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NFC 112 Nyrkki vs Kullero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdi Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdi Muhammed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdi Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Muhammed misses.
Nyrkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muhammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nyrkki.
Muhammed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muhammed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
Muhammed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nyrkki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Mauri Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nyrkki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammed is stalking Nyrkki. Nyrkki circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Muhammed, and it's lights out! Nyrkki really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdi Muhammed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miksu Rupunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rupunen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miksu Rupunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rupunen.
Rupunen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rupunen shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rupunen postures up.
Rupunen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva keeping full guard, as Rupunen tries to pass.
Rupunen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva controls Rupunen momentarily but Rupunen frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rupunen controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Miksu Rupunen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rupunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Rupunen down.
Rupunen tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Rupunen's knee but Rupunen avoids it well.
That kick from Silva tenderised Rupunen's leg. Rupunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a head kick but Rupunen moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rupunen's sensitive parts.
Rupunen misses with a double jab.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rupunen's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupunen misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Rupunen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miksu Rupunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Rupunen is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Rupunen off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rupunen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rupunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rupunen misses with a series of wild punches.
Rupunen shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupunen throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rupunen.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rupunen managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Rupunen avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rupunen. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rupunen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva lunges at Rupunen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rupunen's hand.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Rupunen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rupunen. Rupunen gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Rupunen misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Rupunen's side.
Rupunen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rupunen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Rupunen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva rushes Rupunen and presses him up against the cage.
Silva trying to stall but Rupunen improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Demian Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to slow Rupunen down with leg kicks.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rupunen's calf.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Rupunen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Miksu Rupunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva takes a swing at Rupunen's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Rupunen keeps it at a distance.
Silva lands a high kick!
Rupunen misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Silva tenderised Rupunen's leg. Rupunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rupunen.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miksu Rupunen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rupunen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Rupunen moves out of range easily.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rupunen circles away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rupunen.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Rupunen's ribs.
Rupunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Rupunen tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rupunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rupunen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rupunen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Rupunen tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Rupunen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rupunen is rocked!
Demian Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to clinch but Rupunen is having none of it.
Oh Rupunen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rupunen's sensitive parts.
Rupunen seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches up with Rupunen and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rupunen. That did some damage!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rupunen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rupunen misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Silva tenderised Rupunen's leg. Rupunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No joy there for Rupunen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rupunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rupunen dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Rupunen's head and hops out.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rupunen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rupunen circles away.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rupunen fails to land with a series of punches.
Rupunen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rupunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupunen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rupunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva thuds his right hand into Rupunen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rupunen misses with a double jab
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Rupunen off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva cracks Rupunen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Rupunen to the canvas! Silva follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demian Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumba Motumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumbo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roscoe P Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bumba Motumbo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Coltrane thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by P Coltrane as he checks the leg kick.
Motumbo rushes P Coltrane and presses him up against the cage.
Motumbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Motumbo scores with a shoulder strike.
Motumbo tries a knee to the head but P Coltrane blocks it.
P Coltrane jumps guard and drags Motumbo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Motumbo wants to pass the guard but P Coltrane is keeping the position.
Motumbo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Motumbo trying to control but P Coltrane is working from the bottom.
Motumbo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. P Coltrane is keeping the position for now.
Motumbo stands up from P Coltrane's guard - Motumbo perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motumbo. P Coltrane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motumbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bumba Motumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Motumbo pushes P Coltrane away with a front kick.
P Coltrane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Motumbo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
P Coltrane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
P Coltrane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
P Coltrane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Motumbo.
Motumbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
P Coltrane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Motumbo throws a head kick but P Coltrane moves out of range.
Motumbo tried to score with a low kick but P Coltrane checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Motumbo closes the distance but P Coltrane moves to the side
and P Coltrane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
P Coltrane avoids the head kick by Motumbo.
Motumbo scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
P Coltrane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
P Coltrane blocks a head kick by Motumbo.
P Coltrane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Motumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but P Coltrane manages to avoid it.
Motumbo looks to land a body kick but P Coltrane moved away.
Motumbo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
P Coltrane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motumbo.
Motumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from P Coltrane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a one two combo.
Motumbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
P Coltrane checks a leg kick.
P Coltrane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Motumbo tries a low kick but P Coltrane avoids it.
Motumbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and P Coltrane is able to avoid easily.
Motumbo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down P Coltrane rather than just go for the knockout.
P Coltrane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Motumbo throws out the jab.
P Coltrane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Motumbo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roscoe P Coltrane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motumbo throws a jab but it's blocked by P Coltrane.
An inside leg kick from Motumbo misses.
Motumbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Motumbo misses.
Bumba Motumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motumbo thumps P Coltrane with a low kick.
Motumbo sizes up P Coltrane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Motumbo misses.
Motumbo misses with a leg kick.
P Coltrane throws a right and a left that Motumbo avoids nicely.
P Coltrane loads up on a big right hand but Motumbo slips the punch.
Motumbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Motumbo moves out of range as P Coltrane strikes.
Motumbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
P Coltrane checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
P Coltrane fails with a takedown attempt.
Motumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but P Coltrane moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumba Motumbo dominated that round.
That's time! P Coltrane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Motumbo cracks the inside of P Coltrane's front leg.
A head kick misses from Motumbo.
P Coltrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Motumbo is just out of range.
Motumbo tries to clinch but P Coltrane moves away
letting P Coltrane counter with a right hand.
Motumbo throws out a leg kick but P Coltrane moves out of range and Motumbo only half commits.
Motumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Motumbo does no damage.
Motumbo moves in looking to clinch but P Coltrane pushes him off.
Motumbo takes a swing at P Coltrane's ribcage but misses.
Motumbo tries a head kick but it misses.
P Coltrane misses with a hook. Motumbo ducked under it nicely.
Motumbo misses with a low kick.
Roscoe P Coltrane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Motumbo throws an off balance right hand
and P Coltrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Motumbo misses with a body shot.
Motumbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling P Coltrane to counter with a crisp jab.
Motumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but P Coltrane is just out of range.
P Coltrane lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by P Coltrane there.
Motumbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Motumbo. Those never looked like landing.
P Coltrane misses with a looping left.
Motumbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from P Coltrane. Motumbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motumbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Motumbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
P Coltrane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
P Coltrane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Motumbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Motumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract P Coltrane.
Motumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
P Coltrane defending well as Motumbo loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Motumbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
P Coltrane lands a really nice looking cross but Motumbo seems unphased.
P Coltrane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Motumbo tries to land a front kick but P Coltrane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bumba Motumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Motumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but P Coltrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Motumbo.
Motumbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Motumbo throws a leg kick but P Coltrane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
P Coltrane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from P Coltrane.
Motumbo missing with a left hand there. P Coltrane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Motumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from P Coltrane.
Motumbo throws a head kick that misses.
Motumbo misses with a low kick.
Motumbo looks to land a combination but P Coltrane avoids it well.
P Coltrane missing with a left hand there. Motumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Motumbo connects with a jab.
Motumbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Motumbo misses with a head kick.
P Coltrane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
P Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motumbo.
Motumbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to P Coltrane's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Motumbo misses with a double jab.
P Coltrane avoids the body shot from Motumbo.
Motumbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motumbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Motumbo takes a swing at P Coltrane's ribcage but misses.
P Coltrane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motumbo throws a low kick, looking for P Coltrane's leg but P Coltrane calmly moves out of range.
P Coltrane works over Motumbo's head and body with a nice combination.
Motumbo forces P Coltrane back against the cage and clinches.
P Coltrane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Motumbo swings for the body but P Coltrane moves out of range.
Motumbo tries to clinch up.
P Coltrane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Motumbo misses
and P Coltrane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bumba Motumbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! 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.
P Coltrane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Motumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from P Coltrane.
Motumbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
P Coltrane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Motumbo throws a shot from downtown. P Coltrane moves away and avoids it.
P Coltrane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
P Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motumbo.
P Coltrane checks a leg kick nicely.
P Coltrane throws a jab when Motumbo was well out of range.
P Coltrane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
P Coltrane shoots in and drives through. Motumbo sprawls well.
Motumbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
P Coltrane fails to land the takedown.
P Coltrane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motumbo misses with a head kick.
Motumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but P Coltrane manages to avoid it.
P Coltrane avoids the head kick by Motumbo.
P Coltrane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Motumbo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and P Coltrane counters with a nice uppercut.
Motumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but P Coltrane moves away.
P Coltrane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Motumbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Motumbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as P Coltrane blocks the low kick.
No joy there for P Coltrane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from P Coltrane misses.
Motumbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Coltrane just misses with a punch to the body.
P Coltrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motumbo.
A jab from P Coltrane misses.
Motumbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Motumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Motumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces P Coltrane off the cage and back into rage.
Motumbo throws a sloppy body shot
and P Coltrane counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but P Coltrane moves away.
Motumbo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Motumbo is looking to clinch.
Motumbo throws a leg kick but P Coltrane checks it.
Motumbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Motumbo scores with a head kick. P Coltrane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bumba Motumbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motumbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Motumbo scores with a hook to the body.
P Coltrane avoiding damage as Motumbo throws knees to the body.
P Coltrane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Motumbo walks away with a smile on his face. P Coltrane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roscoe P Coltrane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Roscoe P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
P Coltrane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
P Coltrane works over Motumbo's head and body with a nice combination.
P Coltrane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
P Coltrane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Motumbo as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Motumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but P Coltrane moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
P Coltrane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Motumbo defends it nicely.
P Coltrane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Motumbo cracks the inside of P Coltrane's front leg.
Motumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but P Coltrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Motumbo.
Motumbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and P Coltrane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Motumbo tries to clinch but P Coltrane is having none of it.
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!
P Coltrane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Motumbo can pounce on him.
Motumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
P Coltrane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Motumbo.
P Coltrane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Motumbo misses with a body punch
and P Coltrane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bumba Motumbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Motumbo 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumba Motumbo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Grebovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grebovski has chosen Ganglians - Valient Brave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Grebovski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman scores with a jab to the head.
Riseman throws a shot to the body.
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arne Riseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Riseman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Riseman misses
and Grebovski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grebovski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Riseman misses.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riseman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grebovski. Riseman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grebovski scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grebovski lands with an uppercut that bounces Riseman off the cage and back into rage.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Grebovski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grebovski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grebovski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riseman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Grebovski.
Riseman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grebovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grebovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Riseman throws a body punch but Grebovski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocks the body kick.
Grebovski scores with a takedown into Riseman's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Riseman wants to stand and escape but Grebovski is having none of it.
Riseman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grebovski throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grebovski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riseman is trying to hold Grebovski in close to prevent damage but Grebovski has managed to pass into half guard.
Riseman is refusing to be controlled, as Grebovski sits in half guard.
Grebovski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski is nestled in close to Riseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riseman is trying to control but can't.
Grebovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grebovski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grebovski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grebovski is looking to pass Riseman's guard but actually Riseman recovers to full guard.
Grebovski chips away with some ground and pound.
Grebovski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grebovski scoring with some ground and pound.
Grebovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Riseman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Riseman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grebovski on the ground.
Grebovski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Riseman is trying to control the position but Grebovski postures up.
Grebovski wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
Grebovski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riseman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grebovski.
Grebovski advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Grebovski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riseman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riseman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Grebovski counter with a right hand.
It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Riseman works the jab nicely.
Arne Riseman is winning the standup battle so far.
Grebovski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grebovski thumps Riseman with a low kick.
Grebovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Grebovski coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grebovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riseman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riseman moves out of range of the body kick.
Grebovski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grebovski misses with a hook. Riseman ducked under it nicely.
Riseman misses with a double jab
and Grebovski counters with an outside leg kick.
Grebovski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grebovski misses with an uppercut. Riseman saw that one coming.
Grebovski slips under a jab from Riseman.
Riseman swinging wildly here.
Riseman lands with a hook. Grebovski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Riseman misses the target.
Grebovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman swings for the body but Grebovski moves out of range.
Arne Riseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riseman lands with a good body shot.
Grebovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Grebovski avoids nicely.
Grebovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riseman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riseman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grebovski.
Grebovski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grebovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riseman.
Grebovski misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Grebovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grebovski throws a body punch but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman lands a nice hook to Grebovski's body. Grebovski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riseman throws a right hand that Grebovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Grebovski also avoids with ease.
Riseman throws a combination that misses
and Grebovski counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Grebovski.
Grebovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riseman was well out of range. Poor timing from Grebovski.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Grebovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grebovski jabs Riseman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski tries to work over Riseman's front leg with a kick but Riseman checks it.
Grebovski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Riseman checks a leg kick.
Arne Riseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grebovski throws a leg kick that misses.
Grebovski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grebovski tests Riseman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riseman misses with a double jab
and Grebovski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Grebovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arne Riseman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grebovski takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Grebovski.
Grebovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riseman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grebovski tries a body shot but Riseman blocks it.
Grebovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grebovski pushes Riseman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grebovski lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grebovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Grebovski misses with a punch to the body.
Grebovski can't find room to land a body shot as Riseman controls the action.
Riseman blocking some punches.
Grebovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Riseman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grebovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Riseman.
Grebovski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Grebovski throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grebovski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grebovski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riseman keeping full guard, as Grebovski tries to pass.
Grebovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Riseman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grebovski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grebovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Riseman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riseman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grebovski wants to control from the top but Riseman keeps moving.
Grebovski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grebovski is looking to work some ground and pound but Riseman has wrist control.
Grebovski is looking to work some ground and pound but Riseman has wrist control.
Riseman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arne Riseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riseman is keeping the position for now.
Grebovski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riseman keeping moving, preventing Grebovski from controlling successfully.
Grebovski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shane Grebovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riseman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grebovski.
Grebovski thows a big elbow that misses.
Riseman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grebovski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riseman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grebovski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riseman keeping moving, preventing Grebovski from controlling successfully.
Grebovski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grebovski in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grebovski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grebovski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riseman is avoiding damage well.
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!
Grebovski is looking to take a break and control but Riseman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Grebovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grebovski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Grebovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lon Sihanouk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga comes into the arena with Immortal - Beyond the North Waves blaring out of the sound system. Sihanouk has chosen Traditional Thai Fighting Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lon Sihanouk !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sihanouk tries to land a front kick but Braga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.
Braga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braga scores with a body shot.
Sihanouk connects with a jab.
Sihanouk ducks under a wild hook from Braga.
Sihanouk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sihanouk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sihanouk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick from Sihanouk misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sihanouk is just out of range.
Braga throws a leg kick but Sihanouk checks it.
Gabriel Braga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga lands a head shot.
Braga lands a body shot.
Braga connects with a solid leg kick.
Braga throws a hook but Sihanouk avoids it easily.
Braga lands with a straight right. Sihanouk didn't see that one coming.
Sihanouk looks for the body kick but Braga saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braga. Sihanouk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sihanouk tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sihanouk scores with a push kick.
Sihanouk wants to clinch.
Braga misses with a looping right.
Lon Sihanouk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sihanouk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sihanouk throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
Sihanouk is looking to land body kicks.
Sihanouk ducks under a wild hook from Braga.
Sihanouk ducks under a wild hook from Braga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk throws a low kick, looking for Braga's leg but Braga calmly moves out of range.
Sihanouk works the jab nicely.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.
Braga checks a leg kick.
Braga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sihanouk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Braga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Braga moves away from the strike by Sihanouk .
Braga misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a big shot that misses.
Sihanouk throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sihanouk manages to avoid it.
Sihanouk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braga.
Sihanouk connects with an inside leg kick.
Braga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braga misses with a hook.
Sihanouk connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sihanouk but Sihanouk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sihanouk misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lon Sihanouk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sihanouk lands a slapping body shot.
Sihanouk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Braga fails to land the takedown.
Braga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sihanouk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sihanouk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Braga misses with a body punch.
Braga tries a body shot but Sihanouk blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Braga.
Braga lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sihanouk working aggressively here.
Sihanouk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sihanouk misses with a body punch.
Sihanouk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sihanouk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sihanouk misses with a punch on the inside.
Sihanouk lands an uppercut.
Braga tries a body shot but Sihanouk blocks it.
Braga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sihanouk backwards.
A shot in the inside from Braga.
Braga blocks an elbow strike.
Braga avoiding damage.
Sihanouk misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Sihanouk fails to land.
Braga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sihanouk doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Sihanouk as Braga shoots in.
Braga avoids the head kick by Sihanouk .
Braga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sihanouk .
Braga connects with a body shot.
Braga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sihanouk loads up on a big right hand but Braga slips the punch.
Braga thows a body shot but no joy.
Braga misses with an uppercut
and Sihanouk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Braga really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk motions for Braga to come forward. Sihanouk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sihanouk takes one to the side of the head.
Sihanouk scoring well with a low kick there.
Braga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sihanouk can pounce on him.
Sihanouk lands a head shot.
Braga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sihanouk is just out of range.
Sihanouk lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Braga loads up on a big right hand but Sihanouk slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braga throws a jab when Sihanouk was well out of range.
No luck for Braga with that takedown attempt.
Sihanouk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braga thows a leg kick but Sihanouk checks it
and Sihanouk counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from Sihanouk misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sihanouk was well out of range. Poor timing from Braga.
Sihanouk tries to clinch there but Braga circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lon Sihanouk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Braga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Sihanouk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braga moves away.
Braga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sihanouk manages to avoid it.
Braga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sihanouk is out of range and Braga settles back down.
Braga lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Lon Sihanouk has been cut.
Sihanouk scores with a kick to the body.
Braga throws a hook to the side of Sihanouk 's head but Sihanouk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sihanouk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sihanouk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sihanouk is trying to stand up here but Braga is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braga throwing shots but Sihanouk is blocking nicely.
Braga wants to work for an arm triangle but Sihanouk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Braga seems to be looking for submissions.
Braga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gabriel Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk keeping control of the position.
Sihanouk wants to get back to his feet.
Sihanouk is trying to control but can't.
Braga in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sihanouk tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Braga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Braga!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth's entrance music is Judas Priest - Painkiller. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295 lbs
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294 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balingit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samoth tries to land knees in the clinch but Balingit avoids the damage to the body.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samoth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balingit avoids it.
Samoth is leaning against Balingit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balingit lands an uppercut.
Samoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
Samoth is breathing heavily.
Samoth misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Samoth blocks with his arms.
Samoth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balingit walks away with a smile on his face. Samoth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balingit.
Balingit throws a series of punches but Samoth moves out of range.
Balingit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samoth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit has Samoth up against the cage in a clinch.
Samoth can't find room to land a body shot as Balingit controls the action.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Samoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balingit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Balingit.
Balingit blocks a body shot from Samoth.
Balingit trying to land knees to the body.
Balingit lands a good knee to the midsection. Samoth won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit prevents a body shot from Samoth.
Samoth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balingit.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Balingit.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Samoth blocks with his arms.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Balingit controls his hands.
Balingit throws a punch but it's blocked by Samoth.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Balingit controls his hands.
A short right from Balingit on the inside.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
Samoth misses with some punches.
Samoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samoth misses with the head strike.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samoth tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Samoth misses with some punches.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Samoth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balingit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit is leaning against Samoth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samoth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balingit gets through Samoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
Balingit looking to throw knees to the head but Samoth is blocking nicely.
Balingit lands a nice uppercut.
Balingit blocks an uppercut.
Balingit lands a left hand.
Balingit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samoth managing to block the knees to the body from Balingit.
Samoth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit is leaning against Samoth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balingit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balingit tries to work over Samoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balingit digs a right hand into Samoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samoth's gas tank.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
Balingit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samoth or not.
Balingit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Balingit misses with a knee to the head.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Balingit.
Samoth misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Samoth.
Balingit tries to work over Samoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balingit tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Balingit back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samoth.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samoth misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balingit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samoth tries to work over Balingit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samoth blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit lands a hook that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samoth's elbow.
Balingit presses Samoth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Samoth fails to land.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
Samoth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samoth tries to close the distance and clinch but Balingit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Samoth misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Balingit misses the target.
Balingit darts in and clinches Samoth up against the cage.
Balingit lands a body punch.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balingit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balingit blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samoth blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
It looks like Mikael Samoth has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit gets through Samoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ej Balingit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Balingit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit lands with a short shot to the head.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samoth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balingit is leaning against Samoth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balingit gets through Samoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Balingit as the two fighters clinch.
Balingit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samoth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Balingit.
Balingit works on Samoth's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balingit.
Balingit lands with a right to the head.
Balingit landing knees to the body.
Balingit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Samoth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samoth prevents a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balingit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Samoth.
Balingit tries a body shot but Samoth blocks it.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balingit.
Samoth misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samoth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samoth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balingit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Balingit.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Balingit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
Balingit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samoth tries to pull guard but Balingit holds him up against the cage and eventually Samoth drops back down to his feet.
Balingit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samoth is defending well for now.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Samoth controls the action.
Samoth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samoth trying to land knees to the body.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balingit lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Balingit.
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!
Balingit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balingit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Balingit.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit pushes Samoth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samoth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balingit lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balingit.
Balingit lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Balingit.
Samoth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Balingit.
Balingit tries to work over Samoth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balingit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but Samoth blocks with his arms.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit lands a nice knee to the body.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samoth backwards.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
Samoth tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Balingit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikael Samoth'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!
Balingit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samoth swings for the body but Balingit moves out of range.
Samoth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balingit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samoth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balingit's sensitive parts.
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samoth manages to avoid it.
Samoth is looking to slow Balingit down with leg kicks.
Samoth moves in looking to clinch but Balingit pushes him off.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samoth was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Samoth throws a leg kick
and Balingit counters with a one-two to the body.
Samoth slips a jab and a cross from Balingit.
Samoth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balingit was well out of range. Poor timing from Samoth.
Mikael Samoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ej Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit swats away the attempt to clinch by Samoth.
Balingit swinging wildly here.
Ej Balingit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balingit closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Balingit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samoth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balingit blocks a body shot from Samoth.
Samoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Balingit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samoth tries to pull guard but Balingit holds him up against the cage and eventually Samoth drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Samoth.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
Samoth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Ej Balingit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Balingit.
Samoth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samoth misses with a punch to the body.
Samoth misses with a body punch.
Samoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Balingit.
Balingit avoiding damage as Samoth throws knees to the body.
Balingit blocks a body shot from Samoth.
Samoth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Balingit controls his hands.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
Mikael Samoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Samoth.
A frustrated look appears on Samoth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balingit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samoth tries to work over Balingit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samoth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balingit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samoth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samoth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samoth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Balingit blocks it with crossed arms.
Samoth has a couple of punches blocked by Balingit.
A short left from Samoth.
Samoth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balingit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samoth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Balingit backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Good body shot from Samoth.
Samoth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balingit 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 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ej Balingit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Persson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange misses with a wild body shot.
Orange throws a leg kick
and Persson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
Persson throws an off balance right hand
and Orange counters with a nice kick to the body.
Persson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orange.
Orange misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Persson tests Orange's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orange scores with a nice strike.
Persson rushes Orange and presses him up against the cage.
Persson struggles to land a body shot inside as Orange controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Persson fails to land.
Persson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persson looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persson looks to land a left hand but Orange moved out of range nicely.
Persson tries to move into range but Orange moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Goran Persson has been cut.
Orange throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Persson moves out of range of the body kick from Orange.
Persson works the jab nicely.
Persson drives through and clinches with Orange against the cage.
Persson prevents a body shot from Orange.
Persson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orange backwards.
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!
Persson misses with some punches.
Persson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Persson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orange.
A head punch on the inside from Persson fails to land.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Persson lands with a left to the head.
Orange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Persson prevents a body shot from Orange.
Persson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Persson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Persson throws a punch but it's blocked by Orange.
Persson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orange is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Persson has a couple of punches blocked by Orange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orange's elbow.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orange makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Persson tries to work over Orange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persson throws out a loose jab but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orange on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Orange misses
and Persson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orange blocks a body shot from Persson.
Persson misses with some punches.
Orange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persson.
Orange is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Orange's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Persson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Persson - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Persson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Persson misses with a punch on the inside.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Persson.
Orange looks gassed!
Persson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Persson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Persson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Persson tries to throw a body punch but Orange avoids it by throwing Persson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Persson.
Persson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Persson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Persson.
Orange staying out of range there.
Orange works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goran Persson is winning the standup battle so far.
Persson connects with a body shot that sends Orange's belly button to the back.
Persson throws a hook to the side of Orange's head but Orange sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Persson throws a shot from downtown. Orange moves away and avoids it.
Orange chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Persson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orange.
Persson misses with a hook
and Orange counters with a leg kick.
Orange tries a head kick but it misses.
Persson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Persson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Persson throws a big shot that misses.
Persson has managed to clinch.
Persson slows down the pace here.
Persson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persson digs a right hand underneath Orange's ribcage. Orange let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orange breaks from the clinch.
Orange throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Persson to counter with a crisp jab.
Orange is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Persson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persson tries to close the distance and clinch but Orange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orange scores with a spinning back kick!
Persson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orange tries a low kick but Persson avoids it.
Persson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Persson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Persson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orange.
Persson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orange throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Persson scores with a three punch combo!
Goran Persson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Persson.
Orange is rocked!
That has opened up Jake Orange's cut even more.
Orange glances at the clock... BAM! Persson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Orange crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Orange is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Goran Persson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Kroton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroton has chosen Mastodon - Blood and Thunder as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Veto Remmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kroton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remmi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kroton avoids the body shot from Remmi.
Kroton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kroton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kroton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Remmi is out of range.
Remmi scores with a shot to the body.
Remmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kroton's sensitive parts.
Remmi misses with a kick to the body.
Remmi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remmi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kroton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Remmi lands a really nice looking cross but Kroton seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kroton checks a leg kick.
Remmi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remmi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kroton avoids the head kick by Remmi.
Remmi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remmi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kroton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remmi.
Kroton blocks the body kick.
Remmi is looking to slow Kroton down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Remmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kroton.
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!
Kroton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Kroton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Remmi keeping moving, preventing Kroton from controlling successfully.
Remmi wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Remmi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroton is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroton with a nice head shot there.
Remmi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Remmi is looking to stand up but Kroton isn't so interested in that idea.
Kroton wants to control from the top but Remmi keeps moving.
Remmi is trying to keep Kroton in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Remmi does it's job there.
Kroton moves out of range as Remmi throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remmi is defended easily by Kroton.
Kroton checks the leg kick.
Remmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remmi thows a leg kick but Kroton checks it
and Kroton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remmi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Remmi lands.
Remmi misses with a left hand
and Kroton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Veto Remmi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kroton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remmi looks to throw the jab but Kroton is out of range.
Kroton stuffs the takedown.
Remmi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kroton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remmi. Remmi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Remmi avoids the head kick by Kroton.
Remmi misses with a low kick as Kroton jumps back.
Kroton throws a leg kick but Remmi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kroton misses with a looping right.
Kroton blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick lands from Kroton that sends Remmi to the canvas. Remmi tries to scramble back to his feet but Kroton brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Veto Remmi has been cut.
Remmi parries the strikes from Kroton easily there. Kroton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Remmi to escape.
Kroton lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Remmi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kroton tries to score with some ground and pound. Remmi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kroton tries to score with some ground and pound. Remmi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Remmi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kroton working the ground and pound.
Remmi is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroton controls the position from side control.
Kroton misses with the ground and pound.
Kroton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kroton cracks Remmi with a big elbow.
Milo Kroton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kroton is working Remmi over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Kroton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kroton tries to score with some ground and pound. Remmi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Kroton stalls from top position.
Kroton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroton is putting a hurting on Remmi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Remmi is trying to escape the position but Kroton is controlling the position.
Kroton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Remmi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kroton throws a strike aimed at the side of Remmi's head but Remmi avoids it well.
Kroton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kroton is looking to take a break and control but Remmi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Remmi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kroton wants to take a breather but Remmi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Remmi's head.
Remmi is not content to let Kroton control the position.
Remmi wants to improve his position but Kroton is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Remmi is not content to let Kroton control the position.
Kroton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Milo Kroton.
The fighters circling - Remmi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Kroton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veto Remmi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Remmi looks to land a body kick but Kroton moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kroton. That's going to slow Remmi down.
Remmi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroton tries to bum rush Remmi with a series of wild strikes but Remmi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Remmi misses
and Kroton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Remmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kroton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Remmi.
Remmi checks a leg kick.
Remmi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Remmi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kroton.
A punch lands to the side of Kroton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Remmi has a takedown stuffed.
A lazy body kick from Remmi
and Kroton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kroton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remmi.
Kroton moves out of range of the body kick from Remmi.
Kroton cracks Remmi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Remmi moves out of range of the strikes.
Veto Remmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remmi throws a leg kick which misses Kroton's front leg but catches the back leg as Kroton tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Remmi misses
and Kroton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Remmi throws a leg kick but Kroton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Remmi misses with a leg kick
and Kroton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remmi throws a body punch but Kroton moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kroton.
Kroton looks for a takedown but Remmi sprawls well.
Kroton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kroton thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remmi throws a big shot that misses.
Remmi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Remmi throws a right and a left that Kroton avoids nicely.
Kroton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Remmi.
Remmi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Remmi blocks the low kick.
Remmi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kroton counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroton connects with a right hand. Remmi shakes it off.
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!
Kroton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Remmi under the eye.
Kroton drops Remmi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kroton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Kroton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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297 lbs
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312 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garson DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolonen tests DeBramalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeBramalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolonen throws a sloppy head kick
and DeBramalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Tolonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from DeBramalo.
It looks like Iiro Tolonen has been cut.
Tolonen gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
DeBramalo is looking to control Tolonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeBramalo avoid being mounted?
DeBramalo wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo trying to control here.
Tolonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeBramalo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolonen.
DeBramalo trying to control here.
DeBramalo is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
Tolonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
DeBramalo tries to roll over but Tolonen keeps him under control.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen controlling the pace.
DeBramalo trying to control here.
Tolonen working over DeBramalo with some ground and pound. DeBramalo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
DeBramalo gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo 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.
Tolonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeBramalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Tolonen trying to control but DeBramalo is working from the bottom.
DeBramalo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
DeBramalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tolonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tolonen controls the pace.
DeBramalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DeBramalo is keeping the position for now.
Tolonen trying to control but DeBramalo is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iiro Tolonen.
DeBramalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tolonen misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iiro Tolonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
DeBramalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeBramalo throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
DeBramalo swings for the body but Tolonen moves out of range.
DeBramalo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Garson DeBramalo has been cut.
DeBramalo thows a body shot but no joy.
DeBramalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Tolonen is looking to slow DeBramalo down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeBramalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeBramalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeBramalo but DeBramalo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeBramalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolonen circles away quickly and effectively.
DeBramalo throws a looping overhand right but Tolonen ducks down to avoid it.
DeBramalo throws a series of punches but Tolonen moves out of range.
Garson DeBramalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Tolonen.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Tolonen's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from DeBramalo misses.
DeBramalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
DeBramalo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen takes a swing at DeBramalo's ribcage but misses.
DeBramalo throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
DeBramalo works Tolonen's body with a nice hook.
DeBramalo throws a right and a left that Tolonen avoids nicely.
Garson DeBramalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeBramalo throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeBramalo cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeBramalo. That's going to slow Tolonen down.
DeBramalo lands a left and a right that send Tolonen crashing to the mat, dazed. DeBramalo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tolonen is rocked!(x)
Jab from DeBramalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolonen lands a leg kick that knocks DeBramalo off balance momentarily.
A cross from Tolonen lands.
Tolonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tolonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Tolonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tolonen moves nicely into side control.
Tolonen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for DeBramalo!
Iiro Tolonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
DeBramalo is squirming around, avoiding Tolonen's attempts to control the action.
Tolonen with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Tolonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DeBramalo is rocked!
The cut above Garson DeBramalo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Garson DeBramalo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen retains his super heavyweight title!
Please report this fight to admin for checking.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Kullero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullero has chosen Prätkähiiret - Se on suihinotto as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kullero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kullero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
Nyrkki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nyrkki tries a low kick but Kullero avoids it.
Kullero with a jab.
Nyrkki throws a lazy right hand but Kullero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kullero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nyrkki moves out of range as Kullero throws a body kick.
Kullero slips under a jab.
Kullero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Kullero.
Pasi Kullero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyrkki misses with a straight right.
Nyrkki misses with a wild body shot.
Kullero misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kullero scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero delivers a nice body kick.
Kullero tests Nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nyrkki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kullero. That one must have hurt.
Kullero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki checks a low kick from Kullero.
A head kick misses from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kullero.
Nyrkki looks to land a body kick but Kullero moved away.
Nyrkki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to bum rush Kullero with a series of wild strikes but Kullero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kullero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kullero misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Nyrkki. No joy for Kullero on that attempt.
Nyrkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kullero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kullero looks to land a right hand but Nyrkki moved out of range.
Kullero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nyrkki checks it well.
Kullero misses the shot to the body.
Kullero misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero looks to land a left hand but Nyrkki moved out of range nicely.
Kullero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kullero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nyrkki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kullero scores with the left hand. Nyrkki knows he should have avoided that one.
Kullero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kullero moves into the clinch.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyrkki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kullero's elbow.
Kullero blocks a body shot from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Kullero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kullero is working Nyrkki over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kullero can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Kullero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Kullero.
Nyrkki lands a shot to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kullero tries to throw a body punch but Nyrkki avoids it by throwing Kullero back against the cage.
Nyrkki is working Kullero over against the cage.
Nyrkki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kullero backwards.
Kullero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kullero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kullero on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Kullero controls the action.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Kullero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kullero is looking to chop away at Nyrkki's legs.
Kullero scoring well with a low kick there.
Nyrkki looks to throw the jab but Kullero is out of range.
Nyrkki slips a jab from Kullero.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kullero 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 Nyrkki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nyrkki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kullero shoots in looking for a takedown. Nyrkki tries to sprawl out of it but Kullero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nyrkki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kullero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a straight right.
Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Kullero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kullero lands the left hand.
Urpo Nyrkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kullero.
Kullero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nyrkki takes a swing at Kullero's ribcage but misses.
Nyrkki misses with a body kick.
Nyrkki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kullero throws out a loose jab but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki scores with a head kick. Kullero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good leg kick by Kullero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kullero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Nyrkki moves away from the strike by Kullero.
Kullero throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kullero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the body.
Nyrkki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kullero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kullero lands the left hand.
Nyrkki 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.
Kullero missing with a left hand there. Nyrkki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kullero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nyrkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyrkki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kullero.
Kullero scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Kullero.
Kullero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki lands with an uppercut that bounces Kullero off the cage and back into rage.
Kullero fakes the leg kick and cracks Nyrkki in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kullero 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 Nyrkki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nyrkki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kullero.
Nyrkki lands a head kick!
Nyrkki throws a chopping leg kick but Kullero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kullero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nyrkki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero stuns Nyrkki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pasi Kullero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kullero thuds his right hand into Nyrkki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nyrkki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kullero. Kullero obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kullero.
Kullero scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullero scores with the left hand. Nyrkki knows he should have avoided that one.
Nyrkki is looking to chop away at Kullero's legs.
Kullero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kullero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nyrkki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kullero throws a right hand that Nyrkki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyrkki also avoids with ease.
Kullero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kullero swings for the body but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Kullero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nyrkki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut there from Kullero.
A low kick from Kullero is predictable there
and Nyrkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nyrkki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A combination from Kullero does no damage.
Nyrkki lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kullero.
Kullero dodges the punch combination from Nyrkki.
Kullero avoids the head kick by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kullero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Nyrkki finds it's target.
Kullero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kullero lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nyrkki.
Nice body punch from Kullero.
A left and a right from Nyrkki both land. Nice combination.
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
and Kullero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kullero is looking to chop away at Nyrkki's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kullero moves into the clinch.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kullero lands a nice shot to the body.
Kullero lands a hook that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Nyrkki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kullero.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Kullero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
A short left from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki blocking some punches.
Kullero misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kullero as the two fighters clinch.
Kullero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kullero.
A right hook to the body lands for Kullero.
Nyrkki trying to land knees to the body.
Kullero scores with a shot to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kullero lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Pasi Kullero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nyrkki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kullero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyrkki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nyrkki tries to work over Kullero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyrkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kullero.
A right hand to the body from Kullero.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kullero's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kullero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nyrkki tries to work over Kullero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kullero pushes Nyrkki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kullero digs a right hand into Nyrkki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nyrkki's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kullero.
Kullero keeps Nyrkki at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullero swings for the body but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Kullero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kullero connects with an inside leg kick.
Nyrkki walks into a straight right hand from Kullero.
Kullero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kullero motions for Nyrkki to come forward. Kullero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kullero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kullero.
Nyrkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kullero is just out of range.
Kullero throws a looping overhand right but Nyrkki ducks down to avoid it.
Nyrkki slips a jab from Kullero.
Kullero tries to clinch up.
Nyrkki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Kullero does no damage.
Nyrkki moves forwards but Kullero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nyrkki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kullero.
Kullero moves out of range of the body kick.
Nyrkki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nyrkki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kullero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nyrkki!
Kullero unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero breaks from Nyrkki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nyrkki taking shots to the head.
Kullero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nyrkki wants to control but Kullero is having none of it.
Kullero throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kullero throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kullero with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kullero dominating with strikes here.
Nyrkki is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Nyrkki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kullero postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nyrkki badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kullero around the waist but Kullero pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kullero is the winner by TKO! Kullero jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Kullero!
Pasi Kullero is the new middleweight champion!
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