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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William McDonough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonough kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Beast by Tech N9ne. Statement has chosen Statement of Pain as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William McDonough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonough manages to avoid it.
McDonough fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonough. Statement does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonough misses with a wild body shot.
McDonough lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonough throws a hook to the side of Statement's head but Statement sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonough slips a jab from Statement.
Statement needs to keep his hands up - McDonough had a free shot at his head there.
McDonough dives in and grabs Statement's left leg, looking for a takedown. Statement pushes down on McDonough's head and hops out.
McDonough lands with a nice body punch.
McDonough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Statement avoids the body shot from McDonough.
Statement misses with a double jab.
McDonough swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonough scores with the left hand. Statement knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonough lands a lovely overhand right.
William McDonough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statement fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Statement lands with a shot to the body.
McDonough is breathing heavily.
McDonough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Statement takes a jab right on the kisser.
McDonough shoots in but Statement avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Statement connects with a single shot there.
Statement misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statement stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Statement wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William McDonough. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Statement bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonough's head.
Jab by Statement.
Statement works McDonough's body with a nice hook.
Statement scores with a body shot.
Statement just misses with a punch to the body.
Statement lands a big uppercut and McDonough crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McDonough looks OK. Statement waves McDonough back to his feet!
McDonough is rocked!
Statement moves in close and cracks McDonough with a massive right hand! McDonough, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Statement!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pain Statement!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Iron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Iron avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Pinto takes one on the button.
Iron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinto as he avoids it easily.
Iron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pinto - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pinto. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Pinto tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Iron is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iron on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pinto - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pinto. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pinto. Iron shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Pinto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Paul Iron has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron. That did some damage!
Iron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinto.
A good leg kick by Pinto.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto fakes the leg kick and cracks Iron in the body.
Pinto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pinto tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinto. That one must have hurt.
Iron misses with a takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto lands with a kick to the temple. Iron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinto.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinto. That one must have hurt.
Pinto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paul Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto lands a front kick.
Pinto lands a head kick!
Pinto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Iron is rocked!
Pinto lands with a nice body kick.
Pinto lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinto.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Pinto scores with a kick to the body.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. Iron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Pinto.
Pinto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Iron's calf.
Iron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinto scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinto.
Pinto scores with a head kick.
Pinto scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Pinto.
Pinto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iron takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pinto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iron if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinto scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinto.
Pinto is looking to slow Iron down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Pinto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Pinto slams his shin into Iron's torso.
Pinto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinto delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Pinto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Iron'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.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paul Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron.
Pinto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinto lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
Pinto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pinto lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto scores with a head kick. Iron tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinto scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iron's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pinto. Iron shrugs it off though.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinto. That one must have hurt.
Iron avoids the head kick by Pinto.
Iron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pinto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Iron somewhat.
Pinto lands with a kick to the temple. Iron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Iron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pinto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Iron will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinto.
Pinto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pinto scores with a push kick.
Pinto scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinto.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinto!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinto.
Pinto throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Pinto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Iron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto throws a head kick that half lands.
Iron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinto sprawls well. Pinto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iron gets slowly back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Iron. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pinto throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pinto throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Iron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pinto pushes Iron away with a front kick.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. Iron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinto.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pinto. Iron shrugs it off though.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinto can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Pinto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pinto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Iron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pinto - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pinto. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pinto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pinto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Iron.
Iron tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pinto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Iron somewhat.
Pinto lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto connects with a leg kick. Iron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pinto circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Iron's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinto throws a nice head kick!
Pinto lands a high kick!
Iron throws a leg kick but Pinto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron shoots in and drives through. Pinto sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinto.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto lands a nice looking body kick.
Pinto scores with a head kick. Iron tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pinto feints and then cracks Iron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinto.
Pinto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Iron with a poor takedown
and Pinto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Iron's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Iron's head.
Pinto throws a head kick that Iron semi-blocks.
Pinto scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Iron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinto scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Pinto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto throws a front kick that sends Iron stumbling back into the cage.
Pinto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pinto.
Iron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinto scores with a kick to the body.
Iron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pinto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iron if he has to take too many more of those.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinto can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pinto.
Iron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinto but Pinto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thiago Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinto throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Pinto scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron fails with the takedown.
Pinto feints and then cracks Iron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron down.
Iron looks for a takedown but Pinto sprawls well.
Iron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pinto keeps Iron at a distance using the push kick.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinto.
Iron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinto's waist but Pinto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iron off to one side.
Pinto cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
Pinto keeps Iron at a distance using the push kick.
Thiago Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Iron's head.
Iron steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinto. That one must have hurt.
Pinto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Iron or perhaps it was just good defense by Pinto which made him look bad.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Iron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paul Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Pinto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Pajautus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Pedrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pedrera's choice of entrance music: Kill your God. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pajautus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Pedrera!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pedrera throws a nice looking combination but Pajautus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pajautus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pajautus checks the leg kick.
Pedrera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pajautus looks to throw the jab but Pedrera is out of range.
Pajautus tries to clinch but Pedrera is having none of it.
Pedrera looking to score a takedown here. Pajautus is defending well but Pedrera drives through and ends up in Pajautus's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pedrera wants to control from the top but Pajautus keeps moving.
Pedrera won't allow Pajautus to get back to his feet.
Pedrera forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedrera is trying to control. Pajautus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pajautus is trying to stand up here but Pedrera is controlling him well.
Pedrera is working for a kimura but Pajautus is defending it quite comfortably.
Pedrera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pajautus could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pedrera has cracked it and Pajautus is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pedrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Pedrera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darvin Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darvin Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikala throws a wild body kick that Moon sees coming a mile off.
Moon clobbers Haikala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haikala jabs at Moon's body.
Moon takes one on the button.
Haikala tries to land a front kick but Moon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haikala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Haikala misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haikala lands a glancing blow to the side of Moon's head.
Haikala scores with a leg kick.
Haikala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moon in his tracks.
It looks like Darvin Moon has been cut.
Haikala misses with a right hand
enabling Moon to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Haikala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala tests Moon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haikala tests Moon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haikala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Moon.
Haikala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haikala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Haikala's head but Haikala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haikala tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moon is breathing heavily.
Haikala lands a left and a right that sends Moon crashing to the canvas! Haikala dives into mount looking to finish!
Moon is rocked!
Moon is squirming around, avoiding Haikala's attempts to control the action.
Oh Moon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haikala tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moon seems to have got his legs back now.
Haikala looking to finish with strikes here!
Moon is squirming around, avoiding Haikala's attempts to control the action.
Haikala unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikala wants to control the pace but Moon is squirming around nicely.
Haikala sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haikala thowing shots but they're missing.
Haikala misses with a head shot.
Haikala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moon is looking to escape.
Haikala prevents Moon from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to control but Haikala is having none of it.
Moon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Moon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haikala tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Haikala looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haikala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darvin Moon's cut.
That's time! Moon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haikala. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haikala scores with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haikala throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Moon tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Haikala trying to control the position from guard on top but Moon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haikala throwing strikes from guard but Moon blocks nicely.
Haikala stays in close to Moon's body and controls the position.
Haikala postures up.
Haikala trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haikala trying to control the position from guard on top but Moon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haikala stands and throws Moon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haikala looking to control but instead Moon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Haikala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moon keeps working.
Haikala tries to pass to full mount but Moon defends it.
Haikala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Haikala throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Haikala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Moon wants to get back to full guard.
Haikala wants to take a breather but Moon is having none of it.
Haikala stalling away here and it's allowed Moon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haikala won't allow Moon to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon wants to sweep but no luck.
Moon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haikala's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haikala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikala has his feet on Moon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Haikala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Haikala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moon takes one on the button.
Haikala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moon.
Haikala drops his shoulder and cracks Moon with a huge uppercut! Moon goes down! Can Haikala finish him?
Darvin Moon's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haikala.
Haikala tries to stand but Moon is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harri Haikala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Haikala from controlling successfully.
Moon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Haikala!
Haikala tries to lock up and control but Moon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haikala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darvin Moon'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!
Moon moves out of range as Haikala throws a body kick.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Haikala.
Moon swings for the body but Haikala moves out of range.
Haikala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Haikala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haikala thuds a left hand into Moon's body.
Haikala tried to score with a low kick but Moon checks it.
Haikala drops his shoulder and cracks Moon with a huge uppercut! Moon goes down! Can Haikala finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haikala is looking to stand up but Moon won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala tries to free his leg and advance position but Moon is retaining full guard.
Haikala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haikala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haikala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Haikala from controlling successfully.
Moon looking to control.
Haikala throws a strike but Moon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moon won't allow Haikala to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haikala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haikala is trying to control the position but Moon postures up.
Moon wants to control from the top but Haikala keeps moving.
Harri Haikala has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Haikala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haikala counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Haikala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haikala lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikala misses with a leg kick.
Haikala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haikala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haikala lands with a right hand.
Haikala looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Haikala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moon doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haikala looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Haikala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moon blocks a jab.
Darvin Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala looks to land a body kick but Moon moved away.
Haikala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haikala lands a glancing blow to the side of Moon's head.
Harri Haikala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haikala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Haikala.
Moon checks a low kick from Haikala.
Haikala cracks a nice hook into Moon's ribs.
Harri Haikala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikala throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
Haikala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harri Haikala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darvin Moon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moon avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Haikala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haikala 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Haikala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolif Cheperov Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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27
140 lbs
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141 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolif Cheperov Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Miike!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miike dives in and grabs Cheperov Junior's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cheperov Junior pushes down on Miike's head and hops out.
Miike closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheperov Junior circles away.
Cheperov Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Cheperov Junior as Miike shoots in.
Rolif Cheperov Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Miike.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild combination.
Cheperov Junior misses with a double jab
and Miike counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cheperov Junior moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miike connects with a couple of short punches.
Miike keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cheperov Junior's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miike is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cheperov Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheperov Junior throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cheperov Junior is trying to keep Miike in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike wants to control from the top but Cheperov Junior keeps moving.
Miike lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cheperov Junior throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Miike working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miike advances to half guard.
Cheperov Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Cheperov Junior manages to get to full guard.
Cheperov Junior is pulling down on Miike's head. It's preventing any offense from Miike, at least for the moment.
Miike pushing down on Cheperov Junior's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cheperov Junior wants to control but Miike is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miike is thwarting Cheperov Junior's attempts to control the position.
Miike looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cheperov Junior wants to improve his position but Miike is controlling well.
Cheperov Junior wants to get back to full guard but Miike has passed into side control.
Miike controls the position.
Miike lands a nice forearm strike.
Cheperov Junior wants to control but Miike postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior tries to improve position but can't.
Cheperov Junior wants to control but Miike postures up.
Miike just content to control the position.
Cheperov Junior tries to buck Miike off but Miike is having none of it.
Miike is looking to take a break and control but Cheperov Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Cheperov Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miike is trying to get an arm triangle but Cheperov Junior is defending well.
Miike wants to control but Cheperov Junior is keeping him busy.
Cheperov Junior taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miike is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cheperov Junior's face as Miike controls the position.
It looks like Miike might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miike is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cheperov Junior looks calm but he's in trouble here. Miike gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cheperov Junior is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Miike lets go of the hold and Cheperov Junior can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeshi Miike!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Sturm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
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184 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm tries to clinch but Leonard moves away
and Leonard counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leonard did well to prevent Sturm getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonard trying to control but Sturm postures up.
Sturm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leonard is just riding it out for now. Sturm eventually gives up the hold.
Leonard regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm throws a strike but Leonard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leonard preventing the sweep.
Sturm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leonard defends well.
Sturm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturm, not yet.
Leonard wanted to stand there but Sturm had control of the position.
Leonard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sturm is retaining full guard.
Leonard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sturm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leonard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard stands up and waves to Sturm to follow him.
Sturm shoots in for a takedown but Leonard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sturm tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leonard pinned against the cage. Leonard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sturm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sturm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard punishes Sturm's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Leonard leaves Sturm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sturm tries for a takedown but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sturm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Ray Leonard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonard closes the distance and pushes Sturm back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Leonard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leonard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonard loads up on a big right hand but Sturm slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sturm.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leonard!
Sturm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leonard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturm scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Felix Sturm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturm's head.
Leonard jabs Sturm right on the nose. Sturm blinks but takes it well.
Leonard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Leonard.
Sturm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonard is leaning against Sturm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leonard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm being controlled against the cage.
Sturm tries to land a knee to the head but Leonard blocks with his arms.
Leonard scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Felix Sturm has been cut.
Sturm looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Leonard as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leonard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard stalling the fight.
Leonard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturm backwards.
Leonard lands a nice uppercut.
Sturm is rocked!
Leonard just leaning against Sturm, taking a breather.
Oh Sturm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a body shot.
Leonard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leonard digs a right hand into Sturm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sturm's gas tank.
Leonard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sturm or not.
Leonard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leonard lands a right hand.
Leonard stalling the fight.
Sturm seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonard.
Leonard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leonard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonard lands with a light punch inside.
Leonard pushes Sturm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leonard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard pushes Sturm against the cage. Leonard is working some dirty boxing. Leonard pushes off with a quick right hook! Sturm goes down! Sturm tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Leonard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Leonard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitri Romonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitri Romonov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooh!!! Romonov has knocked White down with a huge combo! Romonov steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
White is rocked!
It looks like Power White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White scores with a nice strike.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White looks to land a left hand but Romonov moved out of range nicely.
Romonov throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Romonov lands a big uppercut and White crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but White looks OK. Romonov waves White back to his feet!
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Romonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Romonov.
Romonov ducks right into an uppercut from White.
Romonov throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romonov fails to land with a series of punches.
White thuds a left hand into Romonov's body.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White checks a leg kick.
White cracks the inside of Romonov's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Romonov.
Romonov looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White works Romonov's body with a nice hook.
Romonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Romonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romonov misses with a body shot.
White stuns Romonov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Romonov connects with a looping right hand.
Romonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romonov scores with a nice head shot.
Romonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romonov misses with a hook.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White motions for Romonov to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White is looking to wear down Romonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from White misses.
Romonov throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Romonov only half commits.
Romonov jabs at White's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White is breathing heavily.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Romonov jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Romonov swinging wildly here.
Romonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Romonov.
Romonov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romonov misses with a looping right.
White throws a hook to the side of Romonov's head but Romonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White walks into a straight right hand from Romonov.
Romonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romonov.
White swings for the body but Romonov moves out of range.
Romonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romonov misses with a body shot.
Romonov misses with a double jab.
Romonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Romonov throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Romonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White connects with a body shot.
Romonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White needs to keep his hands up - Romonov had a free shot at his head there.
That kick from White tenderised Romonov's leg. Romonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romonov checks it well.
Romonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romonov misses with a looping right.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Romonov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
The fighters circling - Romonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Romonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by White.
White slips under a jab.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romonov's hands.
Romonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romonov checks a low kick from White.
White is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romonov.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Romonov is just out of range.
Romonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White scores with a jab. Romonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Romonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romonov blocks a leg kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Romonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Romonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Power White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Romonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romonov was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White ducks under a wild hook from Romonov.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Romonov is just out of range.
White 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.
White throws a body punch but Romonov moves out of range.
Romonov misses with an uppercut.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romonov.
White throws a leg kick
and Romonov counters with a straight right hand.
Romonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White digs a good hook to Romonov's body.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Romonov.
White digs a good hook to Romonov's body.
Romonov misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws a hook to the side of Romonov's head but Romonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White throws a leg kick which misses Romonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Romonov tries to avoid it.
Romonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romonov throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romonov misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
A cross from White lands.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White punishes Romonov's body with a nice straight punch.
Romonov is breathing heavily.
Romonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White slips a straight right by Romonov.
A jab from White misses.
Romonov misses with a looping left.
White lands a body shot.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romonov.
White moves out of range as Romonov strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romonov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Romonov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
White takes a swing at Romonov's ribcage but misses.
White cracks a nice hook into Romonov's ribs.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White digs a good body shot into Romonov's ribs.
White thuds his right hand into Romonov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Romonov's shoulder, as Romonov tries to avoid the shot.
White misses with a body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Romonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by White.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Romonov.
Romonov misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romonov checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Romonov finds it's target.
Romonov misses with a hook.
White misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romonov checks a leg kick.
Romonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Romonov thows a body shot but no joy.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romonov is able to avoid easily.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romonov lands a jab.
Romonov avoids the body shot from White.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Romonov's head back.
Romonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White misses with a hook. Romonov ducked under it nicely.
Romonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romonov misses with a looping right.
Romonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tried to score with a low kick but Romonov checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romonov looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White checks the leg kick.
Romonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White misses with a low kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Romonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White ducks under a wild hook from Romonov.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romonov moves away.
White swings for the body but Romonov moves out of range.
Romonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Romonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romonov misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Romonov motions for White to come forward. Romonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romonov under the eye.
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 Power White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Power White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Romonov lands with a good body shot.
Romonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Romonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Romonov misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
Romonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
Romonov ducks under a wild hook from White.
Romonov just misses with a punch to the body.
White is looking to slow Romonov down with leg kicks.
White scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romonov.
Nice body punch from White.
Romonov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romonov tries a low kick but White avoids it.
Romonov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White misses with a body shot.
Romonov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Romonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romonov.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romonov was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Romonov throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romonov throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White tests Romonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romonov throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a leg kick but Romonov moved away.
White checks a leg kick.
Romonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Romonov throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Romonov digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White works Romonov's body with a nice hook.
Romonov walks into a stiff left hand from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works Romonov's body with a nice hook.
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!
Romonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romonov throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White swings for the body but Romonov moves out of range.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White motions for Romonov to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Romonov misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Romonov blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Romonov blocks the low kick.
Romonov blocks a low kick nicely.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White misses with a straight left.
Romonov misses with a series of wild punches.
White scores with a body shot.
Romonov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Romonov.
White throws a jab when Romonov was well out of range.
White ducks under a wild hook from Romonov.
White throws a body punch but Romonov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romonov.
Romonov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Romonov misses.
White misses with a low kick.
A combination from Romonov does no damage.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
Romonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romonov looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Romonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Romonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a leg kick which misses Romonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Romonov tries to avoid it.
White cracks the inside of Romonov's front leg.
White misses with a low kick.
White tries to land a leg kick but Romonov saw it coming and moves away.
Romonov avoids the body shot from White.
Romonov throws a leg kick but White checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romonov staying out of range there.
White feints and then cracks Romonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romonov down.
Romonov throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Romonov throws a hook but White blocks it.
Romonov misses with a wild combination.
Romonov cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White slips a straight right by Romonov.
White scores with a hook to the body. Romonov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White connects with a right hand. Romonov shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Romonov.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Romonov 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Power White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Power White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingdom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon. Kingdom Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingdom Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva has control of Jackson's left arm, preventing Jackson from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kingdom Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Jackson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson pulls Silva into guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Silva lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingdom Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Silva lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A head kick from Silva lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
A big left from Jackson misses.
A good leg kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
Jackson clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackson dives on top into guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingdom Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kingdom Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Silva's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Pakka.
Pakka throws a nice looking combination but Virta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virta.
Virta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Virta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pakka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Pakka does it's job there.
Pakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Virta. Virta obviously looking to wear him down.
Pakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Virta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virta connects with a crisp jab.
Virta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Virta throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Pakka misses.
Virta scores a takedown into full mount!
Virta controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Virta controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ara Virta.
Some wild striking there from Pakka.
Virta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pakka misses with the combination.
Virta throws a head kick but Pakka moves out of range.
Pakka misses with a combination
and Virta counters with a nice leg kick.
Pakka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Virta.
Pakka throws a right and a left that Virta avoids nicely.
Pakka lands with a shot to the body.
Virta darts in and clinches Pakka up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Virta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Virta lands with a left to the head.
Virta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Virta lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Virta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Virta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pakka is trying to break the clinch but Virta has him pressed against the cage.
Virta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Virta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pakka backwards.
Virta is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta lands with a short shot to the head.
Pakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Virta won't allow it.
Virta lands an uppercut.
Virta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Virta lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virta lands a right hand.
Virta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
That's time! Virta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Pakka does no damage.
Virta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pakka throws a nice looking combination but Virta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pakka swinging wildly here.
Virta shoots in and bounces Pakka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pakka has Virta pulled in close to control his posture.
Virta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pakka is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Virta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ara Virta.
Pakka fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Pakka does no damage.
Virta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Virta.
Pakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virta manages to avoid it.
Wakka Pakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pakka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pakka misses with a combination
and Virta counters with a thumping low kick.
Pakka is breathing heavily.
Pakka tries to bum rush Virta with a series of wild strikes but Virta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Virta walks into a left hand.
Ara Virta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Virta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pakka misses with the combination.
Virta throws a one two combo.
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!
Pakka throws a right and a left that Virta avoids nicely.
Pakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Virta counters with a left to the body.
Virta lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Virta.
Virta clinches.
Virta stalling the fight.
Virta throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pakka avoids it.
Come on Virta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pakka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Virta lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Wakka Pakka's cut even more.
Virta pushes Pakka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Virta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Virta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Virta.
Pakka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Virta won't allow it.
Virta working Pakka over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Virta.
Good standup being displayed there by Virta as he connects with a hook.
Virta throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Virta.
Virta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakka, pushing him back against the cage.
Virta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Wakka Pakka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virta is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virta.
Virta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wakka Pakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Virta.
Pakka misses with a double jab
and Virta counters with a right hand to the body.
Virta lands with a slapping head kick.
Pakka is rocked!
Pakka gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Virta gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Virta!
Ara Virta retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia has chosen . as his entrance music. Vlad Dostoevsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlad Dostoevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko Mia!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dostoevsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mia throws a hook but Dostoevsky blocks it.
Mia connects with a right hand. Dostoevsky shakes it off.
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Mia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dostoevsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch but Mia is avoiding it.
Dostoevsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Dostoevsky misses with a body kick.
Dostoevsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick.
Mia throws a right hand that Dostoevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dostoevsky also avoids with ease.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia misses with a looping right.
Mia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dostoevsky throws a low kick but Mia moves out of range easily.
Dostoevsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dostoevsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for Mia with that takedown attempt.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dostoevsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dostoevsky on the side of the head.
Dostoevsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vlad Dostoevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mia throws a shot from downtown. Dostoevsky moves away and avoids it.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dostoevsky is trying to get back to full guard.
Dostoevsky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dostoevsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Dostoevsky, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mia looking to pass the guard.
Mia throws a strike but Dostoevsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky wants to stand but Mia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dostoevsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mia trying to control the position.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Mia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vlad Dostoevsky just wasn't active enough.
Mia gets tackled into the cage by Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky maintains the clinch.
Mia manages to break the clinch.
Dostoevsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dostoevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Dostoevsky instigates a clinch.
Dostoevsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mia is defending well for now.
Dostoevsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mia.
Dostoevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dostoevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dostoevsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mia blocks it with crossed arms.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee to the head.
Mia has Dostoevsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dostoevsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia breaks from the clinch.
Mia cracks Dostoevsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dostoevsky manages to avoid it.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
Dostoevsky is looking to chop away at Mia's legs.
Mia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dostoevsky is fending him off so far but Mia persists. Nope, Dostoevsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Vlad Dostoevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franko Mia.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dostoevsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mia is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick from Dostoevsky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dostoevsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch.
Mia throws a jab when Dostoevsky was well out of range.
Mia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dostoevsky moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mia misses with a body shot.
Dostoevsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mia tries to bum rush Dostoevsky with a series of wild strikes but Dostoevsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Dostoevsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mia fails to land the takedown.
Dostoevsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dostoevsky throws a low kick, looking for Mia's leg but Mia calmly moves out of range.
Mia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vlad Dostoevsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mia throws a shot from downtown. Dostoevsky moves away and avoids it.
Dostoevsky wants to clinch up but Mia keeps it at a distance.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dostoevsky 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.
Dostoevsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mia. That did some damage!
Dostoevsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dostoevsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mia fails with the takedown.
Dostoevsky thuds a left hand into Mia's body.
Mia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mia misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky is looking to clinch.
Mia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dostoevsky eats them both and turns towards Mia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dostoevsky tries to land a front kick but Mia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dostoevsky ducks under a wild hook from Mia.
Mia tries to keep at a distance but Dostoevsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dostoevsky misses with a knee strike.
Dostoevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dostoevsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dostoevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dostoevsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mia manages to break the clinch.
Mia swings for the body but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but Mia is having none of it.
Mia just misses with a punch to the body.
Dostoevsky throws the kick towards the body but Mia avoids it.
Mia misses with a body shot.
Dostoevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mia swats away the attempt to clinch by Dostoevsky.
Mia scores with a hook to the body. Dostoevsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
Mia misses with a straight right.
Dostoevsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mia moves away.
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!
Dostoevsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dostoevsky moves in looking to clinch but Mia pushes him off.
Mia drives through with a takedown into Dostoevsky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dostoevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mia works over Dostoevsky with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia stops Dostoevsky from standing up.
Mia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dostoevsky keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass.
Dostoevsky keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
Mia tries to free his leg and advance position but Dostoevsky is retaining full guard.
Mia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dostoevsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia trying to control but Dostoevsky is working from the bottom.
Dostoevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dostoevsky keeping full guard, as Mia tries to pass.
Mia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dostoevsky keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franko Mia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up.
Dostoevsky is looking to chop away at Mia's legs.
Dostoevsky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dostoevsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dostoevsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mia. That did some damage!
Dostoevsky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mia counters with a left to the body.
Dostoevsky wants to land a leg kick but Mia is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dostoevsky misses.
Mia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dostoevsky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mia stopping the sweep attempt from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky keeping moving, preventing Mia from controlling successfully.
Dostoevsky wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dostoevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but Dostoevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dostoevsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mia fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dostoevsky. No joy for Mia on that attempt.
Mia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dostoevsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dostoevsky misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky swings for the body but Mia moves out of range.
Dostoevsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dostoevsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dostoevsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dostoevsky is looking to wear down Mia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mia misses with a body shot.
Mia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up but Mia circles away and keeps his distance.
Dostoevsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mia shoots in but no luck this time.
Vlad Dostoevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franko Mia.
Dostoevsky throws a low kick but Mia moves out of range easily.
Dostoevsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mia.
Dostoevsky tries to work over Mia's front leg with a kick but Mia checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mia throws a series of punches but Dostoevsky moves out of range.
Dostoevsky throws a low kick but Mia avoids it.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
Mia throws a jab when Dostoevsky was well out of range.
Mia lands a nice shot to the body.
Dostoevsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Mia. Those never looked like landing.
Dostoevsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dostoevsky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dostoevsky sprawls well. Dostoevsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mia gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky misses with a body shot.
Dostoevsky defending well as Mia loads up on a big left hand.
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 Vlad Dostoevsky.
I think Dostoevsky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Dostoevsky!
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