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SFF 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle Bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. Soininvaara has chosen country shit remix- ludacris, big krit, bun b as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fleegle Bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soininvaara misses with a combination
and Bananasplits counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soininvaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bananasplits counters with an inside leg kick.
Soininvaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bananasplits counters with a low kick, right behind Soininvaara 's knee.
Soininvaara throws a sloppy head kick and Bananasplits moves out of range easily.
Bananasplits connects with a leg kick. Soininvaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bananasplits dodges the punch combination from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara misses with a wild combination.
Soininvaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soininvaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bananasplits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soininvaara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bananasplits. That one must have hurt.
Soininvaara looks gassed!
Bananasplits lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soininvaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bananasplits. Bananasplits obviously looking to wear him down.
Soininvaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soininvaara throws a combination that misses
and Soininvaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bananasplits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soininvaara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soininvaara misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bananasplits feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soininvaara's calf.
Bananasplits thumps Soininvaara with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Bananasplits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soininvaara misses with a combination
and Bananasplits finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bananasplits lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bananasplits. Soininvaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bananasplits lands a nice shot to the body.
Bananasplits lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bananasplits lands a jab to the nose.
Bananasplits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soininvaara misses with a body kick.
Bananasplits looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Bananasplits finds it's way through Soininvaara's defenses.
Bananasplits throws a sloppy head kick and Soininvaara moves out of range easily.
Soininvaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bananasplits.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bananasplits.
Bananasplits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soininvaara manages to avoid it.
Bananasplits looks for the body kick but Soininvaara saw that one coming.
Soininvaara looks to land a combination but Bananasplits avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara misses with a double jab
and Bananasplits counters with a straight right hand.
Bananasplits with a nice cross.
Bananasplits connects with an inside leg kick.
Soininvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Bananasplits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bananasplits lands a nice looking body shot.
Soininvaara needs to keep his hands up - Bananasplits had a free shot at his head there.
Soininvaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bananasplits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bananasplits scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soininvaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soininvaara ducks right into an uppercut from Bananasplits.
Soininvaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bananasplits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bananasplits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Osmo Soininvaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bananasplits scores with a hook.
Bananasplits lands a leg kick that knocks Soininvaara off balance momentarily.
Soininvaara looks to land a combination but Bananasplits avoids it well.
Bananasplits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bananasplits lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bananasplits lands the left hand.
Bananasplits fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soininvaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bananasplits lands a body shot.
Bananasplits bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bananasplits lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleegle Bananasplits dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bananasplits lands a nice looking body kick.
Bananasplits connects with the punch.
Bananasplits avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Soininvaara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bananasplits has got the better of the exchanges.
Bananasplits fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soininvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bananasplits lands a jab to Soininvaara's midsection.
Bananasplits lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soininvaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bananasplits thuds his right hand into Soininvaara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bananasplits chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soininvaara is breathing heavily.
Bananasplits sizes up Soininvaara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fleegle Bananasplits is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bananasplits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soininvaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bananasplits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bananasplits.
Bananasplits lands a jab to Soininvaara's midsection.
Bananasplits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bananasplits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soininvaara on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Bananasplits.
Soininvaara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bananasplits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Soininvaara does no damage.
Bananasplits lands a slapping body shot.
Bananasplits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soininvaara can do to turn this around?
Bananasplits scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bananasplits lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bananasplits.
Bananasplits lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits lands with a hook. Soininvaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bananasplits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soininvaara at a distance.
Soininvaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits sizes up Soininvaara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Bananasplits there.
Soininvaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bananasplits counters with a straight right hand.
Bananasplits throws a shot to the body.
Bananasplits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soininvaara.
Sloppy strikes from Soininvaara. Those never looked like landing.
Soininvaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bananasplits.
Bananasplits connects with a body shot that sends Soininvaara's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Bananasplits counters with a low kick, right behind Soininvaara 's knee.
Bananasplits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bananasplits connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soininvaara's hands.
Bananasplits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soininvaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bananasplits looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bananasplits digs a good hook to Soininvaara's body.
Soininvaara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bananasplits can pounce on him.
Bananasplits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bananasplits lands a nice shot that snaps Soininvaara's head back.
Bananasplits thumps Soininvaara with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soininvaara misses with a double jab
and Bananasplits counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bananasplits.
Soininvaara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bananasplits avoids the head kick by Soininvaara.
Soininvaara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bananasplits slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bananasplits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Soininvaara misses.
Bananasplits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bananasplits scores with a body shot.
Soininvaara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bananasplits connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soininvaara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Bananasplits does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fleegle Bananasplits dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soininvaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soininvaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Bananasplits as he connects with a hook.
Bananasplits lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bananasplits.
Soininvaara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bananasplits counters with a straight right hand.
Soininvaara misses with a combination
and Bananasplits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soininvaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soininvaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bananasplits throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soininvaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bananasplits scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soininvaara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soininvaara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bananasplits.
Soininvaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bananasplits scores with a nice strike.
Bananasplits lands a nice shot to the body.
Bananasplits's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soininvaara under the eye.
Soininvaara throws a right hand that misses
and Bananasplits counters with a thumping low kick.
Bananasplits looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soininvaara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bananasplits.
Bananasplits moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bananasplits lands a body shot.
Bananasplits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soininvaara on the side of the head.
Bananasplits thuds a left hand into Soininvaara's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bananasplits throws a body punch but Soininvaara moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bananasplits.
Soininvaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bananasplits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bananasplits looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bananasplits feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soininvaara's calf.
Bananasplits scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bananasplits.
Soininvaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bananasplits scores with a push kick.
Bananasplits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bananasplits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bananasplits slips a jab and a cross from Soininvaara.
Osmo Soininvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soininvaara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bananasplits scores with a jab. Soininvaara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soininvaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soininvaara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bananasplits lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bananasplits lunges at Soininvaara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soininvaara's hand.
Bananasplits lands with a shot to the body.
Soininvaara walks into a straight right hand from Bananasplits.
Soininvaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soininvaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bananasplits lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soininvaara's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bananasplits throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bananasplits thows a body kick. Soininvaara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bananasplits turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bananasplits.
Soininvaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bananasplits with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bananasplits jabs at Soininvaara's body.
Bananasplits lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Soininvaara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bananasplits feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soininvaara's calf.
Bananasplits bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fleegle Bananasplits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bananasplits 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fleegle Bananasplits!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cottoneye Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staph Coganobitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Cottoneye Joe. Staph Coganobitch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cottoneye Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Staph Coganobitch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coganobitch missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coganobitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Coganobitch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coganobitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coganobitch misses with a looping left.
Joe thumps Coganobitch with a low kick.
Coganobitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Coganobitch circles away.
Coganobitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coganobitch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Joe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coganobitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coganobitch tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Joe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Joe looking to secure an arm triangle but Coganobitch defends it well.
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coganobitch can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Coganobitch is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Joe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Coganobitch working to try and regain half guard.
Coganobitch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coganobitch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coganobitch looks gassed!
Joe working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coganobitch is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Joe lands a big shot there that rocks Coganobitch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Coganobitch is rocked!
It looks like Staph Coganobitch has been cut.
Joe loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Coganobitch scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Joe land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Joe stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cottoneye Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. 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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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie is trying is best to control the position here.
Martinez trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Martinez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Martinez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez lands with some strikes.
Martinez looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie gets to his feet. Martinez 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.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head 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!
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinez throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie catches Martinez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie sizes up Martinez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinez throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie scores with a hook.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Gracie misses with a hook.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martinez throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helio Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helio Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Gracie misses.
Martinez cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sugarol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Sugarol has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Martin's chin.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sugarol!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sugarol throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Martin gets a double leg takedown into Sugarol's guard.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sugarol is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Martin, into his guard.
Martin is trying to control the position but Sugarol postures up.
Martin controlling the position.
Sugarol trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Sugarol is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Sugarol from controlling successfully.
Paul Martin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sugarol missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Sugarol shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Sugarol.
Sugarol misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Sugarol didn't expect that.
Martin trying to control but Sugarol is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Paul Martin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sugarol misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarol slips a jab from Martin.
Sammy Sugarol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sugarol. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands with a nice combination. Sugarol backs away looking to recover.
Sugarol scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martin staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sugarol which made him look bad.
Sugarol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin stuns Sugarol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Sugarol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sugarol stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sugarol.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugarol.
Martin moves out of range as Sugarol strikes.
Martin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sugarol was covering up waiting for the punch and Martin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sugarol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin throws a right and a left that Sugarol avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Sugarol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sugarol. No joy for Martin on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sugarol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sugarol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sugarol is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Martin is stalling in the full guard.
Martin wants to control from the top but Sugarol keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Martin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sugarol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martin is rocked!
It looks like Paul Martin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugarol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sugarol tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sugarol circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Martin to the canvas! Martin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Sugarol keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Sugarol!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Glock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. The crowd seem to be enjoying Glock's choice of entrance music: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Touhu has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Touhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romeo Glock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touhu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Glock sprawls well. Glock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Touhu gets slowly back to his feet.
Glock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Touhu.
Toni Touhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Touhu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glock scores with a punch to the head.
Glock misses with a looping right.
Touhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Touhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Touhu is breathing heavily.
Glock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Touhu.
Touhu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glock circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glock misses the jab.
Glock cracks Touhu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glock lands with a straight right. Touhu didn't see that one coming.
Touhu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glock.
Glock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Touhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glock.
Glock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glock wants it to stay on the feet.
Glock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Touhu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Glock.
Oh Touhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Touhu got wobbled bad by a big combination! Glock presses forward with punches and knees until Touhu stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Touhu closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Glock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuoki Akamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akamara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Illuminati. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
14 - 7 - 2 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuoki Akamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gepardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gepardi. Beautiful body shot.
Gepardi connects with a body shot.
Gepardi throws the kick towards the body but Akamara avoids it.
Gepardi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akamara takes a swing at Gepardi's ribcage but misses.
Gepardi misses with a wild body shot.
Gepardi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akamara.
Akamara misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi throws out a leg kick but Akamara moves out of range and Gepardi only half commits.
Akamara misses with a body punch
and Gepardi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akamara misses the shot to the body.
Gepardi jabs Akamara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akamara staying out of range there.
Akamara slips a jab from Gepardi.
Gepardi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gepardi misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akamara has time to react.
Gepardi thuds a left hand into Akamara's body.
Uolevi Gepardi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gepardi throws a shot to the body.
Akamara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Gepardi misses.
Gepardi throws a hook to the side of Akamara's head but Akamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akamara checks a low kick from Gepardi.
Akamara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Akamara with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi looks to land a left hand but Akamara moved out of range nicely.
Gepardi connects with a single shot there.
Gepardi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Gepardi.
Akamara is rocked!
Akamara gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gepardi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uolevi Gepardi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Junior (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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218 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Junior!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelm throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Wilhelm sprawls well.
Wilhelm manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Junior on his heels. He'll look to pass Junior's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilhelm thows a big elbow that misses.
Junior has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilhelm has passed into side control.
Junior is looking for a sweep.
Wilhelm scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior isn't going anywhere.
Wilhelm 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.
Wilhelm misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior struggling a bit here.
Wilhelm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Junior takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Wilhelm crashes against the mat.
Wilhelm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wilhelm.
Wilhelm tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Junior manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilhelm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilhelm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Junior prevents Wilhelm from standing back up.
Junior controlling the pace.
Junior trying to control from Wilhelm's half guard. Wilhelm has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Junior wants to control from the top but Wilhelm keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Junior wasn't active enough on the ground.
No joy there for Wilhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilhelm moves into the clinch successfully.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilhelm is fending him off so far but Junior persists. Nope, Wilhelm circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm jabs at Junior's body.
Wilhelm scores with a body shot.
Junior looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junior gets caught napping as Wilhelm dives in and scores a takedown. Junior manages to retain guard.
Wilhelm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilhelm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilhelm trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
Wilhelm lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilhelm wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Wilhelm is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilhelm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilhelm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilhelm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Wilhelm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Wilhelm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Victor Wilhelm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Junior.
Wilhelm lands a right hook to the body.
Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilhelm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Junior has hold of Wilhelm's hands but Wilhelm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilhelm wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilhelm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilhelm is stalling here. Junior is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wilhelm seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Junior has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wilhelm tries to escape but Junior is in control.
Wilhelm is trying to escape the position but Junior is controlling the position.
Wilhelm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilhelm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilhelm looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilhelm, not yet.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Wilhelm blocks nicely.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor Wilhelm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilhelm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilhelm keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Wilhelm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior stays in close to Wilhelm's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Junior was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Junior dives in and grabs Wilhelm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilhelm pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilhelm is thwarting Junior's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Wilhelm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wilhelm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilhelm with the ground and pound but Junior regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wilhelm wants to pass the guard but Junior is defending well.
Junior has hold of Wilhelm's hands but Wilhelm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilhelm is thwarting Junior's attempts to control the position.
Wilhelm slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior trying to control but Wilhelm postures up.
Wilhelm throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilhelm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Junior is refusing to be controlled, as Wilhelm sits in half guard.
Junior wants to control but Wilhelm is keeping busy.
Junior wants to improve his position but Wilhelm is controlling well.
Wilhelm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Junior defending well though.
Wilhelm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Wilhelm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior has hold of Wilhelm's hands but Wilhelm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Junior's head.
Wilhelm 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.
Wilhelm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Wilhelm working the head and body with strikes.
Wilhelm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilhelm working the head and body with strikes.
Wilhelm thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
Wilhelm is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Junior manages to get to full guard.
Wilhelm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wilhelm is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Junior trying to hold on to Wilhelm's head to control him but Wilhelm postures up.
Junior misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Junior wants to control but Wilhelm is keeping busy.
Wilhelm 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior has hold of Wilhelm's hands but Wilhelm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Junior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilhelm is thwarting Junior's attempts to control the position.
Wilhelm with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilhelm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilhelm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior is trying to maintain the position but Wilhelm is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilhelm thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Wilhelm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilhelm 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Wilhelm!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen Sitting Sideways as his entrance music. Samoa Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
145 lbs
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25
146 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
Laitela shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Laitela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joe wants to clinch.
Laitela lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laitela on his heels. He'll look to pass Laitela's guard now, I'm sure.
Laitela is rocked!
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Laitela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laitela 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.
Laitela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laitela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Laitela has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laitela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe wants to improve his position but instead Laitela has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Laitela is trying to control the action in half guard but Joe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joe wants to control but Laitela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Laitela throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe wants to get back to full guard but Laitela has mounted him!
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Laitela working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is squirming around, avoiding Laitela's attempts to control the action.
Laitela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laitela takes Joe's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Joe is in trouble.
Joe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Joe is trying to break free.
Laitela is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Joe with him. Joe is trying to defend but Laitela has an arm under the chin now! Joe grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ismo Laitela!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patch Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoppers takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Stoppers checks it
and Stoppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Stoppers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Stoppers thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Stoppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Stoppers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garcia if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoppers's sensitive parts.
Stoppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoppers misses the shot to the body.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Stoppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garcia rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Stoppers counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Stoppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoppers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stoppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia delivers a nice body kick.
Stoppers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Stoppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
Stoppers throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoppers throws a sloppy body shot
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Stoppers.
Patch Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick
and Stoppers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Stoppers is avoiding it.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Stoppers circles away.
Garcia connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patch Garcia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stoppers finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Jab by Garcia.
Stoppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stoppers throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Stoppers only half commits.
Stoppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Patch Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoppers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Stoppers throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stoppers takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers swinging wildly here.
Garcia takes a swing at Stoppers's ribcage but misses.
Garcia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stoppers's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia throws a low kick but Stoppers moves out of range easily.
Stoppers dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
A jab from Garcia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garcia lands a leg kick that knocks Stoppers off balance momentarily.
Stoppers misses the shot to the body.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. Stoppers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to slow Stoppers down with leg kicks.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a jab when Stoppers was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoppers takes one on the button.
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!
Stoppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patch Garcia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Stoppers moves away and avoids it.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers closes the distance and clinches.
Stoppers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stoppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoppers controls his hands.
Stoppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Stoppers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Garcia.
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stoppers up against the cage.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoppers takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Stoppers takes a shot to the head.
Stoppers blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia.
Garcia cracks Stoppers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Stoppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Stoppers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia thumps Stoppers with a low kick.
Garcia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Stoppers avoids it well.
Stoppers rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stoppers misses with the head strike.
Stoppers tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia has Stoppers pressed against the cage.
Patch Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
A punch lands to the side of Stoppers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Stoppers misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a good, hard body kick but Stoppers shrugs it off.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Stoppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoppers tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a leg kick but Stoppers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willy Stoppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia tests Stoppers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patch Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patch Garcia!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Repe Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Spock will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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23
300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Repe Sorsa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Spock!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Spock misses
and Sorsa counters with a low kick, right behind Spock 's knee.
Sorsa missing with a left hand there. Spock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spock is looking to score with low kicks.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Spock moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spock, right into the meat.
Spock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sorsa.
Spock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sorsa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spock.
Spock scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sorsa moves out of range of the body kick from Spock.
Sorsa fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spock.
Spock misses with an uppercut. Sorsa saw that one coming.
Sorsa walks into a straight right hand from Spock.
Spock lands a nice hook to Sorsa's body. Sorsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spock misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Spock misses.
Sorsa fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Spock.
Spock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorsa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sorsa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Repe Sorsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spock throws a front kick aimed at Sorsa's knee but Sorsa avoids it well.
Sorsa misses the shot to the body.
Spock throws a head kick that misses
and Sorsa counters with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sorsa motions for Spock to come forward. Sorsa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Spock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sorsa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sorsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spock manages to avoid it.
Spock scores with a kick to the body.
Sorsa looks to score with a jab to the body but Spock is just out of range.
Spock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa checks a low kick from Spock.
Both fighters circling a little - Spock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sorsa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spock feints and then cracks Sorsa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sorsa down.
Spock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sorsa if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorsa. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock lands with a straight right. Sorsa didn't see that one coming.
Spock with a jab.
It looks like Repe Sorsa has been cut.
Spock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spock throws a body punch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Spock keeps Sorsa at a distance using the push kick.
Spock lunges at Sorsa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sorsa's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock misses with a hook. Sorsa ducked under it nicely.
Spock misses with a body shot.
Spock steps in with a hook that catches Sorsa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Spock follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sorsa looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Spock!
Mister Spock is the new super heavyweight champion!
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pop
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