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Leagues Part 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno's entrance music is Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. A fine choice. James has chosen Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauno takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Tauno throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James slips a jab from Tauno.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
James tests Tauno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tauno misses the shot to the body.
Tauno tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tauno napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tauno tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
James lands an elbow.
Tauno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
James trying to control from Tauno's half guard. Tauno has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tauno pulls James in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tauno is keeping the position for now.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tauno manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
Tauno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tauno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James passes Tauno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tauno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tauno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
James works his way into side control.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tauno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno is looking to regain half guard here but James keeps moving and retains side control.
James swings around for an armbar but Tauno sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into James's guard.
Tauno trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tauno escapes and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control!
James gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
James trying to hold on to Tauno's head to control him but Tauno postures up.
Tauno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James wants to improve his position but Tauno is controlling well.
James wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James tries to get to full guard but Tauno has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calico James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tauno misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Tauno misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tauno was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James looks to land a left hand but Tauno moved out of range nicely.
Tauno misses with a looping right.
Tauno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James grinds an elbow into Tauno's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to advance position but instead Tauno slips a leg back in to half guard.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tauno is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
James passes to side control.
Calico James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tauno is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working the body and head with strikes.
Tauno gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James looking to control but Tauno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
James moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tauno has worked his arm free - good work by Tauno!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tauno keeps working.
James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tauno is not content to let James control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tauno has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tauno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calico James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tauno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tauno avoids the body shot from James.
The fighters circling - Tauno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James thuds a left hand into Tauno's body.
Tauno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tauno eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tony Tauno has been cut.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tauno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James stuns Tauno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calico James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James cracks Tauno on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tauno falls backwards against the cage. James follows up with more strikes that drop Tauno to his knees. James keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tauno! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Kalske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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264 lbs
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281 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Kalske!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cifer Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Cifer Jr looks to land a combination but Kalske avoids it well.
Kalske looks to throw the jab but Cifer Jr is out of range.
Kalske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kalske lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot by Kalske.
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalske counters with a leg kick.
Cifer Jr lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalske takes a swing at Cifer Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cifer Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalske throws a sloppy head kick and Cifer Jr moves out of range easily.
Cifer Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalske moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kalske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cifer Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Kalske throws a sloppy head kick and Cifer Jr moves out of range easily.
Cifer Jr misses with a body shot.
Kalske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cifer Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalske tries to sprawl out of it but Cifer Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kalske manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Cifer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cifer Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalske avoids it really well and circles away.
Cifer Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cifer Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Cifer Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalske scores with a leg kick.
Cifer Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kalske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kalske connects with a jab.
Kalske listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Kalske. Beautiful body shot.
Kalske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kalske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Kalske.
Cifer Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cifer Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cifer Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kalske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cifer Jr misses with a straight right.
Kalske ducks under a wild hook from Cifer Jr.
Kalske misses with a wild body shot.
Kalske scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalske misses the shot to the body.
Kalske scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Kalske dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cifer Jr misses with an uppercut. Kalske saw that one coming.
Cifer Jr dives in and grabs Kalske's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalske pushes down on Cifer Jr's head and hops out.
Kalske looks for the body kick but Cifer Jr saw that one coming.
Cifer Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cifer Jr looks to throw the jab but Kalske is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Kalske lands.
Cifer Jr fails with the takedown.
Cifer Jr misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kalske momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kalske, right into the meat.
Kalske lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cifer Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalske.
Nice jab there from Cifer Jr.
Kalske scores with a sloppy right hand. Cifer Jr should have avoided that one.
Cifer Jr misses with a hook.
Kalske displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cifer Jr throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske jabs at Cifer Jr's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cifer Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Kalske sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Cifer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cifer Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kalske counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cifer Jr misses with a hook. Kalske ducked under it nicely.
Kalske throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cifer Jr.
Kalske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cifer Jr misses with a straight right.
Hemmo Kalske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cifer Jr throws a hook to the side of Kalske's head but Kalske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalske misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr takes a swing at Kalske's ribcage but misses.
Cifer Jr lands a head shot.
Cifer Jr misses with a wild combination.
Cifer Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kalske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cifer Jr. That did some damage!
Kalske throws a leg kick but Cifer Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalske throws a body punch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Kalske tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cifer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalske throws a body punch but Cifer Jr moves out of range.
Kalske throws a front kick aimed at Cifer Jr's knee but Cifer Jr avoids it well.
Cifer Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kalske.
Cifer Jr misses with a looping right.
Cifer Jr misses with a looping right.
Cifer Jr throws a hook but Kalske blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cifer Jr slips a straight right by Kalske.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifer Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Kalske counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Kalske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kalske stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalske wants it to stay on the feet.
Kalske throws a low kick, looking for Cifer Jr's leg but Cifer Jr calmly moves out of range.
Cifer Jr fails to land the takedown.
Cifer Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cifer Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cifer Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalske.
Kalske just misses with a punch to the body.
Cifer Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalske sprawls well. He's pushed Cifer Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Cifer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalske scores with a shot to the body.
Cifer Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalske keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cifer Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cifer Jr swinging wildly here.
Kalske with a nice cross.
Cifer Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lou Cifer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalske walks into a jab.
Kalske lands a glancing blow to the side of Cifer Jr's head.
Kalske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kalske fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cifer Jr checks it well.
Kalske slips under a jab.
Cifer Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalske avoids it really well and circles away.
Cifer Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalske. That snapped Cifer Jr's head back.
Cifer Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hemmo Kalske is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kalske is trying to get back to full guard.
Cifer Jr moves into full mount! Kalske won't be happy about that!
Cifer Jr landing punches.
Cifer Jr landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cifer Jr looking to control but Kalske is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cifer Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cifer Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kalske wants to control but Cifer Jr is having none of it.
Kalske taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cifer Jr misses with a head shot.
Cifer Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kalske is rocked!
Kalske tries to reverse the position but Cifer Jr maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Cifer Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kalske 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hemmo Kalske!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. Amok has chosen Devils as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Amok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Amok takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Amok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amok avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith lands with a straight right. Amok didn't see that one coming.
Amok lands a nice looking body shot.
Amok jabs at Smith's body.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amok tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Amok throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Amok works Smith's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Amok misses the shot to the body.
Amok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Amok swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amok.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Amok. Amok maintains the clinch.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Amok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Amok improves position.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith pushes Amok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to push Amok away but Amok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Amok has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Amok has control.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Amok dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Amok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Amok lands with an overhand left.
Amok blocks a head kick by Smith.
Peter Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Amok closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amok lands in his opponent's guard.
Amok wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Amok content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Amok thows a big elbow that misses.
Amok throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amok clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Amok has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Amok won't allow it.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amok tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amok goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Peter Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Amok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amok.
Amok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Amok moves away and avoids it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Amok.
Amok jabs at Smith's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Amok lands with a right hand.
Amok walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amok misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Amok ducks down to avoid it.
Amok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Amok counters with a leg kick.
Amok scores a takedown into full mount!
Amok with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amok throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Amok landing shots from mount.
Amok raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Amok sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Amok throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Amok with a couple of short strikes.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Amok looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Amok there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Amok landing punches.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Amok's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to buck Amok off but he can't manage it.
Amok working Smith over with strikes here.
Amok scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amok wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Amok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amok with a couple of short strikes.
Amok thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Amok lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Amok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Amok tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Amok throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Amok.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Amok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Amok punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Uriel Amok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amok looking to finish with strikes here!
BOOM! Amok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Amok looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amok looking for a guillotine from mount but Smith is having none of it.
Amok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Amok. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amok swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amok circles away quickly and effectively.
Amok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Amok takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Uriel Amok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Amok.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amok was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Amok's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amok moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Amok is just out of range.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Amok moved out of range.
Amok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a swing at Amok's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amok scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Amok throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amok manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Amok looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amok passes into half guard.
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!
Smith tries to kick Amok off but Amok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Amok thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Amok trying to control from Smith's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Amok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amok wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Amok throwing strikes but missing.
Amok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amok is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Uriel Amok wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Amok checks it.
Amok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Amok showed some decent athleticism there.
Amok drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Smith is staying active underneath Amok, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Amok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Amok!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by disturbed - down with the sickness. Saari has chosen MACABRE - Serial Killer as his entrance music. Chuck Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
272 lbs
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Saari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saari throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saari throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie feints a jab promting Saari to slip. Gracie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Henry Saari has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Saari throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Saari scores with a nice head shot.
Saari fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
Gracie takes a swing at Saari's ribcage but misses.
Gracie digs a good hook to Saari's body.
Saari blocks a jab.
Saari slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saari manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slips a straight right by Saari.
Saari tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Saari defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Saari avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Saari tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Saari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saari lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Gracie is looking to slow Saari down with leg kicks.
Saari looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Henry Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saari eats them both and turns towards Gracie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Saari throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a jab when Saari was well out of range.
Saari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saari drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saari misses with a few strikes there.
Saari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Saari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Saari misses with a looping right.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Saari misses.
Saari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saari.
Saari misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Saari.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Saari.
Saari throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saari's hands.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
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!
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Saari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saari.
Saari throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saari lands a jab to the head.
Gracie slips under a jab from Saari.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saari has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Saari.
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Saari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Saari misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie works over Saari's head and body with a nice combination.
Saari throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Saari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie 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 Saari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saari throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chuck Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Saari scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Saari throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saari avoids it really well and circles away.
Saari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saari throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Saari is rocked!
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Saari moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Saari is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Saari.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Saari seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saari throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie tries to control but Saari wriggling away.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Saari has worked his arm free - good work by Saari!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Saari sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saari stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saari!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie tries to roll over but Saari keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Saari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Saari.
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Saari backpedaling.
Saari misses with a hook.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saari. Saari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Saari moved away.
Saari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie moves forwards but Saari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Saari misses with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saari throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
Saari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Saari is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari throws a good cross that connects.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Saari's shoulder, as Saari tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Saari both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Saari misses.
Saari throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Saari didn't see that one coming.
Saari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie throws the left hand but Saari avoids the punch easily.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Saari.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saari.
Saari looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saari doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saari throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Saari slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Saari is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Henry Saari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie has an active guard here but Saari has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja's entrance music is On To The Next One. A fine choice. Afro Ninja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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160 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa slips a straight right by Ninja.
Taalasmaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Afro Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ninja tries to avoid it but Taalasmaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ninja to the ground. Ninja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taalasmaa tries to land a front kick but Ninja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taalasmaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taalasmaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ninja's sensitive parts.
Ninja looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Ninja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taalasmaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taalasmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ninja misses with a shot to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ninja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Ninja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninja throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ninja's waist but Ninja gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Afro Ninja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Jab from Taalasmaa.
Ninja catches Taalasmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ninja misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ninja throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ninja moves away.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but Ninja moved away.
Taalasmaa moves away from the strike by Ninja.
Taalasmaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ninja.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ninja swivels and escapes.
Ninja lands with a good body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Taalasmaa. Beautiful body shot.
Ninja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ninja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Ninja is looking to wear down Taalasmaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taalasmaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ninja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ninja closes the distance and pushes Taalasmaa back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants a takedown but no success here.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ninja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ninja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taalasmaas 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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ninja for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ninja blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Ninja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taalasmaa tries to pull guard but Ninja holds him up against the cage and eventually Taalasmaa drops back down to his feet.
Ninja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taalasmaa is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants the takedown. Ninja is fighting it off but Taalasmaa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ninja's guard against the cage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ninja trying to keep a closed guard but Taalasmaa is proving a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Ninja blocks nicely.
Ninja looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ninja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of elbows.
Ninja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taalasmaa is one step ahead there.
Taalasmaa thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taalasmaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ninja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taalasmaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ninja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ninja tries to clinch up but Taalasmaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Ninja.
Ninja throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Ninja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
A big left from Ninja misses.
Ninja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa walks into a jab.
Taalasmaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ninja doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ninja moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ninja wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ninja. No joy for Taalasmaa on that attempt.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Ninja moves out of range.
Ninja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninja.
Ninja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taalasmaa's head backwards.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taalasmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ninja swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Ninja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ninja.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ninja loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Ninja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Ninja misses its intended target.
Ninja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ninja misses with a wild combination.
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!
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Ninja's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ninja pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.
Afro Ninja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa connects with a leg kick. Ninja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ninja looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Ninja.
Ninja misses with a low kick as Taalasmaa jumps back.
Ninja misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws an off balance right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ninja swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa misses with a body kick.
Taalasmaa missing with a left hand there. Ninja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ninja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but Ninja moved away.
Ninja cracks Taalasmaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ninja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ninja at a distance.
Good leg kick by Taalasmaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ninja throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Ninja wants to clinch up but Taalasmaa keeps it at a distance.
Ninja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa moves forwards but Ninja connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ninja avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Ninja gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa is trying to push Ninja away but Ninja has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taalasmaa stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ninja lands an uppercut.
Ninja is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ninja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
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 Afro Ninja will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ninja looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Taalasmaa blocks the body kick.
Ninja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ninja was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Ninja's front leg with a kick but Ninja checks it.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ninja. Beautiful body shot.
Ninja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ninja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ninja checks a leg kick.
Taalasmaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ninja off the cage and back into rage.
Ninja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Taalasmaa eats them both and turns towards Ninja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Taalasmaa tenderised Ninja's leg. Ninja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taalasmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninja. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Ninja slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Ninja.
Ninja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Taalasmaa misses.
Ninja misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ninja moves out of range as Taalasmaa throws a body kick.
Taalasmaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but Ninja avoids it.
Ninja is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ninja.
Ninja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ninja which made him look bad.
Taalasmaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ninja checks it well.
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ninja throws a hook but Taalasmaa avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Taalasmaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taalasmaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ninja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ninja avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Ninja avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa lands a really nice looking cross but Ninja seems unphased.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ninja but Ninja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ninja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ninja will feel that in the morning.
Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Ninja misses with a body punch
and Taalasmaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ninja throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
Taalasmaa tried to score with a low kick but Ninja checks it.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but Ninja avoids it.
Taalasmaa shoots in but no luck this time.
Afro Ninja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Ninja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Ninja manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Ninja misses the target.
Ninja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ninja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taalasmaa.
Afro Ninja is winning the standup battle so far.
Ninja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taalasmaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ninja throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Ninja catches Taalasmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taalasmaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ninja misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
Ninja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ninja misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taalasmaa throws a series of strikes that have Ninja backpedaling.
Ninja staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Taalasmaa.
I think Taalasmaa 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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26
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Protagonist connects with a body shot.
Protagonist misses with a right hand
so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Protagonist is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Man stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Protagonist.
A nice leg kick lands there from Protagonist.
Protagonist throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Protagonist lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Protagonist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Protagonist - just one landing.
Man is looking to clinch but Protagonist is avoiding it.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Protagonist.
A chopping leg kick lands by Protagonist.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Protagonist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Protagonist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Protagonist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Protagonist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Protagonist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Protagonist as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Protagonist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man looks gassed!
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Protagonist loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Protagonist.
Protagonist takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Protagonist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Protagonist scores with a leg kick.
Protagonist swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
Protagonist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Protagonist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Protagonist throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Protagonist only half commits.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Protagonist.
Protagonist blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Protagonist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Protagonist scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Protagonist throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Protagonist wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Protagonist walks into a left hand.
Protagonist keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro Protagonist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Protagonist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Protagonist saw it coming and moves away.
Protagonist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Protagonist thows a body shot but no joy.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Protagonist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Protagonist counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Protagonist to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man feints and then cracks Protagonist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Protagonist down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man staying out of range there.
Protagonist throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Protagonist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Protagonist feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Protagonist lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Man scores with a punch to the head.
Man throws a leg kick but Protagonist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Protagonist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Protagonist scores with a sloppy right hand. Man should have avoided that one.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Protagonist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Protagonist avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Protagonist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Protagonist dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Protagonist misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Protagonist. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Protagonist cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man dodges the punch combination from Protagonist.
Protagonist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Protagonist lands with an overhand left.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man tries to clinch but Protagonist moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch but Protagonist moves out of range.
Protagonist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Protagonist.
Man is looking to slow Protagonist down with leg kicks.
Protagonist cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Protagonist misses.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Protagonist throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails with the takedown.
Protagonist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Man is looking to clinch but Protagonist is avoiding it.
Protagonist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Protagonist checks a leg kick.
Protagonist scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Protagonist lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man cracks the inside of Protagonist's front leg.
Protagonist misses with a head kick.
Protagonist scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Protagonist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Man.
Protagonist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Protagonist throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Protagonist moves out of range easily.
Protagonist misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Man lands a nice shot that snaps Protagonist's head back.
Protagonist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Protagonist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Protagonist checks it well.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man slips under a jab from Protagonist.
Protagonist checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist motions for Man to come forward. Protagonist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Protagonist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Protagonist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Protagonist throws a head kick that Man semi-blocks.
Man clobbers Protagonist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Protagonist moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a front kick that sends Protagonist stumbling back into the cage.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Protagonist.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Protagonist. That did some damage!
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Protagonist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Protagonist will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Protagonist is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Protagonist has his back to the cage.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Protagonist's head.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man misses with a head shot. Protagonist uses the momentum to regain guard.
Protagonist pushes Man off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist is looking to land body kicks.
Man slips under a jab.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Protagonist.
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 Hiro Protagonist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Protagonist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Hiro Protagonist is winning the standup battle so far.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Protagonist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man dodges the punch combination from Protagonist.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Protagonist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Protagonist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Protagonist blocks a leg kick.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man cracks Protagonist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Protagonist misses with a lunging right hand
so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man won't allow Protagonist to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Protagonist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Protagonist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Man stops Protagonist from standing up.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Protagonist is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Protagonist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ip Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Protagonist's half guard.
Protagonist is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man working Protagonist over with strikes.
Protagonist tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man working Protagonist over with strikes.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiro Protagonist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man is trying to control. Protagonist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man trying to control from Protagonist's half guard. Protagonist has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Protagonist keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ip Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Protagonist 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Protagonist!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pedofiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrian comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber - Baby. Pedofiili has chosen Judas Priest - Breaking The Law as his entrance music. Aslan Bagrian has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Pedofiili!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedofiili throws a head kick but Bagrian moves out of range.
Pedofiili lands a head shot.
Bagrian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili tries to clinch
and Bagrian counters with a three punch combo that has Pedofiili backing up. Pedofiili nods at Bagrian to acknowledge the strikes.
Pedofiili connects with a single shot there.
Bagrian is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bagrian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bagrian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagrian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pedofiili's waist but Pedofiili gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bagrian off to one side.
Bagrian ducks right into an uppercut from Pedofiili.
Bagrian gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bagrian.
A short right from Pedofiili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagrian.
Pedofiili is rocked!
Bagrian manages to break the clinch.
Pedofiili scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bagrian in his tracks.
Oh Bagrian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedofiili drives through and clinches with Bagrian against the cage.
Bagrian is trying to force a seperation but Pedofiili has the dominant position.
Pedofiili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pedofiili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedofiili tries to land knees in the clinch but Bagrian avoids the damage to the body.
Bagrian seems to have got his legs back now.
Pedofiili holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bagrian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pedofiili smiles and moves away.
Bagrian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bagrian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Pedofiili counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aslan Bagrian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrian gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pedofiili gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bagrian is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Pedofiili!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Scorpions - The Good Die Young. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Kick Ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freeman throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman blocks a jab.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Anderson is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Freeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Freeman moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a jab.
Freeman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Freeman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Freeman swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Freeman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Freeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Freeman walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Freeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Freeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Freeman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freeman.
Freeman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freeman's head backwards.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson is looking to slow Freeman down with leg kicks.
Freeman walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Freeman ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Anderson cracks Freeman with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anderson. Freeman shrugs it off though.
Freeman walks into a left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freeman's head backwards.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Freeman. Freeman gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huey Freeman's cut is getting worse.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Freeman didn't see that one coming.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Silva Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Freeman should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Freeman's body.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Freeman.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Freeman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freeman drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Freeman to counter with a crisp jab.
Freeman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Freeman takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Freeman lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Freeman lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman avoids a kick to the body.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Freeman manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Freeman backpedaling.
Freeman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson jabs at Freeman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson throws a wild body kick that Freeman sees coming a mile off.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Freeman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson wants to stand but Freeman is controlling the position.
Anderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson scores with a jab. Freeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Huey Freeman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Freeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson works Freeman's body with a nice hook.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Freeman takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freeman walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jeez, Huey Freeman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Freeman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson lands with a hook. Freeman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freeman doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huey Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freeman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freeman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huey Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Silva Anderson!
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