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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olgierd Jarosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Trueman 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 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, Jim Trueman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olgierd Jarosz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarosz shoots in but Trueman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarosz moves in looking to clinch but Trueman pushes him off.
Jarosz throws a hook to the side of Trueman's head but Trueman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarosz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trueman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarosz misses with a takedown
and Trueman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarosz slips a jab and a cross from Trueman.
Jarosz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trueman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jarosz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Trueman working for a triangle but Jarosz defends it easily.
Trueman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarosz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarosz thows a big elbow that misses.
Trueman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jarosz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarosz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trueman is on top in guard.
Trueman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jarosz 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.
Trueman drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Trueman seems to have locked his on tight now - Jarosz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Trueman, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jim Trueman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boon Boon Boon Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Moti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boon Boon Boon Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Moti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moti misses with a takedown
and Boon Boon counters with a takedown into side control.
Boon Boon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Moti's legs.
Boon Boon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moti has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boon Boon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moti is looking for a sweep.
Boon Boon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moti struggling a bit here.
Boon Boon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boon Boon controls the position.
Boon Boon is trying to get an arm triangle but Moti is defending well.
Moti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boon Boon postures up.
Boon Boon trying to control but Moti is working from the bottom.
Moti working for a triangle but Boon Boon defends it easily.
Boon Boon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Boon Boon trying to control but Moti is working from the bottom.
Moti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boon Boon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boon Boon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moti is keeping the position for now.
Moti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boon Boon defends it easily.
Boon Boon drops back looking for a leg! Moti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moti manages to kick Boon Boon off! Boon Boon jumps back into Moti's guard.
Boon Boon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boon Boon throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon Boon wants to control from the top but Moti keeps moving.
Moti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boon Boon defends well.
Boon Boon pushing down on Moti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moti wants to control but Boon Boon is keeping busy.
Boon Boon wants to control but Moti is keeping him busy.
Boon Boon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boon Boon moves into full mount! Moti won't be happy about that!
Boon Boon takes Moti's back.
Boon Boon is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Moti is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boon Boon Boon Boon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme comes to the cage accompanied by Viikinki. Abbott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Parental Discretion Advised. David Abbott is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme throws a sloppy body shot
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Halme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Halme is just out of range.
Tony Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halme throws a right hand that Abbott ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbott also avoids with ease.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Halme moved out of range nicely.
Halme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
Abbott throws a body punch but Halme moves out of range.
Abbott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halme on the side of the head.
Halme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Halme.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
It looks like Tony Halme has been cut.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Halme.
Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott scores with a sloppy right hand. Halme should have avoided that one.
Abbott darts in trying to clinch
and Halme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Abbott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halme counters with a nice body shot.
Abbott looks gassed!
Halme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halme scores with a hook.
It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halme misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Halme scores with a jab to the body.
Halme throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halme connects with a looping right hand.
Halme drops Abbott with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abbott looks back up at him and smiles so Halme waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Abbott is rocked!
A big left from Halme misses.
Halme cracks Abbott with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Halme has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abbott to stand back up!
Abbott is still on wobbly legs! Can Halme finish him?
Halme scores with a hook to the body. Abbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abbott seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme misses the shot to the body.
Halme misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halme. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halme misses the shot to the body.
Halme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Halme misses its intended target.
Abbott swings widly with a right hand
and Halme counters with a right hand to the body.
Halme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halme throws a jab when Abbott was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halme.
Halme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abbott tries to clinch up
and Halme counters with a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halme misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters by clinching up.
Halme lands with a light punch inside.
Halme breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Abbott.
Halme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Halme misses with an uppercut
enabling Abbott to counter with a crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Halme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halme throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Halme's ribs.
Abbott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abbott is looking to clinch.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott connects with a crisp jab.
Halme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Abbott misses
and Halme counters with a left to the body.
Abbott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Halme swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbott swings for the body but Halme moves out of range.
Halme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Halme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbott lands an overhand right.
Abbott scores with a nice right hand.
Halme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbott was well out of range. Poor timing from Halme.
Halme misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Halme tries to move into range but Abbott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Abbott jabs Halme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abbott lands a nice looking body shot.
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Halme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halme shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Halme dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abbott connects with a body shot.
Tony Halme is winning the standup battle so far.
Halme gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halme swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Abbott tries to clinch but Halme moves out of range.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Halme's ribs.
Abbott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halme under the eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Halme with an uppercut!
Abbott scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halme misses with a hook to the body
and Abbott counters with a straight right hand.
Abbott wants to clinch up but Halme keeps it at a distance.
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halme.
A shot to the body from Abbott misses
and Halme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halme's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abbott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halme scrambles back to his feet.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Halme pushes him off.
Halme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott stuns Halme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abbott clinches up with Halme and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halme blocking some punches.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Halme controls the action.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott lands a shot to the body.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Halme's ribcage. Halme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
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!
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halme is fighting off a takedown attempt but Abbott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Halme to the mat. Halme regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Halme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abbott wants to pass the guard but Halme is keeping the position.
Halme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abbott pushes down on Halme's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is refusing to be controlled, as Abbott sits in half guard.
Abbott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halme tries to get out of the position.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but Halme defending well.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halme keeps working.
Halme is looking to improve his position.
Abbott is trying to control. Halme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Abbott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A shot to the body from Halme misses
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halme swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Halme misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Halme controls his hands.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
David Abbott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halme breaks from the clinch.
Halme takes one to the side of the head.
Halme has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abbott finds it's way round the side to connect with Halme's head.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abbott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a body punch but Halme moves out of range.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Halme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbott forces Halme back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Halme lands a left hand.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Abbott.
A short uppercut from Abbott.
Abbott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Abbott gets through Halme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halmes head.
Abbott scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbott.
Halme manages to break the clinch.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halme was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Halme pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott swings for the body but Halme moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halme.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a low kick, right behind Halme 's knee.
Halme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halme.
Halme misses with a hook
and Abbott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Halme misses
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halme thinking.
Abbott lands an overhand right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbott works Halme's body with a nice hook.
Halme misses with a hook to the body
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott scores with a hook.
Abbott connects with a single shot there.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Halme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abbott tries to clinch there but Halme circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Abbott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abbott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halme doesn't seem bothered though.
Halme ducks right into an uppercut from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a jab to the body
and Halme counters with a right hand to the body.
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters by moving into the clinch.
Halme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halme blocks an uppercut.
Abbott takes a shot to the head.
Halme digs a right hand into Abbott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abbott's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Halme.
Halme scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halme scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halme pushes Abbott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme connects with a body shot that sends Abbott's belly button to the back.
Halme throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halme throws out the jab.
Abbott misses with a body punch
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott throws a jab when Halme was well out of range.
Halme misses with a shot to the body
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Abbott with a hook.
Halme jabs at Abbott's body.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Halme pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a shot from downtown. Abbott moves away and avoids it.
Halme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Halme.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott misses with a hook.
Halme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbott.
Halme with a jab.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a nice looking combination but Abbott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbott throws a body punch but Halme moves out of range.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbott is looking to clinch.
Halme swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abbott.
Halme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halme prevents a body shot from Abbott.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbott.
Good body shot from Abbott.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbott.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halme.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halme takes a shot to the head.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike.
Abbott tries to work over Halme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halme is trying to push Abbott away but Abbott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott lands with a right to the head.
Abbott is working Halme over against the cage.
Abbott lands an uppercut.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Halme's ribcage. Halme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halme.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries a body shot but Halme blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
Halme has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Halme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halme walks into a jab.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halme at a distance.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halme misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Halme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halme moves forwards but Abbott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott gets a clinch.
Halme breaks the clinch.
Abbott missing with a left hand there. Halme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abbott to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbott lands with a hook. Halme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the body from Halme misses
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halme cracks a nice hook into Abbott's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Halme misses the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halme was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Halme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott cracks Halme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halme thinking.
Abbott tests Halme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abbott instigates a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott blocks a body shot from Halme.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halme scores with a shoulder strike.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Halme's head.
Abbott lands a right hand.
Abbott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Halme prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Abbott.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Halme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Abbott working aggressively here.
A short right from Abbott.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Halme's ribcage. Halme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott clinches with his opponent.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott keeps control of Halme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbott works on Halme's body with a couple of short punches.
Abbott gets through Halme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halme.
Abbott tries a body shot but Halme blocks it.
Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Abbott really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abbott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halme momentarily.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halme was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Abbott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halme misses with a jab to the body
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Halme blocks an uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halme moves away.
Abbott scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme misses with a body punch
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott scores with a jab. Halme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abbott tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
Jab from Halme.
Abbott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halme misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Halme misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Halme misses with a jab to the body
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halme on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halme misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbott scores with a jab. Halme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abbott pushes Halme up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Halme prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Halme avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Halme tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halmes head.
Halme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Halme - that landed with a thud.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Halme working hard to break the clinch.
Halme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Abbott.
Abbott is leaning against Halme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halme or not.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
A short right from Abbott.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Abbott works on Halme's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Abbott - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Abbott - that landed with a thud.
Abbott is leaning against Halme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott is working Halme over against the cage.
Halme tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halme or not.
Nice body punch from Abbott - that landed with a thud.
Abbott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abbott.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
Halme working hard to break the clinch.
Halme has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Halme avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott lands a right hand.
A short left from Halme.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Halme's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abbott digs a right hand into Halme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halme's gas tank.
Halme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abbott jabs at Halme's body.
Halme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abbott digs a good hook to Halme's body.
Halme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Halme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Halme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott slips a jab and a cross from Halme.
Abbott with a hook.
Halme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Halme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott wants to clinch
and Halme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halme digs a good hook to Abbott's body.
Halme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Abbott to counter with a crisp jab.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Halme pushes him off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott punishes Halme's body with a nice straight punch.
Abbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Halme circles away.
Halme needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
Halme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Halme misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott tries to clinch but Halme is having none of it.
Abbott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halme.
Halme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halme misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halme thinking.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halme avoids the body shot from Abbott.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott lands an overhand right.
Halme scores with the left hand. Abbott knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Abbott dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbott connects with a right hand. Halme shakes it off.
Halme misses with a shot to the body
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Halme's ribs.
Halme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abbott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abbott works Halme's body with a nice hook.
Abbott moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
Abbott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Halme's ribcage. Halme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halme blocking some punches.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
A short right from Abbott on the inside.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Halme.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott is working Halme over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Abbott.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands a body punch.
Abbott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abbott pushes Halme back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Abbott.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Halme's head.
Abbott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halme is keeping busy.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Halme blocking some punches.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abbott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halmes head.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
Abbott is working Halme over against the cage.
Abbott works on Halme's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halme.
Abbott is leaning against Halme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott gets through Halme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halme blocking some punches.
Abbott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halme's elbow.
Halme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott lands a glancing blow to the side of Halme's head.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abbott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halme counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Halme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Abbott.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Halme is just out of range.
Abbott lands the left hand.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halme misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Halme throws a sloppy body shot
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a body shot.
Abbott jabs Halme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halme at a distance.
Halme gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott has managed to clinch.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
Abbott is leaning against Halme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halme misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halme.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Halme avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott lands a shot to the body.
Abbott is leaning against Halme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Abbott.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott is trying to maintain a safe position but Halme gets an underhook and turns Abbott into the cage.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abbott.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halme stops a takedown attempt from Abbott.
Abbott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abbott pushes Halme back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott works on Halme's body with a couple of short punches.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott tries a body shot but Halme blocks it.
A short uppercut from Halme.
Halme is leaning against Abbott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halme breaks from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halme.
Halme swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Halme misses with a double jab.
Halme throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Halme misses with a combination
and Halme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abbott presses Halme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Abbott as the two fighters clinch.
David Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halme has had enough of the clinch but Abbott keeps him there for the moment.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Abbott is controlling him.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halme is trying to break free.
Abbott pushes Halme back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halme has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Halme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halme backwards.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abbott cracks Halme with a nice body shot.
Halme manages to break the clinch.
Halme misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abbott tries to clinch but Halme moves out of range.
Halme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halme throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters by clinching up.
Tony Halme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbott takes a shot to the head.
Halme lands a body shot.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Halme.
Halme prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Halme scores with a hook to the body.
Halme working aggressively here.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halme gets through Abbott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halme pushes Abbott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Halme - that landed with a thud.
Halme manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Abbott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albricias Fanhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fanhez has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albricias Fanhez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fanhez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fanhez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fanhez throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Fanhez dodges an elbow strike from Newton.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Fanhez is blocking nicely.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Newton lands a right hand.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Fanhez tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Fanhez back against the cage.
Fanhez looking to stall.
Newton prevents a body shot from Fanhez.
Fanhez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fanhez misses with a body punch.
Fanhez can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Fanhez's ribcage. Fanhez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Newton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Newton drags the fight down to the ground.
Newton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fanhez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Albricias Fanhez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton tries to clinch up but Fanhez circles away and keeps his distance.
Newton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fanhez to the mat! Fanhez manages to get full guard.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Fanhez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newton forces his way into half guard.
Fanhez is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Fanhez is defending well.
Newton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fanhez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Fanhez defends the submission attempt.
Newton moves into full mount! Fanhez won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Newton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanhez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fanhez's half guard.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fanhez defends it well.
Newton stalling.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fanhez defends it well.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Fanhez defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is working for a kimura here but Fanhez manages to reverse the position and he's now in Newton's guard.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fanhez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fanhez's guard.
Fanhez keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton is working hard here to advance position.
Fanhez keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Fanhez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fanhez manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Fanhez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanhez wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fanhez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Fanhez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fanhez manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Fanhez's guard.
Fanhez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Newton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Fanhez from controlling successfully.
Newton seems keen to control Fanhez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Newton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Newton is looking to clinch but Fanhez is avoiding it.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanhez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Newton.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fanhez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Newton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fanhez's brow.
Newton prevents a body shot from Fanhez.
Newton throws an elbow that misses.
Fanhez looking to slow down the pace here.
Fanhez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton taking a breather.
Fanhez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Newton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fanhez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Newton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Newton pushes off an throws an elbow but Fanhez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Newton.
Newton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fanhez backwards.
Newton pushes off an throws an elbow but Fanhez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fanhez tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Fanhez back against the cage.
Newton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Newton.
It looks like Albricias Fanhez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newton prevents a body shot from Fanhez.
Fanhez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton blocks a body shot from Fanhez.
Newton scores with a shoulder strike.
Fanhez misses with a punch to the body.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Fanhez backwards.
Newton stalls.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Newton.
Newton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Newton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fanhez up against the cage.
Fanhez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fanhez tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton tightens his grip and picks Fanhez up, before dumping him to the ground. Fanhez manages to land in guard.
Fanhez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Fanhez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fanhez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Fanhez in his guard.
Fanhez tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.
Albricias Fanhez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Isaac Newton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fanhez misses with a wild body shot.
Fanhez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fanhez keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fanhez's guard.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fanhez is keeping the position for now.
Newton drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Newton as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fanhez screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Newton! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Isaac Newton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
202 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One shoots in but LaRusso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
One fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has LaRusso pinned against the cage. LaRusso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One scores a takedown into full mount!
One controlling from mount.
LaRusso is trying to stand.
One is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But LaRusso has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from LaRusso!
That's one minute gone in the round.
One has a closed guard, preventing LaRusso from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as One holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
LaRusso wants to stand but One has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
One closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming LaRusso to the mat! LaRusso manages to get full guard.
One drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and One jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
One looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
One trying to move into half guard but instead LaRusso has managed to sweep!
One is pulling down on LaRusso's head. It's preventing any offense from LaRusso, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
LaRusso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One wants to sweep here but LaRusso controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel One dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
One dives in and grabs LaRusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaRusso pushes down on One's head and hops out.
One blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
One has his takedown stuffed
and LaRusso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. One is lucky that one didn't land flush.
One fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in LaRusso's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and LaRusso reverses the position - he's now on top in One's guard.
One wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaRusso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
One is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Daniel One has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
One dives in and grabs LaRusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaRusso pushes down on One's head and hops out.
LaRusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One fails to land the takedown.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso avoids it really well and circles away.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. LaRusso defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for One with that takedown attempt.
LaRusso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of One's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from LaRusso as One shoots in.
One shoots for a double leg takedown but LaRusso sprawls well. He's pushed One's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
One throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LaRusso's waist but LaRusso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing One off to one side.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but LaRusso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniel One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from LaRusso. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
LaRusso scores with a leg kick.
One fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel LaRusso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
LaRusso throws a head kick that One semi-blocks.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
One closes this distance looking for a takedown but LaRusso circles away.
One shoots in for a double leg but LaRusso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaRusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
LaRusso scores with a head kick. One tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters circling a little - LaRusso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but LaRusso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
LaRusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with LaRusso but LaRusso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LaRusso is fending him off so far but One persists. Nope, LaRusso circles away and we're back to standing.
LaRusso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
LaRusso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from LaRusso as One shoots in.
LaRusso throws a nice inside leg kick.
LaRusso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by One.
LaRusso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and LaRusso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Daniel One is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso lands a nice leg kick that just misses One's sensitive parts.
LaRusso slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
LaRusso feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
One takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LaRusso can pounce on him.
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!
One has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LaRusso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
One tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One has his takedown stuffed
and LaRusso counters with a low kick, right behind One 's knee.
LaRusso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of One's head.
One fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but LaRusso avoids it really well and circles away.
LaRusso jabs at One's body.
LaRusso throws a head kick that One semi-blocks.
LaRusso cracks the inside of One's front leg.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses One's front leg but catches the back leg as One tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
LaRusso leaves One with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
LaRusso misses with a wild combination.
One shoots in but LaRusso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from One is defended easily by LaRusso.
One takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel LaRusso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think LaRusso 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel LaRusso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sako Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kesuke Miyagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
165 lbs
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151 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sako Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots and misses
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi circles away easily
and Miyagi counters by clinching up.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi avoiding damage.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Miyagi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li misses with a takedown
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li has Miyagi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyagi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miyagi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyagi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Miyagi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi stalls.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li is trying to drag Miyagi to the mat but Miyagi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Miyagi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li with a poor takedown
and Miyagi moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi has Li pushed against the cage.
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.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Miyagi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miyagi stalls.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyagi rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi circles away easily
and Miyagi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is trying to drag Miyagi to the mat but Miyagi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Miyagi stops a takedown attempt from Li.
The referee calls for Miyagi to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li fails with the takedown
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Sako Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyagi clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bit of stalling here from Miyagi.
Li could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesuke Miyagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Miyagi to work.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li fails with the takedown
and Miyagi moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyagi 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Bond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Clegane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Clegane slips under a jab from Bond.
Clegane forces Bond back against the cage and clinches.
Clegane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clegane lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bond!
Clegane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clegane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clegane thowing shots but they're missing.
Clegane controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Clegane might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane is working for a guillotine from mount but Bond frees his head quite easily.
Clegane content just to control the position here.
Bond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Let's hope that Clegane has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clegane looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sandor Clegane.
Clegane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clegane has picked Bond up - he's going for a ride! Clegane dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Well, if Clegane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Clegane controlling the position easily from mount.
Bond is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Clegane has taken his back.
Clegane is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Bond is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sandor Clegane!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietrus Malkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hei Jari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietrus Malkevicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hei Jari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkevicius fails with the takedown
and Jari counters with a straight right hand.
Malkevicius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malkevicius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkevicius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malkevicius is looking for a kimura but Jari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malkevicius to get the leverage.
Malkevicius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jari is looking to improve his position.
Malkevicius wants to pass to mount but Jari is defending the position.
Malkevicius is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari is trying to stand.
Malkevicius is working for a kimura but Jari is defending it quite comfortably.
Malkevicius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jari sees it coming and defends easily.
Jari is positioning himself well to prevent Malkevicius advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malkevicius seems to be looking for submissions.
Malkevicius prevents Jari from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jari is looking to control Malkevicius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jari avoid being mounted?
Malkevicius is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Malkevicius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jari defends it well.
Jari is trying to control but can't.
Malkevicius trying to pass the guard but Jari defending well.
Malkevicius working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Jari's thigh. Jari counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Malkevicius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jari manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Malkevicius has Jari in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Malkevicius wants to improve his position but instead Jari has moved into half guard.
Jari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malkevicius keeps working.
Malkevicius wants to get back to his feet.
Malkevicius could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malkevicius defending well though.
Malkevicius tries to roll over but Jari keeps him under control.
Malkevicius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jari looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malkevicius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malkevicius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malkevicius is looking to improve his position.
Malkevicius wants to sweep but Jari has passed to side control!
Malkevicius is trying to get back to half guard.
Jari lands some shots froms side control.
Malkevicius is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malkevicius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malkevicius.
Malkevicius looking for a sweep. Not yet Malkevicius, not yet.
Malkevicius looking for subs off his back but Jari has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jari there.
Malkevicius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malkevicius is working hard here to advance position.
Malkevicius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malkevicius.
Jari slips nicely into half guard.
Jari winds up and cracks Malkevicius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkevicius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malkevicius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malkevicius looking for a triangle here. Jari is fighting it but it looks tight! Malkevicius pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jari is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pietrus Malkevicius!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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24
181 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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26
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Prado counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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.
Prado is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Prado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Prado trying to control from the bottom.
Prado wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Prado turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Prado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prado is one step ahead there.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prado tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Prado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prado is aware though and is defending well.
Prado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Prado defends it easily.
Prado wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Prado wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Prado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Prado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Prado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prado wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prado is one step ahead there.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Prado is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miquel Prado was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Prado misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Prado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Gracie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Prado turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prado connects with a couple of short punches.
Prado working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Prado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prado is aware though and is defending well.
Prado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miquel Prado 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.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Prado circles away easily
and Prado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prado scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Prado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prado cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Justin Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Prado points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gracie wakes up just in time to hear Prado thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miquel Prado!
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