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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiima Paaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Pedro Bengoetxea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paaki comes to the cage accompanied by Metsäkukkia. Kiima Paaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Pedro Bengoetxea's chin.
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223 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiima Paaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Pedro Bengoetxea!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengoetxea misses with an uppercut.
Paaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bengoetxea counters with a straight right hand.
Paaki avoids the body shot from Bengoetxea.
Paaki misses with a body kick.
Bengoetxea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paaki counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paaki.
Bengoetxea wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paaki throws a head punch that misses.
Paaki looking to throw knees to the head but Bengoetxea is blocking nicely.
Paaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paaki shoots in and drives through. Bengoetxea sprawls well.
Bengoetxea misses with a left hand
and Paaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bengoetxea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paaki wants to clinch.
Bengoetxea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paaki slips under a jab.
Bengoetxea stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Paaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Bengoetxea circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paaki is breathing heavily.
Bengoetxea cracks Paaki with a hook to the temple - Paaki is on wobbly legs here! Bengoetxea swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Paaki falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bengoetxea wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Pedro Bengoetxea!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ha Aaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ha Aaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaa fails with the takedown
and Melendez counters with a left to the body.
Melendez throws the left hand but Aaa avoids the punch easily.
Aaa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aaa has his takedown stuffed
and Melendez counters with a good low kick that Aaa was not able to check.
Aaa has his takedown stuffed
and Aaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ha Aaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Melendez.
Melendez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a straight right hand.
Aaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aaa is rocked!
Aaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Aaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melendez throws an overhand right that lands on Aaa's shoulder, as Aaa tries to avoid the shot.
Melendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Melendez! Aaa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Melendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olisaije Odeivole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isibeda Tintti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olisaije Odeivole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isibeda Tintti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintti swats away the attempt to clinch by Odeivole.
Odeivole lands a head kick. Tintti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Odeivole misses with a takedown
letting Tintti counter with a right hand.
Odeivole misses with a takedown attempt
and Tintti counters with a straight right hand.
Odeivole is aggressively charging in as Tintti backs up avoiding any damage. Tintti tosses out a jab and Odeivole runs right into it face first! Odeivole is out cold! Tintti dropped down on all fours and is barking in Odeivole's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isibeda Tintti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Nye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Saggett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saggett has chosen Full House Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saggett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saggett tries to keep at a distance but Nye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saggett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nye lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bob Saggett has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saggett.
Nye keeps control of Saggett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saggett tries to break free but Nye pushes him back against the cage.
Saggett is trying to break free.
Saggett is trying to break the clinch but Nye has him pressed against the cage.
Saggett wants to get back to striking at distance but Nye won't allow it.
Nye pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nye pulls Saggett in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nye wants to stand up but Saggett is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saggett looking to sit in guard and control but Nye gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nye trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saggett's guard.
Saggett controls Nye momentarily but Nye frees himself.
Nye wanted to stand there but Saggett had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saggett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saggett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nye controls the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saggett misses with the combination.
Nye moves in looking to clinch but Saggett pushes him off.
Nye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nye tries to clinch but Saggett moves out of range.
Nye closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saggett's guard.
Nye gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Saggett scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nye scoring well with a low kick there.
Saggett scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Bill Nye has been cut.
Saggett avoids the head kick by Nye.
Saggett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saggett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saggett lands a big head kick that sends Nye tumbling to the mat! Saggett takes a step backwards and waves Nye back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nye is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saggett flashes Nye a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Nye's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Nye crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Saggett punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Saggett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen Wherever I May Roam by Metallica as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koira.
Koira is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swanson.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Koira slips the punch.
Koira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Koira throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Koira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Koira's shoulder, as Koira tries to avoid the shot.
Koira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swanson showed some decent athleticism there.
Koira manages to get to full guard.
Koira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Swanson throws a sloppy strike and Koira has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Swanson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Koira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kulku Koira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Smithson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Zaykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaykin has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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273 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Smithson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Zaykin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaykin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smithson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smithson blocks a head kick by Zaykin.
Zaykin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smithson keeping hold of Zaykin's head, controlling as best he can.
Smithson wants to control but Zaykin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zaykin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smithson tries to get to full guard but Zaykin has control of the leg.
Smithson is working hard here to advance position.
Zaykin is trying to work for a kimura but Smithson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaykin wants to pass the guard but Smithson is defending well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zaykin has eaten all the pies!
Zaykin is working for a submission of some sort.
Smithson is defending against the submission attempts here by Zaykin.
Zaykin is trying to work for a kimura but Smithson is defending well.
Zaykin prevents Smithson from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithson is trying to control but can't.
Zaykin seems to be looking for submissions.
Smithson wants to control but Zaykin is keeping busy.
Smithson wants to improve his position but Zaykin is controlling well.
Smithson gets full guard.
Smithson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zaykin defends well.
Zaykin wants to pass the guard but Smithson is keeping the position.
Zaykin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithson is keeping the position for now.
Smithson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smithson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zaykin is controlling him.
Zaykin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smithson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smithson is adopting a defensive guard.
Zaykin is looking to work some ground and pound but Smithson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin tries to free his leg and advance position but Smithson is retaining full guard.
Zaykin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaykin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithson is keeping the position for now.
Zaykin trying to move into half guard but instead Smithson has managed to sweep!
Zaykin keeping full guard, as Smithson tries to pass.
Smithson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaykin is wriggling around but Smithson manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zaykin defends it well.
Zaykin wants to control but Smithson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valeriy Zaykin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smithson slaps away a takedown attempt from Zaykin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smithson shoots in for a double leg but Zaykin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaykin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smithson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smithson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smithson is trying to control the position but Zaykin postures up.
Zaykin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zaykin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smithson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smithson pulls Zaykin in to control the position.
Zaykin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smithson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaykin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaykin is working for a kimura but Smithson is defending it quite comfortably.
Smithson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smithson trying to control from the bottom.
Smithson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zaykin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zaykin wants to pass the guard but Smithson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin is working for a submission of some sort.
Smithson wants to improve his position but Zaykin is controlling well.
Smithson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Zaykin is looking to advance position but Smithson won't allow it.
Zaykin is working for a submission of some sort.
Smithson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zaykin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Smithson wants to get back to full guard.
Zaykin seems to be looking for submissions.
Zaykin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smithson wants to get back to his feet but Zaykin passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smithson.
Smithson keeping full guard, as Zaykin tries to pass.
Zaykin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smithson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zaykin, into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaykin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smithson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valeriy Zaykin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smithson has his takedown stuffed
and Zaykin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zaykin.
Zaykin drops back looking for a leg! Smithson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smithson manages to kick Zaykin off! Zaykin jumps back into Smithson's guard.
Smithson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaykin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zaykin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smithson dives on top into guard.
Smithson trying to control but Zaykin is working from the bottom.
Zaykin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaykin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smithson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smithson wants to take a breather but Zaykin is having none of it.
Smithson seems to be working for a kimura but Zaykin defends the submission attempt.
Zaykin has a hand on Smithson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smithson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zaykin can't escape the position.
Smithson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valeriy Zaykin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaykin is squirming around, avoiding Smithson's attempts to control the action.
Zaykin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smithson controlling his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zaykin working to try and regain half guard.
Zaykin trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaykin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zaykin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smithson wants to control but Zaykin is keeping him busy.
Zaykin is trying to maintain the position but Smithson is very close to passing his half guard.
Zaykin tries to get to full guard but Smithson has control of the leg.
Smithson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zaykin wants to improve his position but Smithson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithson controlling the action here.
Zaykin is looking for a sweep. Smithson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaykin trying to control from the bottom.
Smithson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smithson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zaykin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Willy Smithson.
Smithson gets a double leg takedown into Zaykin's guard.
Willy Smithson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaykin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valeriy Zaykin.
Well Zaykin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valeriy Zaykin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Hamedovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sako Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aziz Hamedovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sako Li!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hamedovic counters with a nice body shot.
Li misses with an uppercut
and Hamedovic counters with a good low kick that Li was not able to check.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Hamedovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamedovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamedovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamedovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Aziz Hamedovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sako Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a body punch
and Hamedovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Hamedovic.
Hamedovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Sako Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamedovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Li looks gassed!
Li tries for a takedown but Hamedovic circles away easily
and Hamedovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li with a poor takedown
and Hamedovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li is rocked!
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamedovic counters with a head kick.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamedovic finish him?
Hamedovic defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hamedovic lands a right hand from hell, dropping Li. Hamedovic pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aziz Hamedovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lionel Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Zica!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zica lands a nice shot to the body.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Messi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Messi looks to land a body kick but Zica moved away.
Messi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Messi.
Messi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Messi throws a push kick but Zica slaps the foot to one side.
Messi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zica takes a step back to recover.
Messi motions for Zica to come forward. Messi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Messi throws a front kick aimed at Zica's knee but Zica avoids it well.
Zica is looking to chop away at Messi's legs.
Lionel Messi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Messi throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Messi.
Zica clinches.
Zica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Messi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zica has him pressed against the cage.
Messi trying to stall but Zica improves his position.
Zica lands with a short shot to the head.
Messi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Messi is trying to break the clinch but Zica has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zica fails to land.
Zica lands with a light punch inside.
Zica keeps control of Messi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zica breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Messi defending well as Zica loads up on a big left hand.
Messi lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zica lands a jab-cross combination.
Messi looks for the body kick but Zica saw that one coming.
Messi lands a front kick.
Zica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Messi.
Messi misses with a head kick.
Zica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messi moves away.
Zica blocks the body kick.
Messi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zica lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a lazy head kick
and Zica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Messi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zica checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Messi tries to land a front kick but Zica steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Messi tries a head kick but it misses.
Messi misses with a body kick.
Messi misses with a kick to the body.
Messi misses with a body kick.
Messi walks into a straight right hand from Zica.
Messi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Messi momentarily.
Messi avoids the body shot from Zica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Messi.
Messi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Messi throws a head kick but Zica moves out of range.
Messi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Messi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Messi lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Zica does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi motions for Zica to come forward. Messi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Messi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zica takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Messi gets tackled into the cage by Zica. Zica maintains the clinch.
Zica has Messi pressed against the cage, preventing Messi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Messi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zica moves out of range of the body kick from Messi.
A big left from Zica misses.
Zica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zica pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Messi looks to land a body kick but Zica moved away.
Messi walks into a straight right hand from Zica.
A head kick misses from Messi.
Zica moves out of range as Messi throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi tries to move into range but Zica moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Messi misses with a kick to the body.
Messi throws a leg kick that misses.
Messi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Messi.
Messi scores with a push kick.
Messi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messi takes one to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Messi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zica avoids a kick to the body.
Zica scores with the left hand. Messi knows he should have avoided that one.
Messi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zica throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Messi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zica blocks a head kick by Messi.
Zica 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.
Zica fails in his attempt to clinch.
Messi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zica swinging wildly here.
Messi throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Zica.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zica thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
A jab from Zica does it's job there.
Messi throws a head kick that misses.
Zica has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Messi.
Messi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zica.
Zica looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Messi throws a sloppy head kick and Zica moves out of range easily.
Zica has Messi up against the cage in a clinch.
Messi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zica moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zica throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zica lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messi scores with a push kick.
Lionel Messi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zica rushes Messi and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zica.
Messi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messi misses with a leg kick.
Messi throws a sloppy head kick
and Zica counters with an outside leg kick.
Zica blocks a head kick by Messi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi pushes Zica away with a front kick.
Messi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Zica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Zica 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Messi misses with a leg kick.
Zica fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Messi checks it well.
Messi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zica is looking to clinch.
Zica takes a kick to the side of the head.
Messi misses with a low kick.
Messi lands a high kick!
A cross from Zica lands.
Messi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zica looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Messi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zica misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica misses the jab.
Messi thumps Zica with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Messi.
Messi throws a solid leg kick but Zica takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Messi.
Sloppy strikes from Zica. Those never looked like landing.
Zica tried to score with a low kick but Messi checks it.
Zica avoids a kick to the body.
Zica misses with a looping right.
Messi looks for the body kick but Zica saw that one coming.
Messi takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Messi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Messi.
Messi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zica blocks a head kick by Messi.
Zica tries to clinch up.
Messi throws a push kick but Zica slaps the foot to one side.
Messi throws a body kick the misses
and Zica counters with a straight right hand.
Zica feints and then cracks Messi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Messi down.
Some bone on bone action there as Messi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Messi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zica avoids the head kick by Messi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zica.
Messi throws a leg kick but Zica checks it.
Zica throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Messi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Messi misses with a head kick.
Zica misses with a two punch combination.
Messi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Messi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zica counters with a three punch combo that has Messi backing up. Messi nods at Zica to acknowledge the strikes.
Messi connects with an inside leg kick.
Messi looks for the body kick but Zica saw that one coming.
Lionel Messi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica takes a swing at Messi's ribcage but misses.
Zica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zica moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Messi. That's going to slow Zica down.
A big left from Zica misses.
Zica blocks the body kick.
Messi ducks right into an uppercut from Zica.
Messi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zica fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zica lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lionel Messi.
I think Messi 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jones Zica!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Riggs. Those never looked like landing.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Uusisto avoids them all with ease.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uusisto.
Riggs lands with an overhand left.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Riggs finds it's target.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Uusisto. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
Uusisto fails with a takedown attempt.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uusisto backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheers as Uusisto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riggs doesn't seem phased though.
Riggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.
Uusisto misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusisto walks into a jab.
Riggs catches Uusisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uusisto.
Riggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Uusisto to score with a decent uppercut.
Uusisto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riggs is trying to maintain the position but Uusisto is very close to passing his half guard.
Riggs is refusing to be controlled, as Uusisto sits in half guard.
Uusisto throwing shots but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uusisto works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Riggs because Uusisto loaded up on that one.
Riggs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riggs keeps working.
Uusisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riggs's head.
Uusisto prevents Riggs from improving his position.
Uusisto is trying to control the action in half guard but Riggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Riggs is controlling Uusisto's trapped leg to prevent Uusisto from advancing to side control.
Riggs is looking to escape.
Riggs is refusing to be controlled, as Uusisto sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jurmas Uusisto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Nice defenses there by Uusisto.
Uusisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Uusisto drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusisto passes into half guard.
Riggs is refusing to be controlled, as Uusisto sits in half guard.
Riggs trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riggs is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jurmas Uusisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riggs 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.
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Uusisto's ribs.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs drops his hands momentarily and Uusisto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Uusisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riggs slips a straight right by Uusisto.
Derek Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Uusisto lands a nice looking body shot.
Riggs slips under a jab.
Uusisto lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Uusisto.
Riggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uusisto misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs swings for the body but Uusisto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Riggs.
Riggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Uusisto.
Riggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs swings for the body but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uusisto has a takedown stuffed.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs with a jab.
A cross from Uusisto lands.
Nice straight punches there by Riggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs moves out of range as Uusisto strikes.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs misses the jab.
Uusisto shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's guard.
Uusisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Riggs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Uusisto looking to pass the guard.
Uusisto preventing the sweep.
Uusisto trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Riggs controlling Uusisto's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uusisto trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uusisto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jurmas Uusisto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Riggs.
Uusisto misses with a body shot.
Uusisto throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Riggs lands a body shot.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Uusisto scores with the left hand. Riggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Riggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riggs works over Uusisto's head and body with a nice combination.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Uusisto's body. Uusisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs tries to bum rush Uusisto with a series of wild strikes but Uusisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uusisto.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uusisto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Riggs did well to prevent Uusisto getting side control.
Riggs trying to control from the bottom.
Riggs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Riggs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Uusisto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws and elbow that misses. Uusisto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riggs's guard. Nice move by Uusisto!
Riggs pulls Uusisto in close to prevent any damage.
Riggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riggs tries to get out of the position.
Riggs is trying to keep Uusisto in close.
Riggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uusisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Riggs working a defensive guard but Uusisto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Who's going to make the next move?
Uusisto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riggs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Uusisto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs can't escape the position.
Uusisto is working for a guillotine from mount but Riggs frees his head quite easily.
Riggs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Riggs is working hard here to advance position.
Uusisto content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto looking to control but Riggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Uusisto wants to control the pace but Riggs is squirming around nicely.
Riggs is desperately trying to improve his position but Uusisto has a good base and remains in mount.
Uusisto avoids the attempt from Riggs to control.
Uusisto with good strikes from the mount here!
Uusisto looking to control but Riggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uusisto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uusisto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs is looking to improve his position but Uusisto isn't that keen on the idea.
Uusisto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Riggs to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Riggs shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riggs?
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uusisto landing strikes from the mount.
Uusisto tries to push Riggs's head away but Riggs is holding on tight.
Uusisto looking to control but Riggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riggs is trying desperately to improve position.
Riggs wants to hold on but Uusisto pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uusisto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Riggs is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uusisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uusisto.
Uusisto thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - Uusisto had a free shot at his head there.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
Uusisto has a takedown stuffed.
Uusisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riggs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusisto connects with a right hand. Riggs shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
Riggs is looking to wear down Uusisto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Uusisto avoids them all with ease.
Riggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Uusisto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riggs misses with a hook.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Uusisto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Derek Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Riggs lands with a good body shot.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Riggs slips a straight right by Uusisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto misses with a wild body shot.
Uusisto throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uusisto connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs sizes up Uusisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uusisto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uusisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
Uusisto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggs defends it nicely.
Riggs slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusisto throws the left hand but Riggs avoids the punch easily.
Uusisto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riggs circles away.
Riggs stuffs the takedown.
Uusisto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uusisto throws an off balance right hand
and Riggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uusisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Uusisto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riggs but Riggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusisto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs thuds a left hand into Uusisto's body.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Uusisto takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Derek Riggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uusisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Uusisto misses the target.
Uusisto walks into a left hand.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Uusisto connects with the punch.
Uusisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Riggs had a free shot at his head there.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
Uusisto swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto 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.
Uusisto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riggs.
Uusisto swinging wildly here.
Riggs tests Uusisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uusisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggs at a distance.
Riggs lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riggs throws the left hand but Uusisto avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto connects with a crisp jab.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uusisto.
Uusisto lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Uusisto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riggs's half guard.
Uusisto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs is looking to control Uusisto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riggs avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs has his hands clasped together around Uusisto's back. He's all about the action.
Riggs trying to hold on to Uusisto's head to control him but Uusisto postures up.
Uusisto is keen to just control but Riggs is a slippery customer.
Riggs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurmas Uusisto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riggs is trying to keep Uusisto in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uusisto shoots in looking for a takedown. Riggs tries to sprawl out of it but Uusisto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs digs a good hook to Uusisto's body.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
A big left from Uusisto misses.
Riggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Riggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Riggs.
I think Uusisto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurmas Uusisto!
Jurmas Uusisto is the new welterweight champion!
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