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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Stalhandske has chosen Jean Sibelius - Finlandia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torsten Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Stalhandske.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stalhandske. That did some damage!
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stalhandske looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Smith.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith stalks Stalhandske and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stalhandske's face. Stalhandske staggers backwards, shaken.
Stalhandske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith lands a nice hook to Stalhandske's body. Stalhandske takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stalhandske's belly button to the back.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A head kick misses from Smith.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Stalhandske counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stalhandske throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith cracks the inside of Stalhandske's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalhandske blocks a jab.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Stalhandske's belly button to the back.
Stalhandske is breathing heavily.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Stalhandske's defenses.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Stalhandske counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Stalhandske to acknowledge the strikes.
Stalhandske misses with a wild body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalhandske looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Stalhandske's head back.
Stalhandske attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stalhandske throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith punishes Stalhandske's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stalhandske stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalhandske moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith catches Stalhandske with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Stalhandske.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Stalhandske's head back.
Stalhandske tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good work by Stalhandske as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stalhandske throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a head kick!
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Stalhandske backing up. Stalhandske nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalhandske misses
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Stalhandske.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalhandske.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalhandske.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stalhandske might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalhandske counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stalhandske can do to turn this around?
Stalhandske misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stalhandske takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Stalhandske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stalhandske on the side of the head.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Stalhandske counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Stalhandske takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Stalhandske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stalhandske lands a slapping body shot.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a hook but Stalhandske avoids it easily.
Stalhandske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith clearly takes that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Stalhandske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalhandske misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peter Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith throws a hook to the side of Stalhandske's head but Stalhandske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Stalhandske.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Stalhandske is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalhandske.
Smith misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Stalhandske counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Stalhandske misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stalhandske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske connects with a single shot there.
Stalhandske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Stalhandske throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalhandske.
Stalhandske throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith had his way with Torsten Stalhandske in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A head kick misses from Stalhandske.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Stalhandske looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalhandske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stalhandske momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalhandske is predictable there
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stalhandskes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stalhandske manages to avoid it.
Stalhandske misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Stalhandske misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Stalhandske is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith looks to land a right hand but Stalhandske moved out of range.
Torsten Stalhandske has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stalhandske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalhandske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Stalhandske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalhandske staying out of range there.
Stalhandske shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith tries to bum rush Stalhandske with a series of wild strikes but Stalhandske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalhandske throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Stalhandske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Stalhandske misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:44
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kytta misses the target.
Kytta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalske walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kytta.
A shot to the body from Kytta misses
and Kytta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalske moves into the clinch.
Kytta is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalske has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalske.
Kalske putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kytta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalske trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kalske.
Kytta working hard to break the clinch.
Kytta stalling in the clinch but Kalske improves position.
Kytta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalske scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
Kytta takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalske keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kytta's efforts to push away.
Kytta being controlled against the cage.
Kytta trying to control the position but instead, Kalske has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kytta into the cage.
Kalske lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kytta looks gassed!
Kytta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kytta is trying to break free.
Kytta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalske tries to land a knee to the head but Kytta blocks with his arms.
Kytta is trying to break free.
Kytta wants to break free but Kalske has control.
Kalske prevents Kytta from breaking the clinch.
Kytta blocks an elbow strike from Kalske.
Kytta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalske has him pressed against the cage.
Kytta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalske scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kytta misses with a body punch.
Kytta is trying to break free.
Kytta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalske has him pressed against the cage.
Kalske lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Mikko Kytta's cut even more.
Kalske misses with an elbow over the top.
Kytta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kytta is trying to break free.
Kytta tries to break free but Kalske pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kalske.
Kalske lands an elbow inside that Kytta shrugs off.
The cut above Mikko Kytta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kalske lands an elbow inside.
Kalske stalling.
Kytta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalske tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mikko Kytta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikko Kytta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hemmo Kalske!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Lindros moves out of range easily.
Orange misses with a left hand
and Lindros counters with a one-two to the body.
Lindros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orange.
Lindros misses with a body shot
and Orange counters with a right hand to the body.
Orange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindros swings widly with a right hand
and Orange counters with a low kick, right behind Lindros 's knee.
Lindros is breathing heavily.
Orange throws a body kick that misses.
Orange throws a head kick but Lindros moves out of range.
Orange connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orange lands with a hook. Lindros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lindros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orange lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Lindros.
Orange attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orange fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orange tests Lindros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orange keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lindros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lindros swats away the attempt to clinch by Orange.
Lindros misses with a lunging right hand
and Orange counters with a head kick that wobbles Lindros - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Orange sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Orange!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flashlighter's entrance music is Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique . A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flashlighter misses with a two punch combination.
Flashlighter avoids the head kick by Man.
Flashlighter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man avoids the head kick by Flashlighter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Flashlighter's torso.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick
and Flashlighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a body punch but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flashlighter scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flashlighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Flashlighter avoids the head kick by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Flashlighter counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Flashlighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Flashlighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Flashlighter misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Flashlighter is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Flashlighter ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
That's two 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.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flashlighter throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a left to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man thumps Flashlighter with a low kick.
Flashlighter ducks under a wild hook from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man connects with the punch.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man swings for the body but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Flashlighter swings widly with a right hand
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flashlighter rather than just go for the knockout.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Flashlighter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashlighter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man misses with a hook.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Flashlighter throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Flashlighter off the cage and back into rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Man misses
and Flashlighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Flashlighter counters with a nice leg kick.
Man lands a jab.
Flashlighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flashlighter misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Flashlighter counters with a thumping low kick.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flashlighter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man thows a leg kick but Flashlighter checks it
and Flashlighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flashlighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Flashlighter.
Man misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a lazy body kick
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick.
Man scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flashlighter. That's going to slow Man down.
Flashlighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Flashlighter misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Flashlighter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flashlighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Flashlighter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flashlighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flashlighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Flashlighter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flashlighter throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Flashlighter only half commits.
Flashlighter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Flashlighter's head.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter connects with an inside leg kick.
Flashlighter throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Man takes a swing at Flashlighter's ribcage but misses.
Flashlighter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter scores with a leg kick.
Flashlighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man swings for the body but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Flashlighter throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man misses with a right hand
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Flashlighter. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Flashlighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Flashlighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Flashlighter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Flashlighter takes a jab right on the kisser.
He Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flashlighter misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter dominated that second 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.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flashlighter throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a nice body kick.
Flashlighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Flashlighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Flashlighter feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Flashlighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man throws a body punch but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Flashlighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a leg kick
and Flashlighter counters with a straight right hand.
Flashlighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flashlighter is able to avoid easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Flashlighter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Flashlighter counters with a body kick that stops Man in his tracks momentarily.
Flashlighter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Flashlighter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flashlighter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flashlighter can pounce on him.
That kick from Man tenderised Flashlighter's leg. Flashlighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flashlighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flashlighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Flashlighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flashlighter throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Flashlighter only half commits.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Man misses with the body kick
and Flashlighter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a leg kick but Flashlighter moved away.
Man slips under a jab.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flashlighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Flashlighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Flashlighter avoids it.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a head kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick but Flashlighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Flashlighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Man tries to work over Flashlighter's front leg with a kick but Flashlighter checks it.
Flashlighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Flashlighter ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Flashlighter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flashlighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flashlighter defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man throws a hook to the side of Flashlighter's head but Flashlighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flashlighter.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flashlighter moves away.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Flashlighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Man misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flashlighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
A low kick from Flashlighter is predictable there
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man throws a leg kick
and Flashlighter counters with a two punch combo.
Flashlighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man throws a head kick but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flashlighter's calf.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man checks a low kick from Flashlighter.
Man misses with a body punch
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flashlighter. That did some damage!
Man swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flashlighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Man throws a body punch but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Flashlighter avoids the body shot from Man.
Flashlighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flashlighter. Flashlighter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick
and Flashlighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donk. Man catches Flashlighter right on the button with a cross.
Flashlighter tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Flashlighter throws an off balance right hand
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Man misses with a low kick.
Flashlighter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Flashlighter misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Flashlighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Flashlighter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Man really felt that one!
Flashlighter throws a good cross that connects.
Flashlighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Flashlighter cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flashlighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Flashlighter.
Man cracks Flashlighter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Flashlighter counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Flashlighter had his way with He Man in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man misses with a body shot
and Flashlighter counters with a nice leg kick.
Man lands a head shot.
Flashlighter lands a jab to the head.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Flashlighter misses
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flashlighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man works Flashlighter's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Flashlighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Flashlighter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Flashlighter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flashlighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man sizes up Flashlighter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flashlighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flashlighter.
Man throws a jab when Flashlighter was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook. Flashlighter ducked under it nicely.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flashlighter counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Flashlighter tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flashlighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flashlighter moves away.
Man tries to land a body kick
and Flashlighter counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flashlighter.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Flashlighter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Flashlighter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Flashlighter lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
He Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flashlighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Flashlighter digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man blocks a head kick by Flashlighter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Flashlighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man swings for the body but Flashlighter moves out of range.
Felix Flashlighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man misses with a kick to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Flashlighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Flashlighter counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Flashlighter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man misses with a right hand
and Flashlighter counters with a leg kick.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Flashlighter counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Man misses
and Flashlighter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
A head kick misses from Man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Flashlighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flashlighter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Flashlighter!
Felix Flashlighter retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Evil Boy. Itaniemi has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music. Urho Itaniemi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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214 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi closes the distance but Xin moves to the side
so Xin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Itaniemi 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.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Itaniemi keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Itaniemi wants to sweep but no luck.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Itaniemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xin throwing strikes from guard but Itaniemi blocks nicely.
Itaniemi working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin trying to control but Itaniemi is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xin blocks a low kick nicely.
Itaniemi swings widly with a right hand
and Xin counters with a shoot takedown. Itaniemi fights it but they end up in guard.
Xin looking to pass the guard.
Itaniemi can't keep his opponent in guard - Xin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xin tries to pass to full mount but Itaniemi defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi is trying to get back to full guard.
Itaniemi is refusing to be controlled, as Xin sits in half guard.
Itaniemi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xin.
Xin wants to control but Itaniemi is keeping him busy.
Itaniemi is looking for a sweep. Xin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itaniemi is in trouble now - Xin has advanced to mount!
Itaniemi wants to hold on but Xin pushes him away.
Xin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Xin.
Itaniemi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Itaniemi tries to hold on but Xin postures up.
Xin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Itaniemi tries to lock up and control but Xin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Xin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Xin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Itaniemi is desperately trying to improve his position but Xin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Xin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Itaniemi is squirming around, avoiding Xin's attempts to control the action.
Xin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Xin throwing strikes here but Itaniemi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Itaniemi can't escape the position.
Xin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Xin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Itaniemi can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Itaniemi leaves Xin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Itaniemi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Itaniemi throws a combination that misses
and Xin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Itaniemi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xin somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itaniemi misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xin counters with a single leg into guard. Itaniemi didn't expect that.
Itaniemi looking for a sweep. Not yet Itaniemi, not yet.
Itaniemi keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Itaniemi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Itaniemi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to control from the bottom.
Itaniemi controlling the pace.
Itaniemi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Xin trying to hold on to Itaniemi's head to control him but Itaniemi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Urho Itaniemi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Itaniemi throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itaniemi scores with a jab. Xin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Itaniemi throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
That's four 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.
Itaniemi misses with a wild body shot.
Xin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Itaniemi throws out the jab.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick that misses.
Xin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Itaniemi tries to avoid it but Xin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Itaniemi to the ground. Itaniemi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Itaniemi misses with a head kick.
Itaniemi throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xin has his takedown stuffed
and Itaniemi 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ming Xin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Itaniemi misses with a right hand
and Xin counters with a low kick, right behind Itaniemi 's knee.
Xin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xin dives in and grabs Itaniemi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Itaniemi pushes down on Xin's head and hops out.
Xin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Itaniemi avoids it really well and circles away.
Itaniemi wants to clinch up but Xin keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xin misses with a leg kick
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi slaps away a takedown attempt from Xin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Itaniemi misses its intended target.
Itaniemi throws a right hand that Xin ducks under and follows up with a left that Xin also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Itaniemi misses the target.
Xin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Itaniemi misses
and Xin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Itaniemi thinking.
A big left from Xin misses.
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.
Itaniemi throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
Xin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Itaniemi wants to clinch.
Itaniemi tries to clinch but Xin is having none of it.
Itaniemi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Itaniemi pinned against the cage. Itaniemi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Itaniemi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xin on the side of the head.
Itaniemi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itaniemi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Itaniemi looks to land a combination but Xin avoids it well.
Xin with a poor takedown
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xin misses with a body shot.
Xin throws a solid leg kick but Itaniemi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xin.
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that Xin avoids nicely.
Itaniemi is looking to chop away at Xin's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Itaniemi works Xin's body with a nice hook.
Itaniemi throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Itaniemi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Itaniemi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xin on the side of the head.
Xin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itaniemi.
Xin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itaniemi throws a head kick but Xin moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Itaniemi.
Urho Itaniemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi thows a body shot but no joy.
Xin throws a push kick but Itaniemi slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick but Xin checks it.
Itaniemi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Itaniemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itaniemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xin counters with a nice body shot.
Xin swings for the body but Itaniemi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xin defending well as Itaniemi loads up on a big left hand.
Xin swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Itaniemi slips a jab from Xin.
Itaniemi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Itaniemi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xin.
Itaniemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xin is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itaniemi lands with a right hand.
Itaniemi lands a jab to the head.
Itaniemi looks to land a right hand but Xin moved out of range.
Itaniemi tries to clinch but Xin moves out of range.
Itaniemi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick
and Xin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xin tries to move into range but Itaniemi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xin's sensitive parts.
Xin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itaniemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Xin.
Itaniemi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itaniemi checks the leg kick.
Xin misses with a takedown attempt - Itaniemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Itaniemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xin's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Itaniemi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Xin.
Xin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Xin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Itaniemi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Itaniemi has a couple of punches blocked by Xin.
Itaniemi lands a hook that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Itaniemi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xin jumps guard but Itaniemi stands there with Xin around his waist. Xin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Itaniemi.
Xin blocks an uppercut.
Xin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands a right hand.
Itaniemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Itaniemi blocks a body shot from Xin.
Itaniemi stalls.
Itaniemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xin backwards.
Xin blocking some punches.
Xin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xin tries to work over Itaniemi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xin has a couple of punches blocked by Itaniemi.
A bit of stalling here from Xin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xin.
Xin cracks Itaniemi with a nice body shot.
Itaniemi presses Xin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itaniemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Itaniemi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xin or not.
Itaniemi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xin.
Xin fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin has Itaniemi pushed against the cage.
Itaniemi misses with some punches.
Xin jumps guard and drags Itaniemi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Xin being controlled here, momentarily.
Xin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Itaniemi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Itaniemi 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.
Ming Xin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Urho Itaniemi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Itaniemi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Urho Itaniemi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Itaniemi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Xin misses.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Itaniemi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xin is able to avoid easily.
Xin misses with a hook. Itaniemi ducked under it nicely.
Itaniemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itaniemi is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Itaniemi misses.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itaniemi manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Xin.
Itaniemi misses the body punch
and Xin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urho Itaniemi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Itaniemi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ming Xin retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
275 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veto Remmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kujansuu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remmi.
Remmi looks to land a body kick but Kujansuu moved away.
Remmi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kujansuu looks to score with a jab to the body but Remmi is just out of range.
Remmi connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Remmi.
Kujansuu takes one on the button.
Remmi throws a front kick aimed at Kujansuu's knee but Kujansuu avoids it well.
Kujansuu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remmi.
Kujansuu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remmi.
Remmi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kujansuu.
Remmi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kujansuu misses with a left hand
and Remmi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kujansuu misses with a combination
and Remmi counters with a low kick, right behind Kujansuu 's knee.
Kujansuu misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kujansuu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remmi - the referee stops the clock and Kujansuu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remmi. Kujansuu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kujansuu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remmi scores with a nice body kick.
Kujansuu misses the jab.
Kujansuu misses with a hook. Remmi ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Remmi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi scores with a leg kick.
Kujansuu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kujansuu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Remmi tries a low kick but Kujansuu avoids it.
Remmi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kujansuu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remmi can pounce on him.
Kujansuu misses with a body shot
and Remmi counters with a big head kick but Kujansuu shrugs it off.
Remmi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kujansuu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kujansuu tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remmi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Kujansuu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remmi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Remmi with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remmi checks a leg kick.
Remmi keeps Kujansuu at a distance using the push kick.
Kujansuu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Remmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remmi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kujansuu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Remmi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kujansuu doesn't seem phased though.
Remmi connects with a jab.
Kujansuu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kujansuu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remmi - the referee stops the clock and Kujansuu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remmi. Kujansuu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kujansuu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Remmi fails to land with a series of punches.
Remmi misses the shot to the body.
Remmi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Remmi lunges at Kujansuu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kujansuu's hand.
Kujansuu tried to score with a low kick but Remmi checks it.
Remmi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kujansuu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remmi sizes up Kujansuu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Remmi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Remmi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kujansuu takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veto Remmi dominated that round.
That's time! Remmi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Remmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kujansuu.
Kujansuu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remmi throws a hook to the side of Kujansuu's head but Kujansuu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kujansuu is able to avoid easily.
Kujansuu cracks a nice hook into Remmi's ribs.
Kujansuu lands a lovely overhand right.
Veto Remmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujansuu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remmi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kujansuu scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remmi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remmi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kujansuu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Remmi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kujansuu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kujansuu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Remmi.
Kujansuu walks into a stiff left hand from Remmi.
Remmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kujansuu.
Remmi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kujansuu takes a swing at Remmi's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Kujansuu slams his shin into Remmi's torso.
Kujansuu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Remmi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi takes one to the chin there.
Remmi looks for a takedown but Kujansuu sprawls well.
Remmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kujansuu.
Remmi walks into a left hand.
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!
Kujansuu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Remmi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Remmi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remmi throws a hook but Kujansuu avoids it easily.
Remmi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kujansuu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Remmi checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu stuns Remmi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Remmi throws a leg kick but Kujansuu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kujansuu misses with a hook to the body
and Remmi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kujansuu thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Remmi.
Kujansuu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Remmi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Kujansuu.
Remmi throws a leg kick
enabling Kujansuu to counter with a crisp jab.
Remmi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Remmi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kujansuu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Remmi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kujansuu ducks under a wild hook from Remmi.
Remmi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remmi.
Remmi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu checks a leg kick nicely.
Remmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kujansuu was well out of range. Poor timing from Remmi.
Kujansuu moves away from the strike by Remmi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kujansuu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Kujansuu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Kujansuu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Remmi tries to score with a low kick but Kujansuu moves his leg out of the way.
Remmi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kujansuu digs a good body shot into Remmi's ribs.
Kujansuu lands with an overhand left.
Kujansuu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Remmi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Remmi avoids the body shot from Kujansuu.
Remmi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Remmi connects with a single shot there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kujansuu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kujansuu misses the shot to the body.
Kujansuu misses with a leg kick
and Remmi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kujansuu throws the left hand but Remmi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kujansuu blocks a low kick nicely.
Remmi avoids the body shot from Kujansuu.
Remmi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remmi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Remmi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kujansuu counters with a nice body shot.
Kujansuu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remmi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kujansuu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Remmi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kujansuu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remmi counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu tries to clinch up but Remmi circles away and keeps his distance.
Remmi lands a jab to the nose.
Remmi connects with the punch.
Kujansuu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Remmi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kujansuu cracks Remmi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kujansuu staying out of range there.
Kujansuu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kujansuu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remmi misses with a two punch combination.
Kujansuu throws a combination that misses
and Kujansuu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remmi cracks Kujansuu with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujansuu misses with an uppercut
and Remmi counters with a nice body kick.
Kujansuu moves out of range as Remmi strikes.
Kujansuu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remmi throws out the jab.
Remmi staying out of range there.
Kujansuu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kujansuu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Remmi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Remmi looks to land a right hand but Kujansuu moved out of range.
Remmi misses with a looping right.
Kalle Kujansuu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remmi throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kujansuu manages to avoid it.
Kujansuu connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kujansuu as he connects with a hook.
Kujansuu throws a lazy uppercut
and Remmi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Remmi throws an overhand right that lands on Kujansuu's shoulder, as Kujansuu tries to avoid the shot.
Kujansuu looks to throw the jab but Remmi is out of range.
Remmi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kujansuu is out of range and Remmi settles back down.
Remmi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kujansuu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Remmi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kujansuu misses with a shot to the body
and Remmi counters with a leg kick.
Kujansuu misses with an uppercut. Remmi saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Kujansuu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kujansuu 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Kujansuu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
265 lbs
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23
260 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stehling to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Landersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stehling throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landersson counters with a three punch combo that has Stehling backing up. Stehling nods at Landersson to acknowledge the strikes.
Stehling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stehling misses with an uppercut
and Landersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Landersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stehling's head.
Stehling misses with a body shot.
Landersson misses with a leg kick
so Stehling counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stehling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Landersson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stehling manages to get himself to full guard.
Landersson won't allow Stehling to get back to his feet.
Landersson thows a big elbow that misses.
Landersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Landerssonis looking to pass into half guard but Stehling pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stehling is in guard.
Landersson wants to sweep here but Stehling controlling him for the moment.
Landersson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Landersson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stehling trying to control but Landersson is working from the bottom.
Landersson 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.
That's two 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.
Landersson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Landersson is looking to sweep but instead, Stehling has passed into half guard.
Stehling prevents Landersson from improving his position.
Stehling uses his free foot to push down on Landersson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Landersson.
Stehling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Landersson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Landersson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson regains half guard.
Landersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stehling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stehling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Landersson's head.
Stehling is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Landersson is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landersson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Landersson controls Stehling momentarily but Stehling frees himself.
Landersson 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.
Stehling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landersson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stehling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stehling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stehling stopping the sweep attempt from Landersson.
Stehling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Landersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landersson tests Stehling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stehling counters with a good low kick that Landersson was not able to check.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Landersson misses the target.
Landersson misses with a straight left.
Stehling tries to clinch
and Landersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stehling tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling tries to close the distance and clinch but Landersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stehling shoots for a takedown but Landersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Landersson swings widly with a right hand
and Stehling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Landersson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landersson jabs Stehling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Landersson to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Stehling is predictable there
and Landersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stehling throws a series of punches but Landersson moves out of range.
Landersson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ludvig Landersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stehling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Landersson scores with a hook to the body. Stehling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Landersson thumps Stehling with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Landersson misses the target.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stehling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landersson takes a swing at Stehling's ribcage but misses.
Stehling misses with a combination
and Landersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Landersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stehling to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landersson avoids it really well and circles away.
Stehling misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Landersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stehling ducks right into an uppercut from Landersson.
Stehling misses with a left hand
and Stehling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stehling swings widly with a right hand
letting Landersson counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Landersson is just out of range.
Stehling thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Landersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Landersson throws a right hand that misses
and Stehling counters with a series of strikes. Landersson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Landersson misses with a hook.
Landersson misses with a body punch
and Stehling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stehling preventing the sweep.
Stehling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stehling postures up in Landersson's guard and throws a big left but Landersson blocks it.
Landersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stehling is one step ahead there.
Landersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling trying to control but Landersson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stehling is one step ahead there.
Landersson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Landersson keeping full guard, as Stehling tries to pass.
Stehling is working hard here to advance position.
Landersson 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.
Stehling slips nicely into half guard.
Stehling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Landersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Landersson has a hand on Stehling's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stehling takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Landersson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Landersson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stehling is looking to advance position but Landersson won't allow it.
Stehling thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Landersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Landersson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Landersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stehling lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Landersson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Landersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Landersson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stehling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landersson keeping moving, preventing Stehling from controlling successfully.
Landersson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stehling puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Landersson is pressing down on Stehling's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Landersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stehling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stehling cracks Landersson with a big right hand but Landersson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stehling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landersson keeps working.
Landersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Stehling scores with punches from side control.
Landersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Landersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Landersson moves forwards but Stehling connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stehling closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Landersson quickly recovers to half guard.
Landersson has hold of Stehling's hands but Stehling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stehling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stehling is nestled in close to Landersson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Landersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stehling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Landersson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Landersson is on top in guard.
Landersson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stehling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landersson's guard.
Stehling is in close to Landersson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Landersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Landersson looks to land a strike but Stehling avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Landersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landersson throws a strike but Stehling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stehling stopping the sweep attempt from Landersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling tries to free his leg and advance position but Landersson is retaining full guard.
Landersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stehling looking to pass the guard.
Landersson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stehling has passed into side control.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Landersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Landersson prevents Stehling from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stehling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Landersson's head.
Landersson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Landersson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Landersson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stehling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landersson keeps working.
Landersson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stehling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stehling chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stehling advances to half guard.
Stehling is trying to control. Landersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landersson wants to sweep but Stehling has passed to side control!
Landersson is trying to control Stehling's posture but Stehling avoids it.
Landersson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Landersson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stehling scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling had his way with Ludvig Landersson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Landersson misses with a combination
and Stehling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
Landersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stehling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Landersson's knee momentarily.
Landersson misses with a body punch
and Stehling counters with a left to the body.
Landersson avoids the body shot from Stehling.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stehling takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling gets a takedown into half guard.
Stehling moves nicely into side control.
Stehling working away.
Landersson tries to improve position but can't.
Landersson stops Stehling from passing to mount.
Stehling scoring with punches and elbows.
Mitchell Stehling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson tries to bench press Stehling off him but Stehling keeps the position.
Landersson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stehling in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stehling trying to control the position but Landersson is working away.
Landersson is trying to get back to half guard.
Landersson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stehling connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling advances to mount.
Landersson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stehling looking to control but Landersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Landersson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stehling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Landersson hang on?
Stehling tries to control but Landersson wriggling away.
Stehling controlling from mount.
Landersson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling working Landersson over with strikes here.
Landersson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ludvig Landersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stehling controlling his opponent.
Stehling seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Landersson for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stehling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lukashenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Lukashenko has chosen Belarus National Anthem as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Lukashenko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukashenko throws a low kick but Tolonen moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Lukashenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lukashenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tolonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tolonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Lukashenko off the cage and back into rage.
Lukashenko misses with a low kick.
Tolonen scores with a jab. Lukashenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen drives through with a takedown into Lukashenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukashenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukashenko keeping full guard, as Tolonen tries to pass.
Tolonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tolonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Lukashenko is retaining full guard.
Lukashenko keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Iiro Tolonen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lukashenko tries to land a leg kick but Tolonen saw it coming and moves away.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tolonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko pushes Tolonen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tolonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a series of strikes. Tolonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander Lukashenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen looks to land a left hand but Lukashenko moved out of range nicely.
Tolonen misses with a right hand
and Lukashenko counters with a body kick.
Tolonen avoids the head kick by Lukashenko.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lukashenko thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tolonen misses.
Tolonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lukashenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolonen.
Lukashenko is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
Tolonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tolonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lukashenko throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Tolonen is looking to wear down Lukashenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lukashenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lukashenko throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
Lukashenko tests Tolonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tolonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lukashenko.
Tolonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Tolonen. Those never looked like landing.
Tolonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukashenko tries to score with a low kick but Tolonen moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tolonen shoots in but Lukashenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tolonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lukashenko tried to score with a low kick but Tolonen checks it.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but Tolonen moves away
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Tolonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lukashenko can pounce on him.
Lukashenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lukashenko scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukashenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Lukashenko.
The fighters circling - Lukashenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iiro Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lukashenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lukashenko is keeping the position for now.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Lukashenko keeps moving.
Tolonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko misses with a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lukashenko manages to avoid it.
Lukashenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lukashenko throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a single leg into guard. Lukashenko didn't expect that.
Tolonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Lukashenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lukashenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolonen trying to control but Lukashenko is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Lukashenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tolonen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko won't allow Tolonen to get back to his feet.
Lukashenko postures up.
Lukashenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lukashenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukashenko tries to stand but Tolonen is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tolonen holds on and takes a little breather.
Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Tolonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukashenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukashenko is just out of range.
A big left from Lukashenko misses.
Lukashenko throws a hook but Tolonen avoids it easily.
Tolonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lukashenko. Lukashenko obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lukashenko. That's going to slow Tolonen down.
Tolonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Lukashenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolonen thinking.
Lukashenko is looking to clinch but Tolonen is avoiding it.
A low kick from Lukashenko is predictable there
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tolonen trying to control the action but Lukashenko is working from the bottom.
Tolonen throwing shots but Lukashenko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lukashenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lukashenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tolonen.
Tolonen shoots in looking for a takedown but Lukashenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tolonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lukashenko sizes up Tolonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tolonen misses the shot to the body.
Lukashenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen misses with a wild body shot.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lukashenko looks for the body kick but Tolonen saw that one coming.
Lukashenko takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
Tolonen misses with a hook
and Lukashenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexander Lukashenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but Tolonen is having none of it.
Lukashenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lukashenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukashenko thinking.
Lukashenko throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Tolonen moves out of range as Lukashenko strikes.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukashenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tolonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Lukashenko moves out of range.
Tolonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lukashenko throws a head kick but Tolonen moves out of range.
Lukashenko connects with a right hand. Tolonen shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with a body shot that sends Lukashenko's belly button to the back.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lukashenko as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lukashenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tolonen tries to move into range but Lukashenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lukashenko throws a lazy head kick
and Tolonen counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lukashenko, right into the meat.
Tolonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lukashenko tries to avoid it but Tolonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lukashenko to the ground. Lukashenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lukashenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen takes a swing at Lukashenko's ribcage but misses.
Lukashenko throws a low kick but Tolonen moves out of range easily.
Lukashenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lukashenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tolonen swings widly with a right hand
and Lukashenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukashenko throws a shot to the body.
Tolonen throws out a loose jab but Lukashenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a looping overhand right but Lukashenko ducks down to avoid it.
Tolonen moves out of range of the body kick from Lukashenko.
Lukashenko throws a shot to the body.
Lukashenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lukashenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lukashenko. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Lukashenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tolonen momentarily.
Lukashenko throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lukashenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolonen. That did some damage!
Lukashenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tolonen counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolonen prevents Lukashenko from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lukashenko is trying to control Tolonen's posture but Tolonen avoids it.
Lukashenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tolonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lukashenko really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lukashenko, right into the meat.
Tolonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lukashenko misses the jab.
Lukashenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lukashenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Lukashenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tolonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukashenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lukashenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolonen moves away.
Lukashenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Tolonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukashenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukashenko closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Lukashenko throws an overhand right that lands on Tolonen's shoulder, as Tolonen tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lukashenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lukashenko.
No luck for Tolonen with that takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lukashenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tolonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tolonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lukashenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukashenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lukashenko throws a sloppy head kick and Tolonen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko wants to clinch but Tolonen slips to the side
and Tolonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lukashenko misses with an uppercut.
Lukashenko throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lukashenko thinking.
Tolonen takes one to the side of the head.
Lukashenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tolonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lukashenko keeping full guard, as Tolonen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukashenko controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Tolonen looking to pass the guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Lukashenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lukashenko throws an off balance right hand
and Tolonen counters with a series of strikes. Lukashenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lukashenko.
Tolonen misses with a hook to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tolonen.
Lukashenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lukashenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolonen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lukashenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tolonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lukashenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen had his way with Alexander Lukashenko in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tolonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tolonen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tolonen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lukashenko is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to control but Lukashenko is keeping him busy.
Tolonen in side control, throwing shots but Lukashenko defends.
Tolonen just content to control the position.
Tolonen trying to control the position but Lukashenko is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tolonen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lukashenko's legs.
Alexander Lukashenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lukashenko is letting Tolonen control him for a moment.
Lukashenko pushes Tolonen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tolonen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Iiro Tolonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lukashenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tolonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lukashenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukashenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Lukashenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tolonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iiro Tolonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lukashenko.
Lukashenko jabs Tolonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tolonen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tolonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Lukashenko counters with a straight right hand.
Lukashenko lands with a nice body punch.
Lukashenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lukashenko moves out of range as Tolonen strikes.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Lukashenko moves out of range.
Lukashenko is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen checks a leg kick.
Lukashenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tolonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lukashenko swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
Lukashenko misses with a left hand
and Tolonen counters with a three punch combo that has Lukashenko backing up. Lukashenko nods at Tolonen to acknowledge the strikes.
Tolonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lukashenko. That did some damage!
Lukashenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lukashenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Lukashenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukashenko is just out of range.
A low kick from Lukashenko misses
and Tolonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Lukashenko.
I think Tolonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Adebisi's choice of entrance music: Go Go Adebisi. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
214 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane cracks Adebisi with a good jab.
Adebisi misses with a left hand
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Adebisi slips under a jab from Kane.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the body
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adebisi is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Adebisi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a left and a right that stings Adebisi.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adebisi throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane tries a body shot but Adebisi blocks it.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adebisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adebisi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebisi's elbow.
Adebisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Adebisi wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane presses Adebisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adebisi looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi takes a shot to the head.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Adebisi letting Kane take a breather here.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adebisi.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adebisi trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adebisi into the cage.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane gets through Adebisi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Kane is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Kane effectively controlling the action here.
Kane lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Kane stalling the fight.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kane is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kane is stalling here.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Adebisi.
A body shot lands from Kane.
Adebisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adebisis head.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Adebisi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Adebisi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kane.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Adebisi off balance momentarily.
Kane throws a jab when Adebisi was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Adebisi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Kane misses with a hook. Adebisi ducked under it nicely.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adebisi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adebisi walks into a straight right hand from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kane counters with a left to the body.
Adebisi misses with a left hand
and Kane moves into the clinch.
Adebisi pushes Kane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adebisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Adebisi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Adebisi fails to pull guard.
Kane tries to work over Adebisi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi takes a shot to the head.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane stalling against the cage.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adebisi's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Kane prevents a body shot from Adebisi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Adebisi - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adebisi jumps guard.
Kane stays in close to Adebisi's body and controls the position.
Adebisi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adebisi working for a triangle but Kane defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adebisi can do to turn this around?
Adebisi looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Adebisi working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane throws a body punch but Adebisi moves out of range.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Kane.
Adebisi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Adebisi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane throws a right hand that misses
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane throws a hook but Adebisi blocks it.
Kane throws an off balance right hand
and Adebisi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kane coming out on top.
Adebisi is looking to clinch.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adebisi.
Kane misses with a hook
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adebisi.
Jigoro Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane throws a poor cross that misses
and Adebisi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looks for a takedown but Kane sprawls well.
Kane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adebisi counters with a left to the body.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kane won't be happy with that.
Adebisi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Adebisi swings around for an armbar but Kane sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adebisi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kane controls the pace.
Adebisi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adebisi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kane is aware though and is defending well.
Adebisi has a closed guard, preventing Kane from standing up.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adebisi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kane passes into side control.
Kane working away.
Adebisi is looking for a sweep.
Kane advances to full mount.
Kane avoids the attempt from Adebisi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adebisi really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kane misses with a left hand
and Adebisi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Adebisi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adebisi trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Adebisi scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adebisi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adebisi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Adebisi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kane screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Adebisi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Simon Adebisi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Kullero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullero's entrance music is Prätkähiiret - Se on suihinotto. A fine choice. Johannes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raised Fist - Killing It. Pasi Kullero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kullero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kullero misses its intended target.
Kullero just misses with a punch to the body.
Johannes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kullero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kullero misses with a left hand
and Johannes counters with a thumping low kick.
Johannes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kullero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johannes.
Johannes cracks a nice hook into Kullero's ribs.
Johannes thows a leg kick but Kullero checks it
and Kullero counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johannes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero misses with a body punch
and Johannes counters with a left to the body.
Johannes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kullero.
Kullero lands the left hand.
Kullero thows a leg kick but Johannes checks it
and Johannes counters with a one-two to the body.
Johannes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kullero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johannes backwards.
Kullero blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kullero.
Johannes lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kullero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullero blocks an uppercut.
Kullero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johannes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero struggles to land a body shot inside as Johannes controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johannes.
Johannes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero lands a hook that snaps the head of Johannes backwards.
A right hand to the body from Johannes.
Kullero lands a nice shot to the body.
Kullero lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kullero.
Kullero misses with the head strike.
A short right from Johannes on the inside.
Johannes working aggressively here.
Johannes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kullero lands a body punch.
Kullero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johannes or not.
Kullero blocks an uppercut.
Kullero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johannes misses with a body punch.
Johannes tries to stall but Kullero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullero.
Kullero lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kullero fails to land.
Johannes misses with a body punch.
Kullero lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Johannes.
Kullero scores with a shot to the side of Johannes's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullero.
Kullero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kullero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johannes avoiding damage.
Johannes has a couple of punches blocked by Kullero.
Johannes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johannes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullero working aggressively here.
Kullero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johannes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johannes pushes Kullero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johannes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kullero tries a body shot but Johannes blocks it.
Kullero tries to work over Johannes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kullero prevents a body shot from Johannes.
Kullero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johannes backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johannes fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kullero.
Kullero pushes Johannes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kullero pushes Johannes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kullero can't find room to land a body shot as Johannes controls the action.
Johannes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johannes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johannes blocking some punches.
Kullero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johannes is trying to stall.
Kullero lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johannes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kullero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johannes gets through Kullero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kullero.
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!
Kullero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kullero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johannes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kullero scores with a three punch combo!
Pasi Kullero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johannes. Johannes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johannes misses with an uppercut
and Kullero counters with a single leg into guard. Johannes didn't expect that.
Kullero tries to free his leg and advance position but Johannes is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kullero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero thows a big elbow that misses.
Kullero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johannes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johannes wants to stand and escape but Kullero is having none of it.
Kullero scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kullero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kullero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kullero looking to pass the guard.
Johannes keeping moving, preventing Kullero from controlling successfully.
Kullero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johannes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kullero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero throws a big right hand that misses.
Kullero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kullero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johannes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kosti Johannes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kullero throws a leg kick but Johannes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johannes avoids the body shot from Kullero.
Kullero is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kullero has closed the distance and engaged Johannes in a clinch.
Kullero throws a head punch that misses.
Kullero throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johannes misses with a punch to the body.
Johannes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johannes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kullero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johannes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kullero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kullero misses with a looping left.
Kullero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Kullero misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kullero throws a leg kick
and Johannes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johannes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kullero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannes moves out of range of the strikes.
Kullero misses the jab.
Kullero throws a jab but it's blocked by Johannes.
Kullero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johannes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johannes lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero scores with the left hand. Johannes knows he should have avoided that one.
Kullero misses with a lunging right hand
and Johannes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johannes moves into the clinch.
Kullero lands a nice shot to the body.
Johannes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kullero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johannes blocks a body shot from Kullero.
Kullero blocking some punches.
Johannes slowing the pace effectively.
Johannes misses with some punches.
Johannes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kullero is keeping busy.
Kullero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero avoids the elbow strike from Johannes, against the cage.
Johannes blocks an uppercut.
Kullero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johannes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero misses with the head strike.
Kullero lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kullero as Johannes tries to tie him up.
Kullero lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johannes.
Kullero swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullero.
Johannes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kullero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullero tries to throw a body punch but Johannes avoids it by throwing Kullero back against the cage.
Kullero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johannes or not.
Kullero can't find room to land a body shot as Johannes controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johannes looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullero.
Johannes is looking to control Kullero's arms but Kullero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johannes has his back to the cage.
Kullero misses with a punch to the body.
Kullero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kullero presses Johannes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pasi Kullero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kullero swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero lands a nice uppercut.
Kullero tries a body shot but Johannes blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Johannes.
Stalling in the clinch from Johannes.
A short left from Kullero.
Kullero scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullero.
Johannes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kullero blocks an uppercut.
Kullero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johannes.
Johannes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kullero.
Kullero tries to throw a body punch but Johannes avoids it by throwing Kullero back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kosti Johannes just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kullero throws a hook but Johannes blocks it.
Johannes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kullero to counter with a crisp jab.
Kullero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kullero misses with a right hand
and Kullero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kullero thows a leg kick but Johannes checks it
and Johannes counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Kullero tenderised Johannes's leg. Johannes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kullero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johannes misses with a left hand
and Kullero counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kullero.
Johannes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kullero counters with an outside leg kick.
Kullero tests Johannes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kullero throws out a powerful jab.
Kosti Johannes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kullero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johannes.
Decent striking displayed by Kullero there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kullero dodges an elbow strike from Johannes.
Kullero tries a body shot but Johannes blocks it.
Johannes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kullero.
Nice body punch from Kullero.
Johannes looking to slow down the pace here.
Kullero swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero tries to score a body lock takedown but Johannes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kullero scores with a shot to the side of Johannes's head.
Kullero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kullero as Johannes tries to tie him up.
Johannes working aggressively here.
Johannes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kullero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Kullero.
Kullero blocks a body shot from Johannes.
Johannes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kullero backwards.
Kullero swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kullero lands with a left to the head.
Kullero throws a punch but it's blocked by Johannes.
Johannes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kullero lands an uppercut.
Johannes has a couple of punches blocked by Kullero.
Johannes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kullero.
Kullero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kullero cracks Johannes with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kullero.
A short right from Johannes.
Johannes misses with a knee strike.
Johannes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes blocks an uppercut.
Kullero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kullero lands with a right to the head.
Kullero scores with a shot to the side of Johannes's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johannes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kullero backwards.
Kullero lands a nice uppercut.
Johannes is rocked!
Kullero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kullero lands with a left to the head.
Johannes is still on wobbly legs! Can Kullero finish him?
A short body shot lands from Kullero as the two fighters clinch.
Johannes seems to have recovered his senses.
Johannes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johannes.
Kullero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kullero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanness head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullero struggles to land a body shot inside as Johannes controls his hands.
Kullero misses with a body punch.
Kullero being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kullero scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero had his way with Kosti Johannes in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kullero lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Johannes goes down and covers up as Kullero starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Kullero!
Pasi Kullero retains his middleweight title!
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