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NFC 113 Stehling vs SIka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesku Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes to the cage accompanied by Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesku Torni!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torni's corner calls for a 1-2. Torni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Canthropus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torni scores with a jab.
Torni defending well as Canthropus loads up on a big left hand.
Torni slips a jab from Canthropus.
Canthropus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Canthropus lands a leg kick that knocks Torni off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Canthropus.
Canthropus keeps the fight on the outside.
Torni pushes Canthropus up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Torni.
Canthropus scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Canthropus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canthropus misses with a combination
and Torni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canthropus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Canthropus tries to land a leg kick but Torni saw it coming and moves away.
Torni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torni misses the shot to the body.
Torni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torni doesn't manage to clinch there - Canthropus circles away.
Torni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torni tries to clinch there but Canthropus circles away.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Canthropus misses its intended target.
Torni misses with a hook. Canthropus ducked under it nicely.
Canthropus misses with a two punch combination.
Canthropus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vesku Torni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canthropus tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Canthropus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
Canthropus is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Torni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canthropus misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Torni. That snapped Canthropus's head back.
Torni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Canthropus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Canthropus scrambles back to his feet.
Canthropus swats away the attempt to clinch by Torni.
Canthropus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Canthropus misses the jab.
Torni with a hook.
Torni is looking to clinch but Canthropus is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni avoids the body shot from Canthropus.
Torni wants to clinch up but Canthropus keeps it at a distance.
Torni lands a nice hook to Canthropus's body. Canthropus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Canthropus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torni misses with a double jab.
Torni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canthropus looks to land a combination but Torni avoids it well.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canthropus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canthropus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torni is looking to clinch.
Torni is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Canthropus presses Torni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Canthropus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni closes the distance and pushes Canthropus back into the cage.
Canthropus tries a knee to the head but Torni blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canthropus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Canthropus missing with knees to the body.
Torni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Canthropus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesku Torni dominated that round.
That's time! Canthropus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torni jabs Canthropus right on the nose. Canthropus blinks but takes it well.
Torni jabs at Canthropus's body.
Torni closes the distance and clinches.
Canthropus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torni is keeping busy.
Torni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
Canthropus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Vesku Torni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Canthropus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torni tries to clinch but Canthropus moves out of range.
Canthropus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canthropus misses with a body shot
and Torni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torni blocks the body kick.
Torni fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canthropus.
Canthropus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torni connects with a body shot.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Torni closes the distance but Canthropus moves to the side
and Canthropus counters with a good low kick that Torni was not able to check.
Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canthropus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canthropus wants to slow Torni down by chopping away at his legs.
Canthropus misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Torni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni clinches with his opponent.
Canthropus trying to stall but Torni improves his position.
Canthropus can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canthropus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torni's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni fails to land with a series of punches.
Canthropus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Canthropus throws a jab but it's blocked by Torni.
Canthropus connects with a looping right hand.
Canthropus throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely.
Torni tests Canthropus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Canthropus has a couple of punches blocked by Torni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torni misses with an elbow over the top.
Canthropus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torni stops a takedown attempt from Canthropus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torni.
Torni tries to work over Canthropus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torni gets through Canthropus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Canthropus tries to break free but Torni pushes him back against the cage.
Canthropus looking to throw knees to the head but Torni is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Canthropus misses with a punch to the body.
Canthropus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Torni.
Canthropus is trying to drag Torni to the mat but Torni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Canthropus throws an elbow but it misses.
Canthropus is trying to stall.
Canthropus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Canthropus's efforts to push away.
Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni thuds his right hand into Canthropus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torni is looking to clinch but Canthropus is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canthropus throws out the jab.
Canthropus swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Torni.
Torni blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesku Torni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Torni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canthropus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Canthropus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torni darts in and clinches Canthropus up against the cage.
Canthropus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torni avoiding damage as Canthropus throws knees to the body.
Torni is trying to force a seperation but Canthropus has the dominant position.
Torni manages to break the clinch.
Canthropus lands with a right hand.
Torni rushes Canthropus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torni lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torni.
Canthropus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Torni.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni blocks a leg kick.
Torni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torni.
Torni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torni is trying to maintain a safe position but Canthropus gets an underhook and turns Torni into the cage.
Torni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torni manages to break the clinch.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch but Canthropus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Canthropus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Canthropus misses with a looping left.
Vesku Torni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torni fails to land with a series of punches.
Canthropus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torni but Torni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torni feints a jab promting Canthropus to slip. Torni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Canthropus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni wants to clinch.
Canthropus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torni darts in trying to clinch
and Canthropus counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni wants to clinch up but Canthropus keeps it at a distance.
Torni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canthropus, pushing him back against the cage.
Torni is trying to maintain a safe position but Canthropus gets an underhook and turns Torni into the cage.
Torni tries a body shot but Canthropus blocks it.
Torni stops a takedown attempt from Canthropus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pithe Canthropus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus working Torni over with knees to the body.
Canthropus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pithe Canthropus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canthropus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torni blocks a body shot from Canthropus.
Canthropus prevents a body shot from Torni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Torni digs a right hand into Canthropus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canthropus's gas tank.
Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torni has Canthropus up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Torni on the inside.
Torni digs a right hand into Canthropus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canthropus's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Torni.
Vesku Torni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Canthropus goes for a takedown attempt but Torni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torni takes the fight into the clinch.
Torni lands a body shot.
Canthropus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torni.
Torni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vesku Torni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torni 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesku Torni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ahriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palkki Niskavuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niskavuori has chosen Torture killer - Obsessed with homicide as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Ahriman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Palkki Niskavuori!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahriman checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Ahriman.
Ahriman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Palkki Niskavuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahriman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahriman fails to land the takedown.
Niskavuori throws a hook to the side of Ahriman's head but Ahriman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niskavuori scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Niskavuori misses.
Niskavuori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niskavuori slips under a jab.
Ahriman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niskavuori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahriman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahriman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Niskavuori sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ahriman somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niskavuori wants to clinch.
A low kick from Niskavuori misses
and Ahriman counters with a nice uppercut.
Niskavuori closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Niskavuori lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ahriman working for a triangle but Niskavuori defends it easily.
Ahriman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Niskavuori uses it to pass to side control.
Ahriman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Niskavuori's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niskavuori tries to pass to full mount but Ahriman defends it.
Niskavuori is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Niskavuori is going to stand back up.
Ahriman manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahriman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Niskavuori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Niskavuori wants to improve his position but Ahriman is controlling well.
Ahriman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Niskavuori's head.
Niskavuori is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niskavuori regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ahriman.
Niskavuori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ahriman trying to move into half guard but instead Niskavuori has managed to sweep!
Niskavuori advances position into side control!
Ahriman is looking to regain half guard here but Niskavuori keeps moving and retains side control.
Ahriman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Niskavuori has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahriman misses with a hook to the body
and Niskavuori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niskavuori catches Ahriman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ahriman shoots in for a takedown and gets 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!
Niskavuori is looking to improve his position.
Ahriman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Niskavuori trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahriman seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Niskavuori has recovered full guard.
Ahriman wants to pass the guard but Niskavuori is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Palkki Niskavuori will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niskavuori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahriman.
Good leg kick by Niskavuori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niskavuori jabs Ahriman right on the nose. Ahriman blinks but takes it well.
Niskavuori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Ahriman.
Niskavuori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niskavuori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niskavuori throws a head kick but Ahriman moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahriman. Niskavuori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahriman throws a body punch but Niskavuori moves out of range.
Niskavuori has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ahriman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niskavuori was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahriman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman takes a swing at Niskavuori's ribcage but misses.
Ahriman looks to land a right hand but Niskavuori moved out of range.
Ahriman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niskavuori throws a head kick that misses.
Ahriman is looking to wear down Niskavuori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Niskavuori avoids the body shot from Ahriman.
Niskavuori cracks Ahriman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niskavuori misses with a hook. Ahriman ducked under it nicely.
Ahriman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niskavuori was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahriman.
Ahriman throws a hook but Niskavuori blocks it.
Niskavuori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ahriman misses with a jab to the body
and Niskavuori counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Ahriman misses its intended target.
Niskavuori is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahriman moves away.
Ahriman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niskavuori was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahriman.
Ahriman just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahriman misses with a body punch
and Niskavuori counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niskavuori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahriman misses with a wild body shot.
Niskavuori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Niskavuori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahriman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niskavuori closes the distance and pushes Ahriman back into the cage.
Niskavuori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahriman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskavuori's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Niskavuori has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Niskavuori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahriman.
Niskavuori gets a double leg takedown into Ahriman's guard.
Niskavuori got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ahriman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Niskavuori has managed to get both his arms back between Ahriman's legs - danger averted.
Ahriman working a defensive guard here.
Niskavuori trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahriman's guard.
Ahriman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niskavuori can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahriman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Niskavuori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niskavuori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahriman has a closed guard, preventing Niskavuori from standing up.
Ahriman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ahriman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Niskavuori trying to control but Ahriman is working from the bottom.
Ahriman wants to hit a switch here but Niskavuori passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ahriman there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahriman regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palkki Niskavuori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahriman walks into a left hand.
Palkki Niskavuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niskavuori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahriman. That did some damage!
Ahriman avoids a kick to the body.
Niskavuori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahriman was well out of range. Poor timing from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ahriman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahriman jabs at Niskavuori's body.
Ahriman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niskavuori manages to avoid it.
Niskavuori has managed to clinch.
Ahriman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niskavuori lands a right hand.
Ahriman swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskavuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahriman struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskavuori controls his hands.
Ahriman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niskavuori's elbow.
Niskavuori is trying to trip Ahriman. He has hold of a leg but Ahriman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Niskavuori persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Niskavuori stands and steps away. Ahriman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Niskavuori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahriman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahriman digs a good hook to Niskavuori's body.
Ahriman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niskavuori manages to avoid it.
Niskavuori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahriman throws out a powerful jab.
Niskavuori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Niskavuori clinches up against the cage.
Magnus Ahriman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahriman misses with a punch to the body.
Niskavuori blocks a body shot from Ahriman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niskavuori.
Ahriman throws a punch but it's blocked by Niskavuori.
Ahriman misses with a punch to the body.
Niskavuori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahriman presses Niskavuori against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niskavuori has Ahriman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Niskavuori pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ahriman tumbling to the mat - Niskavuori dives into Ahriman's guard.
Niskavuori looking to pass the guard.
Ahriman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Niskavuori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Palkki Niskavuori 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.
Niskavuori keeping moving, preventing Ahriman from controlling successfully.
Ahriman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ahriman with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahriman thows a big elbow that misses.
Ahriman distracts Niskavuori with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Niskavuori lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ahriman!
Ahriman is looking to get to half guard.
Niskavuori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ahriman is looking to improve his position but Niskavuori isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori content just to control the position here.
Ahriman is desperately trying to improve his position but Niskavuori has a good base and remains in mount.
Palkki Niskavuori has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ahriman is working hard here to advance position.
Niskavuori content just to control the position here.
Ahriman is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Niskavuori turns him over and now has his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Palkki Niskavuori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Niskavuori has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palkki Niskavuori!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21
160 lbs
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22
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Teixeira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andersson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Teixeira.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teixeira scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teixeira. That's going to slow Andersson down.
Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andersson.
Andersson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teixeira under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Teixeira as he connects with a hook.
Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Andersson.
Andersson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Teixeira misses with a body kick.
Teixeira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Andersson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teixeira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teixeira clobbers Andersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teixeira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teixeira misses with the body kick
and Andersson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andersson blocks a jab.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Andersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Teixeira.
Teixeira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Teixeira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teixeira 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 Andersson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andersson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andersson takes one on the button.
Teixeira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andersson will feel that in the morning.
Andersson moves into the clinch.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Teixeira has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Andersson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andersson.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands with a light punch inside.
Andersson pushes Teixeira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andersson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andersson scores with a hook to the body.
Andersson stalling the fight.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Teixeira tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teixeira.
Teixeira blocking some punches.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersson scores with a shot to the side of Teixeira's head.
Andersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teixeira or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira works on Andersson's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aj Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson lands a two punch combo.
Teixeira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andersson can pounce on him.
Teixeira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teixeira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andersson swings for the body but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Andersson.
Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Andersson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andersson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andersson works Teixeira's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Andersson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira tried to score with a low kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teixeira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teixeira throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teixeira tries to move into range but Andersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Teixeira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira lands with a good body shot.
Andersson blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andersson.
Frank Andersson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Teixeira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Andersson slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teixeira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teixeira is looking to land body kicks.
Andersson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Teixeira misses with a right hand
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Teixeira looks for the body kick but Andersson saw that one coming.
Teixeira throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira misses the jab.
Andersson scores with a jab. Teixeira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws out a powerful jab.
Andersson scores with a kick to the body.
Teixeira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teixeira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andersson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Teixeira.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira moves away from the strike by Andersson.
A low kick from Teixeira is predictable there
and Teixeira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson checks a leg kick.
Teixeira throws a hook but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson jabs Teixeira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Teixeira throws a wild body kick that Andersson sees coming a mile off.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andersson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Teixeira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Andersson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Andersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira throws a body kick the misses
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Andersson lunges at Teixeira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Teixeira's hand.
Teixeira scores with a nice strike.
Teixeira thows a body kick. Andersson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Teixeira misses with a kick to the body
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Andersson looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range.
Andersson cracks the inside of Teixeira's front leg.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teixeira tries to land a front kick but Andersson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira thows a leg kick but Andersson checks it
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Andersson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Andersson tries a body shot but Teixeira blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teixeira misses with the head strike.
Andersson lands a right hand.
A short left from Andersson.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Teixeira.
Andersson presses Teixeira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andersson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson.
Teixeira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teixeira backwards.
Teixeira is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Teixeira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teixeiras head.
Andersson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Teixeira with a big uppercut! Teixeira tries to clinch up but Andersson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Teixeira to the mat! Teixeira covers up and Andersson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Andersson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Marines' Hymn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Man avoids the body shot from Pyle.
Pyle scores with a nice right hand.
Man tries to bum rush Pyle with a series of wild strikes but Pyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pyle scores with a jab to the head.
Pyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
Pyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pyle digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man blocks a head kick by Pyle.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Pyle tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Pyle lands a jab to the nose.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyle shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pyle tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pyle tries to clinch
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pyle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pyle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pyle scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man defending well as Pyle loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle misses with a double jab.
Pyle staying out of range there.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pyle scores with a nice right hand.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pyle with a poor takedown
and Man counters with a head kick that drops Pyle to the mat! Pyle scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pyle is rocked!
Pyle is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man drops Pyle with a straight right hand, right on the button! Man 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 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). He Man!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by TEACH THE WORLD. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinta is just out of range.
Pinta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Xin does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Xin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pinta - the referee stops the clock and Xin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pinta. Xin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
Xin tries to land a leg kick but Pinta saw it coming and moves away.
Xin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinta is fending him off so far but Xin persists. Nope, Pinta circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Pinta. No joy for Xin on that attempt.
Pinta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Pinta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xin misses with a wild body shot.
Xin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xin on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Pinta does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xin checks a leg kick.
Xin defending well as Pinta loads up on a big left hand.
Xin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinta throws a hook but Xin blocks it.
Xin gets a takedown into half guard.
Xin is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinta is controlling Xin's trapped leg to prevent Xin from advancing to side control.
Xin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to advance position but Pinta counters by regaining guard.
Xin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinta's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xin trying to pass the guard but Pinta defending well.
Xin prevents Pinta from improving his position.
Pinta won't allow Xin to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control but Xin postures up.
Xin trying to pass the guard but Pinta defending well.
Pinta is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Pinta hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
Pinta motions for Xin to come forward. Pinta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xin misses with a head kick.
Xin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinta throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Pinta lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinta throws a hook but Xin blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Pinta as Xin shoots in.
Pinta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xin throws a push kick but Pinta slaps the foot to one side.
Pinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinta looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xin is defended easily by Pinta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Pinta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinta moves out of range as Xin strikes.
Xin is looking to wear down Pinta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pinta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Xin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Xin is stalling in the full guard.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pinta keeping full guard, as Xin tries to pass.
Xin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ming Xin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pinta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xin doesn't seem bothered though.
Xin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinta throws a poor cross that misses
and Xin counters with a left and a right that stings Pinta.
Xin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinta tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinta misses with a left hand
letting Xin counter with a right hand.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
Pinta throws a lazy right hand but Xin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Xin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinta managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta keeping full guard, as Xin tries to pass.
Xin throws a strike but Pinta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinta is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Xin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xin throws some wild stikes that Pinta manages to avoid easily.
Xin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Xin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pinta is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pinta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinta misses with a body shot.
Thomas Pinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Pinta
so Xin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Xin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xin throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Ming Xin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xin stays in close to Pinta's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin trying to control but Pinta is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ming Xin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pinta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinta. Xin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas Pinta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xin ducks under a wild hook from Pinta.
Pinta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xin is defended easily by Pinta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
Pinta checks a low kick from Xin.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Pinta.
A good leg kick by Xin.
Xin moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xin can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinta scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinta throws a hook but Xin avoids it easily.
Pinta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xin checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pinta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xin's best efforts.
Xin trying to control the pace.
Xin tries to pass to full mount but Pinta defends it.
Pinta is controlling Xin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin trying to control the action but Pinta is working from the bottom.
Ming Xin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pinta misses with a few strikes there.
Xin throws the kick towards the body but Pinta avoids it.
Xin dips to his left and cracks Pinta with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xin.
Xin throws a low kick, looking for Pinta's leg but Pinta calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Xin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Xin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Aman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
180 lbs
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173 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Aman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrell Reed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed connects with a body shot.
Aman throws a low kick but Reed moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Aman.
Aman delivers a nice body kick.
Aman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Reed swings for the body but Aman moves out of range.
Aman tries to land a body kick
and Reed counters with a one-two to the body.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aman moves away.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Aman is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aman misses with a kick to the body
and Reed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aman keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman has Reed pulled in close to control his posture.
Aman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aman is on top in guard.
Aman advances position into side control!
Aman trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman working the ground and pound.
Reed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reed tries to roll over but Aman keeps him under control.
Reed is looking to get back to full guard here but Aman has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reed tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman tries to stand but Reed controls the position and pulls Aman into his guard.
Aman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Aman from controlling successfully.
Reed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aman tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Reed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aman defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrell Reed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aman jabs Reed right on the nose. Reed blinks but takes it well.
Reed swings for the body but Aman moves out of range.
Aman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Aman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reed manages to get himself to full guard.
Terrell Reed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aman is aware though and is defending well.
Aman tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed controls Aman momentarily but Aman frees himself.
Aman looking to pass the guard.
Aman trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Aman.
Aman lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Reed misses.
A slow jab from Aman misses its intended target.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Aman is just out of range.
Reed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aman tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Reed.
Aman avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aman sprawls well. Aman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reed gets slowly back to his feet.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aman moves away.
John Aman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aman's corner calls for a 1-2. Aman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Reed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aman is out of range.
Terrell Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Aman is just out of range.
Reed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aman is out of range and Reed settles back down.
Good exchange - Reed coming out on top.
Aman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aman - the referee stops the clock and Reed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aman. Reed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman throws a leg kick that misses.
Reed delivers a nice body kick.
Aman lands with a nice body punch.
Aman just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed moves into the clinch.
Reed is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed lands with a right to the head.
Aman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aman misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terrell Reed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aman.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Aman throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Aman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Aman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aman.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Aman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aman moves away.
Aman lands a slapping body shot.
Aman takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aman misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aman tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
John Aman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Aman.
Aman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed shoots in and gets a takedown into Aman's guard.
Aman trying to keep a closed guard but Reed is proving a slippery customer.
Reed wants to control from the top but Aman keeps moving.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman keeping moving, preventing Reed from controlling successfully.
John Aman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed throwing strikes but missing.
Reed throws and elbow that misses. Aman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reed's guard. Nice move by Aman!
Aman gets to his feet. Reed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
Aman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reed misses with the combination.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Aman, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Aman against the cage but Aman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a jab to the body
and Aman counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aman circles away quickly and effectively.
Aman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reed lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Reed.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reed moves out of range as Aman throws a body kick.
Aman connects with a leg kick. Reed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reed takes one to the side of the head.
Aman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell Reed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice hook to Aman's body. Aman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed feints a jab promting Aman to slip. Reed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Terrell Reed has been cut.
Aman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aman.
Reed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aman as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reed misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Aman.
I think Reed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terrell Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chavalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Rza - Fatal. This should be a great matchup!
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26
191 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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203 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Chavalo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavalo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chavalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavalo misses with a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavalo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Liddell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chavalo.
Liddell takes a swing at Chavalo's ribcage but misses.
Chavalo throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Chavalo staying out of range there.
George Chavalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavalo shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Chavalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liddell is out of range and Chavalo settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chavalo looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavalo's head.
Liddell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chavalo.
Lyoto Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Chavalo.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavalo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Liddell gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Liddell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kujansuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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28
255 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kujansuu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landersson avoids the body shot from Kujansuu.
Kujansuu with a jab.
Kujansuu throws a body punch but Landersson moves out of range.
Landersson throws a body punch but Kujansuu moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kujansuu.
Landersson jabs Kujansuu right on the nose. Kujansuu blinks but takes it well.
Kujansuu misses with a straight left.
Landersson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kujansuu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Landersson counters with a series of strikes. Kujansuu will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landersson jabs Kujansuu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Landersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kujansuu was well out of range. Poor timing from Landersson.
Kujansuu misses with a straight right.
Landersson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujansuu misses the shot to the body.
Kujansuu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landersson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
Landersson throws a body punch but Kujansuu moves out of range.
Landersson avoids the body shot from Kujansuu.
Landersson darts in and clinches Kujansuu up against the cage.
Landersson digs a right hand into Kujansuu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kujansuu's gas tank.
Landersson fails to pull guard.
Landersson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landersson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Landersson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Landersson.
Landersson has a couple of punches blocked by Kujansuu.
Landersson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson pushes Kujansuu against the cage. Landersson is working some dirty boxing. Landersson pushes off with a quick right hook! Kujansuu goes down! Kujansuu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Landersson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludvig Landersson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Led Zeppelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeppelin comes to the cage accompanied by One 24. Flashlighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Led Zeppelin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flashlighter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zeppelin is looking to slow Flashlighter down with leg kicks.
Flashlighter tried to score with a low kick but Zeppelin checks it.
Zeppelin looks to land a body kick but Flashlighter moved away.
Good work by Zeppelin as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zeppelin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flashlighter!
Flashlighter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeppelin checks it well.
Zeppelin stuffs the takedown attempt from Flashlighter. Flashlighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Flashlighter misses with a leg kick
and Zeppelin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flashlighter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flashlighter blocks the body kick.
Zeppelin tries a head kick but it misses.
Zeppelin moves out of range of the leg kick from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flashlighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter scores a nice knee to the body.
Flashlighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zeppelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Flashlighter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flashlighter.
Flashlighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flashlighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeppelin.
Flashlighter trying to land knees to the body.
Flashlighter taking a breather.
Zeppelin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flashlighter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zeppelin has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeppelin.
Flashlighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeppelin lands a shot to the body.
Zeppelin presses Flashlighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
A short uppercut from Zeppelin.
Flashlighter misses with a punch to the body.
Flashlighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flashlighter managing to block the knees to the body from Zeppelin.
Flashlighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Flashlighter fails to land.
Flashlighter is trying to push Zeppelin away but Zeppelin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zeppelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Flashlighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flashlighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zeppelin works over Flashlighter's head and body with a nice combination.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick
and Zeppelin counters with a body kick.
Zeppelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zeppelin wants to clinch up but Flashlighter keeps it at a distance.
Flashlighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeppelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeppelin tries to clinch up.
Zeppelin throws a lazy right hand but Flashlighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeppelin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zeppelin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zeppelin misses with a series of wild punches.
Flashlighter digs a good hook to Zeppelin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin throws a nice head kick!
Flashlighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flashlighter misses with a two punch combination.
Flashlighter lands a nice hook to Zeppelin's body. Zeppelin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flashlighter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeppelin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zeppelin throws a wild body kick that Flashlighter sees coming a mile off.
Zeppelin throws a leg kick but Flashlighter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zeppelin throws a leg kick which misses Flashlighter's front leg but catches the back leg as Flashlighter tries to avoid it.
Zeppelin tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Zeppelin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flashlighter lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flashlighter tries to land a front kick but Zeppelin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zeppelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flashlighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zeppelin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Flashlighter cracks Zeppelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flashlighter throws a right and a left that Zeppelin avoids nicely.
Zeppelin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeppelin's head backwards.
Flashlighter lands the left hand.
Zeppelin checks a low kick from Flashlighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeppelin moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
A nice combination there by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter motions for Zeppelin to come forward. Flashlighter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zeppelin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zeppelin avoids the body shot from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter keeps Zeppelin at a distance using the push kick.
Flashlighter misses with an uppercut.
Zeppelin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flashlighter's sensitive parts.
Zeppelin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick but Zeppelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zeppelin misses with a two punch combination.
Flashlighter checks a leg kick.
Flashlighter moves out of range as Zeppelin strikes.
Flashlighter scores with a one two! Zeppelin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flashlighter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zeppelin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flashlighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter throws a chopping leg kick but Zeppelin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flashlighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Zeppelin off the cage and back into rage.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zeppelin.
Zeppelin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeppelin tries to move into range but Flashlighter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flashlighter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Flashlighter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flashlighter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zeppelin. That one must have hurt.
Flashlighter misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Flashlighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as Flashlighter blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Zeppelin.
Flashlighter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flashlighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeppelins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Led Zeppelin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flashlighter lands a nice looking body shot.
Zeppelin looks to land a right hand but Flashlighter moved out of range.
Flashlighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flashlighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zeppelin moves out of range of the body kick.
Flashlighter lands with a good body shot.
Zeppelin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeppelin.
Flashlighter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flashlighter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flashlighter tries a low kick but Zeppelin avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good work by Zeppelin as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeppelin with a jab.
Zeppelin thows a body shot but no joy.
Flashlighter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Zeppelin misses.
Flashlighter throws a big shot that misses.
Zeppelin throws a sloppy head kick and Flashlighter moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flashlighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flashlighter scores with a sloppy right hand. Zeppelin should have avoided that one.
Zeppelin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Flashlighter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flashlighter takes a swing at Zeppelin's ribcage but misses.
Zeppelin throws a sloppy head kick and Flashlighter moves out of range easily.
Flashlighter throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flashlighter.
Zeppelin moves out of range as Flashlighter throws a body kick.
Flashlighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zeppelin misses with a body kick.
Flashlighter misses with a left hand
and Zeppelin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flashlighter misses with a wild body shot.
Flashlighter tries a low kick but Zeppelin avoids it.
Flashlighter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeppelin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flashlighter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flashlighter wants to slow Zeppelin down by chopping away at his legs.
Zeppelin moves out of range of the body kick from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Flashlighter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flashlighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zeppelin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flashlighter throws a jab when Zeppelin was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeppelin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flashlighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flashlighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeppelin moves away from the strike by Flashlighter.
Zeppelin throws a head kick that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flashlighter checks a leg kick.
Zeppelin throws a right hand that misses
and Flashlighter counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flashlighter looks to land a combination. Zeppelin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flashlighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flashlighter throws an off balance right hand
and Zeppelin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter misses with some punches.
Flashlighter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zeppelin up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Flashlighter.
Zeppelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flashlighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Zeppelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeppelin landing knees to the body.
Led Zeppelin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zeppelin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zeppelin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flashlighter misses with a body punch.
Flashlighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeppelin misses with an elbow over the top.
Zeppelin blocks a body shot from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin is trying to stall.
Zeppelin lands an elbow inside.
Zeppelin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Zeppelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flashlighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flashlighter misses with a punch to the body.
Flashlighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flashlighter lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Zeppelin fails to land.
Flashlighter lands a left hand.
Flashlighter managing to block the knees to the body from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin managing to block the knees to the body from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zeppelin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeppelin blocks an elbow strike from Flashlighter.
Zeppelin lands a nice uppercut.
Zeppelin blocks an uppercut.
Zeppelin looking to slow down the pace here.
Zeppelin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flashlighter blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeppelin prevents Flashlighter from breaking the clinch.
Flashlighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flashlighter tries to land a knee to the head but Zeppelin blocks with his arms.
Flashlighter blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin looking to slow down the pace here.
Flashlighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flashlighter working aggressively here.
Flashlighter tries a knee to the head but Zeppelin blocks it.
Flashlighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeppelin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zeppelin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flashlighter backwards.
Zeppelin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zeppelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flashlighter tries a body shot but Zeppelin blocks it.
Flashlighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter letting Zeppelin take a breather here.
Flashlighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zeppelin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zeppelin scores with a shot to the side of Flashlighter's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeppelin throws a head punch that misses.
Flashlighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zeppelin throws an elbow but misses.
Flashlighter can't find room to land a body shot as Zeppelin controls the action.
Flashlighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeppelin.
Flashlighter lands an elbow inside.
Flashlighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flashlighter lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeppelin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flashlighter tries a body shot but Zeppelin blocks it.
Flashlighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeppelin lands an elbow just above Flashlighter 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Felix Flashlighter just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zeppelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flashlighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flashlighter.
A big right from Zeppelin misses.
Zeppelin moves out of range of the body kick.
Flashlighter looks for the body kick but Zeppelin saw that one coming.
Zeppelin throws a chopping leg kick but Flashlighter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zeppelin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flashlighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zeppelin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zeppelin tries to work over Flashlighter's front leg with a kick but Flashlighter checks it.
Zeppelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Zeppelin slams his shin into Flashlighter's torso.
A slow jab from Flashlighter misses its intended target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Flashlighter is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zeppelin tries to score with a low kick but Flashlighter moves his leg out of the way.
Flashlighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zeppelin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flashlighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin dodges the punch combination from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws the kick towards the body but Zeppelin avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeppelin misses the target.
Flashlighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flashlighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Flashlighter catches Zeppelin right on the button with a cross.
Flashlighter connects with a crisp jab.
Zeppelin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Zeppelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flashlighter pounces like a tiger and cracks Zeppelin with a vicious hook! Zeppelin is down but not out! Flashlighter follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Felix Flashlighter!
Felix Flashlighter is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling's entrance music is Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming SIka to the mat! SIka manages to get full guard.
Stehling is looking to work some ground and pound but SIka has wrist control.
Stehling trying to control but SIka is working from the bottom.
Stehling is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because SIka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
SIka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stehling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
SIka wants to get back to his feet but Stehling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
SIka keeping full guard, as Stehling tries to pass.
SIka wants to stand but Stehling is controlling the position.
Stehling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. SIka is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SIka wants to stand up but Stehling is controlling him.
Stehling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stehling landing with the ground and pound.
SIka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stehling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stehling content to stall in guard here.
SIka wants to stand up but Stehling is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. SIka is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if SIka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stehling trying to control the position from guard on top but SIka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
SIka wants to stand but Stehling is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
SIka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
SIka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stehling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stehling wants to control from the top but SIka keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stehling landing with the ground and pound.
Stehling wants to control from the top but SIka keeps moving.
Stehling advances to half guard.
Stehling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stehling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
SIka kicks off Stehling and gets to his feet.
Stehling gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling struggles to land a body shot inside as SIka controls his hands.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
SIka tries to work over Stehling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from SIka fails to land.
Stehling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
SIka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stehling goes for a takedown attempt but SIka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SIka slips under a jab.
SIka avoids the body shot from Stehling.
Nice sprawl there from SIka as Stehling shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from SIka.
Stehling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stehling misses with a hook.
Stehling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SIka moves away.
SIka stuffs the takedown attempt from Stehling. Stehling gets slowly back to his feet.
SIka tries a low kick but Stehling avoids it.
SIka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
SIka stuffs the takedown attempt from Stehling. Stehling gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stehling.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Stehling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Stehling misses.
Stehling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from SIka.
Stehling throws an overhand right that lands on SIka's shoulder, as SIka tries to avoid the shot.
SIka throws a series of punches but Stehling avoids them all with ease.
Stehling clinches up against the cage.
SIka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
SIka throws an elbow that misses.
SIka presses Stehling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stehling wants a takedown but no success here.
Stehling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
SIka trying to land knees to the body.
SIka lands a good knee to the midsection. Stehling won't want to take too many of those.
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!
SIka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stehling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
SIka lands a damaging elbow.
SIka gets underhooks to prevent Stehling's takedown attempt.
Stehling lands with a right to the head.
SIka lands a right hand.
SIka throws a punch but it's blocked by Stehling.
Stehling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
SIka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
SIka lands a hook that snaps the head of Stehling backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stehling throws a body punch but SIka moves out of range.
Stehling throws a sloppy body shot
and SIka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Stehling.
SIka misses with a kick to the body.
Stehling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but SIka swivels and escapes.
SIka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stehling misses with a leg kick
and SIka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stehling has dropped down and is working for a takedown. SIka is trying to keep an underhook but Stehling manages to get the takedown into half guard.
SIka is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control from half guard but SIka is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stehling is nestled in close to SIka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stehling connects with a nice short shot to SIka's temple.
SIka taking some punishment here, with Stehling in his half guard.
SIka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stehling.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but SIka blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stehling postures up in SIka's guard and throws a big left but SIka blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stehling has closed the distance and engaged SIka in a clinch.
Stehling lands an uppercut.
SIka misses with a punch to the body.
SIka missing with knees to the body.
Stehling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
SIka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stehling manages to break the clinch.
Stehling just misses with a punch to the body.
SIka takes the fight into the clinch.
Stehling prevents a body shot from SIka.
Stehling lands a body punch.
SIka has a couple of punches blocked by Stehling.
Stehling misses with a body punch.
Stehling misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stehling fails to land.
SIka prevents a body shot from Stehling.
Stehling wants the takedown. SIka is fighting it off but Stehling persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in SIka's guard against the cage.
Stehling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stehling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stehling stops SIka from standing up.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but SIka blocks nicely.
SIka is looking to stand up but Stehling isn't so interested in that idea.
SIka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but SIka is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling advances to half guard.
SIka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stehling.
SIka looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stehling works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stehling scoring with strikes but SIka is staying in there.
Stehling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Paha SIka has been cut.
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stehling with good strikes from the mount here!
SIka is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! SIka is out cold - huge knockout for Stehling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling retains his heavyweight title!
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