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KFC 21 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henrique will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Henrique sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henrique swinging wildly here.
Smith rushes Henrique and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henrique avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Henrique is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henrique missing with knees to the body.
Henrique misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Henrique wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henrique gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith jumps guard and drags Henrique to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Henrique wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Henrique trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Henrique controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique clinches up against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Henrique closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henrique is defending well for now.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Henrique has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henrique throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Henrique tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henrique putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Henrique drops back down to his feet.
Henrique fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Henrique drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henrique is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Henrique jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henrique will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Henrique is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henrique manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Henrique's guard.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henrique doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henrique defends it well.
Henrique really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith moves into full mount! Henrique won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Henrique holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Henrique dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henrique tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Henrique avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Henrique avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henrique wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henrique is defending well for now.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Henrique misses with a combination
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henrique is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Henrique tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henrique avoids it.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henrique tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Henrique goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Henrique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Henrique to the mat.
Henrique looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henrique is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Henrique up against the cage in a clinch.
Henrique with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith jumps guard.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henrique off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith trying to control the position but Henrique is working away.
Henrique is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith has an Americana. Henrique didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Smith is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Smith hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pudzianowski's choice of entrance music: Respekt. Jan Mayer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Pudzianowski misses.
Mayer throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer misses with a lunging right hand
and Pudzianowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayer throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Pudzianowski misses its intended target.
Pudzianowski defending well as Mayer loads up on a big left hand.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer throws the left hand but Pudzianowski avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Mayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayer throws a hook but Pudzianowski avoids it easily.
Mayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pudzianowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayer is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Mayer like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Mayer from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Pudzianowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clericuzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Superman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Clericuzio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clericuzio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Olsson counters with a head kick that drops Clericuzio to the mat! Clericuzio scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Clericuzio is rocked!
Olsson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Clericuzio crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lars Olsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ion Golban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Rauma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ion Golban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Rauma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golban misses with a left hand
and Rauma counters with a nice body shot.
Golban falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rauma counters with a left to the body.
Golban is breathing heavily.
Rauma drops his shoulder and cracks Golban with a huge uppercut! Golban goes down! Can Rauma finish him?
Golban is rocked!
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!
Rauma throws a big right hand that misses.
Oh Golban is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rauma postures up in Golban's guard and throws a big left but Golban blocks it.
Golban seems to have got his legs back now.
Rauma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rauma thows a big elbow that misses.
Rauma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golban works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Golban keeping moving, preventing Rauma from controlling successfully.
Rauma gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Golban walks straight into a right hand from Rauma - that's dropped him! Rauma jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Golban from any more punishment! Golban complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timo Rauma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosh Josheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josheck has chosen Get down with The Sickness as his entrance music. Kosh Josheck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosh Josheck!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josheck gets a double leg takedown into Mansour's guard.
Josheck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Josheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansour is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansour swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mansour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Josheck on the ground.
Mansour can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Josheck controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mansour looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Josheck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josheck trying to control but Mansour is working from the bottom.
Josheck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mansour swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kosh Josheck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mansour throws a looping overhand right but Josheck ducks down to avoid it.
Josheck shoots and misses
and Josheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mansour digs a good hook to Josheck's body.
Josheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Mansour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Josheck.
Josheck moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Kosh Josheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Josheck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mansour fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenneth Mansour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mansour is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mansour. No joy for Josheck on that attempt.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws a lazy right hand but Josheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josheck tries to clinch but Mansour moves away
and Mansour counters with a left and a right that stings Josheck.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Josheck.
Josheck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mansour throws out a loose jab but Josheck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Josheck shoots in for a double leg but Mansour sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mansour works Josheck's body with a nice hook.
Josheck fails with the takedown.
Josheck with a poor takedown
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Josheck looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Josheck.
Josheck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Josheck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Josheck moves to clinch but Mansour breaks away
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mansour lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Josheck backs up against the cage.
Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Josheck has time to react.
Mansour misses with an uppercut.
Mansour slaps away a takedown attempt from Josheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Mansour dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Josheck shoots and misses
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josheck tries for a takedown but Mansour sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Josheck shoots in looking for a takedown. Mansour tries to sprawl out of it but Josheck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mansour manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.
Josheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Mansour. That snapped Josheck's head back.
Mansour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mansour takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Josheck is breathing heavily.
Mansour wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mansour.
Mansour attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Josheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Josheck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Josheck misses with a takedown attempt
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mansour tests Josheck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mansour scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mansour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Josheck with a poor takedown
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mansour scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mansour is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mansour throws a looping overhand right but Josheck ducks down to avoid it.
Mansour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mansour throws a shot to the body.
Josheck looks to clinch
and Josheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour misses with a hook.
Mansour scores with a shot to the body.
Josheck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Josheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mansour but Mansour pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Josheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mansour scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Mansour.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mansour, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mansour lands with a good body shot.
Kenneth Mansour is winning the standup battle so far.
Mansour throws a shot from downtown. Josheck moves away and avoids it.
Josheck closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansour lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Josheck at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour cracks Josheck with a good jab.
Mansour scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Mansour dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mansour fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Mansour misses.
Josheck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mansour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mansour lands a jab to Josheck's midsection.
Josheck blocks a jab.
Mansour scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mansour lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Josheck at a distance.
Mansour misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mansour throws an overhand right that lands on Josheck's shoulder, as Josheck tries to avoid the shot.
Josheck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Josheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour throws a body punch but Josheck moves out of range.
Josheck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Josheck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mansour tried to score with a low kick but Josheck checks it.
Josheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mansour's waist but Mansour gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Josheck off to one side.
Mansour throws a series of punches but Josheck moves out of range.
Mansour throws out a powerful jab.
Josheck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mansour counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mansour does no damage.
Mansour with a nice cross.
Josheck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenneth Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosh Josheck.
Mansour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Josheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansour.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mansour connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Josheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mansour.
Josheck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mansour.
Kosh Josheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Josheck tries to clinch up
and Mansour counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Josheck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mansour wants to control but Josheck is keeping busy.
Josheck is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mansour sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour wants to get back to his feet.
Mansour on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mansour tries to get out of the position.
Josheck is looking for a kimura here.
Josheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mansour keeps working.
Josheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Mansour showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mansour, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Mansour!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simppa Suruviesti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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24
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Locked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simppa Suruviesti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suruviesti misses the jab.
Locked has his takedown stuffed
and Suruviesti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like John Locked has been cut.
Locked fails with the takedown
and Suruviesti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Locked thinking.
Locked displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suruviesti throws out the jab.
Suruviesti wants to slow Locked down by chopping away at his legs.
Suruviesti throws a front kick that sends Locked stumbling back into the cage.
Locked is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locked gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suruviesti counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Locked falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simppa Suruviesti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qually Fiterwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank McLair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qually Fiterwon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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250 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qually Fiterwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank McLair!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLair misses the body punch
and Fiterwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fiterwon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McLair connects with a nice looking jab.
Fiterwon misses with a wild body shot.
McLair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiterwon counters with a nice body shot.
McLair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fiterwon momentarily.
It looks like Qually Fiterwon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLair misses with a left hand
and Fiterwon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McLair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiterwon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McLair looks gassed!
McLair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fiterwon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fiterwon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiterwon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fiterwon throws a strike but McLair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLair wants to stand and escape but instead Fiterwon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fiterwon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McLair wants to get back to his feet but Fiterwon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fiterwon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiterwon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiterwon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiterwon wants to control from the top but McLair keeps moving.
Fiterwon throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiterwon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fiterwon trying to control the position from guard on top but McLair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiterwon connects with a couple of short punches.
Fiterwon wants to control from the top but McLair keeps moving.
Fiterwon lands a couple of elbows.
Fiterwon distracts McLair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fiterwon throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fiterwon lands a couple of digs.
Fiterwon forces his way into half guard.
Fiterwon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiterwon 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.
Fiterwon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fiterwon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLair taking some punishment here, with Fiterwon in his half guard.
Fiterwon lands with a punch from half guard.
Fiterwon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McLair's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qually Fiterwon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McLair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fiterwon counters with a nice double leg into side control. McLair won't be happy with that.
Fiterwon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McLair prevents Fiterwon from moving into mount.
Fiterwon cracks McLair with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fiterwon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McLair some visible discomfort.
Qually Fiterwon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fiterwon working the ground and pound.
Fiterwon tries to advance to mount but McLair denies him.
Fiterwon tries to score with some ground and pound. McLair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McLair is not content to let Fiterwon control the position.
McLair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fiterwon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fiterwon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fiterwon taking a break here but McLair is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon drops an elbow to the side of McLair's head.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiterwon in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLair taking some punishment here, with Fiterwon in his half guard.
Fiterwon prevents McLair from standing back up.
McLair is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Fiterwon there.
Fiterwon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fiterwon lands with a punch from half guard.
Fiterwon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Fiterwon there.
Fiterwon not doing much here.
Fiterwon trying to control from half guard but McLair is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon is nestled in close to McLair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fiterwon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon not doing much here.
Fiterwon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McLair defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fiterwon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fiterwon wants to control but McLair is keeping him busy.
Fiterwon working over McLair with some ground and pound. McLair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fiterwon is trying to control the action in half guard but McLair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiterwon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fiterwon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McLair wants to get back to his feet.
Fiterwon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qually Fiterwon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McLair throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiterwon counters with a nice uppercut.
McLair throws a combination that misses
and Fiterwon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLair misses with a left hand
and Fiterwon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McLair's guard.
Fiterwon pushing down on McLair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fiterwon slips a nice elbow through McLair's hands, connecting with McLair's forehead.
Fiterwon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLair can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fiterwon lands a nice short elbow.
McLair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiterwon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Fiterwon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fiterwon lands strikes from half guard.
Fiterwon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Qually Fiterwon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Qually Fiterwon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McLair swings widly with a right hand
and Fiterwon counters with a left to the body.
McLair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McLair misses with a double jab
and Fiterwon counters with a right hand to the body.
McLair throws a combination that misses
and Fiterwon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McLair!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon unloading with bombs!
Fiterwon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McLair wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fiterwon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McLair looks a forlorn figure.
Fiterwon controlling his opponent.
McLair is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon content just to control the position here.
Fiterwon is landing with some decent strikes but McLair is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fiterwon controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiterwon with shots to the head and body - McLair looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qually Fiterwon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiterwon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qually Fiterwon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Krohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krohn has chosen Superman Socks as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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262 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Krohn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krohn misses with a takedown attempt
and Pelkonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but Krohn moves out of range easily.
Pelkonen throws out a leg kick but Krohn moves out of range and Pelkonen only half commits.
Pelkonen lands a leg kick that knocks Krohn off balance momentarily.
Pelkonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krohn looking to slow down the pace here.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Krohn looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Michael Krohn has been cut.
Pelkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Michael Krohn's cut even more.
Pelkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn being controlled against the cage.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pelkonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pelkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pelkonen has Krohn up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Michael Krohn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eero Pelkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krohn clinches.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelkonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Krohn has Pelkonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pelkonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Krohn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pelkonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krohn is out of range and Pelkonen settles back down.
Eero Pelkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Krohn blocks the low kick.
Pelkonen throws out a leg kick but Krohn moves out of range and Pelkonen only half commits.
Pelkonen clinches with his opponent.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen slowing the pace effectively.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pelkonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krohn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pelkonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelkonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krohn up against the cage.
Krohn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krohn is trying to stall.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn tries to stall but Pelkonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelkonen has Krohn pushed against the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow just above Krohn 's eye.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Krohn can't get the takedown.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eero Pelkonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
Pelkonen has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelkonen's elbow.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krohn avoids it.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Krohn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelkonen with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Krohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelkonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krohn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn wants a takedown but no success here.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pelkonen as Krohn tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krohn is defending well for now.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn tries to work over Pelkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pelkonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn can't get the takedown.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn looking to slow down the pace here.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen gets underhooks to prevent Krohn's takedown attempt.
Pelkonen leaning against his opponent.
Pelkonen lands an elbow that stopped Krohn in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pelkonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelkonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pelkonen closes the distance and pushes Krohn back into the cage.
Pelkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krohn can do to turn this around?
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krohn up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Krohn looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn goes for a takedown attempt but Pelkonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
Pelkonen closes the distance and pushes Krohn back into the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pelkonen.
Krohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen stalls.
Krohn jumps guard but Pelkonen stands there with Krohn around his waist. Krohn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelkonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krohn up against the cage.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn can't find room to land a body shot as Pelkonen controls the action.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen moves into range and clinches up with Krohn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pelkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen has Krohn pushed against the cage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krohn jumps guard but Pelkonen stands there with Krohn around his waist. Krohn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krohn tries a body shot but Pelkonen blocks it.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pelkonen misses with a low kick as Krohn jumps back.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but Krohn avoids it.
Krohn takes the fight into the clinch.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krohn's defenses.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krohn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Krohn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen stalling in the clinch.
Krohn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelkonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krohn is defending well for now.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krohn.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krohn misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pelkonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krohn's brow.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Krohn drops back down to his feet.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krohn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen won't allow it.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the head.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pelkonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pelkonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pelkonen drives through and clinches with Krohn against the cage.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent 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!
Pelkonen is stalling here.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krohn tries to throw a body punch but Pelkonen avoids it by throwing Krohn back against the cage.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelkonen avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krohn looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pelkonen.
Michael Krohn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pelkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Pelkonen had his way with Michael Krohn in that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krohn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pelkonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krohn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krohn misses with a takedown attempt
and Pelkonen moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Pelkonen to work.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Krohn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eero Pelkonen!
Eero Pelkonen retains his heavyweight title!
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