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UPG 7: Halloween Havoc PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niska Laukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro has chosen sulfur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Niska Laukaus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niska Laukaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukaus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pedro loads up on a big right hand but Laukaus slips the punch.
Pedro moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Niska Laukaus has been cut.
A punch combination from Pedro misses.
Laukaus clinches up against the ropes.
Laukaus avoiding damage.
Laukaus has Pedro pressed against the ropes, preventing Pedro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Pedro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pedro's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Laukaus.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Laukaus has him pressed against the ropes.
Laukaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukaus stalling the fight.
Laukaus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pedro is trying to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling him.
Pedro working hard to break the clinch.
Pedro working hard to break the clinch.
Laukaus works on Pedro's body with a couple of short punches.
Pedro has had enough of the clinch but Laukaus keeps him there for the moment.
Laukaus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pedro wants to get back to striking at distance but Laukaus won't allow it.
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus digs a right hand underneath Pedro's ribcage. Pedro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laukaus is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukaus connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joao Pedro has been cut.
Pedro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedro manages to break the clinch.
Laukaus darts in and clinches Pedro up against the ropes.
Laukaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Laukaus crunches a lovely knee into Pedro's ribcage.
Pedro looks gassed!
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus tries to score a body lock takedown but Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laukaus scores with a hook to the body.
Laukaus works on Pedro's body with a couple of short punches.
Laukaus lands with a light punch inside.
Laukaus prevents Pedro from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Laukaus.
Laukaus scores with a knee to the head.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus digs a right hand into Pedro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedro's gas tank.
Laukaus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pedro's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Laukaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laukaus scores with a hook to the body.
Laukaus stalling against the ropes.
Laukaus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laukaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedro or not.
Pedro is pressed up against the ropes. Laukaus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pedro down to the mat. Pedro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laukaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and Laukaus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pedro thinking.
A jab from Laukaus does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laukaus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laukaus throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Laukaus.
Laukaus closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Laukaus controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laukaus has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Laukaus.
Laukaus lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niska Laukaus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Laukaus shoots in for a double leg but Pedro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laukaus digs a good body shot into Pedro's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukaus. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laukaus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pedro circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Pedro there.
Pedro stalks Laukaus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Laukaus's face. Laukaus staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laukaus throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laukaus duly obliges.
Laukaus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laukaus slips a jab and a cross from Pedro.
Laukaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laukaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laukaus closes the distance and clinches up with Pedro, looking for a takedown. Laukaus pushes Pedro against the ropes but Pedro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus shoots for a takedown but Pedro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laukaus is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Laukaus counter with a right hand.
Pedro throws a big shot that misses.
Laukaus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pedro back to the ropes. Laukaus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pedro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laukaus counters with a thumping low kick.
Niska Laukaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro is breathing heavily.
Laukaus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pedro's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laukaus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro has momentary wrist control but Laukaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Laukaus throwing strikes from guard but Pedro blocks nicely.
Laukaus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laukaus stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laukaus postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laukaus throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laukaus forces his way into half guard.
Laukaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laukaus connects with a nice short shot to Pedro's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laukaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laukaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laukaus thows a huge punch but Pedro dodges it nicely.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laukaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedro's head.
Laukaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pedro defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niska Laukaus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laukaus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pedro misses with a right hand
and Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro leaves Laukaus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laukaus closes the distance and pushes Pedro back into the ropes.
Pedro tries to break the clinch but Laukaus is controlling the position.
A short right from Laukaus on the inside.
Laukaus controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukaus has Pedro pressed against the ropes, preventing Pedro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pedro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laukaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedro or not.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laukaus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laukaus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pedro tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the ropes.
Pedro wants to break free but Laukaus has control.
Pedro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pedro stops a takedown attempt from Laukaus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niska Laukaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro is trying to break free.
Laukaus is working Pedro over against the ropes.
Pedro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Laukaus on the inside.
Come on Laukaus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laukaus digs a right hand into Pedro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedro's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus lands a body punch.
Pedro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro tries to break free but Laukaus pushes him back against the ropes.
Laukaus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pedro regains guard immediately.
Laukaus won't allow Pedro to get back to his feet.
Pedro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Laukaus postures up in Pedro's guard and throws a big left but Pedro blocks it.
Pedro keeping full guard, as Laukaus tries to pass.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laukaus thows a big elbow that misses.
Laukaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laukaus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niska Laukaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laukaus stops Pedro from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pedro is retaining full guard.
Laukaus pushes down on Pedro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Laukaus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laukaus lands a nice short elbow.
Laukaus thows a huge punch but Pedro dodges it nicely.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pedro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laukaus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laukaus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pedro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laukaus.
Laukaus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pedro!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukaus with shots to the head and body - Pedro looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Laukaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Laukaus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pedro's face.
Laukaus breaks from Pedro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Laukaus cracks Pedro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Laukaus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Laukaus unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukaus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pedro is squirming around, avoiding Laukaus's attempts to control the action.
Laukaus punching from mount but Pedro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niska Laukaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laukaus 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Niska Laukaus!
Niska Laukaus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gumby Pokey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes into the arena with Seek & Destroy blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Dixon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gumby Pokey!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon clinches.
Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pokey scores a takedown into full mount!
Pokey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pokey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Pokey but it's paid off an Dixon is forced to tap! Nice work by Pokey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gumby Pokey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Dy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Harkkonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Harkkonan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Dy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Harkkonan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkkonan tries to clinch but Dy moves out of range.
Dy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harkkonan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dy won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harkkonan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dy is avoiding damage well.
Harkkonan tries to advance position but instead Dy slips a leg back in to half guard.
Harkkonan thows a huge punch but Dy dodges it nicely.
Dy is refusing to be controlled, as Harkkonan sits in half guard.
Dy wants to improve his position but Harkkonan is controlling well.
Harkkonan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dy is trying to stand up here but Harkkonan is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dy is trying to control but can't.
Harkkonan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dy keeps working.
Harkkonan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harkkonan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dy is rocked!
Harkkonan stops Dy from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harkkonan lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Dy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harkkonan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Dy is hurt! He's hurt bad - Harkkonan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Dy from any more punishment! Congratulations to Harkkonan! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Harkkonan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Oppenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppenheim comes into the arena with Fur Kaiser, Gott Und Vaterland blaring out of the sound system. Bruno Oppenheim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Oppenheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kratos Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppenheim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kratos Spartan has been cut.
Spartan misses with a left hand
and Oppenheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oppenheim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spartan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oppenheim. Oppenheim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spartan throws a right hand that misses
and Oppenheim finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spartan throws a combination that misses
and Oppenheim counters with an outside leg kick.
Spartan looks gassed!
Oppenheim tests Spartan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spartan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oppenheim.
Oppenheim sends Spartan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oppenheim is motioning to the referee to let Spartan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Spartan is rocked!
Spartan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spartan is still on wobbly legs! Can Oppenheim finish him?
Spartan wants to stay close but Oppenheim steps back to make room for something. Spartan seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Oppenheim and Spartan drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruno Oppenheim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucentus Darklance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aulis Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makkonen has chosen Metsämiehen Laulu as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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176 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucentus Darklance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aulis Makkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darklance closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Makkonen to the mat! Makkonen manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makkonen is on top in guard.
Darklance is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Makkonen passes Darklance's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Makkonen passes into side control, despite Darklance's attempt to control the position.
Makkonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Makkonen wants to control but Darklance is keeping him busy.
Makkonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Darklance has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darklance manages to get back to half guard.
Darklance pushes Makkonen off looking to stand but Makkonen dives back in and keeps control.
Makkonen is keen to just control but Darklance is a slippery customer.
Darklance looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makkonen trying to control from half guard but Darklance is working away.
Makkonen wants to pass the guard but Darklance is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darklance punching from the bottom.
Makkonen uses his free foot to push down on Darklance's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darklance.
Makkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darklance is looking to escape.
Makkonen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Makkonen punching from mount but Darklance doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Darklance really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darklance is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Makkonen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Darklance is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aulis Makkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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28
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Masaaki Satake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satake throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Satake only half commits.
Satake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Walker delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Satake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satake throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Satake misses
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Satake's knee momentarily.
Satake is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Satake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Satake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Satake gets tackled into the ropes by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Satake taking a breather.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satake managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Satake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Satake pushes him off.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnnie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker lands a brutal head kick. Satake looks out on his feet and Walker throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Johnnie Walker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zordick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kivi is in Zordick's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zordick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kivi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kivi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kivi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zordick's head.
Kivi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zordick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zordick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zordick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kivi manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zordick is looking to control Kivi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zordick avoid being mounted?
Kivi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kivi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zordick defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zordick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zordick looking to control.
Kivi is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Zordick has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kivi is looking to defend but Zordick has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kivi! Zordick pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kivi taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kahlua Zordick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: kuningas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
205 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Adam Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Mountain.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Cooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Mountain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper walks into a straight right hand from Mountain.
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain lands a jab to the head.
Mountain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Cooper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mountain, as that shot connected.
Jari Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain scores with a shot to the body.
Mountain works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Mountain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mountain cracks Cooper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mountain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mountain gets a double leg takedown into Cooper's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mountain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper kicks Mountain off and gets to his feet.
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Mountain.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Mountain throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Mountain misses with a hook
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooper slips a straight right by Mountain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Mountain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Mountain jabs Cooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mountain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mountain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Mountain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Mountain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooper on the side of the head.
Mountain misses with the combination.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Mountain moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adam Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jari Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mountain motions for Cooper to come forward. Mountain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Mountain misses with a body punch
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Mountain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.
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!
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Cooper ducks right into an uppercut from Mountain.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mountain defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Mountain scores with a punch to the head.
Mountain throws a one two combo.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Cooper checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain throws a leg kick that misses.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Mountain works Cooper's body with a nice hook.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mountain misses with a straight right.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Nice shot by Mountain.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooper lands with a good body shot.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mountain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper slips a straight right by Mountain.
Cooper with a nice cross.
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Mountain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Mountain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooper scores with a one two! Mountain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mountain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Mountain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Mountain throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Mountain slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooper slips a jab from Mountain.
Cooper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Mountain connects with a single shot there.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Mountain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mountain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Cooper misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
Mountain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jari Mountain just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mountain throws a combination that misses
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Mountain 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.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Mountain sizes up Cooper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mountain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Mountain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
Mountain misses with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mountain on the side of the head.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain thuds his right hand into Cooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mountain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Mountain's head.
Mountain slips a straight right by Cooper.
Mountain lands a head kick!
Mountain is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Mountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Mountain misses with a body punch
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Cooper misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooper misses the target.
A big right from Cooper misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooper has time to react.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mountain finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooper's head.
Mountain throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Cooper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mountain throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountain throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Cooper had his way with Jari Mountain in that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper with a jab.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mountain swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Cooper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mountain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mountain misses with a few strikes there.
Mountain is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain jabs at Cooper's body.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain counters with a left to the body.
Cooper throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.
Mountain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mountain swinging wildly here.
Cooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mountain will feel that in the morning.
Mountain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mountain does it's job there.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper cracks Mountain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooper misses with a hook to the body
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain jabs at Cooper's body.
Mountain throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Mountain lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Cooper backs away looking to recover.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam Cooper 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.
Cooper cracks Mountain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Mountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mountain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jari Mountain!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jari Mountain!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Jari Mountain!
Jari Mountain wins by unanimous decision! Jari Mountain retains his light heavyweight title!
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