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Cf.76: Skirmish PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomi Mae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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167 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geraldo Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nomi Mae!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Higgins.
Mae throws a right and a left that Higgins avoids nicely.
Mae throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higgins.
Mae throws a nice looking combination but Higgins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mae misses with a low kick.
Higgins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mae throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Higgins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Higgins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Higgins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Higgins.
Higgins throws a series of punches but Mae avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Higgins does it's job there.
Mae defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Mae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins looks to score with a jab to the body but Mae is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mae, as that shot connected.
Higgins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Higgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mae lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higgins moves away.
Mae misses with the combination.
Mae throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Higgins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mae throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Higgins walks into a stiff left hand from Mae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Higgins.
Mae lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good exchange - Higgins coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mae shoots in and bounces Higgins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Higgins looking for a sweep. Not yet Higgins, not yet.
Higgins is looking to stand up but Mae isn't so interested in that idea.
Higgins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mae stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Higgins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mae trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mae is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Higgins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mae preventing the sweep.
Higgins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mae gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Higgins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mae can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Higgins is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mae avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mae slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mae trying to control the action but Higgins is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higgins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomi Mae dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mae looks to land a right hand but Higgins moved out of range.
Mae shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Higgins pinned against the cage. Higgins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mae misses with the combination.
Higgins throws a right and a left that Mae avoids nicely.
Higgins misses with a two punch combination.
Mae displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Higgins.
Mae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Higgins digs a good hook to Mae's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins scores a takedown into full mount!
Higgins looking for a guillotine from mount but Mae is having none of it.
Higgins trying to control but Mae is having none of it.
Mae bucks up and throws Higgins to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nomi Mae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgins throws a series of strikes that have Mae backpedaling.
Higgins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Higgins shoots in looking for a takedown. Mae tries to sprawl out of it but Higgins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mae goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mae fails to land the takedown.
Geraldo Higgins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomi Mae.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Higgins. Those never looked like landing.
Mae moves into range and connects with a jab.
Higgins gets the takedown into side control.
Mae throws Higgins to one side and escapes!
Higgins slips a jab and a cross from Mae.
Mae looks to land a combination but Higgins avoids it well.
Higgins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Mae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Higgins's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mae looks to score with a jab to the body but Higgins is just out of range.
Higgins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Higgins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mae.
Higgins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mae throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Mae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higgins was well out of range. Poor timing from Mae.
Higgins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mae on his heels. He'll look to pass Mae's guard now, I'm sure.
Higgins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mae is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Higgins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mae swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Higgins advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mae wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Higgins throws an elbow but Mae slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mae is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Higgins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Higgins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Higgins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Higgins prevents Mae from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mae dodges the ground and pound from Higgins.
Mae is trying to buck Higgins off.
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 Geraldo Higgins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Higgins scores with a jab to the body.
Mae connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Mae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mae is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Higgins.
Mae throws a push kick but Higgins slaps the foot to one side.
Higgins throws a series of punches but Mae avoids them all with ease.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Mae.
Mae misses with a double jab.
Mae avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Higgins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mae avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mae throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Mae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Higgins.
Higgins lands with a shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mae.
Mae is trying to get an arm triangle but Higgins is defending well.
Higgins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mae's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins trying to control here.
Higgins wants to get back to full guard.
Geraldo Higgins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Higgins trying to control but Mae postures up.
Higgins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mae is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higgins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mae pulls his head out easily.
Mae is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mae passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mae looking to control but Higgins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Higgins tries to reverse the position but Mae maintains control.
Mae tries to control but Higgins wriggling away.
Mae looking to secure an arm triangle but Higgins defends it well.
Mae looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mae has control of Higgins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Higgins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Higgins looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Higgins tries to lock up and control but Mae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nomi Mae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mae has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nomi Mae!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Unkind Artist enters the cage!
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198 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pete Palahnuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkind Artist!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik throws a leg kick that misses.
Artist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palahnuik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Artist misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Artist.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.
Artist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Artist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Palahnuik throws a poor cross that misses
and Artist counters with a body kick that stops Palahnuik in his tracks momentarily.
Artist fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palahnuik is out of range.
Palahnuik shoots in for a takedown but Artist shows good takedown defense.
Palahnuik lands with a straight right. Artist didn't see that one coming.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik misses with a leg kick
and Artist counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palahnuik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Artist has had enough of the clinch but Palahnuik keeps him there for the moment.
Palahnuik tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Palahnuik back against the cage.
Palahnuik has a couple of punches blocked by Artist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palahnuik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist scores with a kick to the body.
Palahnuik throws out a leg kick but Artist moves out of range and Palahnuik only half commits.
Palahnuik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Artist finds it's target.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Palahnuik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palahnuik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artist was well out of range. Poor timing from Palahnuik.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palahnuik stuns Artist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palahnuik avoids a kick to the body.
Artist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palahnuik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palahnuik working aggressively here.
Artist tries a body shot but Palahnuik blocks it.
Palahnuik scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palahnuik swings wildly with an uppercut but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Artist.
Palahnuik wants to land a leg kick but Artist is out of range.
Palahnuik fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palahnuik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artist tests Palahnuik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artist throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Palahnuik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palahnuik moves away.
Artist keeps Palahnuik at a distance using the push kick.
Artist gets a clinch.
Palahnuik tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palahnuik wants to break free but Artist has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palahnuik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artist tests Palahnuik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Palahnuik's front leg but catches the back leg as Palahnuik tries to avoid it.
Palahnuik throws a head kick but Artist moves out of range.
Artist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palahnuik wants to clinch.
Artist lands a jab to the nose.
Palahnuik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Palahnuik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Palahnuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Palahnuik. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palahnuik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palahnuik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Artist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palahnuik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palahnuik lands with a straight right. Artist didn't see that one coming.
Artist tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palahnuik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Artist misses with a straight left.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the body kick.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palahnuik throws a head kick that misses.
Palahnuik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unkind Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Palahnuik misses its intended target.
Palahnuik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palahnuik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Palahnuik.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palahnuik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palahnuik throws a nice looking combination but Artist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Artist doesn't manage to clinch there - Palahnuik circles away.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artist.
Palahnuik misses with a series of wild punches.
Palahnuik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palahnuik scores with a body shot.
Artist blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palahnuik avoids the body shot from Artist.
Artist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.
Artist looks to throw the jab but Palahnuik is out of range.
Palahnuik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Artist is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artist throws a chopping leg kick but Palahnuik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Artist throws a jab when Palahnuik was well 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!
Artist avoids the head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palahnuik avoids a kick to the body.
Palahnuik lands a really nice looking cross but Artist seems unphased.
Artist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws a good cross that connects.
Artist gets caught napping as Palahnuik dives in and scores a takedown. Artist manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palahnuik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palahnuik prevents Artist from getting back to his feet.
Palahnuik trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Pete Palahnuik wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palahnuik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palahnuik's sensitive parts.
Palahnuik throws a sloppy head kick and Artist moves out of range easily.
Palahnuik throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Artist.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Artist.
Palahnuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Artist feints a jab promting Palahnuik to slip. Artist then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palahnuik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palahnuik is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palahnuik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Artist to the mat! Artist manages to get full guard.
Oh Palahnuik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Palahnuik seems to have got his legs back now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Artist manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palahnuik dives in and grabs Artist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artist pushes down on Palahnuik's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick from Palahnuik misses.
Palahnuik doesn't manage to clinch there - Artist circles away.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the head.
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 Pete Palahnuik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Artist wants to clinch.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick but Artist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Palahnuik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artist pinned against the cage. Artist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Artist tries a head kick but it misses.
Palahnuik is looking to wear down Artist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palahnuik dives in and grabs Artist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artist pushes down on Palahnuik's head and hops out.
Palahnuik throws a right and a left that Artist avoids nicely.
Palahnuik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artist takes the fight into the clinch.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palahnuik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palahnuik.
A short right from Artist.
Palahnuik tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palahnuik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
Palahnuik tries to work over Artist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palahnuik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palahnuik.
Palahnuik working hard to break the clinch.
Artist tries to work over Palahnuik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palahnuik.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Artist or not.
Artist wants to get back to striking at distance but Palahnuik won't allow it.
Palahnuik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palahnuik throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Artist throws out a leg kick but Palahnuik moves out of range and Artist only half commits.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Artist has time to react.
Artist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Artist wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Palahnuik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Artist connects with a high kick.
Artist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palahnuik.
Artist swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Artist doesn't seem bothered though.
Artist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artist throws a push kick but Palahnuik slaps the foot to one side.
Artist looks to clinch
and Palahnuik counters with a good low kick that Artist was not able to check.
Palahnuik fakes the leg kick and cracks Artist in the body.
Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artist gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Palahnuik counters with a stiff right hand.
Palahnuik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Artist lands a jab to Palahnuik's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with a few strikes there.
Palahnuik lands with a hook. Artist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Artist scores with a hook.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist takes a kick to the side of the head.
Artist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik working aggressively here.
Palahnuik avoiding damage.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik digs a right hand into Artist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Artist's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artist.
Palahnuik missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Palahnuik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artist as Palahnuik tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Artist.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palahnuik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist is trying to force a seperation but Palahnuik has the dominant position.
Palahnuik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palahnuik, pushing him back against the cage.
Palahnuik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palahnuik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palahnuik can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
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 Pete Palahnuik.
I think Palahnuik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pete Palahnuik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fargloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reiska Rakennusmies has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Fargloom!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fargloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Fargloom.
Rakennusmies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakennusmies throws a lazy right hand but Fargloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fargloom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fargloom has closed the distance and engaged Rakennusmies in a clinch.
Fargloom lands with a right to the head.
Fargloom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fargloom.
A short left from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fargloom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fargloom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakennusmies misses with a hook. Fargloom ducked under it nicely.
Fargloom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom stuns Rakennusmies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargloom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fargloom lands a jab.
Fargloom scores with a jab. Rakennusmies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rakennusmies throws a hook but Fargloom blocks it.
Fargloom blocks a jab.
Fargloom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rakennusmies connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Fargloom.
Rakennusmies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fargloom was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fargloom shoots in for a takedown but Rakennusmies shows good takedown defense.
Rakennusmies leaves Fargloom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom stuns Rakennusmies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rakennusmies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fargloom fails with the takedown
and Rakennusmies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reiska Rakennusmies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fargloom.
Rakennusmies stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakennusmies wants it to stay on the feet.
Rakennusmies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rakennusmies staying out of range there.
Fargloom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fargloom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rakennusmies rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice combination there by Fargloom.
Fargloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakennusmies connects with a crisp jab.
Rakennusmies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fargloom tries to throw a body punch but Rakennusmies avoids it by throwing Fargloom back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fargloom working aggressively here.
Fargloom tries to work over Rakennusmies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fargloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rakennusmies backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fargloom misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rakennusmies as the two fighters clinch.
Fargloom throws a punch but it's blocked by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fargloom slows down the pace here.
Rakennusmies is working Fargloom over against the cage.
Fargloom just leaning against Rakennusmies, taking a breather.
Fargloom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fargloom misses with a body punch.
Fargloom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rakennusmies is keeping busy.
Fargloom has a couple of punches blocked by Rakennusmies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fargloom backwards.
Fargloom effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fargloom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fargloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rakennusmies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fargloom.
Nice sprawl there from Fargloom as Rakennusmies shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fargloom slaps away a takedown attempt from Rakennusmies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fargloom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakennusmies takes a swing at Fargloom's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Fargloom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fargloom clinches with his opponent.
Rakennusmies blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rakennusmies as Fargloom tries to tie him up.
Rakennusmies misses with a body punch.
Fargloom wants to stall.
Fargloom prevents a body shot from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rakennusmies is working Fargloom over against the cage.
Fargloom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fargloom moves to clinch but Rakennusmies breaks away
and Rakennusmies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fargloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakennusmies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fargloom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rakennusmies throws a shot from downtown. Fargloom moves away and avoids it.
Jack Fargloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fargloom fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fargloom slips a jab from Rakennusmies.
Fargloom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakennusmies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fargloom is rocked!
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut, right on the button! Fargloom tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reiska Rakennusmies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Mecier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Desper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desper has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Mecier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Desper!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mecier moves away from the strike by Desper.
Mecier throws a shot from downtown. Desper moves away and avoids it.
Mecier misses with an uppercut.
Desper thows a body shot but no joy.
Alan Mecier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mecier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mecier looks to throw the jab but Desper is out of range.
Mecier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desper misses with a hook to the body
and Mecier counters with a series of strikes. Desper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Desper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mecier.
Desper misses with a double jab
enabling Mecier to counter with a crisp jab.
Mecier looks to score with a jab to the body but Desper is just out of range.
A big right from Mecier misses.
Desper misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Desper.
A swing and a miss from Desper.
Mecier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Desper slips a straight right by Mecier.
Mecier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mecier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Desper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mecier swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Desper.
Mecier connects with a body shot.
Mecier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mecier misses with a wild body shot.
Mecier misses with a wild body shot.
Mecier lands a head shot.
Mecier checks a leg kick.
Desper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mecier.
Mecier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mecier lands a jab.
Mecier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Desper misses with a looping right.
Desper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mecier.
Mecier throws the left hand but Desper avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mecier misses.
Mecier throws a series of punches but Desper avoids them all with ease.
Mecier throws out a loose jab but Desper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mecier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Desper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mecier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mecier blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Mecier misses.
Nice defenses there by Desper.
Desper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mecier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Desper misses with a lunging right hand
and Mecier counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desper cracks Mecier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mecier throws a big shot that misses.
Desper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mecier.
Mecier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mecier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mecier scores with a shot to the body.
Desper just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Mecier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mecier misses with the combination.
Mecier thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Mecier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mecier enables Desper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mecier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Desper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Desper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mecier looking for a guillotine here but Desper defends easily.
Mecier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Desper is working Mecier over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Desper trying to control the position from guard on top but Mecier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mecier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Desper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mecier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mecier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Desper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mecier keeping full guard, as Desper tries to pass.
Mecier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Desper cracks Mecier with a solid left hand.
Mecier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Desper defends well.
Desper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desper lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mecier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Desper throws a big right hand that misses.
Mecier controls Desper momentarily but Desper frees himself.
Desper throwing strikes from guard but Mecier blocks nicely.
Mecier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Desper connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mecier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Desper cracks Mecier with a solid left hand.
Desper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mecier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mecier is controlling Desper's posture.
Desper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desper is in close to Mecier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Desper landing some decent shots from guard.
Mecier is rocked!
Desper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Mecier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Desper gets to his feet and stands over Mecier, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mecier felt that one! Desper unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mecier from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Desper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Adrian Desper thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Viagra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive. Viagra has chosen do it as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
167 lbs
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165 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolls Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Viagra!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viagra tries to bum rush Romo with a series of wild strikes but Romo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Viagra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viagra lands a right hand.
It looks like Rolls Romo has been cut.
Viagra tries to stall but Romo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romo manages to break the clinch.
Romo tries a head kick but it misses.
Romo throws a head kick that half lands.
Viagra dips to his left and cracks Romo with an uppercut!
Viagra clinches up against the cage.
Viagra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viagra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viagra working aggressively here.
Romo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viagra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romo finds it's way round the side to connect with Viagra's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viagra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A cross from Romo lands.
Romo misses with a wild body shot.
Viagra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romo on the side of the head.
Viagra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viagra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romo defends it nicely.
Viagra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Romo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Viagra has passed into half guard!
Romo is looking to improve his position.
Viagra uses his free foot to push down on Romo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Romo.
Viagra with the ground and pound from mount.
Viagra with the ground and pound from mount.
Viagra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viagra looking to finish Romo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Romo!
Viagra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Romo wants to hold on but Viagra pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Viagra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Viagra landing punches.
Romo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Viagra with a couple of short strikes.
Viagra landing shots from mount.
Romo is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Viagra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Romo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romo is in a horrible position here. Viagra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Romo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Viagra landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romo tries to hold on but Viagra pushes him away.
Viagra raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Romo is bucking up trying to escape but Viagra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Viagra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Romo?
Viagra dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Romo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Viagra looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Romo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Viagra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kolmiokuristus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmiokuristus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bad boy - cascada. Passmoor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
214 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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30
222 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaz Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolmiokuristus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Passmoor misses with a body shot.
Passmoor tries a head kick but it misses.
Kolmiokuristus shoots for a takedown but Passmoor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kolmiokuristus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Passmoor quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control but Passmoor is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kolmiokuristus is thwarting Passmoor's attempts to control the position.
Kolmiokuristus throws a strike but Passmoor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolmiokuristus thows a big elbow that misses.
Passmoor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kolmiokuristus.
Kolmiokuristus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolmiokuristus throws a strike but Passmoor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Passmoor tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolmiokuristus is retaining full guard.
Passmoor thows a big elbow that misses.
Kolmiokuristus working for a triangle but Passmoor defends it easily.
Passmoor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to reverse the position.
Kolmiokuristus regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus tries to get to full guard but Passmoor has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passmoor trying to control the action but Kolmiokuristus is working from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Passmoor wants to control but instead Kolmiokuristus manages to regain half guard.
Passmoor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kolmiokuristus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolmiokuristus is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor is working for a kimura but Kolmiokuristus is defending it quite comfortably.
Passmoor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kolmiokuristus is desperately trying to improve his position but Passmoor has a good base and remains in mount.
Passmoor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kolmiokuristus tries to hold on but Passmoor pushes him away.
Kolmiokuristus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor trying to control but Kolmiokuristus is having none of it.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to escape the mount.
Kolmiokuristus tries to hold on but Passmoor pushes him away.
Passmoor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Passmoor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Passmoor looking to finish with strikes here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Passmoor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Kolmiokuristus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kolmiokuristus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Passmoor circles away quickly and effectively.
Kolmiokuristus moves out of range as Passmoor strikes.
Passmoor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Passmoor keeps the fight on the outside.
Kolmiokuristus fails with the takedown.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in looking for a takedown. Passmoor tries to sprawl out of it but Kolmiokuristus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Passmoor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolmiokuristus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Passmoor sprawls well.
Passmoor tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kolmiokuristus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Passmoor tries to avoid it but Kolmiokuristus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Passmoor to the ground. Passmoor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in and drives through. Passmoor sprawls well.
Passmoor tries to bum rush Kolmiokuristus with a series of wild strikes but Kolmiokuristus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Passmoor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Passmoor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaz Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolmiokuristus scores with a sloppy right hand. Passmoor should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kolmiokuristus.
Passmoor misses with a wild body shot.
Passmoor drops his hands momentarily and Kolmiokuristus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kolmiokuristus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Passmoor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Passmoor pushes Kolmiokuristus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kolmiokuristus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Passmoor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Passmoor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Passmoor lands with an overhand left.
Passmoor tries to score with a low kick but Kolmiokuristus moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Passmoor tries a head kick but it misses.
Passmoor clinches up against the cage.
Passmoor tries to work over Kolmiokuristus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Passmoor can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Passmoor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kolmiokuristus is trying to drag Passmoor to the mat but Passmoor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kolmiokuristus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Passmoor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kolmiokuristus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Passmoor is fending him off so far but Kolmiokuristus persists. Nope, Passmoor circles away and we're back to standing.
Passmoor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Passmoor as Kolmiokuristus shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Kolmiokuristus. Those never looked like landing.
Passmoor slips a jab from Kolmiokuristus.
Gaz Passmoor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolmiokuristus shoots for a takedown but Passmoor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Passmoor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolmiokuristus doesn't seem phased though.
Kolmiokuristus throws a looping overhand right but Passmoor ducks down to avoid it.
Passmoor works the jab nicely.
Passmoor throws a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Passmoor throws a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus moved away.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a wild combination.
Passmoor throws a leg kick but Kolmiokuristus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kolmiokuristus has a takedown stuffed.
Passmoor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolmiokuristus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Passmoor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Passmoor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The 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. Passmoor connects with a nice short shot to Kolmiokuristus's temple.
Kolmiokuristus is not content to let Passmoor control the position.
Gaz Passmoor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolmiokuristus won't allow Passmoor to pass to mount.
Passmoor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Passmoor working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kolmiokuristus's thigh. Kolmiokuristus counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Passmoor wants to stand but Kolmiokuristus is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaz Passmoor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kolmiokuristus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Passmoor avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passmoor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolmiokuristus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Passmoor tests Kolmiokuristus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Passmoor throws a low kick but Kolmiokuristus moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Passmoor misses.
Passmoor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kolmiokuristus fails to land with a series of punches.
Passmoor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in looking for a takedown. Passmoor tries to sprawl out of it but Kolmiokuristus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Passmoor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolmiokuristus dives in and grabs Passmoor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Passmoor pushes down on Kolmiokuristus's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Kolmiokuristus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus misses with a body shot.
Kalle Kolmiokuristus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Passmoor or perhaps it was just good defense by Kolmiokuristus which made him look bad.
Kolmiokuristus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Passmoor sprawls well. Passmoor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolmiokuristus gets slowly back to his feet.
Passmoor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Passmoor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Passmoor fails to land the takedown.
Passmoor tries to move into range but Kolmiokuristus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kolmiokuristus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Passmoor sprawls well initially but Kolmiokuristus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kolmiokuristus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor is looking to improve his position.
Passmoor is looking to control Kolmiokuristus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Passmoor avoid being mounted?
Passmoor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolmiokuristus is looking to take a break and control but Passmoor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Kolmiokuristus connects with a nice short shot to Passmoor's temple.
Passmoor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Passmoor.
Passmoor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus throws a big right hand that misses.
Passmoor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kolmiokuristus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Passmoor's head.
Kolmiokuristus preventing the sweep.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kolmiokuristus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Passmoor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Kolmiokuristus from controlling successfully.
Kolmiokuristus stops Passmoor from standing up.
Passmoor has his foot on Kolmiokuristus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolmiokuristus works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmiokuristus postures up in Passmoor's guard and throws a big left but Passmoor blocks it.
Kolmiokuristus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Passmoor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolmiokuristus wants to control from the top but Passmoor keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kolmiokuristus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Passmoor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Passmoor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolmiokuristus is in close to Passmoor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolmiokuristus chips away with some ground and pound.
Passmoor wants to sweep here but Kolmiokuristus controlling him for the moment.
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 Kalle Kolmiokuristus.
I think Kolmiokuristus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalle Kolmiokuristus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smooth Operator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nixon Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Operator kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beautiful in Blue alesana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smooth Operator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nixon Red!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Operator throws out the jab.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Red tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Operator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Operator looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Red.
Operator throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
Operator moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Operator misses its intended target.
Operator avoids the head kick by Red.
Operator slips under a jab from Red.
Operator works Red's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Operator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Operator.
Nixon Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Operator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red moves away.
Operator lands a nice hook to Red's body. Red takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Operator punishes Red's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Operator.
A looping hook to the body misses from Operator. Red does a little dance to reset his feet.
Red ducks right into an uppercut from Operator.
Operator fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Operator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Operator ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Nice straight punches there by Operator. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Operator.
A jab from Operator misses.
Red throws a lazy right hand but Operator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red throws a jab when Operator was well out of range.
Red displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Operator throws out the jab.
Operator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Operator clobbers Red with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Operator missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Operator looks to throw the jab but Red is out of range.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red lands a nice looking kick to the body. Operator takes a step back to recover.
Red throws a shot to the body.
Operator connects with the punch.
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!
Red gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Red keeps control of Operator as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Red - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Operator takes an elbow to the temple.
Operator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Red breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Operator takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Operator moves out of range as Red strikes.
Red throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Operator throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Operator.
Red clobbers Operator with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Operator throws a hook to the side of Red's head but Red sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Operator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Red in his tracks.
Operator scores with a hook to the body. Red takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Operator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Red.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Operator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Operator connects with a right hand. Red shakes it off.
Red walks into a jab.
Operator misses the shot to the body.
Operator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red misses with a two punch combination.
Operator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Red scores with a head kick. Operator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Operator is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Red is looking to land body kicks.
Operator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red tries to clinch up but Operator circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Operator there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Operator.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Operator scores with a hook to the body. Red takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Operator finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Operator.
Nice uppercut there from Operator.
Operator connects with a right hand. Red shakes it off.
Operator avoids the head kick by Red.
Red misses the jab.
Operator connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Operator scores with a body shot.
Operator misses with a wild body shot.
Operator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Operator on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Smooth Operator will probably get the nod.
That's time! Operator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Operator moves out of range easily.
Smooth Operator is winning the standup battle so far.
Red misses with a hook. Operator ducked under it nicely.
Operator digs a good hook to Red's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Red in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Red throws a left and a right that both miss
and Operator counters with a left to the body.
Operator throws the left hand but Red avoids the punch easily.
Operator is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Operator lands a jab to the nose.
Red is looking to land body kicks.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Operator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Operator misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Operator slips a jab from Red.
Donk. Red catches Operator right on the button with a cross.
Operator throws a lazy right hand but Red sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Operator has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Operator takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Red misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Red fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Operator, pushing him back against the cage.
Operator tries to circle away but Red has him pinned against the cage.
Operator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up but Operator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Red throws a shot from downtown. Operator moves away and avoids it.
Red throws a wild body kick that Operator sees coming a mile off.
Red lands a jab.
Red plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Red is breathing heavily.
Operator thuds a left hand into Red's body.
Operator connects with a jab.
Red throws a head kick that misses.
Red ducks right into an uppercut from Operator.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Operator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Operator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with an uppercut. Operator saw that one coming.
Operator digs a good body shot into Red's ribs.
Red defending well as Operator loads up on a big left hand.
Operator lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Red misses.
Red moves out of range of the strikes.
Operator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Red displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Operator throws out the jab.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Red.
Operator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Operator throws a looping overhand right but Red ducks down to avoid it.
Operator changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Operator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Operator.
Operator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Red throws a head kick that half lands.
Red lands a head kick!
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Operator moves out of range easily.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Operator punishes Red's body with a nice straight punch.
Operator connects with a body shot that sends Red's belly button to the back.
Red takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Operator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Red has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Operator scores with a shot to the body.
Red takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Operator finds it's way through Red's defenses.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red throws a body punch but Operator moves out of range.
Operator slips a straight right by Red.
Operator feints a jab promting Red to slip. Operator then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Red slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Operator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Operator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Operator lands an overhand right.
Operator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Operator catches Red with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Operator cracks Red with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red walks into a left hand.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and Operator counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smooth Operator dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Operator's corner calls for a 1-2. Operator obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Red avoids the body shot from Operator.
Operator slips under a jab.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Operator ducks down to avoid it.
Red jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Red swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Operator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red slips a straight right by Operator.
Operator lands with a good body shot.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Operator scores with a jab. Red acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Red gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Operator.
Red has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Operator goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Operator slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Red doesn't manage to clinch there - Operator circles away.
Operator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Operator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Red walks into a straight right hand from Operator.
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Operator to score with a decent uppercut.
Operator defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Operator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab from Red.
Red on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Red dodges the punch combination from Operator.
Operator lands a glancing blow to the side of Red's head.
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Operator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
Operator loads up on a big right hand but Red slips the punch.
Operator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Operator takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Operator scores with a decent looking hook.
Red throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Red.
Red slips a straight right by Operator.
Operator avoids the head kick by Red.
A punch combination from Operator misses.
Red is looking to clinch but Operator is avoiding it.
Operator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Operator fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Red on the side of the head.
Operator with a jab.
Jab by Red.
Red misses with an uppercut. Operator saw that one coming.
Operator throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Operator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Red moves into the clinch.
Red has Operator pressed against the cage, preventing Operator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Operator wants to break free but Red has control.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Operator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Operator is trying to break the clinch but Red is controlling him.
Operator tries to circle away but Red has him pinned against the cage.
Operator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Operator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Operator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Red tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Operator avoids it.
Operator has had enough of the clinch but Red keeps him there for the moment.
Red lands an elbow just above Operator 's eye.
Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red wants to clinch up but Operator keeps it at a distance.
Red misses with a head kick.
Operator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red.
Operator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Operator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Red. Red circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Operator.
Red tests Operator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Operator on the side of the head.
Operator catches Red with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Operator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Red wants to clinch up but Operator keeps it at a distance.
Operator scores with a sloppy right hand. Red should have avoided that one.
Nixon Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Operator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smooth Operator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Operator, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smooth Operator!
Smooth Operator tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakuuna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company - Bad Company. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colt Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakuuna ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Riley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakuuna lands a right hand.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Riley lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rakuuna fails to land.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Riley lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley has Rakuuna pushed against the cage.
Riley lands with a left to the head.
Rakuuna blocking some punches.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rakuuna working aggressively here.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakuuna.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakuuna blocks a body shot from Riley.
Rakuuna takes a shot to the head.
Riley looking to slow down the pace here.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley misses with a knee strike.
Rakuuna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley looking to slow down the pace here.
Rakuuna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rakuuna.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rakuuna misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Rakuuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands with a left to the head.
Riley effectively controlling the action here.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Rakuuna controls the action.
Riley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Rakuuna controls the action.
Riley blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rakuuna.
Riley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rakuuna up against the cage.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Rakuuna prevents a body shot from Riley.
Riley taking a breather.
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Rakuuna.
A nice left hand lands by Riley.
Rakuuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakuuna's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Rakuuna misses with some punches.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Rakuuna.
Riley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rakuuna misses with some punches.
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Rakuuna's head.
Riley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rakuuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley lands with a left to the head.
Riley cracks Rakuuna with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riley tries to work over Rakuuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakuunas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rakuuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakuuna's elbow.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakuuna's elbow.
Rakuuna misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Rakuuna has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Rakuuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakuunas head.
Rakuuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rakuuna.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riley is pushing Rakuuna up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rakuuna avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rakuuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Riley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riley tries to clinch there but Rakuuna circles away.
Rakuuna is rocked!
Riley throws a pinpoint strike between Rakuuna's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rakuuna crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Riley scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colt Riley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalema Kirunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kirunda's choice of entrance music: The Hellacopters - In The Sign of Octopus. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alun James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalema Kirunda!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirunda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Kirunda misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Kirunda is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from James misses.
James shoots in for a takedown but Kirunda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalema Kirunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirunda tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
Kirunda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Kirunda's head.
Kirunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirunda.
Kirunda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kirunda slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirunda thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirunda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Kalema Kirunda has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kirunda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Kirunda fails to land with a series of punches.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirunda was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Kirunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Kirunda throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirunda throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from James does no damage.
Kirunda looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
Kirunda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirunda misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Kirunda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alun James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirunda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Kirunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda staying out of range there.
Kirunda misses with an attempted mid kick.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kalema Kirunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kirunda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kirunda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kirunda wants to get back to his feet but James drags him back down.
Kirunda looks gassed!
James lands a few punches from side control.
James laying and praying for a moment but Kirunda takes advantage and regains half guard.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirunda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirunda's head.
James drops an elbow to the side of Kirunda's head.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James is pressing down on Kirunda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kirunda is holding on for now.
James working Kirunda over with strikes.
Kirunda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James throwing shots but Kirunda is blocking nicely.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James trying to control the action but Kirunda is working from the bottom.
James trying to mount his opponent but Kirunda defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James with the ground and pound but Kirunda uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirunda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalema Kirunda'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.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirunda. That did some damage!
Kirunda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kirunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Kirunda misses with a double jab.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kirunda to the mat! Kirunda manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James wants to control from the top but Kirunda keeps moving.
Kirunda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Alun James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kirunda is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirunda has wrist control.
James seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
James wants to control from the top but Kirunda keeps moving.
James is really struggling to control Kirunda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kirunda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
James trying to control but Kirunda is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alun James just wasn't active enough.
Nice body punch from James.
James misses with the combination.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirunda throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirunda walks into a straight right hand from James.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James scores with a hook to the body. Kirunda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirunda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirunda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Alun James is winning the standup battle so far.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James dives in and grabs Kirunda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kirunda pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Kirunda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirunda lands a nice shot to the body.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirunda misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirunda blocks the leg kick.
James scores with a leg kick.
James throws out a powerful jab.
James avoids the body shot from Kirunda.
James misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from James lands.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirunda manages to avoid it.
Kirunda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirunda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Kirunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James throws a leg kick but Kirunda sees it coming and moves out of range.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirunda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kirunda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James scores with a hook to the body. Kirunda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirunda tries to land a leg kick but James saw it coming and moves away.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirunda doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalema Kirunda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A cross from James lands.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirunda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirunda ducks under a wild hook from James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirunda off the cage and back into range.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from James misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
Kirunda throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirunda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James moves away from the strike by Kirunda.
Kirunda slips a straight right by James.
James throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirunda can do to turn this around?
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirunda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirunda tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirunda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirunda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kirunda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kirunda looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Kalema Kirunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirunda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James misses with a low kick.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kirunda!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirunda is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
Kirunda taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Kirunda is having none of it.
James looking to finish Kirunda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kirunda!
Kirunda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James looking to ground and pound but Kirunda is blocking nicely.
James throws a sloppy strike and Kirunda uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kirunda has ended up in James's guard.
Kirunda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alun James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James has control of Kirunda's left arm, preventing Kirunda from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James 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.
James has Kirunda pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kirunda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirunda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirunda in his tracks.
Kirunda pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Kirunda settles back down.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirundas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kirunda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alun James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alun James!
After winning the bout, Alun James thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severi Turpaansaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpaansaaja comes into the arena with Bulls On Parade blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Turpaansaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpaansaaja misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Turpaansaaja blocks a jab.
Turpaansaaja closes the distance and pushes Trotter back into the cage.
Trotter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turpaansaaja's elbow.
Trotter tries to pull guard but Turpaansaaja won't allow it.
Turpaansaaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turpaansaaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trotter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turpaansaaja slips under a jab from Trotter.
Turpaansaaja throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Turpaansaaja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trotter throws a lazy right hand but Turpaansaaja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpaansaaja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trotter.
Turpaansaaja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Trotter blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Trotter finds it's target.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab to the head.
Turpaansaaja throws a lazy right hand but Trotter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpaansaaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trotter was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpaansaaja.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Turpaansaaja slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turpaansaaja misses with a head kick.
A big right from Trotter misses.
A slow jab from Trotter misses its intended target.
Trotter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpaansaaja moves away.
Trotter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpaansaaja misses with a few strikes there.
Turpaansaaja misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Trotter misses with a straight right.
Trotter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turpaansaaja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trotter misses with a two punch combination.
Turpaansaaja throws a low kick but Trotter avoids it.
Turpaansaaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trotter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Severi Turpaansaaja has been cut.
Trotter slips under a jab.
Trotter throws a hook but Turpaansaaja blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Trotter is just out of range.
Jab by Trotter.
Trotter throws an overhand right that lands on Turpaansaaja's shoulder, as Turpaansaaja tries to avoid the shot.
Turpaansaaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trotter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpaansaaja takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trotter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Trotter misses.
Trotter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trotter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turpaansaaja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trotter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trotter duly obliges.
Turpaansaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Trotter misses with a body punch
and Turpaansaaja counters with a nice body kick.
Trotter looks gassed!
Turpaansaaja cracks Trotter with a good jab.
Trotter avoids the body shot from Turpaansaaja.
Nice shot lands for Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trotter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja throws a nice looking combination but Trotter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trotter is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Turpaansaaja moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Severi Turpaansaaja!
Severi Turpaansaaja retains his lightweight title!
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