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SFC: Break the Cycle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Murtomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Murtomaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves into the clinch.
Murtomaki misses with some punches.
Murtomaki tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Murtomaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murtomaki swinging wildly here.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King slips a jab and a cross from Murtomaki.
A combination from Murtomaki does no damage.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King thumps Murtomaki with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murtomaki.
Murtomaki throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Murtomaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Murtomaki misses with a two punch combination.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murtomaki avoids a kick to the body.
Murtomaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murtomaki's sensitive parts.
Murtomaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by King.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murtomaki blocks an uppercut.
Murtomaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murtomaki backwards.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murtomaki is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murtomaki wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Murtomaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from King on the inside.
Murtomaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King with a nice cross.
Murtomaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Murtomaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murtomaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King clinches up with Murtomaki and pushes him back against the cage.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murtomaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murtomaki at a distance.
Murtomaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murtomaki tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murtomaki.
King throws a one two combo.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki misses with the combination.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murtomaki. Murtomaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murtomaki as he avoids it easily.
King rushes Murtomaki and presses him up against the cage.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murtomaki's efforts to push away.
Murtomaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King tries a low kick but Murtomaki avoids it.
Tuomas Murtomaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Murtomaki does it's job there.
A combination from Murtomaki does no damage.
Murtomaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Murtomaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Murtomaki which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murtomaki throws a combination that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Murtomaki does no damage.
King looks to throw the jab but Murtomaki is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King motions for Murtomaki to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Murtomaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King misses the jab.
A combination from Murtomaki does no damage.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
King slips under a jab from Murtomaki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murtomaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuomas Murtomaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murtomaki moves away from the strike by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Murtomaki.
Murtomaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murtomaki defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Murtomaki catches King right on the button with a cross.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King sizes up Murtomaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murtomaki throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Murtomaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murtomaki throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King scores with a hook.
Murtomaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King scores with a takedown into Murtomaki's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Murtomaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murtomaki pushes King off and scrambles back to his feet.
Murtomaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murtomaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Murtomaki settles back down.
Murtomaki misses with a wild combination.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murtomaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Murtomaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murtomaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murtomaki is breathing heavily.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murtomaki sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murtomaki is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King stops Murtomaki from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from King there.
Murtomaki is trying to stand.
King is nestled in close to Murtomaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King winds up and cracks Murtomaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murtomaki is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Murtomaki wants to get back to his feet.
King is trying to control. Murtomaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King thows a huge punch but Murtomaki dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is nestled in close to Murtomaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King throwing shots but Murtomaki is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from King.
Murtomaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murtomaki.
Murtomaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murtomaki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murtomaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Murtomaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King has a closed guard, preventing Murtomaki from standing up.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murtomaki on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtomaki wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Jimmy King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King keeping full guard, as Murtomaki tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy King will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murtomaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
A telegraphed right hand from Murtomaki misses the target.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Murtomaki avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murtomaki is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Murtomaki wants to break free but King has control.
Murtomaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murtomaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murtomaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murtomaki swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murtomaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jimmy King is winning the standup battle so far.
King tries to clinch up but Murtomaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Murtomaki shrugs it off though.
King slips under a jab.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murtomaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
King slips a jab and a cross from Murtomaki.
Murtomaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murtomaki looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Murtomaki wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Murtomaki throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Murtomaki off balance momentarily.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King dodges the punch combination from Murtomaki.
Murtomaki throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King working aggressively here.
Murtomaki tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Murtomaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Murtomaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Murtomaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murtomaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murtomaki tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tuomas Murtomaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Murtomaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murtomaki has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is keen to just control but Murtomaki is a slippery customer.
Murtomaki looks like he's trying to stand up.
King thows a huge punch but Murtomaki dodges it nicely.
Murtomaki is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King 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.
Murtomaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King tries to pass to full mount but Murtomaki defends it.
Murtomaki is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
Murtomaki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Murtomaki pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Murtomaki from standing back up.
King 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.
Murtomaki is looking to escape.
Murtomaki is not content to let King control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King working over Murtomaki with some ground and pound. Murtomaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King working over Murtomaki with some ground and pound. Murtomaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from King there.
King 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murtomaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from King there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Haikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweidler has chosen IZ as his entrance music. Harri Haikala has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Rene Schweidler has been cut.
Schweidler moves to clinch but Haikala breaks away
and Haikala counters with a stiff right hand.
Schweidler throws a leg kick that misses.
Haikala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schweidler manages to avoid it.
Schweidler throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Haikala misses.
Schweidler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haikala.
Schweidler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Haikala throws a right hand that Schweidler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schweidler also avoids with ease.
Schweidler dodges the punch combination from Haikala.
Schweidler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haikala if he has to take too many more of those.
Haikala is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haikala motions for Schweidler to come forward. Haikala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schweidler.
Haikala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Schweidler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schweidler moves into the clinch.
Haikala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweidler is trying to maintain a safe position but Haikala gets an underhook and turns Schweidler into the cage.
Haikala misses with the head strike.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haikala tries to throw a body punch but Schweidler avoids it by throwing Haikala back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Haikala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haikala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haikala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Haikala looks to land a right hand but Schweidler moved out of range.
Haikala misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schweidler is looking to clinch but Haikala is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Schweidler.
Haikala is breathing heavily.
A combination from Haikala does no damage.
Schweidler tries to close the distance and clinch but Haikala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schweidler cracks the inside of Haikala's front leg.
Schweidler scoring well with a low kick there.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala is having none of it.
Schweidler clinches up against the cage.
Schweidler blocks a body shot from Haikala.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schweidler is trying to maintain a safe position but Haikala gets an underhook and turns Schweidler into the cage.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler is pushing Haikala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Haikala's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Haikala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Haikala letting Schweidler take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler trying to stall but Haikala improves his position.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Haikala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schweidler has Haikala pushed against the cage.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler connects with a knee to the head.
Schweidler trying to control the position but instead, Haikala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schweidler into the cage.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Haikala misses with a punch to the body.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikala tries to break the clinch but Schweidler is controlling the position.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Schweidler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schweidler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schweidler tries to clinch but Haikala moves away
letting Haikala counter with a right hand.
Schweidler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haikala.
Haikala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schweidler tries to land a front kick but Haikala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schweidler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schweidler wants to clinch up but Haikala keeps it at a distance.
Schweidler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haikala's head.
Schweidler drives through and clinches with Haikala against the cage.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schweidler leaning against his opponent.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler missing with knees to the body.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haikala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schweidler lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schweidler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haikala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweidler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a good knee to the midsection. Haikala won't want to take too many of those.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Rene Schweidler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schweidler working Haikala over with knees to the body.
Schweidler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haikala as Schweidler tries to tie him up.
Schweidler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schweidler crunches a lovely knee into Haikala's ribcage.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haikala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schweidler lands a knee to the body.
Schweidler taking a breather.
Haikala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikala managing to block the knees to the body from Schweidler.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schweidler.
Haikala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haikala misses with the head strike.
Haikala swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweidler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schweidler wants to stall.
Schweidler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haikala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haikala avoiding damage as Schweidler throws knees to the body.
Schweidler landing knees to the head.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schweidler blocking some punches.
Come on Schweidler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schweidler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haikala is defending well for now.
Haikala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweidler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler tries to land knees in the clinch but Haikala avoids the damage to the body.
Schweidler trying to land knees to the body.
Haikala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haikala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schweidler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikala throws the left hand but Schweidler avoids the punch easily.
Haikala throws a series of punches but Schweidler avoids them all with ease.
Schweidler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haikala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schweidler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schweidler clinches up against the cage.
Schweidler is trying to stall.
Schweidler landing knees to the head.
It looks like Harri Haikala has been cut.
Schweidler trying to stall but Haikala improves his position.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Schweidler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haikala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haikala is trying to maintain a safe position but Schweidler gets an underhook and turns Haikala into the cage.
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haikala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schweidler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haikala misses with a straight left.
Schweidler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haikala throws a body punch but Schweidler moves out of range.
Haikala throws a series of punches but Schweidler moves out of range.
Schweidler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haikala.
Haikala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schweidler.
Schweidler feints and then cracks Haikala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haikala down.
Harri Haikala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haikala throws a leg kick that misses.
Haikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haikala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haikala duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schweidler wants to clinch.
Schweidler moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haikala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schweidler obliges.
Schweidler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haikala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schweidler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haikala avoids it.
Schweidler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haikala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schweidler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haikala is rocked!
Schweidler landing knees to the body.
Oh Haikala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schweidler jerks Haikala's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Haikala drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Schweidler goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Schweidler because Haikala was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rene Schweidler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring PartnerBJJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PartnerBJJJ comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ KOOL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Felix Sturm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Felix Sturm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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172 lbs
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23
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm tries to clinch but PartnerBJJJ moves away
and PartnerBJJJ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Felix Sturm has been cut.
Sturm moves in looking to clinch but PartnerBJJJ pushes him off.
PartnerBJJJ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sturm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
PartnerBJJJ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sturm counters by clinching up.
PartnerBJJJ managing to block the knees to the body from Sturm.
PartnerBJJJ manages to break the clinch.
PartnerBJJJ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
PartnerBJJJ jabs Sturm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
PartnerBJJJ shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sturm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturm looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturm, not yet.
PartnerBJJJ scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ wants to pass the guard but Sturm is keeping the position.
PartnerBJJJ landing with the ground and pound.
PartnerBJJJ wants to pass the guard but Sturm is keeping the position.
PartnerBJJJ works over Sturm with some ground and pound from guard.
Sturm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. PartnerBJJJ defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as PartnerBJJJ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
PartnerBJJJ passes easily into side control. Nice work.
PartnerBJJJ throws a strike aimed at the side of Sturm's head but Sturm avoids it well.
PartnerBJJJ in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sturm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PartnerBJJJ in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sturm is rocked!
Sturm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Sturm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
PartnerBJJJ working away.
Sturm seems to have got his legs back now.
PartnerBJJJ landing a few strikes.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to get an arm triangle but Sturm is defending well.
Sturm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
PartnerBJJJ tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
PartnerBJJJ scoring with punches and elbows.
Sturm can't do much from the bottom here.
PartnerBJJJ working the ground and pound.
PartnerBJJJ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
PartnerBJJJ working Sturm over with strikes.
PartnerBJJJ working over Sturm with some ground and pound. Sturm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sturm is staying active underneath PartnerBJJJ, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
PartnerBJJJ working Sturm over with strikes.
PartnerBJJJ lands strikes from half guard.
Sturm taking some punishment here, with PartnerBJJJ in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
PartnerBJJJ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
PartnerBJJJ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
PartnerBJJJ looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturm gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ pushes down on Sturm's leg and manages to get into half guard.
PartnerBJJJ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
PartnerBJJJ works his way into side control.
Sturm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for PartnerBJJJ on the ground.
Sturm is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on PartnerBJJJ's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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. PartnerBJJJ connects with a nice short shot to Sturm's temple.
PartnerBJJJ is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
PartnerBJJJ wants to pass the guard but Sturm is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
PartnerBJJJ lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Sturm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
PartnerBJJJ fails with the takedown.
Sturm tries to clinch up but PartnerBJJJ circles away and keeps his distance.
Sturm gets tackled into the cage by PartnerBJJJ. PartnerBJJJ maintains the clinch.
PartnerBJJJ pulls guard successfully.
PartnerBJJJ looking for a guillotine here but Sturm defends easily.
PartnerBJJJ tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sturm is stalling in the full guard.
PartnerBJJJ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sturm defends well.
PartnerBJJJ wants to sweep but no luck.
Sturm controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sturm is looking to work some ground and pound but PartnerBJJJ has wrist control.
Sturm trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sturm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sturm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PartnerBJJJ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sturm's guard.
Sturm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
PartnerBJJJ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
PartnerBJJJ distracts Sturm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
PartnerBJJJ passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sturm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sturm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
PartnerBJJJ moves into full mount! Sturm won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sturm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Felix Sturm's cut is getting worse.
BOOM! PartnerBJJJ connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sturm tries to lock up and control but PartnerBJJJ gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
PartnerBJJJ putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Felix Sturm's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner. Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiljutonkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiljutonkka stuffs the takedown attempt from Spencer. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiljutonkka tries to land a leg kick but Spencer saw it coming and moves away.
Kiljutonkka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiljutonkka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiljutonkka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Kiljutonkka.
Kiljutonkka connects with an inside leg kick.
Spencer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spencer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kiljutonkka on his heels. He'll look to pass Kiljutonkka's guard now, I'm sure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kiljutonkka pushes Spencer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kiljutonkka scores with a leg kick.
Kiljutonkka swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiljutonkka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kiljutonkka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiljutonkka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer checks the leg kick.
Kiljutonkka tries to land a leg kick but Spencer saw it coming and moves away.
Kiljutonkka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spencer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiljutonkka throws out a powerful jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spencer checks a leg kick.
Kiljutonkka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiljutonkka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiljutonkka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spencer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spencer checks a low kick from Kiljutonkka.
Spencer takes a swing at Kiljutonkka's ribcage but misses.
Kiljutonkka scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiljutonkka.
Kiljutonkka connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiljutonkka manages to avoid it.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiljutonkka tries to work over Spencer's front leg with a kick but Spencer checks it.
Kiljutonkka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Spencer blocks the leg kick.
Kiljutonkka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiljutonkka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer checks the leg kick.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer is looking to wear down Kiljutonkka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Kiljutonkka tenderised Spencer's leg. Spencer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spencer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiljutonkka looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Kiljutonkka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiljutonkka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiljutonkka pinned against the cage. Kiljutonkka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiljutonkka connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiljutonkka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiljutonkka which made him look bad.
Kiljutonkka tried to score with a low kick but Spencer checks it.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
Kiljutonkka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiljutonkka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spencer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiljutonkka throws a low kick, looking for Spencer's leg but Spencer calmly moves out of range.
Kiljutonkka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kiljutonkka misses with a shot to the body
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiljutonkka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kiljutonkka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiljutonkka throws a chopping leg kick but Spencer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiljutonkka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiljutonkka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Spencer takes a swing at Kiljutonkka's ribcage but misses.
Spencer scores with a punch to the head.
Spencer with a nice cross.
Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer checks a low kick from Kiljutonkka.
Kiljutonkka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kiljutonkka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiljutonkka throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick that misses.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiljutonkka misses with a leg kick.
Kiljutonkka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer takes a swing at Kiljutonkka's ribcage but misses.
Kiljutonkka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiljutonkka swivels and escapes.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
Spencer blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiljutonkka misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiljutonkka, right into the meat.
Kiljutonkka connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiljutonkka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kiljutonkka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiljutonkka throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiljutonkka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Spencer scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiljutonkka. That snapped Spencer's head back.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiljutonkka manages to avoid it.
Kiljutonkka takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiljutonkka, right into the meat.
Torsti Taavetti Kiljutonkka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer checks the leg kick.
Kiljutonkka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Jab from Kiljutonkka.
Kiljutonkka throws a series of punches but Spencer avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spencer.
That kick from Kiljutonkka tenderised Spencer's leg. Spencer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiljutonkka lands with a cross.
Kiljutonkka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiljutonkka defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiljutonkka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spencer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiljutonkka thuds a left hand into Spencer's body.
Kiljutonkka scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiljutonkka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kiljutonkka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spencer is out of range and Kiljutonkka settles back down.
Kiljutonkka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiljutonkka throws a low kick but Spencer moves out of range easily.
Kiljutonkka lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Kiljutonkka throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kiljutonkka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spencer checks it well.
Kiljutonkka misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spencer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiljutonkka's head.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
Kiljutonkka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but Kiljutonkka is keeping the position.
Spencer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spencer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stops Kiljutonkka from standing up.
Spencer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spencer drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Spencer as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kiljutonkka screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Spencer! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mark Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
210 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses the shot to the body.
A big right from White misses.
Silva connects with a high kick.
White thumps Silva with a low kick.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
White blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva walks into a jab.
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!
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from White.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves away from the strike by White.
Silva throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva checks a low kick from White.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Silva throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from White does it's job there.
Silva is rocked!
White pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! White follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Power White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Leonard (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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5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Larsson
and Leonard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonard at a distance.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Leonard lands with a hook. Larsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Larsson is predictable there
and Leonard counters with a big head kick but Larsson shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson takes a swing at Leonard's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Leonard blocks the low kick.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonard.
Larsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leonard takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Leonard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Nice cross by Leonard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonard.
Ray Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Leonard throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonard blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larsson.
Larsson blocks the body kick.
Leonard throws an off balance right hand
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Larsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson moves out of range as Leonard throws a body kick.
Larsson throws a chopping leg kick but Leonard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Larsson.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick from Larsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonard counters with a good low kick that Larsson was not able to check.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Larsson scores with a nice strike.
Larsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Leonard walks into a left hand.
Leonard is rocked!
Larsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonard is still on wobbly legs! Can Larsson finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonard throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leonard gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Larsson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Larsson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy has chosen Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angel Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rymy.
Fuente misses with a wild body shot.
Rymy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rymy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rymy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuente thows a body shot but no joy.
Angel Fuente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy jabs at Fuente's body.
Fuente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rymy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rymy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rymy blocks a head kick by Fuente.
Rymy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuente with a nice cross.
Fuente has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rymy finds it's way round the side to connect with Fuente's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rymy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rymy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Rymy. Those never looked like landing.
Fuente cracks the inside of Rymy's front leg.
Fuente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rymy walks into a jab.
Fuente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Rymy throws a hook to the side of Fuente's head but Fuente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rymy manages to avoid it.
Rymy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fuente counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rymy throws a nice looking combination but Fuente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuente is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rymy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuente looks for the body kick but Rymy saw that one coming.
Fuente is looking to slow Rymy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rymy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fuente tries a low kick but Rymy avoids it.
Angel Fuente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rymy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuente. Fuente obviously looking to wear him down.
Rymy misses with a looping right.
Rymy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuente was well out of range. Poor timing from Rymy.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Fuente cracks a nice hook into Rymy's ribs.
Fuente connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuente motions for Rymy to come forward. Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses.
Fuente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rymy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuente. That one must have hurt.
Rymy feints a jab promting Fuente to slip. Rymy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuente slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rymy looks gassed!
Fuente lands a slapping body shot.
Fuente throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a jab when Fuente was well out of range.
Fuente misses with an uppercut. Rymy saw that one coming.
Rymy moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuente slips a jab from Rymy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fuente.
Fuente scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuente.
Fuente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuente scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Rymy.
Fuente slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Fuente dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuente lands a leg kick that knocks Rymy off balance momentarily.
Fuente thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuente goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuente cracks Rymy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Angel Fuente is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuente thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rymy if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuente scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rymy cracks Fuente with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuente.
Fuente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuente, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente throws a leg kick but Rymy moved away.
Rymy is breathing heavily.
Fuente is looking to land body kicks.
Rymy throws out a loose jab but Fuente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuente throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuente misses with a leg kick.
Fuente fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rymy checks it well.
Rymy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rymy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuente throws the left hand but Rymy avoids the punch easily.
Rymy slips a jab and a cross from Fuente.
Good leg kick by Fuente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuente bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rymy's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuente throws a head kick but Rymy moves out of range.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Fuente scores with a nice head shot.
Fuente connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
Fuente with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuente fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rymy.
Fuente connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rymy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rymy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuente.
Decent striking displayed by Rymy there.
A cross from Rymy lands.
Fuente is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Fuente tenderised Rymy's leg. Rymy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fuente jabs Rymy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fuente tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rymy's calf.
Rymy blocks a leg kick.
Fuente lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fuente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rymy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuente.
Rymy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fuente.
Fuente fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rymy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Fuente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
Fuente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rymy. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Fuente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rymy lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Fuente dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuente attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
A clash of legs there as Rymy blocks the low kick.
Fuente tried to score with a low kick but Rymy checks it.
Fuente will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fuente enables Rymy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fuente manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fuente is trying to keep Rymy in close.
Fuente is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rymy is controlling him.
Fuente keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuente has wrist control.
Rymy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuente looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuente lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rymy!
Fuente looking to control and managing it successfully.
Angel Fuente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to hold on but Fuente pushes him away.
Fuente tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reijo Rymy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuente trying to control but Rymy is having none of it.
Rymy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to control from the top but Fuente keeps moving.
Fuente wants to stand up but Rymy is controlling him.
Rymy is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rymy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuente as he avoids it easily.
Fuente throws a body punch but Rymy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy lands a nice shot to the body.
Rymy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rymy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuente counters with a good low kick that Rymy was not able to check.
Rymy checks a leg kick nicely.
Rymy dodges the punch combination from Fuente.
Rymy misses with a combination
and Fuente counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuente throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuente lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rymy will feel that in the morning.
Rymy fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Angel Fuente.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fuente, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Fuente!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr has chosen Pendulum - Blood Sugar as his entrance music. Wanderlei Silva Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Virta was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but Virta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva Jr throws a low kick, looking for Virta's leg but Virta calmly moves out of range.
Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Virta moves away and avoids it.
Virta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr throws the left hand but Virta avoids the punch easily.
Virta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virta throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Virta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Virta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr digs a good body shot into Virta's ribs.
Wanderlei Silva Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Virta lands a nice hook to Silva Jr's body. Silva Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Virta.
Virta moves away from the strike by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Virta.
Silva Jr cracks Virta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva Jr misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Virta.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virta moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Virta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Virta slips under a jab from Silva Jr.
Virta lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Virta avoids it well.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but Virta ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Virta with a nice cross.
Virta has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to circle away but Virta has him pinned against the cage.
Virta is trying to break free.
Virta misses with an elbow strike.
Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Virta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Virta.
Virta lands a nice elbow.
Virta stalling.
Virta lands a left hand.
Virta effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Virta throws an elbow but misses.
Virta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Virta throws an elbow but misses.
Virta just leaning against Silva Jr, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ara Virta.
Silva Jr connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Virta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Virta tries a head kick but it misses.
Virta loads up on a big right hand but Silva Jr slips the punch.
Virta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Virta connects with a looping right hand.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Virta shoots in for a takedown but Silva Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Virta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Virta scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Virta.
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virta throws a low kick but Silva Jr avoids it.
Virta scores with a jab to the body.
Silva Jr throws a hook but Virta avoids it easily.
Silva Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Virta just misses with a punch to the body.
Virta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Virta.
Virta shoots in and drives through. Silva Jr sprawls well.
Ara Virta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Virta.
Virta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Virta under the eye.
Silva Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Virta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta tries to score with a low kick but Silva Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Virta throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr thows a leg kick but Virta checks it
and Virta counters with a shoot takedown. Silva Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Virta wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is keeping the position.
Virta wants to control from the top but Silva Jr keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Virta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ara Virta just wasn't active enough.
Silva Jr sizes up Virta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Virta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Virta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr blocks a leg kick.
Virta scores with a jab.
Virta tries to land a front kick but Silva Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Virta avoids the body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr blocks a leg kick.
Silva Jr punishes Virta's body with a nice straight punch.
Virta tries to clinch up but Silva Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Virta checks it well.
Virta moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Virta slips under a jab from Silva Jr.
A jab from Silva Jr finds it's way through Virta's defenses.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Virta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva Jr.
Virta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Virta saw that one coming.
Silva Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but Virta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Virta tries a low kick but Silva Jr avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva Jr blocks the leg kick.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands a jab to Virta's midsection.
A lazy left from Virta finds it's target.
Virta walks into a straight right hand from Silva Jr.
Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Virta.
Silva Jr lands with a right hand.
Silva Jr thuds his right hand into Virta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Virta.
A swing and a miss from Silva Jr.
Virta swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. Virta saw that one coming.
Virta throws a leg kick but Silva Jr moved away.
Virta lands with a cross.
Virta gets a double leg takedown into Silva Jr's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva Jr wants to stand and escape but Virta is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Virta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wanderlei Silva Jr just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva Jr.
Virta connects with the punch.
Virta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Jr.
Virta scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva Jr should have avoided that one.
Virta dips to his left and cracks Silva Jr with an uppercut!
Silva Jr misses with a left hand
and Virta counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Virta.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Virta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
Virta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virta throws a head kick that misses.
Virta misses with a few strikes there.
Silva Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Virta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Virta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Virta moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a front kick aimed at Virta's knee but Virta avoids it well.
Virta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Virta gets the takedown into side control.
Virta prevents Silva Jr from escaping the position.
Virta remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Virta dominates the positioning.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ara Virta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Virta misses with an uppercut. Silva Jr saw that one coming.
Virta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Virta checks it well.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virta.
Crunch! Virta slams his shin into Silva Jr's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta throws a body punch but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr misses with a left hand
and Virta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Virta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Virta. Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but Virta moved away.
Silva Jr 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.
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Virta on the side of the head.
Silva Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Virta had his way with Wanderlei Silva Jr in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva Jr motions for Virta to come forward. Silva Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva Jr throws a front kick aimed at Virta's knee but Virta avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
Virta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Virta slips under a jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virta moves away.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Virta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Virta slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr thows a leg kick but Virta checks it
and Virta counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Virta.
Silva Jr throws a lazy right hand but Virta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Virta misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Virta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Virta persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Virta's calf.
Virta misses with a low kick.
Virta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Virta finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Virta counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr connects with a jab.
A cross from Virta lands.
Silva Jr avoids the head kick by Virta.
Silva Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Virta seems unphased.
Silva Jr avoids the head kick by Virta.
Wanderlei Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virta slips a jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr jabs at Virta's body.
Virta catches Silva Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Virta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ara Virta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but Virta checks it.
Virta closes the distance and pushes Silva Jr back into the cage.
Virta has Silva Jr pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wanderlei Silva Jr.
I think Virta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Virta!
Ara Virta retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berger comes to the cage accompanied by Feed The Gut. Tau Fang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dieter Berger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tau Fang!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berger tries for a takedown but Fang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fang pinned against the cage. Fang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fang with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Fang coming out on top.
Berger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fang has hold of Berger's hands but Berger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fang is just riding it out for now. Berger eventually gives up the hold.
Berger wants to control but Fang is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fang pushes Berger off and gets back to his feet.
Fang lands a nice looking body shot.
Berger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Berger somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dieter Berger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fang lands with an overhand left.
Fang stuffs the takedown.
Fang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berger moves out of range as Fang strikes.
Fang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berger is breathing heavily.
Fang throws a body punch but Berger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fang. That snapped Berger's head back.
Berger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fang is fending him off so far but Berger persists. Nope, Fang circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Fang. Beautiful body shot.
Berger tries to move into range but Fang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fang lands a big head kick that sends Berger tumbling to the mat! Fang takes a step backwards and waves Berger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Berger is rocked!
It looks like Dieter Berger has been cut.
The fighters circling - Fang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fang feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Berger collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tau Fang!
Tau Fang is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asser Toropainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crizanto comes to the cage accompanied by youtube. The crowd seem to be enjoying Toropainen's choice of entrance music: Paleface-Syntynyt rellestää. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asser Toropainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toropainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crizanto.
Asser Toropainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toropainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab from Toropainen.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown but Crizanto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toropainen fails with the takedown
and Crizanto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dominic Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Crizanto slips a straight right by Toropainen.
Crizanto lands a big head kick that sends Toropainen tumbling to the mat! Crizanto takes a step backwards and waves Toropainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Asser Toropainen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toropainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crizanto.
Crizanto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toropainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toropainen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Crizanto misses its intended target.
Toropainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crizanto moves into the clinch successfully.
Crizanto tries to work over Toropainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crizanto misses with some punches.
Toropainen fails to pull guard.
Toropainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crizanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crizanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toropainen's elbow.
Crizanto lands with a short shot to the head.
Toropainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toropainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crizanto walks away with a smile on his face. Toropainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto slips a jab from Toropainen.
Crizanto cracks Toropainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toropainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crizanto on the side of the head.
Toropainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Toropainen throws a series of punches but Crizanto avoids them all with ease.
Toropainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crizanto circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Toropainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toropainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Toropainen.
Nice sprawl there from Crizanto as Toropainen shoots in.
Crizanto with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen scores with a hook.
Toropainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crizanto avoids it really well and circles away.
Toropainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Crizanto.
Toropainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toropainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toropainen checks a leg kick.
Toropainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crizanto counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crizanto dodges the punch combination from Toropainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toropainen.
Crizanto checks a leg kick nicely.
Toropainen tried to score with a low kick but Crizanto checks it.
Toropainen misses with a takedown attempt - Crizanto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Toropainen staying out of range there.
Crizanto tries a low kick but Toropainen avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crizanto is looking to score with low kicks.
Crizanto is looking to clinch but Toropainen is avoiding it.
Toropainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Crizanto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asser Toropainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Toropainen tries to land a leg kick but Crizanto saw it coming and moves away.
Dominic Crizanto is winning the standup battle so far.
Crizanto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toropainen.
Toropainen throws a chopping leg kick but Crizanto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toropainen connects with the punch.
Asser Toropainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toropainen misses with a wild combination.
Toropainen misses with a double jab
and Crizanto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Crizanto fails to land.
Toropainen blocks a body shot from Crizanto.
Toropainen jumps into guard, dragging Crizanto to the mat.
Toropainen is looking for a triangle but Crizanto pushes his legs off easily.
Toropainen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Crizanto has picked Toropainen up and slammed him! Toropainen can't keep hold of the triangle and Crizanto manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Toropainen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Crizanto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crizanto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toropainen avoids the body shot from Crizanto.
Toropainen throws an off balance right hand
and Crizanto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crizanto finds it's way round the side to connect with Toropainen's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toropainen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Toropainen duly obliges.
Toropainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Toropainen is breathing heavily.
Toropainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toropainen shoots in for a double leg but Crizanto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dominic Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Toropainen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crizanto backs up against the cage.
Toropainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Toropainen is predictable there
and Crizanto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crizanto has a couple of punches blocked by Toropainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands an elbow that stopped Toropainen in his tracks for a moment.
Toropainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crizanto walks away with a smile on his face. Toropainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crizanto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toropainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toropainen throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toropainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a push kick but Toropainen slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Crizanto lands but Toropainen takes it in his stride.
Crizanto cracks Toropainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crizanto manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Toropainen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toropainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toropainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toropainen looks to land a combination but Crizanto avoids it well.
Toropainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crizanto clinches with his opponent.
Toropainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toropainen throws a low kick but Crizanto moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Crizanto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asser Toropainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crizanto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crizanto but Crizanto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toropainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Crizanto stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Toropainen misses.
Toropainen throws the left hand but Crizanto avoids the punch easily.
Toropainen misses with a looping left.
Toropainen feints and then cracks Crizanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crizanto down.
Crizanto moves into the clinch.
Crizanto throws a punch but it's blocked by Toropainen.
Crizanto effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toropainen fails to pull guard.
Dominic Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Toropainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crizanto walks away with a smile on his face. Toropainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crizanto looks to score with a jab to the body but Toropainen is just out of range.
Crizanto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toropainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Toropainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crizanto counters with a nice uppercut.
Toropainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toropainen misses the shot to the body.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto connects with a body shot that sends Toropainen's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toropainen misses with an uppercut. Crizanto saw that one coming.
Crizanto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crizanto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toropainen.
Crizanto feints and then cracks Toropainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toropainen down.
Some bone on bone action there as Toropainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Toropainen misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toropainen loads up on a big right hand but Crizanto slips the punch.
Toropainen throws a lazy right hand but Crizanto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen throws a right hand that misses
and Crizanto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crizanto.
Crizanto throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crizanto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crizanto can't find room to land a body shot as Toropainen controls the action.
Crizanto lands a left hand.
Crizanto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crizanto throws an elbow but it misses.
Crizanto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toropainen backwards.
Crizanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toropainen blocks an uppercut.
Crizanto tries to throw a body punch but Toropainen avoids it by throwing Crizanto back against the cage.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto can't find room to land a body shot as Toropainen controls the action.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crizanto.
Toropainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
Toropainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toropainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Toropainen misses with a jab to the body
and Crizanto counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toropainen misses with a hook.
Toropainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Crizanto tries to sprawl out of it but Toropainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crizanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toropainen thows a leg kick but Crizanto checks it
and Crizanto counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Crizanto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Asser Toropainen'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.
Crizanto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crizanto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toropainen throws out the jab.
Crizanto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toropainen swings widly with a right hand
and Crizanto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crizanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toropainen's elbow.
Crizanto tries to throw a body punch but Toropainen avoids it by throwing Crizanto back against the cage.
Crizanto cracks Toropainen with a nice body shot.
Crizanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto has a couple of punches blocked by Toropainen.
Crizanto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crizanto.
Toropainen prevents a body shot from Crizanto.
Toropainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A bit of stalling here from Crizanto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crizanto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toropainen avoids it.
Toropainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crizanto lands a nice uppercut.
Dominic Crizanto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crizanto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crizanto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crizanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crizanto swings wildly with an uppercut but Toropainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crizanto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toropainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
Crizanto slips a jab from Toropainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto blocks a leg kick.
Toropainen tried to score with a low kick but Crizanto checks it.
Crizanto moves into range and clinches up with Toropainen.
Crizanto lands with a right to the head.
Crizanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toropainen's elbow.
Crizanto is stalling here.
Toropainen fails to pull guard.
Dominic Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Crizanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Toropainen controls his hands.
Crizanto lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toropainen's defenses.
Toropainen prevents a body shot from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crizanto.
Toropainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crizanto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Toropainen jumps into guard, dragging Crizanto to the mat.
Crizanto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crizanto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toropainen's guard.
Crizanto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toropainen tries to roll over but Crizanto keeps him under control.
Toropainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Toropainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toropainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toropainen tries to lock up and control but Crizanto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crizanto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Toropainen tries to reverse the position but Crizanto maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Crizanto had his way with Asser Toropainen in that round.
The cut man is working on Asser Toropainen'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. This is the final round!
Toropainen throws a leg kick but Crizanto sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crizanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toropainen throws a looping overhand right but Crizanto ducks down to avoid it.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.
Toropainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crizanto moves out of range of the body kick from Toropainen.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toropainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crizanto clinches up against the cage.
Crizanto is trying to maintain a safe position but Toropainen gets an underhook and turns Crizanto into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crizanto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto swings wildly with an uppercut but Toropainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crizanto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toropainen can do to turn this around?
Toropainen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toropainen.
Crizanto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crizanto scores with a shoulder strike.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Toropainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toropainen jumps guard but Crizanto stands there with Toropainen around his waist. Toropainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toropainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toropainen blocks a body shot from Crizanto.
Crizanto pushes Toropainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toropainen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crizanto lands a nice elbow.
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!
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike.
Crizanto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crizanto misses with some punches.
Toropainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crizanto.
Crizanto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toropainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crizanto smiles and moves away.
Toropainen swings widly with a right hand
and Crizanto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crizanto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominic Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asser Toropainen.
Crizanto tries to clinch up but Toropainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Toropainen throws a leg kick
and Crizanto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crizanto.
Crizanto misses with a wild combination.
Asser Toropainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominic Crizanto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crizanto swings for the body but Toropainen moves out of range.
Toropainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crizanto as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from Toropainen misses
enabling Crizanto to counter with a crisp jab.
Toropainen swings widly with a right hand
and Crizanto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toropainen's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toropainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toropainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crizanto was well out of range. Poor timing from Toropainen.
A combination from Toropainen does no damage.
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!
Toropainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toropainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crizanto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crizanto takes the fight into the clinch.
Toropainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toropainen managing to block the knees to the body from Crizanto.
Crizanto misses with a body punch.
Crizanto throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Crizanto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crizanto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Crizanto!
Dominic Crizanto retains his light heavyweight title!
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