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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muna Karvaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karvaton comes to the cage accompanied by Kvelertak. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Muna Karvaton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Hamara! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karvaton loads up on a big right hand but Hamara slips the punch. Karvaton works over Hamara's head and body with a nice combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Turo Hamara has been cut. Hamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karvaton. Karvaton throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it. Karvaton throws a shot from downtown. Hamara moves away and avoids it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a left and a right that stings Karvaton. Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand. Hamara looks to land a right hand but Karvaton moved out of range. Hamara looks to land a combination but Karvaton avoids it well. Karvaton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamara. Hamara misses with a looping right. Karvaton throws out a loose jab but Hamara uses good head movement to avoid it. Karvaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Karvaton walks into a stiff left hand from Hamara.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karvaton.
Muna Karvaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Karvaton cracks Hamara with a good jab. Hamara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamara throws a head kick but Karvaton moves out of range.
Karvaton misses the jab. Karvaton misses with the combination.
Karvaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Karvaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Karvaton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hamara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Karvaton lands the left hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Hamara jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hamara staying out of range there. Karvaton misses with a hook
and Hamara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hamara lands a lovely overhand right. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Karvaton feints a jab promting Hamara to slip. Karvaton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hamara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Hamara cracks Karvaton with a right hand to the side of the head. Hamara misses with a two punch combination.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton. Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice defenses there by Hamara. Hamara scores with a spinning back kick! Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Karvaton looks to land a left hand but Hamara moved out of range nicely. Hamara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Karvaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hamara throws a nice looking combination but Karvaton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Karvaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karvaton misses with a straight left. Karvaton connects with a crisp jab. Hamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Karvaton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hamara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karvaton throws a shot from downtown. Hamara moves away and avoids it. Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses. Hamara misses the shot to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Karvaton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton. Karvaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton. Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand. Karvaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamara misses with a few strikes there.
Karvaton throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot. Karvaton throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamara. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Karvaton throws a series of strikes that have Hamara backpedaling.
Karvaton slips a jab and a cross from Hamara.
Hamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muna Karvaton dominated that round. The cut man is working on Turo Hamara's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karvaton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karvaton misses with a straight left. The fighters circling - Karvaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Karvaton misses with a series of wild punches.
Turo Hamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara counters with an outside leg kick.
Karvaton misses with a lunging right hand
and Karvaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Decent striking displayed by Karvaton there. Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karvaton.
Hamara misses with a wild combination.
Karvaton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamara. Hamara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hamara moves away from the strike by Karvaton.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Karvaton throws a hook but Hamara blocks it. Muna Karvaton is winning the standup battle so far. Karvaton throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hamara moves away from the strike by Karvaton. Karvaton looks to land a combination but Hamara avoids it well. Hamara slips a jab from Karvaton. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hamara 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. Karvaton ducks under a wild hook from Hamara. Hamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with a lovely straight right hand! A swing and a miss from Karvaton. Hamara lands a leg kick that knocks Karvaton off balance momentarily. Karvaton misses with a hook. Karvaton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamara, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Karvaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamara sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hamara defending well as Karvaton loads up on a big left hand. Jab, jab by Hamara - just one landing. Hamara ducks under a wild hook from Karvaton. Hamara throws a leg kick which misses Karvaton's front leg but catches the back leg as Karvaton tries to avoid it. A punch combination from Hamara misses. A jab from Hamara does it's job there. Hamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karvaton misses with a right hand and Hamara counters with a big head kick but Karvaton shrugs it off. Hamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Karvaton slips a straight right by Hamara. Hamara misses with a low kick as Karvaton jumps back.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Karvaton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamara doesn't seem phased though. Karvaton loads up on a big right hand but Hamara slips the punch. Hamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Karvaton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Karvaton lands a jab to the head.
Hamara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karvaton. Hamara throws a sloppy head kick and Karvaton moves out of range easily. Hamara scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hamara takes a swing at Karvaton's ribcage but misses. Sloppy strikes from Karvaton. Those never looked like landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Hamara. That's going to slow Karvaton down. Karvaton misses with a right hand and Hamara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. 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! Karvaton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamara. Hamara obviously looking to wear him down.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hamara throws an overhand right that lands on Karvaton's shoulder, as Karvaton tries to avoid the shot. Hamara throws a hook to the side of Karvaton's head but Karvaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hamara throws a big shot that misses. A telegraphed right hand from Hamara misses the target. Hamara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karvaton. A big right from Karvaton misses. Hamara throws a body punch but Karvaton moves out of range. Hamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karvaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Karvaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karvaton. Hamara connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turo Hamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Turo Hamara's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karvaton's head backwards. Hamara sizes up Karvaton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Karvaton jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hamara blocks a jab. Karvaton avoids the body shot from Hamara.
Nice defenses there by Hamara. Karvaton throws a lazy right hand but Hamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Karvaton throws a looping overhand right but Hamara ducks down to avoid it. No joy there for Hamara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karvaton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karvaton jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big right from Karvaton misses. Hamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Karvaton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A head kick misses from Hamara. Karvaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Karvaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamara counters with an inside leg kick. Hamara slips under a jab from Karvaton. Some wild striking there from Hamara.
Karvaton blocks a head kick by Hamara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Karvaton does a little dance to reset his feet. A left and a right from Hamara both land. Nice combination. A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target. Karvaton connects with a jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Karvaton scores with a punch to the head. Hamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karvaton. Karvaton missing with a left hand there. Hamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Hamara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Karvaton throws an overhand right that lands on Hamara's shoulder, as Hamara tries to avoid the shot. Jab by Karvaton. Karvaton misses with a straight left. Hamara lunges at Karvaton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karvaton's hand. Karvaton thows a left - swing and a miss! Karvaton takes a kick to the side of the head. Hamara throws a hook but Karvaton blocks it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Karvaton lands with an overhand left. Karvaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hamara tries to move into range but Karvaton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Karvaton throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily. A swing and a miss from Karvaton. Karvaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamara sees it coming and avoids it easily. Karvaton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Karvaton looks to land a right hand but Hamara moved out of range. Karvaton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamara in his tracks. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karvaton throws a big shot that misses. Hamara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Karvaton misses with a wild combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hamara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Karvaton throws a hook to the side of Hamara's head but Hamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Karvaton throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily. Hamara swinging wildly here.
Hamara looks to land a combination but Karvaton avoids it well. Karvaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Karvaton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! That kick from Hamara tenderised Karvaton's leg. Karvaton is trying to keep his angry face on. Hamara lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Turo Hamara. Well Hamara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turo Hamara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 cm
25
156 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ruutana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Ruutana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruutana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ruutana has Gonzalez in his guard. Ruutana throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Ruutana wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Ruutana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruutana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutana working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gonzalez has passed into half guard!
Ruutana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Ruutana regains full guard. Nicely done. Ruutana is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez stands up from Ruutana's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Ruutana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ruutana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruutana counters with a nice leg kick. Ruutana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head. Ruutana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruutana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Gonzalez tries to clinch but Ruutana is having none of it. Ruutana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Ruutana tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance. Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Ruutana slips the punch. Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruutana sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ruutana moves out of range of the strikes. Gonzalez slips under a jab from Ruutana.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Ruutana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ruutana throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range. Ruutana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ruutana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruutana counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzalez didn't expect that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. 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! Ruutana pushes down on Gonzalez's leg and manages to get into half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ruutana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Ruutana dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Ruutana moved out of range nicely. Nice body punch from Ruutana. Gonzalez throws the left hand but Ruutana avoids the punch easily. Ruutana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruutana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gonzalez tries to clinch but Ruutana moves out of range. Gonzalez blocks a jab. Ruutana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ruutana pushing out the jab but it's not landing. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruutana. Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruutana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ruutana throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely. Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruutana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruutana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez. Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A cross from Gonzalez lands. Gonzalez tries to clinch up. Gonzalez misses with a hook. Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses. Ruutana slips a straight right by Gonzalez. Ruutana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ruutana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Ruutana uses good head movement to avoid it. Ruutana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Ruutana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruutana.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez lands the left hand. Juan Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ruutana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ruutana lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand. A left lands for Gonzalez. Ruutana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez leaves Ruutana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armas Ruutana. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ruutana moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes. Ruutana walks into a left hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruutana punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch. Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch. Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruutana. Ruutana fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ruutana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab. Ruutana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzalez sprawls well. Gonzalez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruutana gets slowly back to his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Ruutana saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Ruutana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruutana. Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ruutana lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ruutana throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it. Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Ruutana seems unphased.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Ruutana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ruutana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruutana off to one side. Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Ruutana counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A cross from Gonzalez lands. Gonzalez 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.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ruutana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gonzalez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! Ruutana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez. Ruutana swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruutana. Gonzalez wants to clinch. A solid leg kick lands there for Ruutana.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gonzalez misses the jab. Ruutana tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruutana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruutana has an Americana. Gonzalez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ruutana is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ruutana hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Armas Ruutana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Range (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki has chosen Kagaya, Shu, Takaki - Alexey Rybnikov as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kichiro Takaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Range! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kichiro Takaki! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki lands a left and a right that send Range crashing to the mat, dazed. Takaki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Range is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Carl Range has been cut.
Range takes the fight into the clinch. Oh Range is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Takaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Range backwards. Takaki lands a big right hand that drops Range! The killer instinct kicks in and Takaki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Takaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kichiro Takaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lillen Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lillen Eklund! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eklund swings for the body but Pirinen moves out of range.
A big right from Eklund misses. Eklund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eklund throws a hook but Pirinen avoids it easily. Eklund circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pirinen is looking to clinch. Eklund lands with an overhand left. Eklund looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirinen is just out of range. Pirinen tries to clinch up but Eklund circles away and keeps his distance. Eklund swats away the attempt to clinch by Pirinen. Pirinen tries to clinch up. Eklund throws a leg kick that misses.
Pirinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Eklund's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Eklund has his hands on Pirinen's head, controlling the position. Eklund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Pirinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Eklund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pirinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pirinen postures up in Eklund's guard and throws a big left but Eklund blocks it. Pirinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Pirinen trying to control but Eklund is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Pirinen ducks under a wild hook from Eklund. Eklund misses with an uppercut. Pirinen saw that one coming. Eklund stuns Pirinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Eklund misses with a combination
and Pirinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Eklund misses with a punch on the inside.
Pirinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pirinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund manages to break the clinch.
Pirinen tries to clinch up. Pirinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Eklund. Pirinen closes the distance but Eklund moves to the side and Eklund counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A looping hook to the body misses from Eklund. Pirinen does a little dance to reset his feet. Eklund stuffs the takedown. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pirinen moves in looking to clinch but Eklund pushes him off. Pirinen fails in his attempt to clinch. Lillen Eklund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Eklund misses with a wild body shot. Pirinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. The crowd cheers as Eklund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pirinen doesn't seem phased though. Eklund misses with a leg kick
and Pirinen counters by moving into the clinch. Nice body punch from Pirinen - that landed with a thud.
Pirinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Eklund is pressed up against the cage. Pirinen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Eklund down to the mat. Eklund avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Pirinen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Eklund throws a leg kick
and Pirinen counters by moving into the clinch. Pirinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Eklund has had enough of the clinch but Pirinen keeps him there for the moment. Pirinen lands on the inside with an uppercut. Pirinen has a couple of punches blocked by Eklund.
Eklund is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Eklund has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Pirinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pirinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Eklund controls his hands.
Eklund is trying to break the clinch but Pirinen is controlling him. A short left from Pirinen. Pirinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pirinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pirinen is looking to clinch but Eklund is avoiding it.
Eklund looks to throw a body kick
and Pirinen counters by clinching up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund manages to break the clinch.
Lillen Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pirinen moves out of range of the strikes. Eklund lands with a good body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Eklund misses with a body shot.
Eklund works over Pirinen's head and body with a nice combination. Eklund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Eklund. Pirinen slips under a jab. Pirinen shoots in and drives through. Eklund sprawls well. Pirinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pirinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Eklund circles away.
Pirinen defending well as Eklund loads up on a big left hand. Pirinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Eklund counters with a right hand to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirinen clinches up with Eklund and pushes him back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lillen Eklund will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eklund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pirinen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Eklund swats away the attempt to clinch by Pirinen. A jab from Eklund misses.
Pirinen clinches. Eklund is trying to break the clinch but Pirinen is controlling him. Pirinen misses with the head strike.
Pirinen lands with a short shot to the head. Eklund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pirinen's elbow. Pirinen scores with a hook to the body. Pirinen scores with an uppercut up the middle. Pirinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eklunds head. Eklund is trying to push Pirinen away but Pirinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A frustrated look appears on Eklund's face as he tries to break the clinch. Pirinen scores with a shoulder strike. Pirinen lands a hook to the side of the head. Pirinen is leaning against Eklund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Pirinen lands with a short shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Pirinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Eklund tries to circle away but Pirinen has him pinned against the cage. Pirinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) Eklund is rocked! Pirinen lands on the inside with an uppercut. Eklund is still on wobbly legs! Can Pirinen finish him? Pirinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eklund backwards. Pirinen lands with a right to the head. Pirinen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Eklund! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pirinen is unloading with more strikes now! Eklund drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Pirinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
165 lbs
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153 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Madsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Smith! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Madsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith. Madsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madsen.
Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Madsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madsen avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Madsen lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Steve Smith has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Madsen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Smith blocks a low kick nicely. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Madsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Madsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madsen thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side. John Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg. An inside leg kick lands from Madsen. Smith avoids the head kick by Madsen.
Smith lands with a nice body punch. Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg. Smith blocks a leg kick. Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away. Madsen tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it. Madsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith digs a good body shot into Madsen's ribs.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Madsen throws a quick inside leg kick. Smith thows a body shot but no joy. A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down. Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madsen moves away. Madsen lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily. Smith swings for the body but Madsen moves out of range.
Madsen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head. Madsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Madsen moves away and avoids it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Madsen slips a straight right by Smith. Madsen takes a body punch but keeps moving. Madsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts. This has been an exciting period of action! Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! An inside leg kick lands from Madsen. A solid leg kick lands there for Madsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Madsen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes a swing at Madsen's ribcage but misses. Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith. Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Smith thows a body shot but no joy. Madsen throws a nice outside leg kick. A head kick misses from Madsen. Madsen staying out of range there. Madsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning. Madsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Smith is breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madsen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madsen rather than just go for the knockout. Madsen scores with a head kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Madsen. Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith. 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! Madsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madsen can pounce on him.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Madsen scores with a nice body kick.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Madsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Madsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around? Madsen scores with a leg kick.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Madsen. Madsen connects with a solid leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen. Good leg kick by Madsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madsen. Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Madsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Madsen throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it. Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen scores with a spinning back kick!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madsen can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen. Madsen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madsen has got the better of the exchanges. Madsen scores with a head kick.
Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Madsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning. Madsen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Madsen dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madsen. Smith takes a kick to the side of the head. Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. John Madsen is winning the standup battle so far. Madsen delivers a nice body kick. Madsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Madsen lands a nice looking body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An inside leg kick lands from Madsen. Madsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body. Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Madsen, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.
Madsen is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks. A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down. Madsen lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Madsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Madsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Steve Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith. A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down. A nice inside leg kick there by Madsen. That's going to slow Smith down. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Madsen. Smith shrugs it off though. Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Madsen connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. That kick from Madsen tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on. Madsen lands a nice looking body kick. An inside leg kick lands from Madsen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Madsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage! A slapping leg kick lands for Madsen.
Madsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith. Madsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Madsen connects with a solid leg kick. Madsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage! Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf. Madsen thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Madsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madsen.
And that's the end of the fight! John Madsen showed his dominance in that final round. Well Madsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Madsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amigo Cerveza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Demarco ft Konshens - Paper chasing . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
197 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
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196 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Amigo Cerveza! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hirvonen looks to throw a body kick and Cerveza counters with a thumping low kick. Cerveza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerveza. Cerveza lands a jab. A telegraphed right hand from Cerveza misses the target.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cerveza napping and manages to drive through into side control! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hirvonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Cerveza is defending well. Cerveza sneaks back into half guard. Cerveza is in trouble now - Hirvonen has advanced to mount! Cerveza is looking to get to half guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Hirvonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Cerveza wants to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away. Hirvonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerveza is looking to escape. Cerveza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Hirvonen landing shots from mount. Cerveza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cerveza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Cerveza is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hirvonen wants to control the pace but Cerveza is squirming around nicely. Cerveza is looking to improve his position but Hirvonen isn't that keen on the idea. Hirvonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) 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! Hirvonen is landing with some decent strikes but Cerveza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hirvonen wants to control the pace but Cerveza is squirming around nicely. Cerveza taking shots to the head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hirvonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Hirvonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cerveza is looking to escape. Hirvonen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cerveza looks a forlorn figure.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Cerveza is rocked! Cerveza is desperately trying to improve his position but Hirvonen has a good base and remains in mount. Hirvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hirvonen lands a nice shot to the head. Oh Cerveza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Oooooh, big shot lands for Hirvonen! Cerveza is hurt baaadly! Hirvonen is firing away with more strikes - Cerveza is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Hirvonen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Clergia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Clergia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm
27
150 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Al Clergia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leuka lands in his opponent's guard. Leuka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Leuka slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leuka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leuka tries for a kimura but Clergia is defending well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Leuka moves into full mount!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasi Leuka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Step into a world - KRS One blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Plo's choice of entrance music: ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo. Plo slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
A jab from Plo finds it's way through Nelson's defenses. A jab from Plo misses. Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Plo lands with a straight right. Nelson didn't see that one coming. Kimbo Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Plo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Plo throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice body punch from Plo. Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson slips a jab from Plo. Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plo staying out of range there. Plo misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nelson misses. Plo throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Plo throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range. Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Plo ducks down to avoid it. Plo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Good work by Plo as he checks the leg kick. Plo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Plo is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Plo wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving. Plo controlling from the top position. Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Plo is proving a slippery customer.
Plo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Plo stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson. Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plo controls the pace. Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. An inside leg kick lands from Nelson. Plo thows a left - swing and a miss! Plo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Plo was not able to check. Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick. Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well. Plo works the jab nicely. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Nelson looks to land a right hand but Plo moved out of range. Nelson with a nice cross. Plo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Plo. Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Plo avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Plo. Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Plo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo. Plo thows a body shot but no joy. Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Plo avoids it. Plo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson. Plo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Plo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plo moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson. A head kick misses from Nelson. Plo looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range. Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Plo moves out of range easily. Plo scores with a nice head shot.
Plo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Plo performing his best blanket impression for a moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nelson tries to roll over but Plo keeps him under control. Plo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plo misses the jab. A swing and a miss from Nelson. Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plo.
Plo throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nelson moves out of range as Plo strikes. Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss! Nelson wants to slow Plo down by chopping away at his legs. Plo slips a straight right by Nelson. Plo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson stuffs the takedown. Nelson lands the left hand. Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Plo. Plo throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily. Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson instigates a clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Plo is working Nelson over against the cage. Nelson tries to work over Plo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Plo jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Plo around his waist. Plo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Plo tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Plo is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks. Plo tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Good body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plo backwards. Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Plo is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson misses with the combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plo. Plo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Nelson. Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Plo misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely. Plo lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Plo lands a nice looking body shot.
Plo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away. Kimbo Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Plo. Plo lands with a good body shot. Plo dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Plo shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Nelson walks into a jab. Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it. Nelson throws a leg kick but Plo sees it coming and moves out of range. Plo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Plo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson avoids the body shot from Plo.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.
Plo misses with a straight left. Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Plo checks a leg kick. Plo checks a low kick from Nelson.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Plo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson. Nelson looks to land a right hand but Plo moved out of range. Nelson misses with the combination.
Plo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react. Plo lands a jab to the nose. Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Plo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Plo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kimbo Nelson is winning the standup battle so far. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nelson throws a head kick but Plo moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a hook. Nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson jabs at Plo's body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Nelson dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Plo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nelson defending well as Plo loads up on a big left hand. Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Plo seems unphased.
Nelson blocks a jab. Nelson misses with an uppercut. Plo saw that one coming. Plo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson. Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson looks to land a left hand but Plo moved out of range nicely. Plo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plo throws out the jab. Plo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nelson. Plo swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Plo misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Nelson slips a straight right by Plo. Nelson slips under a jab. Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Plo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson. Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plo manages to avoid it. Plo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plo scores a takedown into full mount! Plo avoids the attempt from Nelson to control. Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Plo punishing his opponent with strikes. Plo landing punches. 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! Plo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape. Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson wants to hold on but Plo pushes him away. Plo scoring with strikes but Nelson is staying in there. Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on? Plo controlling the position easily from mount. Plo landing shots from mount.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Plo with a couple of short strikes. Nelson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape? Patrick Plo has got the better of the ground game so far. Nelson is looking to get to half guard. Plo with a couple of short strikes. Plo raining down hammerfists from mount. Nelson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plo on the ground. Plo trying to control but he's not successful this time. Nelson is looking to improve his position but Plo isn't that keen on the idea. Nelson tries to hold on but Plo postures up. Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Plo sits in half guard. Plo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Plo is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Plo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Plo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Plo slows the pace down in half guard. Nelson is looking to control Plo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted? As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Plo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nelson! Plo looking to finish Nelson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nelson!
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Plo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Plo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Canis Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupus comes into the arena with Wolf Song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
25
320 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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281 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Canis Lupus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehmet Sable! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lupus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Canis Lupus has been cut. Sable misses with a two punch combination.
Sable takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sable keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupus throws a nice looking combination but Sable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lupus closes the distance and clinches. Sable has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sable struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupus controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lupus throws an elbow but misses. Sable blocks an elbow strike from Lupus.
Lupus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Sable misses with a hook from the clinch. Sable lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupus backwards. Sable misses with an elbow strike.
Lupus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sable's elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A right hand to the body from Sable.
Sable lands a right hand. Lupus tries a knee to the head but Sable blocks it.
Lupus misses with the head strike.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Sable as the two fighters clinch.
Sable avoids a wild elbow strike from Lupus. Sable lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lupus backwards. Sable lands a body shot. Lupus is breathing heavily. Sable struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupus controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Sable. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sable. Lupus scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sable tries to work over Lupus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lupus misses with an elbow over the top. Lupus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sable managing to block the knees to the body from Lupus.
Lupus tries to land knees in the clinch but Sable avoids the damage to the body. Sable misses with a body punch.
Sable lands with a short shot to the head. Lupus takes a shot to the head. A battle for position here, against the cage. Lupus tries to land knees in the clinch but Sable avoids the damage to the body. Sable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Sable.
Sable lands a shot to the body. Sable stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Sable lands with a right to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Sable.
Sable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Canis Lupus's cut is getting worse. Sable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sable lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lupus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lupus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sable avoids it. Sable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lupus managing to block the knees to the body from Sable.
Sable misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sable with a knee to the head.
Sable is working Lupus over against the cage. Sable lands with a short shot to the head. Sable scores with a shot to the side of Lupus's head. Sable landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sable scores a nice knee to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Lupus misses with a body punch.
Sable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lupus.
Sable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sable avoiding damage as Lupus throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Sable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sable lands a knee to the body.
Sable breaks from the clinch.
Sable ducks under a wild hook from Lupus. A cross from Sable lands.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Canis Lupus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Sable lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Canis Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Lupus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Lupus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Jeez, Canis Lupus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. A head kick misses from Sable. Lupus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sable.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Sable clobbers Lupus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Lupus misses with a low kick.
Lupus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Canis Lupus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mehmet Sable!
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