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NFC 108 Siloposki vs Nyrkki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Thorkildsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorkildsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Rolf Thorkildsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Andersson's chin.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolf Thorkildsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorkildsen throws a leg kick but Andersson checks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andersson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorkildsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorkildsen swings widly with a right hand
and Thorkildsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorkildsen avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson takes one on the button.
Thorkildsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Thorkildsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorkildsen swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson misses with an uppercut
and Thorkildsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andersson misses with a right hand
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andersson.
Andersson misses with a straight right.
Andersson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thorkildsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorkildsen checks a low kick from Andersson.
Andersson darts in trying to clinch
and Thorkildsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson checks the leg kick.
Thorkildsen swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorkildsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Thorkildsen dives in and grabs Andersson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andersson pushes down on Thorkildsen's head and hops out.
Thorkildsen throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorkildsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorkildsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorkildsen lands a nice shot that snaps Andersson's head back.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolf Thorkildsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorkildsen moves away.
Andersson misses with an uppercut.
Andersson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thorkildsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Andersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorkildsen.
Thorkildsen swings widly with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Andersson - just one landing.
Thorkildsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Thorkildsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andersson counters with a left to the body.
Andersson misses with a hook. Thorkildsen ducked under it nicely.
Andersson misses with a hook to the body
and Thorkildsen counters with a nice body kick.
Andersson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorkildsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersson's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorkildsen ducks under a wild hook from Andersson.
Andersson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolf Thorkildsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thorkildsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorkildsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorkildsen.
Andersson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thorkildsen.
Andersson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rolf Thorkildsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersson cracks Thorkildsen with an open hand slap.
Thorkildsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorkildsen.
Andersson lands the left hand.
Andersson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
Thorkildsen digs a good hook to Andersson's body.
Andersson misses the jab.
Thorkildsen moves away from the strike by Andersson.
Thorkildsen throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorkildsen misses with an uppercut
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andersson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thorkildsen counters with a nice body shot.
Thorkildsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a left hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson throws a jab when Thorkildsen was well out of range.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorkildsen misses with a right hand
and Andersson counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andersson.
A jab from Andersson misses.
Thorkildsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorkildsen throws an off balance right hand
and Thorkildsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorkildsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Thorkildsen with that takedown attempt.
Thorkildsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorkildsen thinking.
Thorkildsen takes one to the chin there.
Andersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorkildsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorkildsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorkildsen.
A big right from Andersson misses.
Andersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andersson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thorkildsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorkildsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorkildsen throws a combination. Andersson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thorkildsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Andersson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Andersson throws an off balance right hand
letting Thorkildsen counter with a right hand.
Thorkildsen misses with a hook
and Andersson counters with a nice leg kick.
Andersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorkildsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorkildsen tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorkildsen lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Thorkildsen.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorkildsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Thorkildsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thorkildsen counter with a right hand.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorkildsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
Thorkildsen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorkildsen slips under a jab.
Andersson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andersson misses with a body punch
and Thorkildsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Thorkildsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andersson throws a right hand that misses
and Thorkildsen counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson's corner calls for a 1-2. Andersson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andersson throws an overhand right that lands on Thorkildsen's shoulder, as Thorkildsen tries to avoid the shot.
Thorkildsen defending well as Andersson loads up on a big left hand.
Thorkildsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorkildsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Thorkildsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thorkildsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorkildsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson works the jab nicely.
Andersson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson connects with the punch.
Andersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Thorkildsen moves away from the strike by Andersson.
Thorkildsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorkildsen throws a series of punches but Andersson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws an off balance right hand
and Thorkildsen counters with a leg kick.
Thorkildsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andersson avoids it really well and circles away.
Andersson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Andersson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andersson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorkildsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorkildsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersson 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Andersson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic comes to the cage accompanied by Karadjordje Petrovicu . Kilmster is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. 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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195 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Djordje Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmster avoids the head kick by Petrovic.
Kilmster doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Petrovic counter with a right hand.
Kilmster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrovic tries to clinch but Kilmster moves out of range.
Petrovic tries to clinch up.
Kilmster misses with an uppercut
and Petrovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kilmster's knee momentarily.
Djordje Petrovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster swings widly with a right hand
and Petrovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Petrovic.
Petrovic tries to work over Kilmster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilmster manages to break the clinch.
Kilmster misses with a hook to the body
and Petrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrovic throws a leg kick but Kilmster checks it.
Kilmster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Kilmster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kilmster misses with a body punch
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic plants his feet and lands a nice head 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!
Kilmster misses with a right hand
and Petrovic counters with a big head kick but Kilmster shrugs it off.
Kilmster throws an off balance right hand
and Petrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilmster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilmster misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrovic counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrovic moves forwards but Kilmster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilmster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrovic.
Kilmster misses with a combination
and Petrovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Kilmster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Petrovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kilmster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petrovic avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilmster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Djordje Petrovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Kilmster.
Kilmster misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Kilmster throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Kilmster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrovic lands a leg kick that knocks Kilmster off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Kilmster misses
and Petrovic counters with a big head kick but Kilmster shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Petrovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kilmster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrovic counters with a solid body kick.
Kilmster misses with an uppercut
and Petrovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrovic misses with a head kick.
Kilmster with a poor takedown
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrovic throws a sloppy head kick and Kilmster moves out of range easily.
Petrovic clinches up against the cage.
Petrovic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilmster tries to break free but Petrovic pushes him back against the cage.
Kilmster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kilmster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrovic is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrovic.
Petrovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kilmster controls the action.
Petrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilmster is trying to break the clinch but Petrovic has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petrovic fails to land.
Kilmster is trying to force a seperation but Petrovic has the dominant position.
Kilmster blocking some punches.
Petrovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilmster's efforts to push away.
Kilmster misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Petrovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilmster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrovic counters with a three punch combo that has Kilmster backing up. Kilmster nods at Petrovic to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Petrovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilmster throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrovic counters with a leg kick.
Kilmster misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilmster is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Petrovic.
Kilmster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petrovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilmster misses with a hook
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilmster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrovic has time to react.
Petrovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kilmster lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilmster misses with a combination
and Petrovic counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilmster misses with a hook
and Petrovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilmster misses with a body punch
and Petrovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovic counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Petrovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilmster misses with a combination
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kilmster swings widly with a right hand
and Petrovic counters with a low kick, right behind Kilmster 's knee.
Petrovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kilmster misses with a jab to the body
and Petrovic counters with a leg kick.
Kilmster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrovic scores with a head kick. Kilmster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kilmster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrovic. Petrovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilmster swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovic.
Jake Kilmster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilmster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovic.
Petrovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kilmster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrovic counters with a body kick.
Kilmster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kilmster misses with an uppercut
and Petrovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster misses with a jab to the body
and Petrovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kilmster is working for takedown but Petrovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrovic lands an uppercut.
Petrovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrovic lands a right hand.
Petrovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilmster can do to turn this around?
Petrovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilmster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kilmster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petrovic wants to stand but Kilmster is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jake Kilmster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic stopping the sweep attempt from Kilmster.
Kilmster looking to control.
Petrovic wants to stand but Kilmster is controlling his posture from full guard.
Petrovic won't allow Kilmster to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Djordje Petrovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrovic, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Djordje Petrovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho comes to the cage accompanied by Pyhimys - 0. Spencer has chosen Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jericho counter with a right hand.
Spencer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer takes a swing at Jericho's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Spencer does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt
and Spencer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
Jericho throws a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Jericho misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spencer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spencer trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jericho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Spencer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jericho managing to control the position.
Spencer trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
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.
Spencer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spencer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that round.
That's time! Jericho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a hook to the body
and Jericho counters with a nice uppercut.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Jericho counters with a left to the body.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jericho circles away.
Spencer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jericho's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.
Jericho keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jericho controlling the position.
Jericho has an active guard here but Spencer has managed to pass into half guard.
Spencer looks to land a strike but Jericho avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jericho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spencer won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.
Jericho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spencer advances position into side control!
Spencer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jericho is not content to let Spencer control the position.
Jericho sneaks back into half guard.
Jericho is not content to let Spencer control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spencer not doing much here.
Spencer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spencer content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spencer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jericho!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spencer misses with a shot to the body
and Jericho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spencer connects with a body shot that sends Jericho's belly button to the back.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body shot
and Jericho counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Spencer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jericho counters with a straight right hand.
Spencer misses with a body shot
and Jericho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jericho counter with a right hand.
Spencer throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jericho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spencer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ricky Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control the action but Jericho is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spencer.
Spencer swings around for an armbar but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Spencer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho postures up.
Spencer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spencer working for a triangle but Jericho defends it easily.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Spencer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jericho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jericho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spencer is trying to control but can't.
Spencer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jericho is working for a kimura but Spencer is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spencer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Palkki Niskavuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niskavuori kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Torture killer - Obsessed with homicide. Power comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gary Pucket - Lady Will Power kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Will Power acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Palkki Niskavuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Power!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power lands a front kick.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niskavuori at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A lazy body kick from Niskavuori
and Power counters with a body kick.
Power misses with a right hand
and Niskavuori counters with a low kick, right behind Power 's knee.
Niskavuori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niskavuori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
and Niskavuori counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a body shot.
Niskavuori throws a sloppy body shot
and Power counters with a head kick.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niskavuori is out of range and Power settles back down.
Niskavuori throws a head kick that misses.
Niskavuori lands with a good body shot.
Niskavuori cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
Niskavuori gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niskavuori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori avoids the body shot from Power.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niskavuori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power jabs Niskavuori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niskavuori rather than just go for the knockout.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Niskavuori counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niskavuori lands with a right hand.
Niskavuori ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Niskavuori counters with a low kick, right behind Power 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Power crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Niskavuori - the referee stops the clock and Power gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Niskavuori. Power manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Niskavuori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Niskavuori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Power dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niskavuori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Niskavuori finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power misses with a kick to the body
and Niskavuori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Power connects with a body shot.
Niskavuori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niskavuori with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niskavuori misses with a lunging right hand
and Power counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niskavuori cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
Power blocks a jab.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niskavuori ducks under a wild hook from Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niskavuori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Power swings for the body but Niskavuori moves out of range.
Niskavuori throws a solid leg kick but Power takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a right hand to the body.
Niskavuori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori misses the jab.
Niskavuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Niskavuori. Beautiful body shot.
Niskavuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Power throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niskavuori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Niskavuori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niskavuori walks forward, straight into a front kick from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power slips a straight right by Niskavuori.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niskavuori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niskavuori wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Power lands a body shot.
Niskavuori misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Niskavuori.
Power throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Niskavuori tries a head kick but it misses.
Power throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niskavuori counters with a big head kick but Power shrugs it off.
Niskavuori lands a head kick. Power smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Niskavuori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Power slips under a jab.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Niskavuori.
Power scores with a one two! Niskavuori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Niskavuori tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niskavuori can pounce on him.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palkki Niskavuori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a body kick.
Niskavuori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Power checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niskavuori throws a sloppy head kick
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Niskavuori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niskavuori throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Niskavuori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a body shot
and Niskavuori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niskavuori throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
Power gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niskavuori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
Will Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Niskavuori misses
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Niskavuori throws a body kick the misses
and Power counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niskavuori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Power comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Power!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber - Baby. Braga has chosen Immortal - Beyond the North Waves as his entrance music. Aslan Bagrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
208 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
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22
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bagrian misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bagrian's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagrian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga counters with a two punch combo.
Braga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Braga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braga defending well as Bagrian loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian tries for a takedown but Braga circles away easily
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Braga passes into half guard.
Braga working Bagrian over with strikes.
Bagrian actively working from the bottom here.
Bagrian is trying to control but Braga passes into side control!
Bagrian manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braga pulls his head out easily.
Braga is thwarting Bagrian's attempts to control the position.
Bagrian tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
Bagrian moves into full guard.
Bagrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bagrian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bagrian working a defensive guard but Braga passes into half guard.
Bagrian is looking to improve his position.
Bagrian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bagrian is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bagrian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to control from the top but Bagrian keeps moving.
Braga connects with a couple of short punches.
Bagrian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Braga trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagrian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bagrian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bagrian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well.
Bagrian looking for a guillotine here but Braga defends easily.
Braga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Bagrian is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bagrian is on top in guard.
Bagrian has gone for a leg lock! Braga slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagrian's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Braga 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Braga.
Bagrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bagrian moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bagrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrian throws out a powerful jab.
Braga misses with a wild combination.
Bagrian misses with a left hand
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bagrian misses with a right hand
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braga to score with a decent uppercut.
Braga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bagrian thows a body shot but no joy.
Bagrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bagrian jabs Braga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braga counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagrian throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braga.
Bagrian keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Bagrian keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
Bagrian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga cracks Bagrian with a solid left hand.
Braga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bagrian looking for a guillotine here but Braga defends easily.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aslan Bagrian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Braga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bagrian is fending him off so far but Braga persists. Nope, Bagrian circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagrian tries to work over Braga's front leg with a kick but Braga checks it.
Bagrian throws a lazy uppercut
and Braga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bagrian's guard now.
Braga won't allow Bagrian to sweep him here.
Bagrian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bagrian keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Bagrian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braga is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga trying to control but Bagrian is working from the bottom.
Braga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bagrian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bagrian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bagrian working for a triangle but Braga defends it easily.
Bagrian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Braga defends well.
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.
Bagrian looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Braga has picked Bagrian up and slammed him! Bagrian can't keep hold of the triangle and Braga manages to pass to side control!
Bagrian looks to move to half guard but instead Braga has passed into mount! Damn!
Bagrian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Braga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bagrian manages to get himself to full guard.
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bagrian looking to control but Braga passes into half guard.
Braga working over Bagrian with some ground and pound. Bagrian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control.
Braga winds up and cracks Bagrian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Braga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bagrian is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bagrian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Braga passes into side control.
Bagrian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga is working Bagrian over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braga wants to control but Bagrian is keeping him busy.
Bagrian is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bagrian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bagrian is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagrian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Braga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Kroton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroton comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Blood and Thunder. Kuula has chosen Heikki Kuula - Sun Nimi On Kuula as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kroton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Kuula!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuula tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kroton tries a low kick but Kuula avoids it.
Kroton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kroton clinches with his opponent.
Kroton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kroton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kroton lands a body punch.
Kuula looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroton lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kroton.
Kuula takes a shot to the head.
Kroton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kroton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kroton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuula backwards.
A short left from Kroton.
Kroton presses Kuula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kroton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kroton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kroton's corner calls for a 1-2. Kroton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kroton tries to clinch up but Kuula circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikki Kuula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Kuula misses
and Kroton counters with a thumping low kick.
Kroton throws a front kick aimed at Kuula's knee but Kuula avoids it well.
Kroton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuula.
Kroton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Kroton is predictable there
and Kuula counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroton is trying to control Kuula's posture but Kuula avoids it.
Kroton tries to buck Kuula off but Kuula is having none of it.
Kuula scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kuula tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuula tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroton gets back to half guard.
Kroton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kroton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kroton looking for subs off his back but Kuula has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroton is holding on to half guard well.
Kuula is keen to just control but Kroton is a slippery customer.
Kuula lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuula not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula trying to mount his opponent but Kroton defends it.
Kroton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kuula is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kroton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kuula lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuula is looking to pass Kroton's guard but actually Kroton recovers to full guard.
Kuula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kroton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four 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.
Kroton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuula defends well.
Kroton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuula doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuula manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuula wants to control from the top but Kroton keeps moving.
Kuula might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kroton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kroton managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kroton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Kroton 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.
Kuula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuula throws a hook but Kroton avoids it easily.
Kroton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kroton showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuula is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kroton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kroton's back!
Kroton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kuula.
Kroton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kroton wants to hold on but Kuula pushes him away.
Kroton is looking to get to half guard.
Kuula looking to control but Kroton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula prevents Kroton from getting the reversal.
Kroton gets back to half guard.
Kuula working over Kroton with some ground and pound. Kroton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuula is looking to take a break and control but Kroton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kroton actively working from the bottom here.
Kuula looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kroton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuula is trying to control the action in half guard but Kroton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula stalling away here and it's allowed Kroton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kroton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuula gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kroton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kroton is thwarting Kuula's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kroton lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kroton connects with a nice short shot to Kuula's temple.
Kroton works his way into side control.
Kuula tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula regains half guard.
Kuula is looking to control Kroton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuula avoid being mounted?
Kroton maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kuula could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kroton has cracked it and Kuula is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kroton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milo Kroton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slyker's choice of entrance music: It's Amazing by Kanye West. Cain Slyker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Slyker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slyker shoots in but Persson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Persson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slyker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slyker won't allow Persson to sweep him here.
Slyker throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slyker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slyker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slyker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Persson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Persson!
Persson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Persson trying to control but Slyker is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Persson stops Slyker from standing up.
Persson trying to control the position from guard on top but Slyker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slyker has his feet on Persson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Persson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slyker counters with a shoot takedown. Persson fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slyker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slyker working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson is trying to control the position but Slyker postures up.
Slyker throwing strikes but missing.
Slyker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Persson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Persson is on top in guard.
Slyker keeping full guard, as Persson tries to pass.
Slyker has a closed guard, preventing Persson from standing up.
Slyker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Persson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slyker keeping moving, preventing Persson from controlling successfully.
Persson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slyker is proving hard to escape from.
Slyker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Persson controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goran Persson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Slyker shoots in looking for a takedown but Persson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slyker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slyker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Persson as he jumps to the side.
Goran Persson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
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.
Persson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Persson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slyker.
Slyker distracts Persson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slyker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Persson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slyker's guard.
Persson stands up from Slyker's guard - Persson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Persson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slyker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Persson's guard now.
Slyker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slyker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slyker throws a strike but Persson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slyker pushes Persson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Slyker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Persson tries to sprawl but Slyker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slyker prevents Persson from improving his position.
Persson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slyker.
Slyker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Persson trying to hold on to Slyker's head to control him but Slyker postures up.
Slyker looks to land a strike but Persson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slyker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slyker lands a couple of elbows.
Slyker scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slyker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slyker throws a big right hand that misses.
Slyker throwing strikes from guard but Persson blocks nicely.
Slyker stopping the sweep attempt from Persson.
Slyker throwing strikes from guard but Persson blocks nicely.
Slyker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Persson is keeping the position for now.
Slyker stopping the sweep attempt from Persson.
Slyker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slyker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Persson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slyker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Persson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slyker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slyker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slyker preventing the sweep.
Persson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slyker lands a couple of digs.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Persson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson wants to get back to his feet but Slyker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slyker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Persson's head.
Slyker stopping the sweep attempt from Persson.
Slyker throws a strike but Persson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Persson stands up and waves to Slyker to follow him.
Nice takedown defense from Persson. No joy for Slyker on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persson throws a lazy uppercut
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Persson won't be happy with that.
Slyker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slyker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Persson is looking to reverse the position.
Slyker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Persson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slyker's best efforts.
Persson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Slyker.
Slyker throws and elbow that misses. Persson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slyker's guard. Nice move by Persson!
Slyker has a closed guard, preventing Persson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Slyker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Persson slaps away a takedown attempt from Slyker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slyker has a takedown stuffed.
Persson swings widly with a right hand
and Slyker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Persson's guard.
Slyker thows a big elbow that misses.
Slyker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slyker pushes down on Persson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cain Slyker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Persson has hold of Slyker's hands but Slyker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slyker misses with a head shot. Persson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persson looking for a sweep. Not yet Persson, not yet.
Slyker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slyker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slyker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slyker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slyker thows a big elbow that misses.
Slyker throws a big right hand that misses.
Persson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slyker!
Persson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Persson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slyker is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Goran Persson just wasn't active enough.
Persson lands a slapping body shot.
Slyker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goran Persson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Slyker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Persson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slyker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Slyker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Persson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Persson moves into full guard.
Goran Persson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slyker stopping the sweep attempt from Persson.
Slyker is looking to work some ground and pound but Persson has wrist control.
Cain Slyker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slyker stands up over Persson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Persson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Slyker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slyker 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Slyker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pedofiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town. Pedofiili has chosen Judas Priest - Breaking The Law as his entrance music. 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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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Pedofiili!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedofiili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norzu manages to avoid it.
Pedofiili tries to bum rush Norzu with a series of wild strikes but Norzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Pedofiili misses
and Norzu counters with a good low kick that Pedofiili was not able to check.
Norzu throws a wild body kick that Pedofiili sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norzu throws the kick towards the body but Pedofiili avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu throws a series of punches but Pedofiili avoids them all with ease.
Pedofiili scores with a punch to the head.
Pedofiili misses with a lunging right hand
and Norzu counters with a good low kick that Pedofiili was not able to check.
Pedofiili throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Pedofiili misses with a right hand
and Norzu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pedofiili's knee momentarily.
Norzu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedofiili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedofiili throws a combination that misses
and Norzu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu tries to land a front kick but Pedofiili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pedofiili misses the jab.
Pedofiili tries to clinch up but Norzu circles away and keeps his distance.
Norzu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Norzu throws a leg kick but Pedofiili checks it.
Norzu misses with a left hand
and Pedofiili counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Pedofiili does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pedofiili is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santeri Norzu 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pedofiili checks a leg kick.
Norzu throws the kick towards the body but Pedofiili avoids it.
Pedofiili fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norzu moves out of range of the leg kick from Pedofiili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedofiili cracks Norzu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pedofiili falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norzu counters with a stiff right hand.
Pedofiili tries to clinch there but Norzu circles away.
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.
Norzu throws a right hand that misses
and Pedofiili counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedofiili throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norzu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Pedofiili misses.
Pedofiili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pedofiili checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Norzu is predictable there
letting Pedofiili counter with a right hand.
Pedofiili throws a body punch but Norzu moves out of range.
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.
Pedofiili thows a leg kick but Norzu checks it
and Norzu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pedofiili misses with an uppercut
and Norzu counters with a head kick.
Pedofiili is rocked!
Norzu looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Norzu backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Pedofiili's temple! It sends Pedofiili violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Norzu celebrates and the doctors try to help Pedofiili!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Santeri Norzu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Kullero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prätkähiiret - Se on suihinotto. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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193 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kullero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvera pushes Kullero away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Kullero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvera doesn't seem phased though.
Silvera throws out a loose jab but Kullero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera misses with a combination
and Kullero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silvera throws a body kick the misses
and Kullero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silvera swings widly with a right hand
and Kullero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silvera throws a poor cross that misses
and Kullero counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silvera!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kullero looking to finish with strikes here!
Kullero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kullero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kullero with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero throws some wild stikes that Silvera manages to avoid easily.
Kullero working Silvera over with strikes here.
Kullero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kullero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silvera gets back to half guard.
Kullero lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera trying to control from the bottom.
Kullero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kullero wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Kullero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvera's head.
Kullero prevents Silvera from standing back up.
Kullero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Kullero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silvera!
Silvera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kullero.
Silvera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silvera is desperately trying to improve his position but Kullero has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kullero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kullero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silvera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kullero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silvera wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kullero.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullero thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silvera takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
Kullero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Kullero.
Kullero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kullero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Kullero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kullero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Kullero blocks with his arms.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero scores with a hook to the body.
Kullero pushes Silvera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Kullero struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kullero.
Silvera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kullero blocks an uppercut.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Kullero.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Kullero.
Kullero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kullero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kullero struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kullero.
Silvera is breathing heavily.
Kullero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kullero lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvera pushes Kullero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kullero lands a body shot.
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Kullero.
A hook to the body from Kullero.
Kullero lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Kullero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullero.
Kullero lands a left hand.
Silvera tries a body shot but Kullero blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kullero.
Kullero lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullero.
A body shot lands from Kullero.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Kullero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Kullero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kullero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Kullero pushes Silvera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero lands with a light punch inside.
Kullero lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kullero.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kullero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kullero lands a shot to the body.
Kullero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kullero blocks it with crossed arms.
Pasi Kullero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Kullero.
Kullero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Kullero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kullero.
Kullero digs a right hand underneath Silvera's ribcage. Silvera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kullero.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kullero lands a nice shot to the body.
Kullero digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kullero.
A body shot lands from Kullero.
Kullero pushes Silvera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kullero stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kullero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvera.
Kullero lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kullero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kullero lands with a left to the head.
Kullero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kullero digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
Kullero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kullero lands a right hand.
Kullero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kullero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kullero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kullero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kullero cracks Silvera with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kullero - that landed with a thud.
Kullero lands an uppercut.
Kullero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kullero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silvera's knee momentarily.
Silvera swings widly with a right hand
and Kullero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kullero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silvera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullero.
Silvera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kullero.
Kullero digs a good hook to Silvera's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kullero.
Silvera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kullero. That one must have hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Kullero as he connects with a hook.
Kullero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silvera throws an off balance right hand
and Kullero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera throws a combination that misses
and Kullero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvera misses with an uppercut
and Kullero counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kullero counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Kullero.
Silvera throws a lazy head kick
and Kullero counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvera. Kullero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kullero lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kullero.
Silvera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kullero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kullero.
Silvera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kullero.
Silvera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kullero scores with a shot to the body.
Kullero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvera is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kullero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kullero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silvera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kullero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero lands a nice shot that snaps Silvera's head back.
Kullero gets tackled into the cage by Silvera. Silvera maintains the clinch.
Kullero avoiding damage as Silvera throws knees to the body.
Kullero scores with a shoulder strike.
Kullero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kullero.
Kullero scores with a hook to the body.
Kullero turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kullero manages to end up in side control.
Kullero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kullero misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silvera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kullero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silvera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero wants to control but Silvera is keeping him busy.
Silvera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kullero.
An elbow from Kullero crashes against the mat.
Kullero is chipping away with strikes.
Pasi Kullero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero trying to control the position but Silvera is working away.
Silvera is letting Kullero control him for a moment.
Silvera regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kullero's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Kullero thows a huge punch but Silvera dodges it nicely.
Kullero slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasi Kullero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kullero 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Kullero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nyrkki misses with the combination.
Nyrkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siloposki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nyrkki counters with a left and a right that stings Siloposki.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a low kick, right behind Siloposki 's knee.
Siloposki misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki lands a head shot.
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki jabs at Siloposki's body.
Nyrkki scores with a body shot.
Nyrkki connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws an overhand right that lands on Nyrkki's shoulder, as Nyrkki tries to avoid the shot.
Siloposki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siloposki loads up on a big right hand but Nyrkki slips the punch.
Siloposki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Siloposki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nyrkki counters with a good low kick that Siloposki was not able to check.
Nyrkki wants to slow Siloposki down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Siloposki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Nyrkki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nyrkki looks for the body kick but Siloposki saw that one coming.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Siloposki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nyrkki counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the body
and Nyrkki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nyrkki lands a right hook to the body.
Siloposki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a shot to the body
and Siloposki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a body punch
and Nyrkki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siloposki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siloposki throws an off balance right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a straight right hand.
Siloposki misses with a left hand
and Nyrkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
Siloposki misses with a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters with a thumping low kick.
Siloposki throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Siloposki.
Siloposki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Nyrkki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
That's time! Siloposki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Siloposki throws a lazy uppercut
and Nyrkki counters with a head kick.
Nyrkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siloposki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nyrkki slips under a jab.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick
and Siloposki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nyrkki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Siloposki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Siloposki.
Siloposki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nyrkki counters with a straight right hand.
Siloposki throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a right hand that misses
and Siloposki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siloposki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siloposki counters with a nice uppercut.
Nyrkki lands a right hook to the body.
Siloposki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts.
Siloposki looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a left hand
and Nyrkki counters with a left and a right that stings Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a hook
and Nyrkki counters with a three punch combo that has Siloposki backing up. Siloposki nods at Nyrkki to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sampsa Siloposki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick
and Siloposki counters with a two punch combo.
Nyrkki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siloposki thuds a left hand into Nyrkki's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nyrkki.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyrkki misses the target.
Siloposki misses with a right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a solid body kick.
Nyrkki throws a head kick but Siloposki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siloposki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyrkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nyrkki lands a nice shot to the body.
Siloposki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nyrkki does no damage.
Nyrkki walks into a left hand.
Siloposki throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a shot from downtown. Siloposki moves away and avoids it.
Siloposki throws a low kick but Nyrkki moves out of range easily.
Siloposki throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Nyrkki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nyrkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nyrkki lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nyrkki - that will leave a mark!
Siloposki scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki stuns Siloposki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Siloposki throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a straight right hand.
Nyrkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Urpo Nyrkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyrkki tries to work over Siloposki's front leg with a kick but Siloposki checks it.
Urpo Nyrkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nyrkki cracks the inside of Siloposki's front leg.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nyrkki misses with a left hand
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick.
Siloposki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nyrkki defends it nicely.
Siloposki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Nyrkki looks to throw a body kick
and Siloposki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki slips a jab and a cross from Siloposki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siloposki. Nyrkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Siloposki misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sampsa Siloposki.
Well Nyrkki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Nyrkki!
Urpo Nyrkki is the new middleweight champion!
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