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Cf.78: Darkness PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Badge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahto Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paine has chosen Iced Earth - Watching Over Me as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Donnie Badge has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donnie Badge seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Badge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahto Paine!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Badge.
Paine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badge fails to land with a series of punches.
Paine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Badge misses.
Badge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Badge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paine.
Paine throws a right hand that Badge ducks under and follows up with a left that Badge also avoids with ease.
Paine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Badge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Badge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paine is defended easily by Badge.
Paine looks gassed!
Badge misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge shoots in but Paine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Badge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Badge. Those never looked like landing.
Badge connects with a leg kick. Paine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paine swinging wildly here.
Paine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Badge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paine tries to close the distance and clinch but Badge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badge connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge misses with a head kick.
Badge slips a jab and a cross from Paine.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Badge.
Ahto Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Badge - just one landing.
Badge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Badge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badge is looking to land body kicks.
Badge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badge scores with a shot to the body.
Badge stuns Paine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badge throws a push kick but Paine slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Badge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badge shoots in but no luck this time.
Paine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Badge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Badge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paine somewhat.
Badge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Badge forces Paine back against the cage and clinches.
Paine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Badge is defending well.
Badge lands a body shot.
Badge working hard to break the clinch.
Badge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paine is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Badge is defending well.
Badge misses with a punch to the body.
Badge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badge throws a series of punches but Paine moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badge. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Badge. Badge gets slowly back to his feet.
Badge throws a head kick but Paine moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badge is trying to break the clinch but Paine has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Badge dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badge's head.
Badge has one foot on Paine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Badge misses with a double jab.
Paine moves into the clinch.
Paine is working for takedown but Badge is calmly controlling the position for now.
Badge tries to pull guard but Paine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Badge stops a takedown attempt from Paine.
Donnie Badge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahto Paine.
Badge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paine goes for a takedown attempt but Badge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paine is breathing heavily.
Paine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badge tries to avoid it but Paine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badge to the ground. Badge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paine blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnie Badge is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine shoots for a double leg takedown but Badge sprawls well. He's pushed Paine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badge shoots in looking for a takedown. Paine tries to sprawl out of it but Badge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Badge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Badge 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!
Paine is refusing to be controlled, as Badge sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Badge decides to stand and escape the position.
Badge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Badge here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paine fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Paine with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badge tries to bum rush Paine with a series of wild strikes but Paine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paine shoots and misses
and Badge counters with a nice uppercut.
Badge lands a nice hook to Paine's body. Paine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Badge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Badge lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badge throws a series of punches but Paine avoids them all with ease.
Badge throws a body kick that misses.
Badge fails to land with a series of punches.
Badge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badge throws a head kick that misses.
Paine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badge jabs at Paine's body.
Badge throws a head kick but Paine moves out of range.
Paine checks a leg kick.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Badge both land. Nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badge.
Paine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Badge counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Badge.
Badge avoids the head kick by Paine.
Badge swinging wildly here.
Paine dodges the punch combination from Badge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Badge dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paine gets a clinch.
Paine is pressed up against the cage. Badge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paine down to the mat. Paine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badge is trying to break the clinch but Paine has him pressed against the cage.
Badge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Badge is working for takedown but Paine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paine keeps control of Badge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badge prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Badge regains guard immediately.
Badge is looking to stand up but Paine isn't so interested in that idea.
Badge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paine can do to turn this around?
Paine won't allow Badge to sweep him here.
Paine won't allow Badge to get back to his feet.
Badge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paine postures up in Badge's guard and throws a big left but Badge blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paine.
Paine tries to free his leg and advance position but Badge is retaining full guard.
Paine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badge is trying to keep Paine in close.
Paine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paine defends well.
Paine slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Badge wants to sweep but no luck.
Paine wants to control from the top but Badge keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paine throws a big right hand that misses.
Paine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paine stops Badge from standing up.
Paine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paine stops Badge from standing up.
Paine trying to control the position from guard on top but Badge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paine.
Paine wants to control from the top but Badge keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paine throwing strikes but missing.
Badge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paine throwing strikes from guard but Badge blocks nicely.
Paine throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine controlling from the top position.
Paine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahto Paine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Badge 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Badge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber comes to the cage accompanied by Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Gruber.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
Crocker throws a poor cross that misses
and Gruber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crocker blocks a low kick nicely.
Gruber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crocker.
Gruber darts in trying to clinch
and Crocker counters with a good low kick that Gruber was not able to check.
Crocker checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Crocker misses with a straight left.
Crocker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gruber, right into the meat.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruber lands a nice looking body shot.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Crocker.
Crocker throws a sloppy head kick and Gruber moves out of range easily.
Crocker misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crocker.
A punch lands to the side of Crocker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Crocker misses.
Crocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crocker motions for Gruber to come forward. Crocker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crocker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gruber avoids the head kick by Crocker.
Crocker throws a head kick that misses.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crocker manages to avoid it.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crocker manages to avoid it.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crocker manages to avoid it.
Crocker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber throws the kick towards the body but Crocker avoids it.
Crocker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gruber looks to land a left hand but Crocker moved out of range nicely.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Crocker misses.
Good work by Crocker as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber thuds his right hand into Crocker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crocker is rocked!
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Crocker saw that one coming.
Crocker is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruber finish him?
Gruber throws an overhand right that lands on Crocker's shoulder, as Crocker tries to avoid the shot.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Crocker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Crocker slips a straight right by Gruber.
Crocker defending well as Gruber loads up on a big left hand.
Gruber throws a lazy uppercut
and Crocker counters with a big head kick but Gruber shrugs it off.
Crocker seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Crocker looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gruber lands a right hand from hell, dropping Crocker. Gruber pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hans Gruber thanked Undead clothing. All items 10$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freestyler. Matt Mylly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylly fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mylly swinging wildly here.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mylly, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Mylly avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Mylly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Mylly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mylly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Mylly is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Mylly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
Mylly tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Mylly's head.
Ryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mylly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryan taking a breather.
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mylly's brow.
Ryan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mylly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryan's back!
Mylly has the hooks in. Ryan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mylly missing with punches from the back.
Mylly doesn't have the hooks in and Ryan manages to turn into his guard.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mylly is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mylly trying to control the position.
Mylly keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Mylly has wrist control.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mylly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryan trying to control but Mylly is working from the bottom.
Mylly trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Mylly wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Mylly.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Mylly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryan pinned against the cage. Ryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Mylly keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan tries to clinch but Mylly moves out of range.
Mylly's corner calls for a 1-2. Mylly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan slips a jab from Mylly.
Mylly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Mylly fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mylly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mylly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Mylly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mylly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryan's waist but Ryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mylly off to one side.
Brad Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mylly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mylly.
Mylly keeps the fight on the outside.
Mylly looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mylly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ryan with shots to the head and body - Mylly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ryan punching from mount but Mylly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mylly tries to hold on but Ryan postures up.
Ryan quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ryan but it's paid off an Mylly is forced to tap! Nice work by Ryan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Ryan!
A very excited looking Brad Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti comes to the cage accompanied by DJ RZY feat. VA - Tervetuloo Helsinkiin . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miyazaki scores with a hook.
Miyazaki moves out of range as Pentti strikes.
Pentti moves into the clinch.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyazaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyazaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miyazaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pentti breaks the clinch.
Miyazaki scores with a nice right hand.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Miyazaki ducks right into an uppercut from Pentti.
It looks like Hayao Miyazaki has been cut.
Miyazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Pentti has Miyazaki pressed against the cage, preventing Miyazaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pentti is keeping busy.
Pentti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pentti manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki takes one to the side of the head.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Pentti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miyazaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentti.
Pentti staying out of range there.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Miyazaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Pentti misses.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miyazaki tests Pentti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentti. Miyazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Miyazaki throws a shot from downtown. Pentti moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazaki misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Pentti scores with a head kick.
Miyazaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti slips a jab from Miyazaki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
A bone on bone clash there as Pentti blocks the leg kick.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Pentti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyazaki's head backwards.
Miyazaki tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyazaki circles away.
Pentti scores with a three punch combo!
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyazaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyazaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Miyazaki swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Miyazaki. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki lands a right hook to the body.
Miyazaki connects with a jab.
Miyazaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pentti.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Miyazaki is avoiding it.
Miyazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pentti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miyazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyazaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentti.
Pentti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Miyazaki.
Pentti dodges the punch combination from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pentti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazaki off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazaki off the cage and back into range.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyazaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miyazaki takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Miyazaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Miyazaki moves out of range easily.
Pentti stuns Miyazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pentti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miyazaki eats them both and turns towards Pentti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentti.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyazaki misses with a straight left.
Pentti cracks Miyazaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki connects with a crisp jab.
Miyazaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Miyazaki moves out of range easily.
Miyazaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
That's time! Pentti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Miyazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Pentti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pentti tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti jabs Miyazaki right on the nose. Miyazaki blinks but takes it well.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Miyazaki pushes him off.
Miyazaki misses with a hook. Pentti ducked under it nicely.
Pentti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miyazaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pentti scrambles back to his feet.
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyazaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miyazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Miyazaki misses.
Miyazaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyazaki's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Pentti connects with a high kick.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Pentti avoids the body shot from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Pentti both land. Nice combination.
Miyazaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miyazaki is rocked!
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Miyazaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazaki takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1-2. Pentti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miyazaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pentti tries to clinch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Pentti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pentti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyazaki throws out the jab.
Miyazaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Miyazaki walks into a straight right hand from Pentti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miyazaki moves out of range as Pentti strikes.
Miyazaki misses with an uppercut.
Miyazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pentti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miyazaki is breathing heavily.
Miyazaki misses with a jab to the body
and Pentti counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Pentti throws a front kick that sends Miyazaki stumbling back into the cage.
Miyazaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pentti scores with a nice right hand.
Pentti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miyazaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Pentti lands but Miyazaki takes it in his stride.
Miyazaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyazaki.
Decent striking displayed by Pentti there.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Miyazaki misses with a hook.
Miyazaki misses with a body punch
and Pentti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miyazaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miyazaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pentti.
Pentti tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti missing with a left hand there. Miyazaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyazaki scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Pentti.
Miyazaki throws a nice looking combination but Pentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentti throws a body kick that misses.
Pentti closes the distance and pushes Miyazaki back into the cage.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pentti scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Miyazaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
Miyazaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miyazaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyazaki trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
Miyazaki misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti keeps control of Miyazaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyazaki tries to break free but Pentti pushes him back against the cage.
Miyazaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyazaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pentti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti blocks a body shot from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pentti lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyazaki tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentti lands a big right hand that drops Miyazaki! The killer instinct kicks in and Pentti finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pentti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Rokka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins wants to slow Rokka down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Rokka is avoiding it.
Rokka is looking to land body kicks.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rokka.
Robbins has managed to clinch.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rokka avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rokka.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
Robbins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Robbins takes one to the chin there.
Robbins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rokka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robbins slips a straight right by Rokka.
Robbins tries to clinch there but Rokka circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robbins trying to land knees to the body.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Veli Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Robbins.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Rokka both land. Nice combination.
Robbins 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbins closes the distance and clinches.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins pushes Rokka up against the cage in a clinch.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rokka's brow.
Robbins works on Rokka's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Rokka shrugs off.
It looks like Veli Rokka has been cut.
Rokka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robbins presses Rokka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rokka has had enough of the clinch but Robbins keeps him there for the moment.
Robbins breaks from the clinch.
Rokka misses with an uppercut.
Robbins tries to clinch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka thumps Robbins with a low kick.
Robbins scores with a body shot.
Rokka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robbins doesn't seem bothered though.
Rokka blocks a leg kick.
Rokka throws a good cross that connects.
A clash of legs there as Rokka blocks the low kick.
Robbins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rokka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins wants to slow Rokka down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Robbins. Beautiful body shot.
Rokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbins, pushing him back against the cage.
Rokka managing to block the knees to the body from Robbins.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokka swings for the body but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Rokka is avoiding it.
Rokka rushes Robbins and presses him up against the cage.
Rokka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins lands with a light punch inside.
Robbins lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Rokka is trying to force a seperation but Robbins has the dominant position.
Rokka blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rokka.
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 Mark Robbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Rokka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robbins checks a leg kick.
Veli Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rokka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rokka tries to keep at a distance but Robbins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robbins momentarily.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokka moves away.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Rokka throws a lazy head kick
and Robbins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robbins avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbins.
Robbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokka is out of range.
Robbins lands a nice hook to Rokka's body. Rokka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Robbins checks it.
Rokka feints and then cracks Robbins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robbins down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rokka misses with a body shot.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbins moves away.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins is looking to wear down Rokka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Rokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins throws a low kick but Rokka moves out of range easily.
Robbins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokka can pounce on him.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Rokka pushes him off.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokka circles away.
Robbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Rokka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Rokka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
Rokka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robbins on the side of the head.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Rokka misses with a straight right.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Robbins swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Robbins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robbins tries to circle away but Rokka has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokka managing to block the knees to the body from Robbins.
Robbins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rokka avoids it.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rokka taking a breather.
Rokka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robbins blocking some punches.
Robbins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokka controls his hands.
Robbins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbins is just out of range.
Rokka throws a chopping leg kick but Robbins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Robbins swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Robbins moves into the clinch.
Rokka has Robbins pressed against the cage.
Robbins manages to break the clinch.
Rokka keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Robbins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokka checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka checks a low kick from Robbins.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Rokka pushes him off.
Robbins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Robbins off balance momentarily.
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 Mark Robbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Rokka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rokka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokka's elbow.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins is trying to push Rokka away but Rokka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rokka trying to land knees to the body.
Rokka tries to land knees in the clinch but Robbins avoids the damage to the body.
Rokka takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbins.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Rokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rokka lands a damaging elbow.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokka blocks the leg kick.
Rokka misses with a hook.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbins with a jab.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Robbins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokka lands a head shot.
Robbins works Rokka's body with a nice hook.
Rokka scores with the left hand. Robbins knows he should have avoided that one.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokka circles away.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veli Rokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokka throws a shot from downtown. Robbins moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Rokka.
Robbins tries to clinch but Rokka moves out of range.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokka misses with a hook
and Robbins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rokka, right into the meat.
Robbins defending well as Rokka loads up on a big left hand.
Robbins wants to clinch up but Rokka keeps it at a distance.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbins throws a leg kick but Rokka moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rokka.
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Robbins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Robbins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robbins darts in and clinches Rokka up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokka.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rokka wants to stall.
Robbins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rokka has him pressed against the cage.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rokka working aggressively here.
Rokka blocks an elbow strike.
Mark Robbins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbins avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokka.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mark Robbins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rokka.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Rokka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mark Robbins has been cut.
Robbins throws an elbow that misses.
Rokka stalling against the cage.
Robbins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robbins tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veli Rokka.
I think Robbins 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Robbins!
Mark Robbins very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Mursu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mursu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Someday I'll be the Champ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Mursu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski closes the distance but Mursu moves to the side
and Mursu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
Mursu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grabowski tries to avoid it but Mursu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grabowski to the ground. Grabowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mursu shoots and misses
and Grabowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mursu thinking.
Grabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mursu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grabowski swivels and escapes.
Mieczyslaw Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilkka Mursu.
Grabowski delivers a nice body kick.
Mursu looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski moves into the clinch.
Grabowski breaks from the clinch.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the body.
Grabowski lands with a right hand.
Mursu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grabowski clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grabowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grabowski jabs at Mursu's body.
Grabowski throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ilkka Mursu has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mursu circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mursu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grabowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grabowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grabowski cracks Mursu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grabowski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mursu to stand back up!
Grabowski scores with a shot to the body.
Grabowski forces Mursu back against the cage and clinches.
Grabowski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grabowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mursu gets tackled into the cage by Grabowski. Grabowski maintains the clinch.
Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Mieczyslaw Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mursu is looking to clinch.
Grabowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but Mursu moves out of range.
Grabowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grabowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
Mursu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grabowski as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mursu keeps the fight on the outside.
Grabowski drops Mursu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mursu looks back up at him and smiles so Grabowski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mursu is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Grabowski uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mursu tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Grabowski is absolutely delighted - when Mursu wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hate Me Now - Nas. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eskobar Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero moves away from the strike by Andersson.
Andersson swinging wildly here.
Cero throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Cero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good work by Cero as he checks the leg kick.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Andersson.
Cero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cero throws a leg kick but Andersson checks it.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersson cracks the inside of Cero's front leg.
Cero scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Cero.
Andersson tries to clinch but Cero is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Cero throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cero with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a nice leg kick.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Andersson wants to slow Cero down by chopping away at his legs.
Cero cracks a nice hook into Andersson's ribs.
Cero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
A nice combination there by Cero.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cero circles away.
Cero throws a leg kick but Andersson moved away.
Andersson feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
Andersson misses with a body kick.
Cero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero cracks Andersson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero moves out of range of the leg kick from Andersson.
Andersson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cero.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Andersson slips a straight right by Cero.
Andersson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cero throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Cero scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Andersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Andersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Andersson.
Cero has Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cero avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Cero.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cero.
A right hook to the body lands for Andersson.
Cero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Andersson lands a knee to the body.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cero prevents it.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cero avoids it.
Cero wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Andersson to work.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cero letting Andersson take a breather here.
Cero working aggressively here.
Cero lands with a short shot to the head.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cero avoids the damage to the body.
Cero is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Cero.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Cero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson misses with some punches.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Cero misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Andersson.
Cero is looking to chop away at Andersson's legs.
Andersson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Andersson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero blocks the body kick.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersson throws a series of punches but Cero avoids them all with ease.
Cero throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero cracks Andersson with a good jab.
Andersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Andersson throws a low kick but Cero moves out of range easily.
Eskobar Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cero swivels and escapes.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Andersson throws a head kick but Cero moves out of range.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cero throws a nice looking combination but Andersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cero jabs at Andersson's body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andersson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Cero lands with a good body shot.
Cero blocks a leg kick.
Cero misses with a combination
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Andersson.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Andersson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andersson cracks a nice hook into Cero's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Cero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andersson staying out of range there.
Cero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andersson doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andersson. That's going to slow Cero down.
Cero doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Andersson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cero.
Cero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Cero.
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andersson.
Cero thows a body shot but no joy.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Cero.
Cero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cero circles away.
Cero misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Cero.
Cero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cero lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Cero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersson.
Andersson throws a nice looking combination but Cero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cero throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andersson scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Cero misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
Andersson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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 Numero Cero will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Cero moved away.
Andersson connects with a leg kick. Cero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cero throws a nice looking combination but Andersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cero throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Cero feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Some bone on bone action there as Andersson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Cero pushes him off.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Cero moved away.
Andersson misses with a kick to the body.
Andersson moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
Cero avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Andersson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cero is out of range and Andersson settles back down.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Cero. Those never looked like landing.
Andersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andersson misses with a head kick.
Andersson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cero can pounce on him.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Cero pushes him off.
Cero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andersson throws a hook but Cero blocks it.
Andersson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Andersson controls his hands.
Cero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson trying to control the position but instead, Cero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andersson into the cage.
Cero blocks an elbow strike from Andersson.
Cero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson throws a solid leg kick but Cero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersson.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero looks to land a left hand but Andersson moved out of range nicely.
Cero throws a right hand that Andersson ducks under and follows up with a left that Andersson also avoids with ease.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Cero drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cero letting Andersson take a breather here.
Cero tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Cero back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Cero controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cero.
Andersson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Cero scores with a shot to the side of Andersson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Andersson fails to land.
Andersson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cero gets an underhook and turns Andersson into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Andersson.
A right hook to the body lands for Cero.
A right hook to the body lands for Cero.
A short body shot lands from Cero as the two fighters clinch.
Eskobar Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cero is stalling here.
Cero gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero lands a right hand.
Andersson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cero lands an uppercut.
Cero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andersson.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cero is keeping busy.
Cero tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Cero back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson working aggressively here.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cero 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
Numero Cero made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotic. Antonio Kovalov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalov.
Kovalov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bei misses with a hook. Kovalov ducked under it nicely.
Kovalov tries to bum rush Bei with a series of wild strikes but Bei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bei thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalov staying out of range there.
Kovalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bei.
Bei scores with a shot to the body.
Bei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bei throws out the jab.
Bei fails to land with a series of punches.
Bei throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bei jabs Kovalov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bei. Kovalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalov ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Kovalov scores with a body shot.
Kovalov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kovalov slips a straight right by Bei.
Liu Bei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bei sprawls well initially but Kovalov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Bei is working away.
Bei wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kovalov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bei to regain full guard.
Kovalov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bei is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kovalov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bei keeping moving, preventing Kovalov from controlling successfully.
Bei has control of Kovalov's left arm, preventing Kovalov from doing any damage.
Bei lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kovalov!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bei looking to control but Kovalov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bei throwing strikes here but Kovalov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kovalov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kovalov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bei tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bei prevents Kovalov from getting the reversal.
Bei looking to ground and pound but Kovalov is blocking nicely.
Bei controlling from the full mount.
Bei's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bei avoids the attempt from Kovalov to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Bei 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.
Bei throws a lazy right hand but Kovalov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liu Bei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bei moves out of range of the body kick from Kovalov.
Antonio Kovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bei lands a right hook to the body.
Bei jabs Kovalov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kovalov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Antonio Kovalov has been cut.
Kovalov ducks under a wild hook from Bei.
Bei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei misses with an uppercut. Kovalov saw that one coming.
A combination from Kovalov does no damage.
Bei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu Bei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bei lands a jab to the head.
Bei throws an off balance right hand
and Kovalov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kovalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bei.
Bei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bei. Kovalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovalov catches Bei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovalov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bei jabs at Kovalov's body.
Kovalov closes the distance and clinches.
Bei is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bei wants to break free but Kovalov has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei is trying to push Kovalov away but Kovalov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Bei.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bei wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovalov won't allow it.
Bei gets through Kovalov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalov controls his hands.
Bei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kovalov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bei.
A frustrated look appears on Bei's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bei as the two fighters clinch.
Bei wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovalov won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalov missing with knees to the body.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Bei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Kovalov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovalov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bei's waist but Bei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovalov off to one side.
Bei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovalov's head backwards.
Bei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalov counters with a nice body kick.
Donk. Bei catches Kovalov right on the button with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovalov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bei is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kovalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bei slips under a jab.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Kovalov.
Kovalov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kovalov trying to control the position but Bei is working away.
Kovalov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bei down.
Kovalov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Kovalov crashes against the mat.
Bei tries to bench press Kovalov off him but Kovalov keeps the position.
Bei wants to control but Kovalov postures up.
Bei is not content to let Kovalov control the position.
Bei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Liu Bei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov grinds an elbow into Bei's temple.
Bei is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kovalov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kovalov is looking to advance position but Bei won't allow it.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Bei is working away.
Kovalov prevents Bei from standing back up.
Kovalov lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bei is trying to stand up here but Kovalov is controlling him well.
Bei keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov wants to free his trapped foot but Bei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kovalov trying to control from half guard but Bei is working away.
Bei holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kovalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bei defending well though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kovalov preventing the sweep.
Kovalov trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
Bei is trying to control the position but Kovalov postures up.
Antonio Kovalov has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bei.
Antonio Kovalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov slips a straight right by Bei.
Kovalov misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bei misses its intended target.
Bei throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalov's shoulder, as Kovalov tries to avoid the shot.
Bei throws a hook but Kovalov avoids it easily.
Bei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalov moves away.
Kovalov looks to throw the jab but Bei is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Kovalov.
I think Bei 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Bei!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Manowar - Gods Of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roland Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Odin Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson closes the distance and clinches.
Fredriksson tries to work over Box's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredriksson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Box shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Box lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Box misses with a body punch.
Fredriksson blocks an uppercut.
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!
Fredriksson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Box misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fredriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Box.
Box is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fredriksson is defending well for now.
Box blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Fredriksson has Box pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fredriksson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Box tumbling to the mat - Fredriksson dives into Box's guard.
Box keeping moving, preventing Fredriksson from controlling successfully.
Fredriksson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fredriksson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fredriksson throwing strikes but missing.
Box wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredriksson wants to control from the top but Box keeps moving.
Box is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Box is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Box looking for a sweep. Not yet Box, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Box misses with a looping right.
Box uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Box.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Box lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fredriksson lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Fredriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredriksson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Box doesn't manage to clinch there - Fredriksson circles away.
Box throws a lazy right hand but Fredriksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Box throws a sloppy head kick and Fredriksson moves out of range easily.
Box loads up on a big right hand but Fredriksson slips the punch.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Box.
Box ducks under a wild hook from Fredriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box clobbers Fredriksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Fredriksson.
Box uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
Box cracks Fredriksson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Box lands with an uppercut that bounces Fredriksson off the cage and back into range.
Box sizes up Fredriksson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Box is trying to defend but Fredriksson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fredriksson thows an elbow strike that misses. Box gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Fredriksson doesn't seem too bothered but Box quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Fredriksson is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Fredriksson really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roland Box!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes to the cage accompanied by Amplifier - The Wave. Herzog has chosen Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Herzog!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurius connects with a leg kick. Herzog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercurius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Herzog to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herzog controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Mercurius keeps moving.
Herzog passes into half guard.
Mercurius tries to get to full guard but Herzog has control of the leg.
Mercurius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mercurius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mercurius tries to get to full guard but Herzog has control of the leg.
Herzog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mercurius sees it coming and defends easily.
Herzog is keen to just control but Mercurius is a slippery customer.
Mercurius is looking to improve his position.
Herzog is thwarting Mercurius's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is trying to get back to full guard.
Herzog misses with a head shot. Mercurius uses the momentum to regain guard.
Herzog stays in close to Mercurius's body and controls the position.
Mercurius is looking to sweep but instead, Herzog has passed into half guard.
Mercurius preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius wants to control but Herzog is keeping busy.
Herzog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercurius is pressing down on Herzog's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mercurius is trying to keep Herzog in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius keeping full guard, as Herzog tries to pass.
Herzog is fighting to break Mercurius's control of his arms but Mercurius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Herzog preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herzog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mercurius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Herzog dominated that round.
That's time! Mercurius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Herzog digs a good hook to Mercurius's body.
Mercurius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herzog.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercurius checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Herzog, as that shot connected.
Herzog lands a jab.
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
Herzog throws the left hand but Mercurius avoids the punch easily.
Herzog staying out of range there.
Mercurius throws a leg kick but Herzog sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Mercurius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Herzog looks to land a right hand but Mercurius moved out of range.
Herzog throws a lazy right hand but Mercurius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Herzog defending well as Mercurius loads up on a big left hand.
Mercurius misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius punishes Herzog's body with a nice straight punch.
Herzog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Herzog.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
Herzog looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mercurius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Herzog must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercurius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herzog manages to get himself to full guard.
Herzog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is trying to control the position but Mercurius postures up.
Mercurius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mercurius preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercurius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocky Mercurius.
Herzog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Herzog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurius. Herzog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Herzog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Herzog. That snapped Mercurius's head back.
Mercurius lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Mercurius misses
enabling Herzog to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herzog moves away.
Chris Herzog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercurius throws a sloppy head kick and Herzog moves out of range easily.
Mercurius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius misses with a straight left.
Herzog looks to throw the jab but Mercurius is out of range.
Mercurius throws a body punch but Herzog moves out of range.
Herzog lands a leg kick that knocks Mercurius off balance momentarily.
Chris Herzog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Herzog.
Mercurius looks to land a right hand but Herzog moved out of range.
Mercurius throws the kick towards the body but Herzog avoids it.
Mercurius is looking to wear down Herzog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Herzog moves out of range as Mercurius strikes.
Herzog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Herzog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Herzog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercurius is able to avoid easily.
Mercurius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herzog checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herzog. Mercurius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercurius lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herzog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercurius is able to avoid easily.
Mercurius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Herzog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius throws out a loose jab but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herzog staying out of range there.
Mercurius checks a 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 Rocky Mercurius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercurius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Herzog shoots in but Mercurius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herzog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercurius's sensitive parts.
Mercurius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Mercurius both land. Nice combination.
Mercurius throws a solid leg kick but Herzog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a lazy uppercut
and Herzog counters with a good, hard body kick but Mercurius shrugs it off.
Herzog jabs Mercurius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercurius. That snapped Herzog's head back.
Herzog throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurius misses with a body shot.
Mercurius throws a shot to the body.
Mercurius throws a hook but Herzog blocks it.
Herzog shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercurius's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mercurius holds on and takes a little breather.
Chris Herzog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercurius is keeping the position for now.
Herzog throws a strike but Mercurius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Herzog manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mercurius tries to hold on but Herzog pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius blocking the ground and pound.
Herzog misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mercurius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercurius blocking the ground and pound.
Mercurius manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Herzog is looking for a kimura but Mercurius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Herzog to get the leverage.
Mercurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Herzog is thwarting Mercurius's attempts to control the position.
Mercurius tries to roll over but Herzog keeps him under control.
Herzog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercurius keeps working.
Herzog trying to pass the guard but Mercurius defending well.
Mercurius tries to get to full guard but Herzog has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercurius keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herzog throws a strike but Mercurius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mercurius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herzog's guard.
Herzog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herzog has his foot on Mercurius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercurius works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Herzog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mercurius works over Herzog with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chris Herzog just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Herzog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Herzog punishes Mercurius's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercurius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Herzog lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Mercurius finds it's way through Herzog's defenses.
Mercurius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercurius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercurius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Herzog counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercurius's knee momentarily.
Mercurius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Herzog.
Herzog throws a low kick but Mercurius avoids it.
A shot to the body from Herzog misses
and Mercurius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercurius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercurius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Mercurius. Beautiful body shot.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herzog's calf.
Herzog is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mercurius avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Mercurius scores with a leg kick.
Mercurius scores with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Mercurius there.
That kick from Herzog tenderised Mercurius's leg. Mercurius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rocky Mercurius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herzog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercurius cracks Herzog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Herzog moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercurius misses with a body kick.
Mercurius looks to score with a jab to the body but Herzog is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercurius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Herzog.
Mercurius misses the shot to the body.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.
Herzog misses with a hook. Mercurius ducked under it nicely.
Mercurius thuds his right hand into Herzog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Herzog jabs Mercurius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Herzog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Herzog.
Mercurius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a chopping leg kick but Herzog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius checks a leg kick.
Herzog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercurius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Herzog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mercurius scores with a body shot.
Herzog misses with a hook.
Herzog checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercurius checks a low kick from Herzog.
Herzog closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mercurius did well to prevent Herzog getting side control.
Herzog is looking to stall here but Mercurius recovers full guard.
Herzog trying to control but Mercurius is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mercurius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercurius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mercurius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Mercurius is nestled in close to Herzog, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Herzog is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercurius pulls his head out easily.
Herzog is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercurius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius had his way with Chris Herzog in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mercurius walks into a stiff left hand from Herzog.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herzog shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercurius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Herzog's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Herzog's front leg but catches the back leg as Herzog tries to avoid it.
Herzog checks a low kick from Mercurius.
Herzog shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mercurius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herzog off and has taken his back!
Herzog is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mercurius off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Herzog is trying to remain composed but Mercurius is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mercurius is landing with strikes. Herzog can't take much more of this.
Mercurius has the hooks in. Herzog is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Herzog is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Mercurius go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
What can Herzog do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mercurius scores with punches and elbows.
Mercurius is landing with strikes. Herzog can't take much more of this.
Herzog is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mercurius is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Herzog tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mercurius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mercurius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Mercurius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mercurius lands a big elbow.
Mercurius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Herzog is looking to improve his position but Mercurius isn't that keen on the idea.
Mercurius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercurius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Herzog hang on?
Mercurius raining down shots from the mount!
Mercurius with shots to the head and body - Herzog looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius looking to control but Herzog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Herzog sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Herzog wants to control but Mercurius is keeping busy.
Mercurius trying to control from half guard but Herzog is working away.
Herzog taking some punishment here, with Mercurius in his half guard.
Herzog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercurius.
Mercurius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mercurius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mercurius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mercurius's back!
Herzog is trying to stick to Mercurius's back but Mercurius is turning into Herzog. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Herzog's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mercurius.
Herzog is trying to keep Mercurius in close.
Herzog had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercurius defends it easily.
Herzog trying to keep a closed guard but Mercurius is proving a slippery customer.
Mercurius 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.
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.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Herzog keeps moving.
Herzog being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercurius 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius retains his welterweight title!
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