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HFC 3: Warpath PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Possible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Possible!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain misses with a takedown
and Possible holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain is trying to drag Possible to the mat but Possible just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Possible lands an uppercut.
Possible stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pain tries to score a body lock takedown but Possible shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Possible gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pain works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Possible is one step ahead there.
Possible working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Possible's guard.
Pain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Possible looks gassed!
Possible working a defensive guard here.
Pain advances position into side control!
Pain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Possible dodges the ground and pound from Pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Possible is trying to escape and Pain transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Possible is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pain! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Neponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. Tero Taikina told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Neponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taikina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Neponen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tommi Neponen has been cut.
Neponen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taikina is defending well for now.
Neponen wants to break free but Taikina has control.
Taikina working Neponen over with knees to the body.
Neponen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taikina pushes off an throws an elbow but Neponen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Neponen in his tracks for a moment.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neponen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taikina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neponen is trying to force a seperation but Taikina has the dominant position.
Taikina prevents Neponen from breaking the clinch.
Neponen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taikina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neponen blocks the elbow strike.
Taikina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neponen tries to pull guard but Taikina holds him up against the cage and eventually Neponen drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommi Neponen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neponen dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Taikina misses with an elbow strike.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neponen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taikina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tommi Neponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neponen throws a series of punches but Taikina moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taikina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taikina passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neponen can't escape the position.
Neponen reaches up to try and control the position but Taikina seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Neponen rolls and tries to escape and now Taikina has his back!
Neponen is in bad spot here.
Taikina tightening his grip on Neponen, looking for the choke.
Taikina controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina looking for the choke but no joy.
Neponen tries to roll but Taikina sticks to his back.
Taikina controlling from the back.
Neponen tries to escape but Taikina has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Taikina is hanging on to Neponen's back as he tries to escape.
Neponen turns into Taikina and is now in his guard.
Taikina managing to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tero Taikina hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taikina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Neponen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina fails to move to back control.
Neponen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Neponen is controlling an arm, preventing Taikina from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Neponen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taikina with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Neponen taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Neponen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neponen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taikina has time to react.
Neponen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Neponen misses with a head kick.
Neponen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taikina decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neponen's guard.
Taikina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neponen has an active guard here but Taikina has managed to pass into half guard.
Taikina is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neponen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taikina pulls his head out easily.
Taikina works his way into side control.
Taikina remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Taikina tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Neponen is looking to reverse the position.
That's two 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.
Taikina controlling the position.
Neponen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Taikina happy to just control the position for now.
Neponen is looking for a sweep.
Taikina content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to advance to mount but can't.
Neponen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Taikina presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Taikina fails to move to back control.
Taikina controlling the position easily from mount.
Taikina wants to take Neponen's back but he can't do it this time.
Neponen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taikina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neponen tries to improve his position but instead Taikina has taken his back!
Taikina is persistently looking for the submission but Neponen is defending it well.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Taikina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommi Neponen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taikina scores a takedown into full mount!
Neponen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neponen regains half guard.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neponen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Taikina 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tero Taikina.
Neponen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taikina on the side of the head.
Neponen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neponen throws a head kick but Taikina moves out of range.
Taikina is looking to clinch.
Neponen throws a jab when Taikina was well out of range.
A left and a right from Neponen both land. Nice combination.
Taikina wants to clinch up but Neponen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neponen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neponen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taikina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taikina passes Neponen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taikina frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taikina works his way to his opponent's back.
Good control from Taikina.
Neponen rolls, trying to escape but Taikina keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Taikina's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Taikina doesn't have the hooks in and Neponen manages to turn into his guard.
Neponen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neponen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tero Taikina has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Neponen misses with a combination
and Taikina decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neponen's guard.
Neponen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neponen looking for a guillotine here but Taikina defends easily.
Taikina slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tero Taikina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taikina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilito Sanjuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjuro has chosen Get my gun- d12 as his entrance music. 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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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enrico Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilito Sanjuro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vargas pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanjuro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vargas pulls Sanjuro in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanjuro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanjuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Vargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanjuro tries to free his leg and advance position but Vargas is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanjuro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vargas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanjuro has hold of Vargas's hands but Vargas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanjuro tries to roll over but Vargas keeps him under control.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanjuro is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Vargas there.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vargas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas winds up and cracks Sanjuro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas winds up and cracks Sanjuro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Vargas.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanjuro moves into full guard.
Sanjuro looks gassed!
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanjuro has momentary wrist control but Vargas slips an elbow through the middle.
Vargas works over Sanjuro with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro trying to control the position.
Vargas is working Sanjuro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vargas 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.
Sanjuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vargas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vargas landing some decent shots from guard.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a solid left hand.
Vargas lands a couple of elbows.
Vargas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vargas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas postures up and lands a big shot to Sanjuro's brow.
Vargas working some strikes from top position.
Vargas works over Sanjuro with some ground and pound from guard.
Vargas is working Sanjuro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Vargas lands a couple of digs.
Vargas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vargas slips nicely into half guard.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas working Sanjuro over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Vargas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vargas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanjuro avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanjuro instigates a clinch.
Sanjuro tries to pull guard but Vargas won't allow it.
Vargas is trying to trip Sanjuro. He has hold of a leg but Sanjuro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vargas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vargas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vargas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vargas postures up and lands a big shot to Sanjuro's brow.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a solid left hand.
Sanjuro trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vargas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vargas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is breathing heavily.
Vargas connects with a couple of short punches.
Vargas is pushing down on Sanjuro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanjuro is fighting to maintain full guard but Vargas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanjuro can do to turn this around?
Vargas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanjuro tries to roll over but Vargas keeps him under control.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vargas 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.
Vargas 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.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanjuro tries to kick Vargas off but Vargas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vargas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas works his way into side control.
Vargas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vargas working the head with strikes.
Vargas working the head with strikes.
Sanjuro is looking to regain half guard here but Vargas keeps moving and retains side control.
Vargas working the ground and pound.
Sanjuro is trying to get back to half guard.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Sanjuro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vargas scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanjuro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vargas connects with a decent elbow.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas lands some shots froms side control.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanjuro down.
Vargas landing a few strikes.
Vargas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanjuro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vargas working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas cracks Sanjuro with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanjuro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vargas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanjuro is rocked!
Sanjuro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is still in real trouble! Can Vargas finish him?
Sanjuro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanjuro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanjuro seems to have recovered his senses.
Vargas scores with punches from side control.
Vargas working the body and head with strikes.
Sanjuro is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanjuro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vargas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Vargas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
No luck for Vargas with that takedown attempt.
Sanjuro gets a clinch.
Sanjuro working aggressively here.
Vargas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vargas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanjuro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enrico Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanjuro obliges.
Sanjuro looking to stall.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Sanjuro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vargas walks into a stiff left hand from Sanjuro.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Sanjuro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjuro rushes Vargas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanjuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vargas has Sanjuro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanjuro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vargas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanjuro walks away with a smile on his face. Vargas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vargas has a takedown stuffed.
Sanjuro misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a shoot takedown. Sanjuro fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanjuro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vargas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Vargas passes Sanjuro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanjuro looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vargas lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas lands with a punch from half guard.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas lands strikes from half guard.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Enrico Vargas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanjuro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vargas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vargas working over Sanjuro with some ground and pound. Sanjuro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanjuro is trying to control but can't.
Sanjuro wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas drops an elbow to the side of Sanjuro's head.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
Vargas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vargas working Sanjuro over with strikes.
Sanjuro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vargas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vargas working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vargas lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Vargas there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas lands with a punch from half guard.
Vargas lands strikes from half guard.
Sanjuro taking some punishment here, with Vargas in his half guard.
Vargas is thwarting Sanjuro's attempts to control the position.
Vargas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vargas is nestled in close to Sanjuro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vargas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanjuro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanjuro is trying to control but can't.
Vargas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vargas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilito Sanjuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrico Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vargas, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrico Vargas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lack has chosen red nation- the game, lil wayne as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Dale Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Lack!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Lack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lack tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Lack postures up.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lack!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lack really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Lack is working to get back to half guard.
Lack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lack because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Lack can't escape the position.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Lack is working to get back to half guard.
Lack tries to improve his position but instead Johnson has taken his back!
Johnson has the hooks in. Lack is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Johnson has got one arm under Lack's chin. This could be trouble... Lack trying to control the other hand but Johnson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Lack has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Dale Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Uzi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Kingsley's chin.
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kingsley taking some punishment here, with Uzi in his half guard.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uzi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kingsley's thigh. Kingsley counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Uzi chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley wants to stand and escape but Uzi is having none of it.
Uzi 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.
Uzi is looking to work some ground and pound but Kingsley has wrist control.
Uzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Uzi throwing strikes but missing.
Uzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uzi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Uzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kingsley is keeping the position for now.
Kingsley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uzi.
Uzi wants to pass the guard but Kingsley is keeping the position.
Uzi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kingsley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingsley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uzi throwing strikes from guard but Kingsley blocks nicely.
Kingsley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uzi throws and elbow that misses. Kingsley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzi's guard. Nice move by Kingsley!
Uzi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kingsley throws a strike but Uzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uzi throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Uzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kingsley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Uzi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kingsley throws a strike but Uzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kingsley wants to get back to his feet but Uzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kingsley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi looking to pass the guard.
Uzi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Uzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingsley is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uzi is working Kingsley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Uzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingsley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lands a couple of elbows.
Uzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kingsley is rocked!
Kingsley is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzi gets to his feet and stands over Kingsley, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kingsley felt that one! Uzi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kingsley from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Uzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cummo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Cummo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Cummo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cummo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cummo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cummo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cummo throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phillips.
Phillips avoiding damage as Cummo throws knees to the body.
Cummo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cummo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
Phillips tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phillips wants to get back to striking at distance but Cummo won't allow it.
Cummo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phillips is defending well for now.
Cummo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Phillips regains guard.
Cummo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cummo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cummo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
Cummo postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cummo throwing strikes from guard but Phillips blocks nicely.
Cummo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cummo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cummo working some strikes from top position.
Cummo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cummo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cummo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummo working some strikes from top position.
Cummo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cummo gets to his feet. Phillips looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cummo dives in and scores a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cummo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cummo is pushing down on Phillips's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phillips is fighting to maintain full guard but Cummo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cummo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummo working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet.
Cummo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phillips defending well though.
Cummo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Cummo working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cummo slips a nice elbow through Phillips's hands, connecting with Phillips's forehead.
Cummo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cummo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cummo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Cummo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phillips regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cummo.
Cummo scoring with some ground and pound.
Cummo works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
Cummo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cummo 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.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cummo moves into the clinch.
Phillips lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Phillips.
Cummo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cummo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cummo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cummo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cummo.
Cummo throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cummo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cummo on the ground.
Cummo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cummo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cummo thows a big elbow that misses.
Cummo connects with a couple of short punches.
Cummo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cummo stands and steps away. Phillips gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Phil Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Cummo is just out of range.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cummo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Phillips!
Cummo landing shots from mount.
Cummo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cummo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phillips because Cummo loaded up on that one.
Cummo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Phillips?
Cummo throws a strike there. Phillips manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Cummo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cummo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cummo lands strikes from half guard.
Cummo looks to land a strike but Phillips avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cummo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Cummo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cummo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cummo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cummo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cummo won't allow Phillips to get back to his feet.
Cummo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Phillips wants to stand and escape but Cummo is having none of it.
Cummo gets to his feet. Phillips looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cummo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Cummo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Cummo avoids them all with ease.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Cummo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cummo trying to pass the guard but Phillips defending well.
Cummo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cummo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cummo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Cummo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phillips regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cummo.
Cummo throws and elbow that misses. Phillips uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cummo's guard. Nice move by Phillips!
Phillips gets to his feet - Cummo follows without any prompting.
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.
Cummo wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Cummo avoids it well.
Cummo shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Cummo.
Phillips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Cummo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cummo.
Cummo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cummo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cummo thows a big elbow that misses.
Cummo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Cummo isn't so interested in that idea.
Cummo lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummo.
Cummo throwing strikes but missing.
Cummo is looking to work some ground and pound but Phillips has wrist control.
Luke Cummo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Cummo isn't so interested in that idea.
Cummo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Cummo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cummo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Cummo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Slither by Velvet Revolver . Peter Guinness is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness clinches up against the cage.
Guinness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guinness looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Guinness closes the distance and clinches.
Guinness wants a takedown.
Guinness prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Guinness is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guinness turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Guinness manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guinness in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones is trying to buck Guinness off.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guinness stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Jones scores with a jab. Guinness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Guinness walks into a left hand.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones thuds his right hand into Guinness's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guinness misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brian Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Guinness.
Guinness shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness controlling the position.
Guinness with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Guinness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Guinness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guinness sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Guinness wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Guinness trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Guinness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brian Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands with a cross.
Guinness misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones cracks Guinness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guinness walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guinness lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guinness on the side of the head.
Guinness swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guinness looks gassed!
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guinness at a distance.
Guinness on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Guinness backs away looking to recover.
Guinness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guinness walks into a left hand.
Jones scores with a one two! Guinness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guinness is rocked!
Jones pounces like a tiger and cracks Guinness with a vicious hook! Guinness is down but not out! Jones follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler has chosen IZ as his entrance music. Mike Marcus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mike Marcus has been cut.
Marcus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Schweidler.
Schweidler throws a front kick that sends Marcus stumbling back into the cage.
Marcus is breathing heavily.
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!
Schweidler connects with an inside leg kick.
Schweidler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marcus's sensitive parts.
Schweidler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schweidler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schweidler stalling in the clinch.
Schweidler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler effectively controlling the action here.
Schweidler working Marcus over with knees to the body.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler scores with a knee to the head.
Schweidler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler stalling the fight.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler manages to break the clinch.
Schweidler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marcus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
Good leg kick by Schweidler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweidler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schweidler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcus as Schweidler tries to tie him up.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schweidler.
Schweidler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schweidler moves in looking to clinch but Marcus pushes him off.
Schweidler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schweidler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler leaning against his opponent.
Schweidler connects with a knee to the head.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marcus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schweidler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schweidler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schweidler scores with a head kick.
Schweidler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schweidler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schweidler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Marcus moves out of range.
Schweidler throws a leg kick which misses Marcus's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcus tries to avoid it.
That kick from Schweidler tenderised Marcus's leg. Marcus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schweidler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marcus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schweidler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schweidler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schweidler forces Marcus back against the cage and clinches.
Schweidler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Schweidler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schweidler is pushing Marcus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schweidler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marcus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schweidler can pounce on him.
Schweidler connects with a leg kick. Marcus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schweidler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcus's calf.
Schweidler scoring well with a low kick there.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schweidler tries to clinch up.
Schweidler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Marcus's front leg.
Schweidler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schweidler drives through and clinches with Marcus against the cage.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schweidler is stalling here.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schweidler taking a breather.
Schweidler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Schweidler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schweidler stalling against the cage.
Schweidler working Marcus over with knees to the body.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schweidler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Marcus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schweidler.
Schweidler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schweidler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schweidler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schweidler scores with a push kick.
Schweidler lands a head kick. Marcus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schweidler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schweidler instigates a clinch.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Marcus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schweidler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marcus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schweidler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schweidler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rene Schweidler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schweidler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schweidler lands a leg kick that knocks Marcus off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schweidler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schweidler lands a leg kick that knocks Marcus off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schweidler.
Schweidler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schweidler avoiding damage.
Schweidler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schweidler lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schweidler.
Marcus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schweidler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcus.
Schweidler lands with a slapping head kick.
Schweidler scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Schweidler clinches up against the cage.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler trying to stall but Marcus improves his position.
Schweidler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schweidler working Marcus over with knees to the body.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee calls for Schweidler to work.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Schweidler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schweidler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
Schweidler lands a head kick!
Schweidler thumps Marcus with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schweidler.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schweidler throws a leg kick which misses Marcus's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcus tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
Schweidler connects with a high kick.
Marcus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schweidler.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marcus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schweidler - the referee stops the clock and Marcus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schweidler. Marcus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Schweidler feints and then cracks Marcus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marcus down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schweidler. That's going to slow Marcus down.
Schweidler connects with a leg kick. Marcus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schweidler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schweidler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marcus's calf.
Rene Schweidler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Marcus's front leg.
Rene Schweidler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schweidler lands a leg kick that knocks Marcus off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schweidler. Marcus shrugs it off though.
Marcus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schweidler lands a head kick. Marcus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schweidler scores with a push kick.
Schweidler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marcus's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from Schweidler lands but Marcus takes it in his stride.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Marcus's front leg.
Schweidler moves into the clinch successfully.
Schweidler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Marcus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schweidler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the head but Schweidler blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schweidler.
Schweidler blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schweidler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Marcus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Schweidler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcus throws a shot from downtown. Schweidler moves away and avoids it.
Schweidler scores with a head kick.
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Schweidler throws a head kick that half lands.
Schweidler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schweidler rushes Marcus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler trying to control the position but instead, Marcus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schweidler into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schweidler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schweidler connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schweidler closes the distance and pushes Marcus back into the cage.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Marcus won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler working Marcus over with knees to the body.
Marcus misses with a punch on the inside.
Schweidler lands a knee to the head.
Schweidler is pushing Marcus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schweidler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marcus as Schweidler tries to tie him up.
Marcus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schweidler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus misses with the head strike.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schweidler scores a nice knee to the body.
Marcus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Schweidler regains guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marcus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marcus throwing strikes but missing.
Marcus throws a strike but Schweidler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler is stalling in the full guard.
Schweidler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marcus, up you get!
A solid leg kick lands there for Schweidler.
Schweidler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schweidler controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
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!
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Marcus's ribcage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schweidler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marcus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schweidler breaks from the clinch.
Marcus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schweidler.
Marcus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Marcus's front leg.
Marcus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schweidler. Schweidler obviously looking to wear him down.
Schweidler rushes Marcus and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Marcus being controlled against the cage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schweidler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Schweidler.
Schweidler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marcus.
Marcus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schweidler scoring well with a low kick there.
Marcus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schweidler clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schweidler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schweidler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rene Schweidler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcus throws out a loose jab but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schweidler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schweidler throws a head kick that half lands.
Schweidler thuds his shin into the meat of Marcus's side.
Schweidler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Schweidler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mike Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schweidler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marcus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schweidler rushes Marcus and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Schweidler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Schweidler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Schweidler!
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