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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Stanislov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislov comes to the cage accompanied by The Russian National Anthem. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladdy Stanislov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniikki dives in and grabs Stanislov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanislov pushes down on Paniikki's head and hops out.
Paniikki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Pelle Paniikki has been cut.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanislov tries to sprawl out of it but Paniikki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanislov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanislov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paniikki.
Vladdy Stanislov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Stanislov swings for the body but Paniikki moves out of range.
Stanislov misses the jab.
Stanislov looks to score with a jab to the body but Paniikki is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paniikki.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a takedown but Stanislov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paniikki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov throws a body punch but Paniikki moves out of range.
Paniikki tries for a takedown but Stanislov circles away easily
and Stanislov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stanislov misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stanislov.
Paniikki shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanislov tries to sprawl out of it but Paniikki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanislov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanislov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paniikki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanislov.
Paniikki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stanislov swings for the body but Paniikki moves out of range.
Stanislov throws a hook to the side of Paniikki's head but Paniikki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vladdy Stanislov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanislov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paniikki.
Stanislov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislov wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanislov as he jumps to the side.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paniikki in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov scores with a hook to the body. Paniikki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Paniikki avoids them all with ease.
Paniikki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanislov.
Paniikki slips a jab from Stanislov.
Stanislov connects with a crisp jab.
Stanislov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanislov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paniikki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paniikki dodges the punch combination from Stanislov.
Stanislov throws a looping overhand right but Paniikki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki scores a takedown into full mount!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paniikki looking to secure an arm triangle but Stanislov defends it well.
Paniikki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stanislov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stanislov and Paniikki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Stanislov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paniikki on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniikki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paniikki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paniikki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladdy Stanislov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paniikki fails with the takedown.
Paniikki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stanislov sprawls well initially but Paniikki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stanislov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paniikki is working away from the top position though.
Stanislov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stanislov tries to get out of the position.
Stanislov is trying to stand up here but Paniikki is controlling him well.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura but Stanislov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paniikki to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stanislov defends it well.
Paniikki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paniikki is working for a kimura but Stanislov is defending it quite comfortably.
Paniikki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paniikki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stanislov is just riding it out for now. Paniikki eventually gives up the hold.
Paniikki seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Stanislov has recovered full guard.
Paniikki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanislov is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Paniikki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanislov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stanislov pushes Paniikki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Paniikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanislov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paniikki somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanislov scores with a shot to the body.
Stanislov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paniikki at a distance.
Paniikki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanislov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paniikki has a takedown stuffed.
Vladdy Stanislov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanislov scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pelle Paniikki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pelle Paniikki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stanislov misses the jab.
Paniikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanislov.
Paniikki looks for a takedown but Stanislov sprawls well.
Stanislov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paniikki has time to react.
Paniikki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanislov tries to avoid it but Paniikki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanislov to the ground. Stanislov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stanislov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paniikki.
Vladdy Stanislov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Paniikki.
Stanislov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stanislov misses with a looping left.
Paniikki looks for a takedown but Stanislov sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov misses with a wild body shot.
Paniikki misses with a takedown
and Stanislov counters with a left to the body.
Paniikki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paniikki defending well as Stanislov loads up on a big left hand.
Stanislov lands a body shot.
Stanislov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanislov wants it to stay on the feet.
Paniikki needs to keep his hands up - Stanislov had a free shot at his head there.
Stanislov misses the jab.
Paniikki tries for a takedown but Stanislov circles away easily
and Stanislov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stanislov as he avoids it easily.
Stanislov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paniikki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stanislov is fending him off so far but Paniikki persists. Nope, Stanislov circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanislov thuds his right hand into Paniikki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paniikki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanislov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanislov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paniikki fails with a takedown attempt.
Paniikki shoots in but Stanislov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paniikki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanislov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paniikki somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Stanislov as Paniikki shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki shoots for a takedown but Stanislov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Stanislov misses.
Paniikki with a poor takedown
and Stanislov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stanislov cracks Paniikki with an open hand slap.
Stanislov drops Paniikki with a beautiful combination! Paniikki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stanislov is looking for the KO!
Paniikki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paniikki moves out of range of the strikes.
Paniikki is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanislov finish him?
Stanislov misses with an uppercut. Paniikki saw that one coming.
Paniikki misses with a takedown
and Stanislov counters with a huge left! Paniikki is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stanislov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Paniikki from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stanislov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladdy Stanislov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Fast |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McCann misses.
McCann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paul McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gepardi scores with a jab.
Gepardi dives in and grabs McCann's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCann pushes down on Gepardi's head and hops out.
Gepardi throws out a loose jab but McCann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gepardi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gepardi misses the target.
Gepardi looks to throw the jab but McCann is out of range.
Gepardi throws a leg kick
and McCann counters with a nice body kick.
Gepardi takes a swing at McCann's ribcage but misses.
Gepardi shoots for a takedown but McCann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCann lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from McCann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gepardi 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 McCann.
Gepardi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCann throws out a loose jab but Gepardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCann throws a leg kick but Gepardi checks it.
McCann throws a head kick but Gepardi moves out of range.
McCann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gepardi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gepardi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gepardi is working for a kimura but McCann is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi trying to control the action but McCann is working from the bottom.
Gepardi is looking for a kimura but McCann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gepardi to get the leverage.
Gepardi stops McCann from getting back to his feet.
Gepardi trying to advance position but McCann counters by regaining guard.
McCann is looking to stand up but Gepardi isn't so interested in that idea.
McCann is trying to keep Gepardi in close.
McCann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCann tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gepardi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gepardi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gepardi throws a big right hand that misses.
McCann managing to control the position.
McCann pushes Gepardi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gepardi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCann looks to land a right hand but Gepardi moved out of range.
McCann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCann tries to land a front kick but Gepardi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCann slips a jab and a cross from Gepardi.
Gepardi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCann.
McCann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gepardi throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCann throws a leg kick that misses.
Gepardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul McCann 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.
Gepardi blocks a head kick by McCann.
Gepardi fails with a takedown attempt.
McCann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gepardi momentarily.
Gepardi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCann pinned against the cage. McCann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gepardi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gepardi misses the shot to the body.
McCann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gepardi at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gepardi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gepardi throws a nice looking combination but McCann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCann lands with a kick to the temple. Gepardi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for McCann.
McCann throws a body punch but Gepardi moves out of range.
Gepardi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from McCann.
McCann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gepardi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gepardi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCann throws a jab when Gepardi was well out of range.
Paul McCann is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gepardi moves away.
McCann doesn't manage to clinch there - Gepardi circles away.
McCann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gepardi needs to keep his hands up - McCann had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCann. Gepardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gepardi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCann avoids it really well and circles away.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uolevi Gepardi.
Gepardi ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi blocks a jab.
McCann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gepardi. Gepardi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gepardi just misses with a punch to the body.
McCann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gepardi on the side of the head.
McCann moves out of range of the strikes.
Gepardi walks into a stiff left hand from McCann.
Paul McCann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCann. Gepardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gepardi loads up on a big right hand but McCann slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi misses with a double jab.
Gepardi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gepardi misses with a left hand
and McCann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gepardi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gepardi shoots in looking for a takedown but McCann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gepardi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gepardi fails with the takedown.
Gepardi is breathing heavily.
McCann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gepardi will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCann.
McCann looks to throw the jab but Gepardi is out of range.
Gepardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul McCann 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!
McCann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gepardi takes one to the chin there.
Gepardi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gepardi moves away from the strike by McCann.
Gepardi misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCann scores with a hook to the body. Gepardi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gepardi. McCann does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gepardi counters with a left to the body.
McCann connects with a leg kick. Gepardi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gepardi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gepardi throws a jab when McCann was well out of range.
Gepardi moves out of range as McCann strikes.
Gepardi looks to score with a jab to the body but McCann is just out of range.
Gepardi ducks under a wild hook from McCann.
McCann lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gepardi. Gepardi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McCann defending well as Gepardi loads up on a big left hand.
Uolevi Gepardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCann scores with a hook to the body. Gepardi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gepardi shoots in for a takedown but McCann shows good takedown defense.
Gepardi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCann feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gepardi's calf.
Gepardi misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCann.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCann cracks the inside of Gepardi's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCann.
McCann lands a really nice looking cross but Gepardi seems unphased.
Gepardi drops his hands momentarily and McCann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gepardi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCann has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCann lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from McCann.
Gepardi prevents a body shot from McCann.
McCann tries to throw a body punch but Gepardi avoids it by throwing McCann back against the cage.
Gepardi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCann prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uolevi Gepardi.
Gepardi can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from McCann.
McCann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gepardi.
McCann can't find room to land a body shot as Gepardi controls the action.
McCann tries a body shot but Gepardi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gepardi takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCann wants to stall.
McCann stalling.
Gepardi blocks a body shot from McCann.
McCann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCann is pressed up against the cage. Gepardi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCann down to the mat. McCann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gepardi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gepardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCann tries to clinch there but Gepardi circles away.
McCann throws a series of strikes that have Gepardi backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul McCann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCann, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul McCann!
After winning the bout, Paul McCann 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Irracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Richard Martinez enters the cage!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Irracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands a jab to Irracha's midsection.
Irracha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Irracha persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Irracha or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Jab, jab by Martinez - just one landing.
Richard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinez 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.
It looks like Zach Irracha has been cut.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irracha as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Irracha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irracha slips under a jab.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Irracha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Irracha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irracha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Irracha somewhat.
Irracha tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irracha moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Irracha closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Irracha is trying to keep an underhook but Martinez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Irracha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Martinez.
Irracha controlling Martinez's posture.
Irracha can't keep his opponent in guard - Martinez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martinez prevents Irracha from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irracha trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez seems to be working for a kimura but Irracha defends the submission attempt.
Irracha manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irracha wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Irracha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez has gone for a leg lock! Irracha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martinez's guard.
Martinez working for a triangle but Irracha defends it easily.
Irracha trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Irracha wanted to stand there but Martinez had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irracha trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Irracha defends well.
Irracha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Irracha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zach Irracha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Irracha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irracha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Irracha's cut.
That's time! Irracha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irracha fails to land the takedown.
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Irracha delivers a nice body kick.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irracha shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irracha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Irracha throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irracha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Irracha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martinez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control from the bottom.
Irracha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Irracha throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez is pressing down on Irracha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Irracha wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irracha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Irracha postures up.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Irracha tries to pass.
Irracha wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Irracha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez controls Irracha momentarily but Irracha frees himself.
Martinez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Irracha frees his head nicely. Oh but Martinez has switched to an armbar! Irracha is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Richard Martinez!
After winning the bout, Richard Martinez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Smokey McPot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Jelusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McPot comes to the cage accompanied by D.T.A.P. - Nephew. Bojan Jelusic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smokey McPot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bojan Jelusic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelusic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McPot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McPot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jelusic.
Jelusic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McPot misses with a lunging right hand
and Jelusic counters with a left to the body.
Jelusic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPot.
Jelusic misses with the combination.
Jelusic clinches up with McPot and pushes him back against the cage.
Jelusic misses with a body punch.
Jelusic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jelusic prevents a body shot from McPot.
Jelusic wants to break free but McPot has control.
Jelusic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McPot backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Jelusic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McPot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McPot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jelusic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jelusic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelusic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from McPot.
McPot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jelusic's elbow.
McPot trying to land knees to the body.
McPot misses with a body punch.
McPot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jelusic manages to break the clinch.
McPot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jelusic fails to land with a series of punches.
McPot lands a right hook to the body.
Jelusic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McPot.
Jelusic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jelusic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jelusic has McPot up against the cage in a clinch.
Jelusic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic blocks a body shot from McPot.
Jelusic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McPot trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jelusic.
Jelusic blocks a body shot from McPot.
Jelusic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McPot tries to throw a body punch but Jelusic avoids it by throwing McPot back against the cage.
Jelusic scores with a nice hook to the head.
McPot working Jelusic over with knees to the body.
Jelusic lands with a right to the head.
Jelusic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jelusic fails to land.
Jelusic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McPot is rocked!
Jelusic blocks a body shot from McPot.
McPot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McPot misses with a body punch.
McPot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McPot prevents a body shot from Jelusic.
Jelusic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelusic lands with a left to the head.
Oh McPot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McPot misses with the head strike.
McPot seems to have got his legs back now.
McPot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jelusic's elbow.
McPot blocks an uppercut.
Jelusic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jelusic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jelusic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McPot can't find room to land a body shot as Jelusic controls the action.
Jelusic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McPot lands a shot to the body.
Jelusic throws a punch but it's blocked by McPot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McPot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jelusic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McPots head.
Jelusic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jelusic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jelusic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jelusic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPot misses with a hook from the clinch.
McPot can't find room to land a body shot as Jelusic controls the action.
Jelusic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jelusic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jelusic misses the body punch
and McPot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jelusic throws a sloppy head kick and McPot moves out of range easily.
Jelusic scores with a jab to the head.
Jelusic staying out of range there.
McPot swings for the body but Jelusic moves out of range.
McPot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jelusic clinches up with McPot and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPot struggles to land a body shot inside as Jelusic controls his hands.
Jelusic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McPot tries to land knees in the clinch but Jelusic avoids the damage to the body.
McPot blocks an uppercut.
Jelusic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bojan Jelusic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McPot, right into the meat.
Jelusic scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Jelusic.
McPot tries to bum rush Jelusic with a series of wild strikes but Jelusic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jelusic. McPot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jelusic misses with a low kick.
Smokey McPot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jelusic throws a leg kick that is checked
and McPot counters with a good low kick that Jelusic was not able to check.
Jelusic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jelusic tries to move into range but McPot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McPot lands a really nice looking cross but Jelusic seems unphased.
Jelusic misses with an attempted mid kick.
McPot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jelusic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jelusic moves into the clinch.
Bojan Jelusic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPot misses with a short punch on the inside.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
Jelusic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McPot misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from McPot.
Jelusic can't find room to land a body shot as McPot controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jelusic.
McPot prevents a body shot from Jelusic.
Jelusic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McPot can't find room to land a body shot as Jelusic controls the action.
Jelusic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McPot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jelusic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jelusic lands with a short shot to the head.
Jelusic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McPot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jelusic.
Jelusic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McPot rather than just go for the knockout.
Jelusic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jelusic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jelusic misses with a body kick.
Jelusic misses the jab.
McPot throws a right and a left that Jelusic avoids nicely.
McPot misses with a two punch combination.
McPot catches Jelusic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McPot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jelusic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McPot was well out of range. Poor timing from Jelusic.
A shot to the body from McPot misses
and Jelusic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPot misses with a double jab.
McPot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jelusic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McPot, pushing him back against the cage.
Jelusic tries to work over McPot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McPot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jelusic lands a nice uppercut.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelusic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jelusic digs a right hand underneath McPot's ribcage. McPot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jelusic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Jelusic.
Jelusic lands an uppercut.
McPot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McPot missing with knees to the body.
Jelusic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelusic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jelusic scores with a shot to the side of McPot's head.
Jelusic dips a shoulder and cracks McPot with a mighty uppercut! McPot falls back against the cage and Jelusic unloads with a barrage of strikes! McPot is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jelusic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bojan Jelusic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Norther - Released. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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163 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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather Jr moves away.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab when Tatsuki was well out of range.
Tatsuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayuri Tatsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
Tatsuki lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather Jr seems unphased.
Mayweather Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatsuki counters with a leg kick.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a left hand but Tatsuki moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuki is just out of range.
Tatsuki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tatsuki showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather Jr is trying to stand back up but Tatsuki is controlling him
Tatsuki thows a huge punch but Mayweather Jr dodges it nicely.
Tatsuki is looking to advance position but Mayweather Jr won't allow it.
Tatsuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a strike but Mayweather Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tatsuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mayweather Jr's head.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
Tatsuki 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.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mayweather Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatsuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather Jr is keeping the position for now.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mayuri Tatsuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tatsuki looks to land a right hand but Mayweather Jr moved out of range.
Mayweather Jr throws a series of punches but Tatsuki avoids them all with ease.
Tatsuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather Jr is just out of range.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Tatsuki tries for a takedown but Mayweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatsuki throws the kick towards the body but Mayweather Jr avoids it.
Mayweather Jr scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Mayweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki lands a slapping body shot.
Tatsuki throws a leg kick but Mayweather Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mayweather Jr, as that shot connected.
Tatsuki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather Jr's guard.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayweather Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Tatsuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tatsuki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki 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.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather Jr.
Tatsuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuki tries to work over Mayweather Jr's front leg with a kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Tatsuki tries to work over Mayweather Jr's front leg with a kick but Mayweather Jr checks it.
Mayweather Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Tatsuki with that takedown attempt.
Tatsuki throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatsuki looks to land a left hand but Mayweather Jr moved out of range nicely.
Mayweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather Jr checks a low kick from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatsuki looks to land a combination but Mayweather Jr avoids it well.
Tatsuki missing with a left hand there. Mayweather Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayweather Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tatsuki rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki drives through with a takedown into Mayweather Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tatsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Jr is retaining full guard.
Tatsuki stops Mayweather Jr from standing up.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather Jr.
Tatsuki wants to pass the guard but Mayweather Jr is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatsuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatsukiis looking to pass into half guard but Mayweather Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mayweather Jr is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayweather Jr!
Tatsuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tatsuki thowing shots but they're missing.
Mayweather Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tatsuki.
Tatsuki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather Jr wants to hold on but Tatsuki pushes him away.
Tatsuki has hold of Mayweather Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mayweather Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is landing with some decent strikes but Mayweather Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tatsuki raining down shots from the mount!
Tatsuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mayweather Jr tries to reverse the position but Tatsuki maintains control.
Tatsuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tatsuki lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr blocking the ground and pound.
Mayweather Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is having none of it.
Tatsuki throws some wild stikes that Mayweather Jr manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatsuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tatsuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tatsuki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayweather Jr's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tatsuki throwing strikes here but Mayweather Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mayweather Jr is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mayweather Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuki circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatsuki.
Mayweather Jr throws a hook but Tatsuki blocks it.
Tatsuki lands a jab to the head.
Mayweather Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tatsuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mayweather Jr throws a right and a left that Tatsuki avoids nicely.
Tatsuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather Jr is just out of range.
Mayweather Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatsuki.
Mayweather Jr misses with a body shot.
Tatsuki wants to land a leg kick but Mayweather Jr is out of range.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a combination but Tatsuki avoids it well.
Mayweather Jr slips under a jab from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayweather Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki tries to bum rush Mayweather Jr with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Mayuri Tatsuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuki moves away.
Tatsuki shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather Jr shows good takedown defense.
Tatsuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuki.
Tatsuki feints a jab promting Mayweather Jr to slip. Tatsuki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayweather Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tatsuki scores with a shot to the body.
Tatsuki throws out a loose jab but Mayweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatsuki misses with a straight left.
Tatsuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tatsuki lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Mayweather Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Mayweather Jr stands up and waves to Tatsuki to follow him.
Tatsuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mayweather Jr!
Mayuri Tatsuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tatsuki looking to control but Mayweather Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tatsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Mayweather Jr can't escape the position.
Tatsuki lands a heavy elbow.
Tatsuki controlling his opponent.
Tatsuki prevents Mayweather Jr from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mayweather Jr is squirming around, avoiding Tatsuki's attempts to control the action.
Tatsuki with the ground and pound from mount.
Mayweather Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tatsuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather Jr can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Floyd Mayweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki trying to control but Mayweather Jr is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mayuri Tatsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tatsuki 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mayuri Tatsuki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sitting Sideways kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samoa Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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139 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe gets caught flat footed, as Green shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
Joe working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
Joe controls Green momentarily but Green frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joe is on top in guard.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green 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.
Joe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe looking to control.
Green postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Green passes into half guard.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Green working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Green thows a huge punch but Joe dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling the position for now.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Joe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Joe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Joe wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
Joe wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe is trying to keep Green in close.
Green stands up over Joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Green is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Joe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Green won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Joe has control of Green's left arm, preventing Green from doing any damage.
Green preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green pushes Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Lester Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Green is in Joe's guard.
Green throws and elbow that misses. Joe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Joe!
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Joe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lester Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joe is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joe!
Green avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Green throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Joe is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Joe can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Joe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Green is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Joe is looking to control Green's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe avoid being mounted?
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
Joe seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Green's chin but Green turns very nicely into Joe's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Green.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
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.
Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Green manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Joe blocks nicely.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joe lands with some strikes.
Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Joe unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Joe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Green is rocked!
Joe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Green in real trouble here! The ref calls for Green to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samoa Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombard's entrance music is Bonaparte - Boycott Everything . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
195 lbs
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200 lbs
10 - 2 - 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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Hektor Bombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani looks to land a left hand but Bombard moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punani.
Punani throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombard.
Punani scores with a leg kick.
Punani scores with a punch to the head.
Punani shoots for a double leg takedown but Bombard sprawls well. He's pushed Punani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Punani.
Some bone on bone action there as Bombard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punani.
Punani is looking to slow Bombard down with leg kicks.
Bombard throws a nice looking combination but Punani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punani throws out a loose jab but Bombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Punani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bombard doesn't seem phased though.
Punani shoots in and drives through. Bombard sprawls well.
Punani cracks Bombard with an open hand slap.
Bombard lands a body shot.
Punani scores with a head kick.
Bombard tries to clinch but Punani is having none of it.
Punani throws an off balance right hand
and Bombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombard takes a swing at Punani's ribcage but misses.
Bombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punani doesn't seem bothered though.
Punani looks gassed!
Bombard tries to clinch but Punani is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard tries to clinch up but Punani circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Bombard misses.
A swing and a miss from Punani.
Punani swings widly with a right hand
and Bombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bombard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bombard forces Punani back against the cage and clinches.
Bombard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Bombard controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Punani as the two fighters clinch.
Bombard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bombard.
Bombard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punani swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bombard.
Bombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Punani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Punani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Punani tries a body shot but Bombard blocks it.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bombard lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bombard is keeping busy.
Punani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombard's elbow.
Punani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombard lands a right hand.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Bombard controls the action.
Punani lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punani tries to work over Bombard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punani working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bombard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani avoids a wild elbow strike from Bombard.
Bombard misses with an elbow over the top.
Bombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Bombard controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Bombard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bombard cracks Punani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Punani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bombard finish him?
Punani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bombard scores with a body shot.
Punani lands a really nice looking cross but Bombard seems unphased.
Bombard is looking to wear down Punani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punani misses with a hook
and Bombard counters with a nice body shot.
Bombard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punani, pushing him back against the cage.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bombard's elbow.
Punani is breathing heavily.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
Punani misses with a body punch.
Punani misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bombard.
A short body shot lands from Bombard as the two fighters clinch.
Bombard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombard scores with a shot to the side of Punani's head.
Punani is rocked!
Bombard lands with a light punch inside.
Punani is still on wobbly legs! Can Bombard finish him?
Punani blocks an elbow strike.
Bombard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punani misses with some punches.
Punani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bombard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombard throws a head punch that misses.
Punani seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Bombard scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Bombard.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Punani tries to throw a body punch but Bombard avoids it by throwing Punani back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Bombard controls the action.
Hektor Bombard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bombard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bombard is working Punani over against the cage.
Punani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bombard throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombard.
Punani tries a body shot but Bombard blocks it.
Punani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Punani.
Punani just leaning against Bombard, taking a breather.
Punani swings wildly with an uppercut but Bombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombard lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Bombard.
A head punch on the inside from Bombard fails to land.
Bombard lands a hook that snaps the head of Punani backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombard dips a shoulder and cracks Punani with a mighty uppercut! Punani falls back against the cage and Bombard unloads with a barrage of strikes! Punani is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bombard screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hektor Bombard!
Hektor Bombard gave a mention to Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adams looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams misses with a body shot.
Adams tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Adams is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
David Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Adams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Adams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Adams lands a right hook to the body.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Adams swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adams is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adams moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bryan Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Adams.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murphy checks a leg kick.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Adams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Adams moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Adams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adams.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Murphy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Adams scores with a jab.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Adams takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Adams.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Adams checks it.
Adams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Adams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Adams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
David Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Adams counters with an outside leg kick.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Murphy takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams looks to clinch
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Adams lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adams tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murphy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Adams slips a straight right by Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Bryan Adams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Adams defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
Murphy with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adams.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adams as he avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Adams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adams scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams clinches with his opponent.
Adams works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Adams crunches a lovely knee into Murphy's ribcage.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adams throws an elbow but it misses.
Adams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
Murphy looking to stall.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adams obliges.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Adams wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Adams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams moves away.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams misses with a left hand
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Bryan Adams.
I think Adams 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 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Murphy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsti Turjake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu throws a low kick but Turjake avoids it.
Turjake tests Negreanu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turjake loads up on a big right hand but Negreanu slips the punch.
Negreanu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Negreanu throws a push kick but Turjake slaps the foot to one side.
Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake checks the leg kick.
Turjake misses with a leg kick.
Turjake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turjake misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negreanu.
Negreanu throws out a leg kick but Turjake moves out of range and Negreanu only half commits.
Negreanu misses with a body shot.
Negreanu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turjake moves out of range of the strikes.
Turjake thows a body shot but no joy.
Turjake lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu's corner calls for a 1-2. Negreanu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turjake fails to land with a series of punches.
Turjake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turjake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negreanu.
Negreanu moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Negreanu.
Negreanu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Negreanu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Negreanu lands a right hand.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreanu.
Turjake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Turjake.
Turjake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Negreanu.
Turjake swings for the body but Negreanu moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Negreanu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu throws a low kick, looking for Turjake's leg but Turjake calmly moves out of range.
Turjake misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turjake gets tackled into the cage by Negreanu. Negreanu maintains the clinch.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turjake manages to break the clinch.
Turjake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turjake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turjake lands with a nice body punch.
Turjake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turjake, right into the meat.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negreanu misses with a straight right.
Turjake checks the leg kick.
Negreanu with a jab.
Negreanu tries a low kick but Turjake avoids it.
Turjake is looking to score with low kicks.
Turjake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Negreanu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu loads up on a big right hand but Turjake slips the punch.
Turjake misses with a two punch combination.
Turjake cracks Negreanu with a good jab.
Turjake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turjake throws a series of punches but Negreanu avoids them all with ease.
Turjake throws the left hand but Negreanu avoids the punch easily.
Turjake throws a body punch but Negreanu moves out of range.
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turjake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Negreanu momentarily.
A left and a right from Negreanu both land. Nice combination.
Turjake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Negreanu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turjake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Negreanu sprawls well. Negreanu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turjake gets slowly back to his feet.
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Negreanu moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turjake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turjake.
Turjake closes the distance and clinches up with Negreanu, looking for a takedown. Turjake pushes Negreanu against the cage but Negreanu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Negreanu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turjake has time to react.
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!
Turjake checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Turjake.
Negreanu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Negreanu looks for the body kick but Turjake saw that one coming.
Turjake throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Turjake as he checks the leg kick.
Negreanu slips a straight right by Turjake.
Nice defenses there by Negreanu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turjake misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Negreanu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Negreanu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turjake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Negreanu throws a push kick but Turjake slaps the foot to one side.
Negreanu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turjake doesn't seem bothered though.
Negreanu throws out a leg kick but Turjake moves out of range and Negreanu only half commits.
Turjake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Negreanu manages to avoid it.
Turjake looks to throw the jab but Negreanu is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Negreanu
and Turjake counters with a low kick, right behind Negreanu 's knee.
Crunch! Negreanu slams his shin into Turjake's torso.
Negreanu digs a good body shot into Turjake's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negreanu misses with a wild body shot.
Negreanu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Negreanu motions for Turjake to come forward. Negreanu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turjake manages to avoid it.
Turjake throws a front kick aimed at Negreanu's knee but Negreanu avoids it well.
Turjake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negreanu.
Negreanu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Negreanu as Turjake shoots in.
Turjake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Turjake has a takedown stuffed.
A good leg kick by Negreanu.
Turjake lands a nice shot that snaps Negreanu's head back.
Negreanu staying out of range there.
Negreanu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Negreanu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Negreanu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turjake!
Daniel Negreanu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negreanu clinches up against the cage.
Turjake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to work over Turjake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turjake is trying to drag Negreanu to the mat but Negreanu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torsti Turjake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negreanu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Negreanu breaks the clinch.
Negreanu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turjake is out of range and Negreanu settles back down.
Turjake connects with the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Negreanu as Turjake shoots in.
Negreanu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu tries to land a front kick but Turjake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Negreanu ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
A swing and a miss from Negreanu.
Negreanu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Negreanu. That's going to slow Turjake down.
Negreanu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Negreanu moves away.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu tries a low kick but Turjake avoids it.
Negreanu looks to land a right hand but Turjake moved out of range.
Turjake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Negreanu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turjake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Negreanu was well out of range. Poor timing from Turjake.
Turjake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turjake throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a leg kick.
Negreanu throws the kick towards the body but Turjake avoids it.
Turjake slips a jab and a cross from Negreanu.
Negreanu defending well as Turjake loads up on a big left hand.
Turjake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Negreanu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turjake scores with a jab.
Negreanu misses with a hook. Turjake ducked under it nicely.
Negreanu throws a body punch but Turjake moves out of range.
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!
Turjake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Negreanu sprawls well. Negreanu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turjake gets slowly back to his feet.
Negreanu slips a jab from Turjake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turjake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Negreanu - the referee stops the clock and Turjake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Negreanu. Turjake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turjake. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Negreanu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Negreanu ducks under a wild hook from Turjake.
Turjake throws a hook but Negreanu avoids it easily.
Turjake misses with a hook. Negreanu ducked under it nicely.
Turjake moves out of range of the leg kick from Negreanu.
Turjake blocks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
Turjake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Negreanu is fending him off so far but Turjake persists. Nope, Negreanu circles away and we're back to standing.
Negreanu connects with a leg kick. Turjake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turjake scores with a jab to the body.
Turjake checks a low kick from Negreanu.
Nice body punch from Negreanu.
Negreanu cracks Turjake with an open hand slap.
Turjake checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turjake.
Turjake keeps the fight on the outside.
Turjake looks to land a right hand but Negreanu moved out of range.
Turjake throws a right and a left that Negreanu avoids nicely.
Turjake loads up on a big right hand but Negreanu slips the punch.
Negreanu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Negreanu tries to clinch but Turjake is having none of it.
Turjake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negreanu.
Negreanu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Turjake blocks the low kick.
Negreanu thows a leg kick but Turjake checks it
and Turjake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Negreanu thinking.
Turjake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negreanu.
Negreanu misses with a body kick.
Turjake cracks Negreanu with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Negreanu tries to work over Turjake's front leg with a kick but Turjake checks it.
Negreanu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Negreanu tried to score with a low kick but Turjake checks it.
Turjake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Negreanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turjake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Negreanu slips under a jab from Turjake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Negreanu. That's going to slow Turjake down.
Negreanu misses with an uppercut
and Negreanu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negreanu.
Negreanu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Negreanu throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Negreanu.
Turjake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turjake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Negreanu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turjake throws out a loose jab but Negreanu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turjake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turjake misses with a hook.
Negreanu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turjake swings for the body but Negreanu moves out of range.
Turjake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Negreanu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turjake circles away quickly and effectively.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Turjake. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Turjake scores with a punch to the head.
Negreanu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Negreanu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Negreanu throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake misses with a wild body shot.
Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy.
Negreanu tries to land a leg kick but Turjake saw it coming and moves away.
Negreanu tries to land a front kick but Turjake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turjake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Negreanu.
Negreanu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turjake is out of range.
Negreanu gets caught napping as Turjake dives in and scores a takedown. Negreanu manages to retain 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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Negreanu working a defensive guard here.
Turjake wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu really 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Negreanu enables Turjake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Negreanu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negreanu trying to control the position here.
Turjake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turjake stops Negreanu from standing up.
Negreanu keeping moving, preventing Turjake from controlling successfully.
Negreanu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Negreanu prevents Turjake from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turjake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turjake.
Negreanu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turjake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Negreanu wants to slow Turjake down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Turjake.
Negreanu avoids the body shot from Turjake.
Negreanu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Negreanu.
Negreanu gets caught napping as Turjake dives in and scores a takedown. Negreanu manages to retain guard.
Negreanu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turjake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Negreanu looking for a sweep. Not yet Negreanu, not yet.
Negreanu is trying to control the position but Turjake postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turjake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Negreanu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turjake trying to control the position from guard on top but Negreanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turjake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turjake lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Negreanu misses.
Negreanu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turjake misses with a series of wild punches.
Negreanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Turjake is just out of range.
Negreanu throws a sloppy head kick and Turjake moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake blocks the body kick.
Negreanu staying out of range there.
Negreanu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turjake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Negreanu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Turjake misses.
Turjake defending well as Negreanu loads up on a big left hand.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Negreanu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turjake defending well as Negreanu loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turjake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negreanu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Torsti Turjake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Turjake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Negreanu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Turjake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turjake staying out of range there.
Turjake lands with an overhand left.
Negreanu punishes Turjake's body with a nice straight punch.
Turjake throws the left hand but Negreanu avoids the punch easily.
Turjake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Negreanu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turjake somewhat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Negreanu, as that shot connected.
Negreanu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turjake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Negreanu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu lands with a nice body kick.
Negreanu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Turjake.
Negreanu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horrible takedown by Turjake or perhaps it was just good defense by Negreanu which made him look bad.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Turjake loads up on a big right hand but Negreanu slips the punch.
Turjake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Negreanu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Negreanu finds it's way through Turjake's defenses.
Negreanu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turjake works Negreanu's body with a nice hook.
Turjake scores with a body shot.
Turjake avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turjake blocks a leg kick.
Negreanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turjake moves away.
Negreanu throws a leg kick that misses.
Turjake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Negreanu backs up against the cage.
Torsti Turjake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Turjake misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Negreanu scores with a nice body kick.
Turjake will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Negreanu throws a front kick aimed at Turjake's knee but Turjake avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turjake checks a leg kick.
Turjake just misses with a punch to the body.
Turjake checks a leg kick nicely.
Turjake lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Negreanu is predictable there
enabling Turjake to counter with a crisp jab.
Negreanu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daniel Negreanu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turjake takes a swing at Negreanu's ribcage but misses.
Negreanu works Turjake's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Negreanu tenderised Turjake's leg. Turjake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turjake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turjake throws a series of punches but Negreanu moves out of range.
Turjake misses with a straight left.
Negreanu thumps Turjake with a low kick.
Turjake checks a low kick from Negreanu.
Turjake throws the left hand but Negreanu avoids the punch easily.
Negreanu looks for the body kick but Turjake saw that one coming.
Negreanu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Negreanu tries to work over Turjake's front leg with a kick but Turjake checks it.
Negreanu misses the body punch
and Turjake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turjake throws a hook to the side of Negreanu's head but Negreanu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turjake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Negreanu just misses with a punch to the body.
Turjake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Negreanu slips a jab and a cross from Turjake.
Negreanu tries a head kick but it misses.
Negreanu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turjake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Negreanu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Negreanu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turjake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turjake throws a looping overhand right but Negreanu ducks down to avoid it.
Turjake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Torsti Turjake.
I think Negreanu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Negreanu!
Daniel Negreanu is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Daniel Negreanu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Apanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Apanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem thuds a left hand into Apanson's body.
Overeem lunges at Apanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Apanson's hand.
Apanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Overeem blocks a leg kick.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem rushes Apanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Apanson as Overeem tries to tie him up.
Overeem tries a body shot but Apanson blocks it.
Apanson blocks a body shot from Overeem.
Apanson prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Apanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem throws out a powerful jab.
Overeem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apanson.
Overeem throws a lazy right hand but Apanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem slips a straight right by Apanson.
Apanson wants to slow Overeem down by chopping away at his legs.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Overeem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Apanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overeem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Apanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Apanson breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Apanson.
Overeem misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson motions for Overeem to come forward. Apanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overeem.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Apanson.
Overeem misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem throws a looping overhand right but Apanson ducks down to avoid it.
Apanson shoots and misses
and Overeem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Apanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overeem throws a jab when Apanson was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apanson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Apanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
Overeem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apanson under the eye.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Overeem scoring well with a low kick there.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apanson misses with a low kick.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Apanson slips a jab from Overeem.
Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Apanson throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Apanson.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apanson takes one to the side of the head.
Overeem misses the jab.
Apanson moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Apanson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Overeem controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Apanson lands strikes from half guard.
Apanson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Apanson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Overeem moves out of range of the leg kick from Apanson.
Overeem takes a swing at Apanson's ribcage but misses.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apanson.
Overeem punishes Apanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Apanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apanson checks a leg kick.
Overeem cracks the inside of Apanson's front leg.
Apanson misses with a low kick as Overeem jumps back.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apanson.
Nice shot by Overeem.
Overeem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alistair Overeem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Apanson misses.
Apanson throws a front kick aimed at Overeem's knee but Overeem avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Apanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apanson moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Apanson avoids the body shot from Overeem.
Apanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Apanson.
Overeem looks to land a right hand but Apanson moved out of range.
Overeem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Apanson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overeem's head backwards.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Apanson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Apanson in the body.
Apanson throws a lazy right hand but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overeem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apanson.
Overeem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Overeem throws a looping overhand right but Apanson ducks down to avoid it.
Apanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overeem thuds his right hand into Apanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Apanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Overeem swings for the body but Apanson moves 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!
Overeem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Apanson misses with a head kick.
Overeem lands a jab.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but Apanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem connects with a looping right hand.
Apanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A bone on bone clash there as Overeem blocks the leg kick.
Apanson throws a leg kick but Overeem checks it.
Overeem connects with a body shot that sends Apanson's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Overeem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Overeem.
Apanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Apanson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Apanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Overeem. No joy for Apanson on that attempt.
Overeem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overeem looks to throw the jab but Apanson is out of range.
Apanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Overeem is able to avoid easily.
Overeem throws a jab but it's blocked by Apanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overeem throws a head kick but Apanson moves out of range.
Overeem misses with a wild body shot.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Apanson.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Apanson's ribs.
Apanson misses with a straight left.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem misses the jab.
Apanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Overeem as he avoids it easily.
A low kick from Apanson is predictable there
and Overeem counters with a series of strikes. Apanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Apanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Apanson blocks a jab.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Apanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Apanson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Apanson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Apanson in side control, throwing shots but Overeem defends.
Apanson is looking to take a break and control but Overeem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Overeem is trying to get back to half guard.
Overeem taking a bit of punishment here - Apanson scoring with strikes.
Apanson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Overeem sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Apanson working the ground and pound but Overeem is defending the strikes.
Apanson throws an elbow but Overeem slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to control Apanson's posture but Apanson avoids it.
Apanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Overeem is defending well.
Overeem manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Overeem tries to get to full guard but Apanson has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apanson stops Overeem from getting back to his feet.
Apanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Overeem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Overeem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apanson.
Apanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Apanson pushes down on Overeem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Overeem tries to roll over but Apanson keeps him under control.
Overeem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Apanson wants to pass the guard but Overeem is defending well.
Apanson is working for a submission of some sort.
Apanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson wants to free his trapped foot but Overeem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Apanson wants to control but Overeem is keeping him busy.
Overeem wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apanson is working for a submission of some sort.
Apanson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Apanson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Apanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheers as Overeem lands an impressive looking overhand right. Apanson doesn't seem phased though.
Overeem connects with a nice looking jab.
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem misses with an uppercut.
Overeem takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Apanson scores with a nice head shot.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Apanson sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Overeem cracks the inside of Apanson's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem moves out of range of the strikes.
Apanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Overeem is trying to defend but Apanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Apanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Apanson is keen to just control but Overeem is a slippery customer.
Johan Apanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overeem defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem is controlling Apanson's trapped leg to prevent Apanson from advancing to side control.
Apanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Overeem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Overeem is looking for a sweep. Apanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem pushes Apanson off looking to stand but Apanson dives back in and keeps control.
Apanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Apanson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Overeem is just riding it out for now. Apanson eventually gives up the hold.
Overeem is not content to let Apanson control the position.
Apanson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Overeem is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Apanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Apanson wants to pass the guard but Overeem is defending well.
Apanson prevents Overeem from standing back up.
Apanson is trying to control. Overeem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Overeem is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Apanson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Apanson's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Apanson's body.
Overeem controlling well, preventing Apanson from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem doesn't have the hooks in and Apanson manages to turn into his guard.
Overeem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Apanson trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Overeem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Overeem pulls Apanson in to control the position.
Apanson controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apanson postures up in Overeem's guard and throws a big left but Overeem blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Apanson had his way with Alistair Overeem in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Overeem is looking to chop away at Apanson's legs.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Apanson sees coming a mile off.
Apanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Overeem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Apanson's head.
Overeem scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Apanson.
Apanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Overeem's waist but Overeem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Apanson off to one side.
Apanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overeem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Apanson blocks the body kick.
Overeem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Overeem is trying to defend but Apanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Overeem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Apanson wants to control from the top but Overeem keeps moving.
Overeem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Apanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Overeem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Apanson controlling from the top position.
Overeem controls Apanson momentarily but Apanson frees himself.
Apanson pushes down on Overeem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Apanson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem has one foot on Apanson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Overeem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Apanson ducks under a wild hook from Overeem.
Overeem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Apanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overeem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Apanson misses
and Overeem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overeem.
Apanson throws a leg kick but Overeem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Apanson throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Apanson only half commits.
Apanson delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Apanson.
Overeem lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apanson throws a nice head kick!
Apanson blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apanson on the side of the head.
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 Johan Apanson.
I think Apanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johan Apanson!
Johan Apanson retains his middleweight title!
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