala avoids the damage to the body.
Vihtala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Riddick Wannick has been cut.
Wannick avoiding damage as Vihtala throws knees to the body.
Vihtala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wannick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wannick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannick wants the takedown. Vihtala is fighting it off but Wannick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vihtala's guard against the cage.
Vihtala is trying to keep Wannick in close.
Wannick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Vihtala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wannick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihtala can't do much from the bottom here.
Vihtala taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaarlo Vihtala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riddick Wannick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). Vladimir Solovyev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a hook but Solovyev avoids it easily.
Solovyev moves away from the strike by Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Solovyev counter with a right hand.
Solovyev connects with a body shot.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Solovyev's knee momentarily.
Carter cracks the inside of Solovyev's front leg.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Solovyev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter trying to control the action but Solovyev is working from the bottom.
Carter taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Solovyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Solovyev regains half guard there - taking advantage of Carter's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Carter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Carter just wasn't active enough.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solovyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Solovyev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter tries to bum rush Solovyev with a series of wild strikes but Solovyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Solovyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carter.
Solovyev scores with a kick to the body.
Carter checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Solovyev checks the leg kick.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solovyev counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
Solovyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a solid body kick.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Solovyev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Solovyev defends it nicely.
A head kick by Solovyev misses
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solovyev counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Solovyev clinches.
Solovyev avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Solovyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Craig Carter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter thows a leg kick but Solovyev checks it
and Solovyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solovyev moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
A bit of stalling here from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a body punch.
Solovyev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Solovyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solovyev.
It looks like Craig Carter has been cut.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Solovyev.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Solovyev smiles and moves away.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Carter.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter misses the body punch
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Solovyev jabs at Carter's body.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Solovyev.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Solovyev counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Solovyev throws a shot to the body.
Solovyev scores with a head kick.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Solovyev checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Solovyev moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Solovyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Solovyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solovyev misses the shot to the body.
Solovyev lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter throws out a leg kick but Solovyev moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Solovyev tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Solovyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Solovyev tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solovyev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solovyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Solovyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Solovyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carter misses with a low kick as Solovyev jumps back.
A low kick from Solovyev is predictable there
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Solovyev tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solovyev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solovyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solovyev throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Solovyev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Solovyev counters with a nice leg kick.
Carter slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Solovyev blocks the low kick.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Solovyev.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solovyev. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Solovyev lands a body punch.
Solovyev tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Solovyev avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solovyev's brow.
Good body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev takes an elbow to the temple.
Solovyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands with a short shot to the head.
Solovyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solovyev just stands there and leans against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Solovyev.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Solovyev.
Solovyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Solovyev.
Solovyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Solovyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
Solovyev digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Solovyev walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Solovyev throws a one two combo.
Solovyev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Solovyev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Craig Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Solovyev tries to sprawl but Carter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Solovyev wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Solovyev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Solovyev is trying to stand.
Carter trying to control the action but Solovyev is working from the bottom.
Carter content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Solovyev is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Carter.
A jab from Carter misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Solovyev really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Solovyev darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Solovyev.
Solovyev blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solovyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Solovyev counters with a right hand to the body.
Solovyev throws a body kick the misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Solovyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter throws a leg kick but Solovyev checks it.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Solovyev 's knee.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Solovyev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Solovyev digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Solovyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Solovyev. That's going to slow Carter down.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Solovyev misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Solovyev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carter really felt that one!
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Solovyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Solovyev as he checks the leg kick.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Solovyev is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Solovyev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Solovyev denies him.
Carter with the ground and pound but Solovyev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Solovyev is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Solovyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carter controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Solovyev pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is keen to just control but Solovyev is a slippery customer.
Carter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Solovyev tries to kick Carter off but Carter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
Carter avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Carter had his way with Vladimir Solovyev in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Solovyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Solovyev dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Solovyev's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Solovyev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Solovyev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Carter feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Solovyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Carter.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Solovyev cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Carter thuds a left hand into Solovyev's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
Solovyev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter misses with a hook.
Solovyev thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Solovyev backing up. Solovyev nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
Solovyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev blocks a low kick nicely.
Solovyev throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Solovyev cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Solovyev counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Solovyev!
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Solovyev's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solovyev darts in trying to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Solovyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Carter.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solovyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:48
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Craig Carter retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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